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Les Miserables NAMED CHARACTERS Jean Valjean Javert policeman ‘The Bishop of Digne Fantine ‘The Foreman Bamatabois a gentleman Fauchelevant Little Cosette Fantine’s daughter Thenardier ‘an innkeeper Madame Thenardier bis wife Young Eponine (silent) their daughter Gavroche an urchin Eponine Cosette } row grown-up Montparnasse Babet Brujon Claquesous Enjolras Marius Combeferre Feuilly Courfeyrac students Joly Grantaire Lesgles Jean Prouvaire ‘An Army Officer off-stage, with a megaphone Thenardier's gang ‘The Chain Gang, Warders, Constables, The Poor, Factory Workers, lots, Whores, Pimps, Drinkers, Wedding Guests etc. etc. 10 u 2 B 4 15 16 7 CONTENTS PROLOGUE: ‘The Chain Gang ‘On Parole ‘The Bishop Valjean’s Soliloquy ACT ONE At the End of the Day 1 Dreamed a Dream The Docks: Lovely Ladies Fantine’s Arrest, ‘The Cart Crash The Trial Fantine's Death ‘The Confrontation Little Cosette ‘The Innkeeper’s Song Master of the House ‘The Bargain ‘The Waltz of Treachery The Beggars The Robbery Javert’s Intervention Stars Eponine’s Errand The ABC Café The People’s Song Rue Plumet A Heart full of Love ‘The Attack on Rue Plumet ‘One Day More 7 24 30 st 37 73 83 99 104 m1 us 124 137 41 152 162 170 176 181 185, 200 205 215 222 237 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ACT TWO Building the Barricade ‘On my Own Back at the Barricade Javert at the Barricade Little People A Little Fall of Rain Night of Anguish ‘The First Attack ‘The Night: Drink with me Bring Him Home Dawn of Anguish ‘The Second Attack The Final Battle ‘The Sewers Javert’s Suicide The Victims ‘The Café Song: Empty Chairs at Empty Tables Marius and Cosette Valjean’s Confession The Wedding EPILOGUE Bows Playout Music 252 262 267 272 275 281 288 294 204 309 313, 316 321 326 334 343, 349 353 359 367 385 402 403 Les Misérables A Musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE MICHEL SCHUNBERG Editing and Piano Reduction by PETER WASHTELL from the Orchestral Score by JOHN CAMERON English text by HERBERT KRETZMER Prologue 1815, Toulon. The Chain Gang. overseen © 1986.1987; Cameron Mackintosh (Overseas) Ltd THE CHAIN GANG (nasal bon) (cok eves) convrer 2 tee oun, Look dovn,Don't Look 'em in the eye.Leok down, Look down, You're here until you die = is strong, it's hot ae hell below. Look dovn, look dovm, There's conver 2 + = Sweet Jesus, hear ay prayer. 7 twenty years to gos B couvrer 3 T knov — she'2i wait, ne ~~ foun, leok down, Sveet Jesus doean!t cares He &2 struck know that ehe!l1 be true, Look dovn, ook dovn, they've all forgotten you. conver 4 When I get free, youvon't seeme "Ere for dust. Look down, ook down, Don't. convrer 5 ong, 0 Lord, before you let ue die? + Look down, look dova, you'll Look ‘on in the eye. alvays be & slave, Look down, look down, You're standing in your grt 7 Nou bringme priboer 2-4-6 = O-1, Your tine ie upand your parole’ begun. SEAN VALIEAN no I'a free. ‘You knov what that meane? Tatolee loaf of bread. your yellow theket of leave. You area thief. av I broke @ win-dow gay av My eister's child vas close todeath, And we were starving. Jay ‘You vill starve again Ua ~ + less you Leara the meaning of the Lav ay Aslave of the tay. Jay] Five years for what you did, ‘The rest be = cause you tried to run. Yes, 2-4 - 6-0-2. ay say} And I'm Javert, Do not Forget my name. Do net for - = + = Look down, Look down, You'22 alvays be a slave, ook down, You're standing in your graves-Me— Paco pow most 4:90 Freedon is sino, ‘The earth is still, I feel the vind Pbreathe again And the sky clears. QKLFr The vorld is waking. Drink from the pool. how c! rr 10 wr forget the years, the w Wor forgive then _—for what they've done. ‘They are the guilty, Bvery = —— = — — ~—T prorun e ay The day begins — And now oo 4 1! see What this new vord will do for fe finds work on a fare You'll have to gee —T'22 pay you off for the day. Collect your bits and a You have given ne half vhat the other pieces there and be on your way. 2 This handful of tin wouldn't buy ay event. LABOURER You broke the lay, it'a th ia Why should you get the same as honest sen like ae? 2 im closed to ne, Another jail, ancther key, For when I come to @-ny town they check ay papers and they 0 find the sark of Cain. In their eyes gS OS "We do not vant you her ao INNKEEPER'S WIFE. My rooms are full, And I've no supper to spare Like to help a a otranger, All ve want is to be fair. I will pay in advance, I can sleep in a bara: INWKEEPER You leave ay house! You see hov dark it is, I's not some kind of dog. = Be, Or feel the weight of ay rod. Wetro lav-abiding people here, thanks be to God. a a KP Atego "tney sarow nie out of the inn K3 Alegre d- 80 And now I know how freedom feels, the jailer alvays at your heels, It 4s the cursed throughout the ay] dend, It ts the levi to fe = — ‘Hea,Thn, street, @irt beneath their feet. BISHOP Cone in, sir. for you are weary, And the night S2 cold out ther ‘Though our Lives are very humble, What wehave, wehave to share 8p ‘There is wine here to reevive you, There is bread tomake you strong, ae oo I Bp =a 421 worming, Rest from pain and rest from — There's a bed to rest as pas auceh M ee pit neato dete Bp VALIEAN He let ne oat ay £412, 1 > * iF ay = ‘had the Lion's shar ny hand coat twice what T Oe te ors ‘ac t In all those nineteen years, that lifetine of despair; And yet ho trus = ted ——__ TF 7 The old fool trusted me, he'd done his bit of good, ay I played the grateful serf and thanked hin, 1tke I should. ce —_—_————- But vhon the house was st411, 1 got up in the night, Took the silver, took ay —a Taking the silvi Allgyse mite 86 rine ofr. sy eligntt 20 sesbut is brought Deck by two CONSTABLES O Fane mene messo = pesante. deter CONSTABLE 1 Tell nis Reverence your story, CONSTABLE 2 ot us ace if he's impressed. Lodging here last night. You were the ho-nest bis-hop's guest. And then, out of Christian goodness, When he learned a - bout your plight, tain he nade ail - ver. BISHOP friend, you rly, ure = ly something slipped your ———___ Se 2 The BISHOP gives VALJEAN two silver candlesticks. 1 - 80, Would you leave the best benina? ———— F =shours, you may re - lease hia, For this sen has spo-ken true. ——_ e hall. the CONSTABLES Leave. snd you for your du- ty, And God's blessing go with you. ——— —_——__ ate, aber this, ay brother, See in this some higher a _——_—_——, 23 You must use this precious silver es + cone an honest By the witness of the nertyre, = —— + — alg Bp By the Passion and the Blood —— _— has raised you out of VALJEAN 2 athe deft alone > + darkness, T have bought your soul for God, = . 6, ———~ |. oP 81,2600. —— Ss ded vazgzan Pr messo dno2 What have I done, aveet Jesus av Tdone?_ Become a thief in the night,.becose @ dog on the run,And have T nothing remain but the ery of ay hate, The .nd 18 the hour so late. That cries in the dark that nobody heara, _—«sHere where I etand_at the turning of the y If there's another vay to go My life wae avar that could never be von. The:

>- —— ——_- SE How does he know? —_ av 2 there an-oth-; ching but I fall and th. Aight isclosingin And I stare in-to the void, tothe whirlpool of wy sin. I'll¢ = e = pre pin messo Bin Fpenive nov from the world, from the world of Jean Valjean. Sean Val joan is nothing now, abe. Pia most (in tmp) "3 He cears up his yellow Ticket-of-Lea = : 4 Seque 30 AcT I 1. At the End of the Day Modernte, mcstase J +70 >>> eS f 1823, NontreuiI-sur-Ner. Outeide the factory owned by the Hayor, Monsieur Nadelaine (JEAN VALJEAN io disguise) wall, Mate allege dizae ie is Ting. a A, c#oRes (THE Pook) - unis. At the end of the day you're another day older, a sm tate a2L you can aay for the Lite of the po9p. + 32 struggle, it's «var, ere’ nothing that anyone's giving, One nore day standing about, What ie it for? One day less to be At the end of the day you're ancther day = And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the And the righteous— hurry past, They don't p the little ones erying, And the winter ie coping on fast, one day nearer At the end of the dey there's another dey davn - ing, m4 And the sun in the morning 4s waiting te rise, = es Like the SOPRANOS waves! crash on the sand, THE REST Like a storm thet'21 break a-ny se = cond. hon the sand, Like « store that! break a -ny se-cond. There's a There!s pint 7 Her im the land, There's a reckoning still to be reckoned. And there's Se eI ot SS eee gonna be hellto pay. At the end of the gonna be At the end of the te a The FOREMAN and Workers, including FANTINE have emerged. fron the factory CC FOREMAN At the ond of the day you get nothing for nothing, sitting flat on your{ PS }aceen’’ buy & = ny 36 WORKER 2 children back at hore, WouaN children have got to be fed, And you're lucky to be in a job. And ve're counting our bl ee And we're counting our blessings. GaRL 2 Have you seen how the forenan is fuping to - With his terrible breath and his vandering It's because Little Fantine von't give him his 38 orm, 3 , Take a look at his trousers, you see where he stands. arr. 2 boas, he— never knows That the forenan is alvays {2° }heat. doesn't look out, Watch how she goes? She'21 be out on the % ‘CHORUS (THE WORKERS) At the end of the day it's another day With enough in your pocket to lest for a SOPRANOS Pay the land - lord,— pay the shop, Pay the land - lord,— pay the shop, Keep on 40 grafting as long ee you're sb - le, grafting ao long aa you'read - le, Keep on grafting. t11l you drop, Beck te_the crumbs off the tab - 10, Well, you've At the end of the At the end of the 27 a D GIRL 5 (grabbing a Letter from FANTINE) And what have ve here, little innocent Cone on, Fantine, let's have all the (reading the letter) "Dear Fantine, you aust send us more so-ney, Cosette needs @ doctor, there's no time to a2 F swerve Give that letter to me, it is none of your business, With a husband at home and a Bit on the aide. Ie there a-ny-one here vho can svear before God she has nothing to They Fight over the letter she chas nothing to hide? be. G yg {AHEM rushes on £0 break up the squabble dso VALIEAN W111 someone toar the: ee — = part, What ie this fighting all a~ bout, This te a factory, not a circus. re a? Fe ne Ee te 8 Fecesey nek 2 ctreues Now, come on, ladies, settle down. I run a business of re- —_—-—s—— ~ — (eo the FOREMAN) pute, I az the Mayor— of this town, T look to you to sort this ——~+ ——_ a te goes back into the factory out, And be as pationt as you can. FOREMAN Now, someone say how this be - gan. —_. deed cra 5 At the end of the day she's the one who be - There's a kid that she's hiding in some 1ittle town. There'sa nan she_has to pay, You can guess how she picks up the ex-tra, You can bet she's earning her keep Sleeping around, And the boss wouldn't like st. FANTINE, Yes it's true there's @ child and the child is ay daughter, And her father abandoned us, leaving us Now she lives with an innkeeper aan and his = wie and I pay for the child, What's the natter vith that? 11 be nothing but troub - le, And there's trouble for all vhen there's trouble for one. And there! s ning cur dei -ly bread, send the slut a-vay send the slut_a-vay She's the one withher hands in the but - ter, She's the one with her hands in the but - ter, Or vetre aii gonna end in the gut - ter, Orvetre all gonna end in the gut - ter, While ve're You aust You aust 18 ve who'll have de FOREMAN I eight have known the bitch could bite, T eleva, I aight have guessed your little secret. At the end of the At the end of the eight have known the cat had Ab yes, the virtuous Pan - Who keeps herself so pure and clean, You'd be the cause,I had no doubt, of any trouble here. She's been laughing at you vnile she's having her gen. She'll be nothing but 50 trouble again anda gain. FOREMAN ° Right, ay girl. On your vay! ‘You aust sack her today. MEN ia Sack the giri_to - day! ____ Ss a Sack the girite - day!, ‘itian 2. 1 Dreamed a Dream Andante J:% FANTINE 4s 10ft alone, unesployed and desticute 2 am Fh (aa FANTINE oo wasatinewhen sen were kind, When their voices were soft And their vords inviting, There waza tine when love was blind And the world was « And the song was exciting. Therewasative. Then itall vent a 2 Fan| I dreaned a drean in tine gone by When nope was high and life worth — T dreamed that love would never die, — Fan| .d that God vould ba for - giving. Then T was young and un - af- poe * And dreans were There was no ransom to be paid, No song unsung, no wine untasted. Leet a ——— With their voices soft as thunder, if Fit As they tear your hope apart, As they turn your dreas to shame, z on _—————__ mz. Dab He alept a auazer by ay aide, He took ay childhood tn his pre accel. gone when autuan cane ow. E Pa msse Fan he'll cone to ne, ‘That ve will Live the years to - Groans that cannot be — wa fi And there are storaswe cannot veath: I had a dream ey life vould be 2 ar —— So different, from this hell I'a a fi fH =d To pre rast, Tempe price 2 Living.So different nov from vhat 1t seemed. Now Life has killed the dreas I | S 2 Fan Groaned, _—aoooo : i a J#i fd4 Dias dds didi de — ——— 3. The Docks (Lovely Ladies) Sastors A. pines Maderste 1276 sation 1 whores and their custoners, cy FANTINE wanders ine I swell vonen, Snell ‘em in the air. Think I'11 drop ay anchor in that, SATLOR 2 tex through the sncke, harbour ov -er there. Seven days at sea can ake you hungry for a poke. SAILOR By - on stokers need a little stoke. 58 PROSTITUTES Lovely ladies, Waiting fora bite, Waiting for the custoners vho only cone at night. Lovely ladies, Ready forthe call, Standing up or lying doun or a= ny way at all. B Rectatve OLD WOMAN 1 cone here, ny Bargain prices up against the wail. 59 FANTINE Nadane, 1/12 se11 st te you. this trinket you vear, This bagatelie. Fan| ‘That wouldn't pay for the chain T!21 give you four. T'L2 give you five, 2 hs rv ¥ Vv It's all T have. You're far too eager to sell. It's upto you. That's not ay fault. 60 No more than tive, Hy dear, ve all aust atay alive. a Lovely ladies, Waiting inthe dark, Ready fora thick one or « quick one in the park. WHORE 2 Any tine, ay dear, Costa little extra if you want to take all year. D Retatve a ae == Fees eS a ra 7 ra =—- = Ee e SS ee eee oo == — — FS = =— wr OF ee = Pp —————— — = What pretty locks you've got there. What luck you've got, It!s worth acentize, ay di cy FANTINE Don't touch me, leave me alone. 1121 take the lot. Let's wake a price, oe Te pays a debt. 1122 give you all of ten france, Just think of that. Just think of that! do? It pays a debt. Ten francs aay save ey poor Cosette. E ‘SATLOR 3 Love-ly la - dy, Fastest on the street, Wasn't there three minutes, she was PROSTITUTES Love-1y ae ates, Love-ly, lovely it - tle girle, SAILOR 1 (caunting FANTINE) = @y, What you waiting for? back up-on her feet. di, - ly lad - Ses, Lovely 16ttle 1a - dies, Love - ly girlies, Doesn't take a lot of savvy Just tobe a whore. Cone on le - dy, What's a lady for? Lovely Little girls, We are love =ly, love - ly girls. Lovely ladie: 2 lady for? 64 FANTING reener ges, her Give me the dirt, Who's that Bit over there? 9 Hye lg vane WHORE 2 Abit of akirt,she's the one sold her hair. WHORE 2 Sho's got a kid, sends her all that she can I might have known, there 1s alvays some man. Lovely 1 Tut -dy, cone along and join us, Quasi recitative WHORE 2 Cone on, dearie, why all the fuss? Love-ly le = éy! You're no grander than the rest of us. dropped you at the botton of the heap. Join your sisters. ‘That's right dearie, Let him have the lot. WHORE 2 joney in your sleep. 66 FANTINE goes off with A WHORE 3 one of the sailors, lenge + = That's right, dearte, Show him what you've got. — #3 Gonosrrrozes Oid wen, young nen, take ‘em as they cone. Harbour rate and alley cats and every kind of acum. Poor gen, rich sen, leaders of the land, Zz ~ then with their trousers off, they're ne - ver quite as grand. _ H Ps esse det os is money inyourhend. Love=1y 1a ~ dies, Going for = song, ope oe Got @ Lot of callers but they never stey for long. You can wear your shoes. Don't itmakea change tohavea girl who can't refuse? 68 a . Lying on a bed. dust ae ell they never ee have that's in your head. Don't they know thay!re waking love to one alr: ———_. => SG cess e z Fan BAMATADOIS @ well-dressed gent Here's soxething nev, think I'iigiveitatry, Cone closer, you. a a 65 Fan For juat one slice of your ple. 1 Like to see what T buy. ‘The usual price Idon't want you, No, no, M'sieur, let ae go. ao Is this @ trick? T won't pay Fan You've got some nerve, you little whore, you've got some es 7” J Allegre mito grocer. ‘The customer sees vhat he gets in ad- It's not for the whore to say ‘yes sir! or tno sir, It's not for the harlot to pick and to choose Or to lend ae « lie bits her with hig stick, she claws at his face, drawing blood. T'21 W422 you, you bastard, try e@-ny of Ey -en a whore who has gone to the Baa] oe lee bad won't be hed by By Christ, you'21 pay for what you've na Fan @oné, This rat will make you bleed - you'll see! I gua-ran-tee, I'12 make you Fen For this dis-tur-bance of the pe wo 1 beg you, don't report me, For this insult to life and property. ——_————_-. srr asl SSS SSS T/L do what-ev-er you may want Baa| JAVERT enters, accompanied by constables L Medernt, mastione 42108 bas savert Jaw quickly, what's the sto - ry, Who sav what, and vhy, and vhere? Let hin ™ jeription, Let hin answer to Javert, In this nest of whores and vipers, Let one speak who sav it all. Who laid hands on this good nan here? What's the BAMATABOIS you beslieve tt, 1 ves substance of this bravi? see she Left her crossing from the park When this prostitute attacked ae, you can She wil1 answer for her actions when you make a full repert. You say PANTINE, There!s a sav ured, M'eieur, that she vill an-aver to the court. 6 Fan child vho sore-1y needs ze, Please, 4! eur, she's but that high. Sev SS << al P Antena. d92 Fan| God, ts there no go to Jatt, she'22 gay stes-ta-tions eve-ry day for tven-ty years. Let's have no wore explanations, Save your broath and save your tears. Honest vork, just re - WINE gives o test, despairing cry CORTES Sete Seed'by che conecavice, Andante J-94 ral Cosette! gav Q vitsesn cnersing trom ene crovd Ja = vert, I do believe this wonan'e tale. co Fa] ay You've done your duty,let her be,She needs gav But M'sieur aii Fan ay the ond - this child without @ 3av Aterye do80 Rory raurivey ay Tlve seen your face be-fore, Show ne some vay to av =: How have you cone to. grief -—sIn such a place as wo hep you. a _— Ss PARTING Wieteur, don't sock we nov, I Pras a0 a. Fan 7 It's hard enough, I've lost ny pride. yOu let your foreman send nea - ay a Yes, you were there And turned a - side. I never aia no wrong. My daughter's close to To At true,vhat I've done? ‘Toan innocent soul! Had I only known then. = det se die in = stead. ay task has juet begun, I will see it 82 But Nisieur Mayor... But M'sieur Mayor +. Allegeo mfite 4-180 2 BYSTANDERS Look out! Tele a runaway of 83 4. The Cart Crash vy The crowd parts co reveal that che cart has Crashed: crapping MONSIEUR FAUCHELEVANT = alheger ‘VARIOUS ONLOOKERS = Look at thet! = _—SSSS Ss Fs Lam = Look et that ee It's Miaieur Fauchelevant! SSS Don't spproach! Oh, the pitiful ean. He ie caught by Tat the riak of your lige. vay. there as 85 nothing to do. There is nothing to ac. Cc VALJEAN ny + one here who will rescue the Who will help me to shoulder the weight of the 86 ONLOOKERS - 2 his, Mister Mayor. The old wan's a goner, for eure, 4 Tt'22 k122 you as Deny (AEM attenpes co 2iFe che caress. but faite. 2072, He tries again oT E Alege Ther sonage to pull FAUCHRLEYANT tear a8 FAUCHELEVANT pall. sur le Mayor, I have n0 words, You cone from Ged, you ares JAVERT Cokes YALJEAN asso A pe | aceeh nal. mee Fau| F Resstatve AVERT Gan this be true? don't believe what T A nan your age sav To be as strong as you are. You wake ae think of a aan VALIEAX Say what you aust, Don't leave it ther a oir, T vould not dare... From years a-g0, A manvhobrokehis parole. We disappeared. Forgive a a on = y known one oth - er who can do what you have convict from the chain gang, he's bean ten years on the ay Say eouldn't run for ev- er, We have found nis hide -« And het Just been re - ar - res - ted, And to court to-day. ay Jay course, he nov de-nies it, you'd ex - pect that of a ‘eon!. couldn't run for ev - er, no, not cH A Andante Jose ‘You say thie man denies St all and gives no sign of understanding or re - pentance.— ay trial and that he's eure to be returned to serve his gay a A Corps prime sentence. Cone to that, Can you be sure that T am not your san? 2 knovn the thief for ag - es, Tracked hin dovn through thick and thin, And to make the matter certain, There's the brand up - on his skin, He will bend, hewill break, Tais tine JAVERT teaves. TA temps vaiseanss atone, Say there ts no K 94 VALIEAN He thinks that aan is he kney his at a —————EEE ——— glance. ‘This stranger he has found mn) oom — w Why should I save his hide why should I right this vrong? nen I have cone so far —=—==____—. —=_—— Sa Came | oe —~ pre eal Lento = rectative . wv If T speak I an_condesned. and atruggled for #0 Long. If 1 stay in > Aedante M 4270 er of hundreds of vorkers,they all lock to silent Ian demed. We — — Pa]? can I abandon th not free? If Tapeak Iam condesned — a Aedante, 170 a Who an IfTetay silent Tan dasned. a i> > DMD Ste " 4 Nat Ww 1" Can I condemn this man to slavery, Protend I do not feel his SO ear 96 a= gony? ‘Taio innocent vho wears ay face, who goes to judgnent in ay place,Who az mea ED tN tn te Can I conceal ayself for eversore, Pretend I'm not the san I oo Py tor, Cle. vas before? And aust ay nane until I die be no sore than an aeli-bi, aust I TN aT EN tt Naot ay felloveen, How can Lever face__ay- yy fed Fo sy ~ self again. My soul belongs toGod, I know, I nade that bargain long ago,He mT ED tt ate te +P, tall. . fs Ww — ————— ee SS SS ————— faye ae hope when gpe ves gone, Ho gave me strength to Journey on, Who ae $ = s 4s aa == _ | : = ———— * : ¥= > O 2 torpe e appears in front of the Court aa Whoas I? SEO ED DD PED He unbuttons his shirt co reveal the number tattooed on his chest ral And eoJavert, you see it's true, That aan dears ae TT nogore guilt then you, Who am I? two four six 0 a get, Ed y lew deve P (Tou know where to find pe!) ay De onittod 5. Fantine’s Death FANTINE 43 lying in bed, deliciously Lente J:70 Greening of her doughter COSETTE rol, 8 Compo PANTINE Cosette, it's past your bedtine, You've played the day @ - way and soon it vill be 200 Cosette, the2ight is ‘th -er aay $8 Don't you the evening star appearing. cone to ne yt against =: hear the ‘winter wind is crying: There!sa darkness vhich coues without @ fast the ainutes fly avay and every einute colder. Twill slag you lullabies and wake you in the vanseau encers B — Fu messo + . on, Fantine, our tine is running out, But Fantine, I svear this on ay Leck, Monsieur, where all the children play Cc Fan * My Cosette. wv peace, Be at peace evermore Shall live in ay pro- 2 = tection, = stour, you cone fron God in Fan ‘Take ay hand, av ‘The child vill vant for nothing a heaven va Cosette as long as Tas tne nigne grows ever colde Then I will keep you vars Fan child, I give her to your keeping, For God's sake, please wv Fan stay till az sleeping and tel Cosette I love her'and1'11 see her when I JAVERT oreives She dies with a suite. Fan| aw io. EAntaste J+60 SAVER? Valjean, at last, we see each other plain, 'M'sieur le Mayor’, you'll Before you say another word, Javert, wear a different enaln— jefore you chain ne up like a a1 aveagain, Listen tome, there is sos 3 This woman leaves behind a suffering child.— oa 7 There isnone but we who can intercede. In merey'snene, three days are all I av Then 1/21 return, I pledge— xy word, Jay 206 Then 121 return. You must think se nad! I've hunted you across the years, + Hing, Ton, Wen Like you can never change, suchas you. F, Ww = Leve of of There tea du-ty thet I'm avorn todo. Jay Wen like me can never change, Men ike youean never change, of ww All 1 did vas steal some bread. You know nothing of ay life say] My au - ty's av You know nothing of the vorld, You would soon-er see se dead. savt I Youhave no rights, Co withee, two four six © one, But not before I see this justice dons Jean Valjean 1s nothing nov. Wow the vheel hae turned around, fan warning you Javert, I'm a atronger man by far, There ie power in me yet. My oa Dare you talk tows of erime, And the price you had to pay. Eve - ry nan is born in sin, = + race Senet yet run. I am varning you, Savert, There is nothing I won't dare sax} Every nan pust choose his way. Youknow nothing of Javert, I vas borninside a jail, VALJEAN breaks @ chair and threatens JAVERT. Sith the broken piece. IeThave to kL11 youhere 1'11 do what must be done. is wav born vith scum like you, «Ian from the gutter too. G Fro menomene 1270 Your child will live within ay ‘There is no place for you to hid — a And I vill raise her to the say av Toswear to you, 1 vi2l Jay They fight again H Alger J+ ae JAVERT is knocked out and VALJEAN escopess 6. Little Cosette Little COSETTE is vorking as a drudge in the THENARDIERS" inn at Montferaeil —=—".. ee Fe =~ o% CROSBY | OSB | ene 4 VWs ney cosery; east-1e on a cloud, I liketogothere in ay sleep, roe that's full of toys, There are a hundred boys and giris, ee Aren't any floors for Not inay castle on Hot inay castle on a eloue. iF B + ‘There isele Holds ne and sings a lullaby, She's a fi 4 nice to see and she's soft to touch, She say: "Cosette, T love you very such". ——<_. 3 Cc cos| 1 know a place where no one's lost, 1 know a place where no one cries ee Crying at all Se not al - loved, Not in ay castle + ie D Resitative - Akeggro cot near finished sveeping Oh help, I think I hear thea now and scrubbing and polishing the floor. Tt!s Madane! ae EE wasane rusvanore rushing in, followed by 1ictle EPONINE Now look who's here, The littieMadanherself, Pretending once again she's been eo es avfully good, Better not let ae catch you slacking, Better not catch ay eye. Ten rotten francs your sother sends ne, What is that going to buy? Se Fai dr i leis fo - My Little Mademoteciie And go and dray sone water from the vel! "SE Ve should never have taken you inn the firet place, hov stupid the things that we Pa mosse do, Like nother Like deughter, the scum of the street! = nine, cone sy dear, Eponine Jet ne see you, You look very wel] in that Little blue b @ = wr ‘There! s some litte girls whe know how to be = 6 = have and they know what to wear and I'm saying 'Thenk heaven for that". Still there, Cosette? Your tears vill do you ne good. I tod you, Meterte Ji Cosette e donot send ae out a- lone, vater fron the well in thewood. Fa cu, H Ractetve Wot inthe darkness on ay Enough of that, Or I'21 forget to be nice. i hing and I ne - ver ask twice, You heard a EPORINE pushes COSETTE out THENARDIER says goodnight to his daught Auvggee de as the inn fills up for the evening. Bea, : a8 7. The Innkeeper’s Song (Master of the House) Moteraty J:72 DRINKERS - 2 What's the nectar of the day? Feteha bottle of your best. Cone on, you old peat, THENARDIER coming in with « flask of wine Here, try this lot, Guaranteed to hit the spot, Or I'm not Thenardier. Gives a glass of runt Landlord, over here! (0 hgmseit) (co custoner) Right avay, you soup, Right avay M! sieur, So you tell me every year. God, this place has gone to DRINKER 6 320 A Host Thenardier, He vas there, sothey say, At the field of Waterloo. But he knew just what to Got there, it's true, when the fight w Craviing through theaud, SoI'veheardit said, Picking through the pockets of the English dead. a He made a ti-dy score froe the spoils of, Bene moss, at eestatve 7 Hy bend of soaks My den of dissolutes, My dirty jokes.ay always pissed as nevts,My sons of whores spend their lives in ay inn.. Homing pigeons hosing in They _— ae (£0 audience) fly through ay doors, And their money's good Latarhd Cc DINER 1 ‘Ain't got a clueWhat he put into this stew, Hust! ve scraped St off the street. DINER 2 God, what a vine, 'Chateau Neuf de Turpentine’, Must! ve pre: a2’ DRINKERS = 2 One more for the road. Where's the bloody wan? Landlord, over here! ‘THENARDIER IRL DRINKER (leaped by boyfriend) Just one more or wy old mands gonna do ne aah D Paco mene esse THENARDIER greeting ¢ new custoner nal Welcome Mteieur,Sit yourself dovn And eet the best inn- + keeper in tova. Ae for the rest, All of ther crooks, Rocking the guests and ‘oe = cooking the books. Seldon do you see Honest nen like gent of good in- tent who's con- tent, —_= ‘Fit Gate, FE us Master of the house, Doling out the chara, Ready vitha handshake and an op~en palm, 2b. 4 Tolle asaucy tale, Makesalittle stir, Customers appreciate a bon vi -veur. Glad todoetriendafe - - vour, n't cost me to benice,— nothing gets you nothing, Ev - erything has got alittle pric a Master of the house, Keeper of the 200, dy torelieve ther of a au or two, Watering the vine, Making up the veight, Picking up thetr knicknacka vhen they jee straight. Everybody loves a land = lord, Everybody's boson friend, I do whatever pleases, Je - sus! Won! "tI bleed 'enin the end! G Th haster of the house, Quick to catch your eye, Mover vants a passer-by to pass his by. cHoRUs * aster of the hovse, Quick to catch your eye, Never vante a passer-by to pass ba By +e + + chorus in two groups ~ Sopranos 4 Tenors Alcon & Basses. th Servant tothe poor, Butler tothe great, Conforter, philosopher and life-long Servant tothe poor, Butler to the great, Coaforter, philosopher and ife-long nate. Everybody's boon compan ~ ion, Everybody's chaperone,. Everybody's boon compan - ton, Everybody's chaperone. 128 ™ Leck up your valis sus, won't I skin you to the bone. +, cot Vins, pet Pao mane morse Hyro anoener new customer Enter M'sieur, Lay dovn your load Uniace your boots and Taking nis bay rest from the road. Thisueighs a ton, Travel!eacurse, But here we strive to ; Su. flere the fat is 2——_ Here the goo a fried, And nothing's ov-er - locked tilli'm en - tis - “LL Fue, Gite, Food beyond belief, Mixitinexincer andpretend it's beef, Kidney of a horse, Liver of cat, Filling up the sausages with this and thet. Residents are sore than wel - cot Bridal auite se 0c - cupied,. 130 Reasonable charges plus_some little extras on the side. yt +B Charge 'en for the lice, Extra forthe sice, Tyo per cent for looking in the sirror Herea little slice, Therea little cut, Three per cent for sleeping with the window a When {t cones tofix-ing pri - ces, How it all increases, AL_ thes bite and pieces, Je - sus it's amazing how it grovst K tm Master of the house, Quick to cateh your eye, Never wants a passer-by to pass hin by. Horus Master of the house, Quick to eateh your eye, ever vante a ps jer-by to pass him by. 4 3e, - Servant tothe poor, Butler tothe great, Comforter, philosopher and Life-tong m Servant tothe poor, Butler to the great, Coaforter, philosopher and life-long nate. Everybody's boon compan - tony Everybody's boon compen - Sony Caves vem everyting he! got.— Mene mosse Dirty bunch of geesers, Je - ous, what a sorry 1ittie L MaDAy. THENARDIER pre mall I aed todrean that IL would aeet a prince, But, God Aleighty, — seen vnat'a happened since? ter of the house'? Ten't worth ay spit, a + Fir. ‘conforter, philosopher! and lifelong shit! Cunning little brain, Regular Voltaire, Thinks he's quite « lover What a cruel trick of ne- Mt - ture Landed we vith such @ louse.— God knows how I've lasted 25 - a ~ ut ™ Tenge prime ON = = ving with thie bastard dn the hou v4 Master and e half! Don't aake me Leught Contorter, philosopher... Comforter, philosopher Master of the house, Master of the house, ” Servant te the poor, Servant to the poor, ut Hypocrite and toady and in - ob-ri-ate, tm Butler to the great, Everybody bless the 1and- Butter to the great, Everybody bless the lend- [ tS Everybody bless his spouse, — Everybody raise aglace 136 it up the master’s arse! Bveryboty raise aglase Everybody raise a glass Everybody raise «glace to the muster of the house! to the master of the house! vy 8. The Bargain VALJEAN and COSETTE, hand in hand, B Andaste, approach the now ~ eapty inns cOsETTE. La le le (ete.?. VALJEAN con ay foyer core ot Ct tmp I found her vand'ring in the 138 wood, this Mttle child, I found her trembling in the shadows, ba. And I am here to help Co - sete, And I willsettle any debt you sey think proper; I vill pay vat I. must pay to take Cosette ‘There iss du-ty I aust heed, — Dwi tne 339 There isa proaise I have made, For I vas blind to one in needy = ay 1 did not see what stood be - fore ne. Now her zother is with TT Fantine!s suffering 18 over. And I speak here with her voice, And from this dey and ev - er- —" YE. THEWARDIER Let ne have yo Cosette shell live in ay pro- ‘THENARDIER You are very welcome here. T shali not forsake ay = prosise I have made, For I vas blind to one in need, pi we 37 ay 1 aid not see what stood be - fore ne. Now her mother is vith ——— Fantine's suffering 19 ov - er. And I stand here inher And T speak here with her vote uo F ‘Tin, MME, THEWARDTER Let menave your coat, M! steur Cosette shall live in ay pro THENARDIER You are very weleone here. shalt not forsake ay ‘Take a chair. ‘Take «glass. tite shall have « father Ala wlse Je190 G ‘THENARDIER Wnat—— to say? Shall you Frey eer -ry our eure a ~ vay? Be-yond rubies is our little girl! Let's not neg ~ & Gone forher chizAvnat is best? Shared our shared each Treated her Like she's one of our own, Like our own, M*aieu! Rect VALTER ir, AndI will ease the parting blov. Let us not talk of Your feelings de you credit, e aak ne pays ches bargains or bones or greed: yI say, we are agreed? a 2 Gp tae MADAME THENARDIER the bind of-ten been ill. Me- di -cines are ex - pensive, HM! sieur. Not that we +o, begrudged a sou, It's no nore thenwe Christians aust do! T? A tome ur one ¢ THENARDIER g nore, one 22 doubt, There are treacherous One thing nore, “ae. saa doubt, There are treacherous —_ 16 people 4 - bout. Wo of - fence, people a ~ bout. No of = fence, pres rait. Jie tempo MT Your in ~ tentions not be cor-rect. Th Your in = tentions may not be cor-rect. VALSEAN Ko more words, +t, Here's your price, Cone, Go-aette, friendlier sky. Tt won't take you too Fifteen hundred for Say good - bye, ‘Thank you both Fa long to for ~ got. your sacri = fice. Let ue ae 448 VALJEAN and COSETTE leave tbe inn. He dresses her in new clothes and a hat on Twill al-ways be ee coseztE Wi21 there be castles and cos ay itis true, enstle just vaiting for you, Le tele Cere.)—_ te de Ceres), ars 152 9. The Beggars CHORUS (THE BEGGARS) - unss. Léok down andsee the beggars at your feet, Lock dovn and shew sore mercy if you cabt= Lock doun and see the sweepings of the street, Look Cc GAVROCHE tow do jou do, ay name's Gavrochs dove, look dovn upon your fellow These are ay people, Here's ay patch, Wot auch to look at, nothing posh, Nothing thet you'd call up to scratch. This is ay school, sy high society, ae Hore 4m the eluze of St. Michel, We live on crusbs of buble piety, Tough on the teeth but what the hell, Think you're poor, Think you're free? Follow ferey 4f you can. Lock down, look dovn up-on your fellow aan. y ity: Look down, 1 a An old beggar - vonan finds » young prostitute occupying her pitch - G oxp seccar wonan What atyou think you're at, Banging round ay pitch? ony girl, you've got a lot to learn. XOUNG PROSTITUTE Listen, you old bat, See Se cee ee ae = av 156 Crasy, bloody witent "Least I give ay customers sone p: Towwhat yougive, Give 'enailthe pox, Spread around your poteon till they end up in a box! Wve the poor old cow, Nove it, Madeleine, ued to be no better till the clap got to her brain! HAL? THE BEGGARS Mnon's 1 gotng to end? ort Whentre ve going to live? Something's got to happen nov or sonething's going to give, J ENSOLRAS Where are the leaders (enszpered) coue,it'11 come, it!21 come,it'TI cone,it'11 cone, it! 11 come,it'11 cone,it!2] cone, $t!22 & pep’ 158 wants Only one nan and of the land? Where are the svelis vho run this snow? At'12 come,it'2] come, 4t!11 come, it!22 ot t'11 come, tt!11 come, 4/22 that's Lamarque, Speaks forthe people here be - lov. Gonerst'21 cone,tt!12 cone,it'21 cone,it'11 cone,it'1i cone, See our children fed, S0L0 = URCHIN Helps in our shaze, Soxething fora crust of bread, In Holy Jesu's nas K Andante, sovite de7t wanr0s Lanarque is {11 and fading fast, opin nhs nas Lord's holy naze. In his nese, in bis Won't last the week out, so they ENSOLRAS With all the anger in the land, re the judgenent day, before ve cut the fat ones dovn to sise?— How Long befo: 160 Tenp pene Before the barricades « bs lf f L CAVROCHE Wateh out for old Thenardior, AL of hie fanily's on the sake. Once ran a hash-house dovntheway. Bit of mauineandnomtetake, ite got a gang, the bleeding Jayabou se! Long Live us, Long Live us! BEGGARS 362 Alege 35168 Wateh for the law 10. The Robbery A THENARDIER aeseebling nie gang Everyone here? You know your place, Brujon, tye CLaquesous. You, Montparnasse, (ene 12 now grown-up) withE = = ponine, Takecare! You turnon the tears: att soft C Andante. 4:80 MADAME TRENARDIER Those bloody students on curstrest, no aietekes, ay dears.— SSS = Our Eponine would Kies their fect, She never had Here they cone slumsing once again, EP serap of brain. maRzus Hey, Bponine, what's up today? T haven't seen you much about. 264 EPONINE "Ere, you can aluays catch me in. Mind the police don't catch you out! "Bre, what d'you do with all thew books? could've been a student, too! Don't Judge « gil on hov she looks, 1 knov alot of things, I da, 165 You wouldn't find in books like these. Poor Eponine, the things you know (oy > SS Ss v = T like the vay you grow your hair, “i === SF 1 like theway_. you alvays tease. Little he knows, Liste he 166 D,, ‘sean ts approaching with COSETTE. now geovn-up Albeger (ems prinne) Ep MADAME THENARDIER Here's the old boy. Stay onthe job andvatch out for the Jaw. Stay out of this, Youtll be in troub- le here, nanrus But Eponine She pushes MARIUS avay Tt!e not your concern, You'll bein the-el, Who te that man? inte Cecsece Medente Ep Leave ae alone. Why Sa he here? Hey, Eponine! Mar Please mt steur, Cone this vay, Here's @ child that ain't ase ou-ten to - day. re-wards all the things that you do. Th Know that face, Mn'tthe world a re - aark-ab-le place? bos K ceat prs a pre Men like don't for = get, You're the Fatt it bastard tho THEVARDIER grabs at VALJEAN and rips open his shirt front L 2 femgre te revens ene nunher cacscond on ns chess Wnetis thie? borroved Co - sevte. 4 sieur, you don't know hat you do! Youknoy pe, youknow set I'm a EPONINE Ista the police, dis-ap - pear! Run for it, it's Je oy con, just like you. sha, 270 A JAVERT and CONSTABLES break up the Eight. TALJEAN picks egy | Mtnsalt op snd Tooke’ tor Costtre Cotte Muda savers, M ‘Another bravi in the aquare!_ Another stink in the air! To VALJEAN witness to thi “Well, det his eponk to Javert. M’ateur, the strecte are not safe rain beware, We'll see that justice is done. N indicating THEWARDIER'S gang Look up-on this Fine col-lec- tion, cravied fron un - derneath a ita, fe wu 1 a} + ia = This svarz of worms and maggots could have picked you to the O I know thie man ov-er here, I know his pane and his Moteur, 12 ae VALJEAN and COSETTE nave disappeared sav suitably paid. But ubere! earth aid ne run? ‘THEWARDIER Youwill have @ Job to catch him, He's the fone you should ar - rest. Nowore bourgeois vhen you & ——_ \ The CONSTABLES search for VALJEAM Q Could st be hele sone old brand up-on bis SSS SS SS SS jail - bird that the tide nov wash-es in? Heard wy namo and started root run - ning, fad the brand up - on hie skin? And the girl who stood be- am -oide hin, When I turned they both Could he be the ean I've hun = ted? Could 4t be he's Jean Val - jean? Inthe ab-eence of a ay] Th vic = tia, Dear In = spee-tor, May = en = der, when you've Arcee, mene megs Lot the old gan keep on wot toy nicked his Tzuas we (qi) told you so. Frese suvite to the crowd ron-ning, I vill run hia off his Every one, @- bout your auf 376 ll. Stars A SAVERT There, out in the Jaw A fugitive running, Fallen fros God, — fallen fros Tnever shall yieid 411 ve cone face to B T4212 we come face to fat He knows his way in the who follow the Mine fs theway of the Lord, nS SSS SSS Ss path of the righteous Shall have their revard. And £f they as Lucifer fell, Tn your multitudes Scerce to be counted, _—FAing the Fttle With order and Light. Youarethe sentinels, Silent and Keeping vaten in the night, Kooping watchin the ‘You know your place in the sky, ‘You hold your course and your And each tn your season returns and returns, And 4s alvays the And if you fall as Lucifer fel2, = Cc And s0 it aust be, for so it is written ae aod Bab je, That those who falter and those who fall ‘ 180 D Lord, let me find nin ‘That I may a Safe behind a “= J will never rest. 4 bompe tale, maby sa TateT ovear by the stare. 143, & ~ spec = tor thinks he's something, but it's who rung this town, closes and the : . = oa ig - C2 ca > i = i —SSSSS i ¢° (+ ye’ |? gt” ae = SS Se nal. a + ? Yod can al = ways find we +5t2, To, 182 doeramente leherato eft alone in the squere M na BPONTHE 2 a Cosette, now I remember, Cosette, hov can it be? We an FA Bop, pw accor children together, Look what's becone of me. MARIUS returns . oe Good God, Oh vhat a ruapust waRES That girl, who can she be? cop. he'd Like to jump ue, but he ain't ssart,not h Eponine, who was that g CS bourgeois two-a-penny thing- Whee will you ety Epo ne, find her for we! Anything! Got you all exested now but. God knows whet you see inher. Aren't you all delighted now, No 18k refusing Marius’ coin G Ardante = I don't vant your woney, sir. ar] Eponine, do this for ae... Discover where she lives, But a = = — v UivTo VTP careful nov you go, Don't ether father knew. 'Ponine, I'm lost until anes found. marrus 1 00, 1 told you so, There! 12. The ABC Café , Where the stadents. 1ed by ENJOLRA: Alleger de12y sect to discuss their revolutionary plans br A FEUILLE At Rue du Bac they're straining at the leash. COMBEFERRE At Notre Dane, the sections are prepared. counFErRac Students, workers, everyone, There's a river on the run, Like the flowing of 126 B ENSOLRAS. The tine is near, Paris coming toour side. a nj stirring the blood in their veins. And yet, beware, pre nat. A tinge 7 vine go to your brains. aray we fight ts dangerous End — + With the xen and the aras that we ne ¥er can enJ a= > It is easy to sit here end svat ‘en like fites, =a Tat the Wationel Guard vill be harder to catehs Mene meso pelt inj aS 7 7 i ‘To rally the people, to call ther toarns, to bring then in line. 2 5 ae F Moserate - rest. ensonnas Mariue, you're late! soLy What'e wrong today? You look as if you've seen a ghost. ORANTATAE: A tone alti Aghost you say, a ghost aaybe, she vas Just ikea ghost to ne, One ainute there then she was gone. Gh roe 1780 189 GRANTAIRE 3 1 am a-gog, I aghast, Is Marius in love at last? rey SS OG Ge 7 7 never seen his "ook! You talk of battles to be wor —__— —- oo And here he cones, like Don Ju - an, It's better thanano - pe — — a 29° Paxsoupas for us all to decide vho ve are, Do we fight for the right to « aight at the o-pe-ra now? Have you asked of yourselves what's the price yountgnt pay? Ts 1t aimply « gase for rich young boys to play? The colour of the Gin. tr tS et yp Pao pin meso ~ grentiono. vorld is changing day by dey. Red, the blood of angry mens Black, the dark of ager past. world about te dawn, 2 T? Tonge prime wants Had you been there tonight you Ens Black_the night that ends at last. vo ESF SS = SSS breathless delight. Had you been there toni ee Pe pit mime burst of light, And vhat was right seeas wrong, And vhat vas vrong seems right. Ls tir a) SY) = J” Grnnsnse I feel ay soul on fire, My world ££ she's not, RE Black,the colour of despair. L Grondiese STUDENTS Red, the blood of angry men, Black, — the dark of agee past. Fell, mA a Red, @ world about to dayn, Black,— the night that ends at leet. Se Eng Courfeyracy have all the guns? 196 Feuthly, Coabeferre, our time is running short. ‘Grantaire, put_ the bottle don! have_the guna ve need? (GRANTAIRE Give ae brandy on ay bret (COURFETRAC In St. Antoine they're with us to amen "COMBEFERRE In Notre Dene they're tear-ing up the stones. == F GAVROGHE (rushing in - shouting) LAstent Listen, FEULLLY Twenty rif - les good as new. JOLY ‘Twenty rounds for every man. PRODVATRE Double that inPort St. Cloud! everybody! General Lanarque is deadt LesgL o @ Se-ven guns— in St. Mar - tint ENJOLRAS 198 Aicel pre a pre Enj rque, Hie death is the hour fa Vi) Hie denen, — of fat The people's O Ategee o:24 On his funeral day they will hondur his cry that vill reach every ear. It's a rallying ‘They will eee that the day of salvation is T 7 7 Let us welcome it gladly with courage and a 3 2 7 —— 3 But a jubs. cheer, Let us take to the streets with no doubt in our hearts. nj 7 They vill cone one and. all, They will cor i 13. The People’s Song Alle vance, guedomr 3 tr ENZOLRAS Do you hear the people sing, singing the : + = song of angry sen? It te the susic of a people whowill not be slaves again! hen the beating of yourheart echoes the beating of the drums, There is Ens then toporzey cones! COMBEFERRE W122 you join Sn our crusade? Who will be COURFEYRAG nd with ne? Beyond the barricade 1a therea world you long to see? fhent that will give you the right to be fre 220 hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men? Pe, 2 24 25 Veg wisic of a people who will not be slaves again! When the beating of your heart echoes the (otth chorus) FEUILLY denting of the drums There isa life about to start when tomorrow cones. D Feu give all you can give so that our banner pay advence? Sone will div a3 fail and some will live, Will you stand up and take your chance? blood of the sertyrs will water the slisif of a people who vill not be slaves agein. When the beating of your heart Ang of the druss, There 1 2 14, Rue Plumet Recitative coserte a SS SS ee NE ===—r —Ees strange, this feeling that ay life's begun at last. Th E t ey q o 2{ 2 te — = ss i =f change: Can people reaiiy f421 in love so fast? Mhat's the setter with m ° a a 6 bee Jem cos you, Cosette, Have you been too auch on your oun? So many things ua - bv. e Se sany things unknown. ‘There are se very —— 7 questions and answers th ——— 7 T tines when I catenin the silence the. sigh of @ fer a-way song, = —_._ — = = 207 7 Just a whisper a - + of a vorld that I long tose, Out of ri _—_— oan 7 = vay, waiting for me? Does he know I's alivi Did he see— what I see? Doos he feel vhat 1 Love in ay lifeis so ~ I'm no longer @ - lone nov the Se 208 cos find ae here. C Pit meso 460 VALSEAN t ~ Dear Cosette, you're such a lonely chia, How pensive and sad you seen te a Ev enice cos av were it within ay pover, I'd full cor ay hour: how quiet it aust be, Teansee, with only me for com - pa - ny. Soe lO There's soit tle I know, that I's long - ing to know of the child_ thet I vas —inatine longa - go There's so little you say_ of the Life you have known, ao : — why you keep__to yourself, — why ve! real - ways a E Cos| ark, so dark and deep, th ts that youkeep. Inay life Thave all that 2 a vant, you are loving and gentle and good. But pa - pe, Dear pa- cos T Inyour eyes az Just like a childwho is lostin ® wood. Wo nore cos I'wne Longer a aa cos child, and T yearn for the truth that you know of the years years cos ‘You vill learn 7 She ha burst like the music of angels, the light of the 3 Life seess te stopasif sos over and something has scarzely be = gun. Epo - mar} 7 -nine, You're the friend who has brought sehere, Thanks to you Taz one vith the fe, . ie 4 Ghin mosse I er| = 7 ‘And I soar through # world that ts new, thet is gods. and ai ree. oF yen ie near. aus Te me EFONINE aside mh ae — 2 2 == 3 Every word that he says ia adage There's been no-one Like mar 3 hin ‘anyvhere, Anywhere where he is, Tf he asked Tdbe nis. lige, There is someone who touches zy life ‘There is someone who toucties ay life Waiting near, —_— ——_ > 15.A Heart full of Love HARIUS goes in to COSETTE Moderate 22108 leaving EPOWINE outside. 216 song, I's doing ev'ry - thing a1 wrong! - ae shane, T donot even know yo. s0n,cit, —~ cosets: Dy + Boge war cos: Mar My neze s cos Mar as Pontaer = ey. Cosette, I don't know vhat t ee — ae cos cos bright az day, And youmust ne-ver go - vay. cos ‘This is a chain ve'll never break. Cosette, Co - sette. ———= coe Mer cos never sine to 220 cos Ep —— . regret what could not be. Mar you, A single look and thea knew. cos Ep vords he'll never Mar Mens messe cos Every day. Ep ne, not te Mar cos Nota dress = ter all Bp Hevill ne-ver___ feel this way. aaa Mar 16. The Attack on Rue Plumet Auleger 3150 waRIUS an HONTPARKA \é COSETTE go indoors #5 ‘SSE enters: furcively EPONINE Parnasse! What are youdo-ing so far house,we!re gonna dou St, Rich man, Plenty cf seratch. out of our patch? MONTPARNASSE bershe's the bloke wot 223 avay the other day. Got a number on bis chest, perhaps © fortune put away. 6 temps - srourxe C oh Lord! Somebody help ae! God. What "11 F do? He't2 think this isanasbush, He'll think I'm in st too. 4, Ep what'll I do? what'a 1 aay? I've got to warn then here, I've got to find a vay. 4, De ve seen the old fox around. He keeps hin- ~ self tohinsel!. He's staying close to the ground,.I enell pref: + estes = Ten years a~ go he cane and paid for Cosette, T i 225 go for a song, It's time we settled the debt, This!l] cost his dear. BRUJON What dot care, Who you should rob?___ Give me ay share, Finish the Catching sight of EPONTNE What have we here? You shut your mouth... Give me your hands.— Whois th 226 BABET oo It's your brat E-po - nine. Don't you know your ovn Th Kid? Why's she hanging # - bout you? es Ss SO, — ™ B+ po-nine, get om héze, You're not needed in this, We're enough here with= a iu Orsi £ : 7___# EPONINE I knov thishouse, I tell you, = out you. nothing here for you Just the old aan and the girl, They live or + dicnasry lives, Don'tinterfere, you've got 228 sone gall. Take care, younguiss, You've get & let te say. BRUION She's going soft. cLaguesous te an. MONTPARNASSE. Go hone, Pontine 225 You're in the vay. One 2ittle serean and you'll re - gret it for a year! “Te, 230 Hezagvesous Wnat a pa-la - ver, vhatan absolute treat, Towatche cat anditefa-ther pick Well, I told you I'd do it, f BRUJON (zo EPOWINE) Wot a sound out of yout bone in the str 23 4 Jouvadt, ay gir, You'll rue this night,— ‘11 aake you screas ™ You'll screse alright! Leave her to Don't wait around se = t= = : $ The gang scatter, fo.toved 2 MARIUS and COSETTE run By" efotdue one thewsaoren: Stck'tneo the gardens wanzus _ Ttwas your cry, Sent thes avay.- ™ Make for the sev - era, Gounderground— FF 232 once gore, 'Ponine,— Saving the day! Dearest Cosette, My friend 'Ponine_ Brought se to you, Showed ge the way: Someone 42 near, 80 VALIEAR Another day, another destiny, This never-ending road to ‘ee calvary, ‘These men vho cee to know ny crime Will surely cone a second tine, One day 238 T ald not Live until to-day, How can I live when ve are Mar parted? wv coseste One day nore. Tomorrow you'll be worlda a - way Tomorrow you!l1 be voride a - vay 239 B EPONINE One sore dey all on ay And yet vith you ay world has started. Mar And yot with you ay world has started. tp One aore day with ht i212 we ever meet @- gsin? I was born to be witi Mar WAIL ve ever net, T waa born to be with 240 What «lire T aight have But he never sav ne And I evear 1 witl be true. And Tewear Iysii be true = —— | cos Mar ERSOLRAS One sore day before the ia 2a Sha? I join ay brothers De I followwhere she goes? At the barricades of freedon. Do 1 stay, and do 1 dare? When our ranks begin to fore WELL you take your place with 2a En CHORUS - s 2h aay nore. schoolboys, They will wet thenselves with blood. ‘THENARDIER & MME, THENARDIER & Weteh ‘en run apuek, Cate? gay The fall, Never know your luck when therds a free-for-all. Here alittle 'éip',There a é 2uh Te o they won't miss auch. "toueh', Most of then are goners 8.7 + ENSOLRAS CHORUS = 2 groupe - AB one day to anew be- ™* the flag of freedon high, Every aan will be @ “king, av anewuorld to be von. There's anew vorldfor the vinning, a warrus My place ie here, I fightowith yout the people sing? the people sing? Uo oga 2 Do you 246 Freroszve One nore day @21 on By coserrE Taidnot live un = tit MARIUS Taidnot live un - t42 SAVERT How can T live How can I live I vill Join these people's heroes, I vill follow where they £0. ‘THENARDIERS Ep cos — vhenve are parted. Tenor - rowyou'll be worlds « - Nar — vhenveare parted. av one day ore! dav earn their little secrets, I will knou the things they knov. One gore day tore - vo- tHe 28 Bight have And yet with you ay world has And yet with you ay world has Duds Wo'l1 be ready for these fal, Never know your luck when there's a free - for — Ep To-sorrow well discover what our God { cos Tosnorraw well discover what our God in Mer started. our Ged in ww = sorrow well be far avay,Tonorrow is the judgement day,Touorrev well discover what o Jay school boys. Tomorrow is the judgement day, Tomorrow well discover vhat our God in Hs To-morrow well discover whet cur God Ln 290 5p cos av sav te heaven has in store, One acre heaven has in store, One sore heaven haa in store, One nore heaven has in store, One sore heaven has in store, One more heaven has in store, One more heaven has in store, One 252 252 Act Il 18. Building the Barricade Moterate, pesante 1:74 + , 252 ENIOLRAS addressing the revolutionaries Here upon these stones ve will build our barri - cade. of the city we clain as our own. 7 (ahout) Enj Jy man— to his duty and don't be afraid. 254 reporton the strength of the foe. JAVERT disguised Jean find out the 1 know thet ways, fought thetr vars, served ay PROUVAIRE Now the people wi21 In the daye And so they sight. fleas ¥il2 iar LESGLES They vill do = as MARIUS spots EPONINE who is dressed as @ bey F Atante. J3 tle boyyvhat's thisT see? God, Eponine, the things you do. 256 EPONINE Tknow this da no place for me, Still I would rather be with you. Get out before the trouble starta, Get out, 'Ponine, you atght get shot! I've got youvorried now, have, That shows you like me quite a lot. Ep nar Theres away that you can help, You are the answer to «prayer. ———_—_— —_—— Bp Mar Please take this letter to Cosette, And pray to God thet she's still there. eo ——_——_——__ —— She walks to the Rue Pluset litte you eare. Ep see where she pects VALJEAN G Mew mse 2p I have a letter, Misieur, ‘t's addressed to your daugh- = tor Coset¥e.— 2 « boy at the barricade, sir,.in the rue tt Recitative, ~ # wee ae Vitlette. He aaid to give it to Cosette. VALSEAN Give ne that letter here,ny boy. that ay daughter vill know what this let - ter contains.— He gives her a coin ‘Tell the young san. she will read_it tomorrow, and here's. for your pain: 260 Rectabive e's danger in the streets te Go carefut now, stay out of sight: ‘The i roa A Gonte we opens the seteerse. you have entered ay soul, and soon you vill be gone: Can it be only @ day since ve met and the world was reborn? 261 If I should fall in the battle te cone, let this be ay goodbye. Now that I know that you love we as vell it is harder to T pray that God will bring me hone, to be with you. Pray for your Maries, He prays for you!” 2 EPONINE And now I'm all alons again, novhere to turn, noonete go toy And now the night 43, Without a hone,without a friend,vithouta face to say hello toy 263 near, _Now I can ake believe he'e Br Sopetines I valk alone at night waon everybody else is sleeping, — oe Se T think of his and then I'm happy with the company I'm keeping. Ihe ity goos to bed And I can ive inside ay —2 = my Bp = - + 7 ovn, pretending he's be - side ne, ATi a -tone Ivalk with hie t12] rain, the pavenent ahines Like sil-ver, All thelignts areaisty in the sorning. With - out nie < feel nis arse a-round me, And rivvers In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight, And when I lose ay vay I close ay eyes and he hes ‘a1i_1_soe_is Mu and we far @v- or and for J en mosso Bp 5 ae = # F know {t's only inay sind That I'm talking to ayself and not to hin. And al - wet OPE +2, tna, Ton. 265 Bp though Iknow that hee bling, Stil] I eay vey for ua. TF of K Ep love nie. but when the night S20 ~ ver, pas = oe He is gone, the river's just a —_— eee t With-out hia, the world around se changes, The are full of strangers, 266 =p lovehin but’ every dey I's Learning, I've only been pre- = tending. With-out me his world will go on turning, —_ vorld 16 full of happiness that I have never Jove hia, love hin, but only on ey own. LMastoay 700 terricaze 15 now contese 268 Nae COMBEFERRE, FEUILLY COURFEYRAC, PROUVATRE Now we pledge ourselves_ to hold this ba wants Let then cone in their legions and they ¥: ENJOLRAS Have faith in yourselves, and don't bi GRANTAIRE, Let's give 'ex a screwing they'll never forget! COMBEFERRE This ie where it be - (COURFEYRAC rT 3 == And fT should die in the fight tobe fr Where the fighting is hardest, Tore vill T Let thea co: Af they dare, Well be there! Youtre You at the barricade, listen to Novone is coping tohelp you to fight! Maile eriends Enj Q Mecstese 3 ENJOLRAS qorn = their warnings, dazn their lies, their wernings, damn their lies, their varnings, dasn their 11 ‘They will see the people call. mBk They will see the people ‘They vill see the people 2m 19. Javert at the Barricade JAVERT clizbs over the barricade Alege ds Meta back! oe Listen, ay friends, Ihave Sia a7 said, I have been to their lines, I have counted each aan. I vill tell what I can. Bet -tor be varned, they have arates to spare, S dan ~ger 4s roel, We vill need ali our cun - ning to bring then to heel.— nvans B Have faith! (ving) 273% writ gr = thr oo oe Eaj If you know what their movements are, We!I1 spoil thetr gane 2% that a people can fight, We shall ov-er-cone their pove: AVERT have overheard their plans, There will be no attack tonight: They in ~ a = tend to starve us out Before they start « proper fight, Concentrate their force, o o Co Alege denn cavaocHe 7 Good evening, dear Inspector, lovely evening, ay dear Jay Hit us from the right. know this ean, sy friends, his name's In - spector Javert.— aay = So don't believe a word he says ‘cause none of it's tr 276 Gar cay on -1y goes to show what 1ittle people can do —s er as 2 And 14 ttle people know we, Little peopieffgnt, We may look ea - oy pickings tut we've got_sose bite ne =ver kick a dog gust @ pup, ss a won't give up, Soyou'd better run for cover 2 eed iy dy when x We'll fight like twenty araies and ve When the pup grows up. he top of the clas: PROUVAIRE So vhat're we going todo with this The this wan and take hin to the tavern in th snake in the eres? ea we jecide your fate, In-spectér saver’ 28 E LEscLEs You'd have FEUILLY ue watch the de - vil bae-tard nov and shoot hin! Gone the sane, In - spec-tor, If we'd let you have your chance. fie, , Ee Shoot ne a eee gay G or shoot, la- ter, Ev! ry school boy to his sport, oar, fit ev'ry tral - tor! I re = nounce your people's court. ie COMBEFERRE Though ve way not all aur - vive here, There are things that ze - ver 280 GRANTATRE What's the difference, die a schoolboy, die @ policenen, die a JAVERT 42 bundied out as the first shots ring out Méito mane messo fell Bite spy! a ENSOLRAS Take this san, Bring him through, Thore is vork we have to do. 28: Allegerd-sth csnouced) peer atu. There's a boy climbing the barricade! Mar Gea, whet are you doing, 'Ponine, have younof wwe you seen ay beloved? ny eee Mane masse EPONINE ‘Took the letter, Like you sai, I et her father at the door. Mar have you cone back here? 282 She collapses in his ares. Pens pid meso pro rat, Ep He said he would give 4t - don't think I can stand anyzore. her Eponine, what's There ss blood on Ais hands Bp wrong? I feel there's something wet upon your hair. _Eponine, you're hurt! You need soze pA, NV3auE a———e——e T Auge J50 Bl + oe Don't you fret, M'ateurMeriue, I don't feel any pein. helpsoh God it's 283 Ep Little fall of rain Can hardly hurt sencu. You're hore, that's all I need to Mar you vill Keep ae safe And you will keep ae close And pro ach. J Ramone Ep rain will sake the flow - ers grow. But you will live, 'Ponine, 284 =p var] Dear God above, If 1 could heal your vounda with words of be Tempe pane = Just hold we now and let itbe, Shelter ae, Bp Mar You vould live «hundred year T could show you how. I won't desert younow, Bp hor: roinean't hurt ae doy, you wi2l keep. This ri vash avay vhat's past. And you vill keep me close, I'l] sleepin your exbrace eee L Pik nosso The rain thet brings you here is heaven blessed. 286 , a Tipe pene Ep = The skies be - gin tocloarandI'a at rest, A breath avay fron vhere you are,T've Pi lente cone hone from ao far. Sodon't you fret, M*sieur Marius, — Hushedy dear Eponine, 2p + Te don't feel any pain, A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now. Mar won't feel eny pain, A little fall of rain can hardly hurt you now, T's wy, allIneedto knov. And you vill keep me safe Twill stey with you_ She ases you vill keep will gake the flo - vers. vill make the flowers ® MARIUS kisses her then A Jays her body on the ground. nod. Mar nj Met Jeo She isthe firet to fell, ue to fall upon this barri - cade. Eponine, Her life was cold and dark, yet sho uas The first of ARIUS, eras. 289 LESGLES She will not PROUVAIRE She will not die in vain. COMBEFERRE We fight here in her a1 hh N Andonte “Tey carry ner body off be betrayed.— 290 Moder J=t0 sour if = O aaittsttts dressed on « sotdier, ctsabs over the barrie auth. ye & pro VALIEAN nan in unifore. What brings you to this place? a 292 cone here as a volunteer. Approach and show your fac PROUVATRE av That's why they let me through. Jo Pre veer an aray unifors. —— 292 years behind you, air. that prisoner over there? There's much that I ORANTAIRE A volunteer like you! ao. COMBEFERRE spy vho calle himself Javert! COURFEYRAC Hels going to get it too. A ENJOLRAS giving VALJEAN » gun Take this and use it well. getting ready to att Af you shoot ve in the back,, You'll never Live to tell. 20. The First Attack Rectatie = wire oteger SENTRY 2 7 7 Platoon “of sappers advancing to - vards the barricade. ap a eS a - eo Allegre, marek devez SENTRY 2 Troops behind thes, Fifty men or sore. ENZOLRAS 2 A Alegre 4. 245 Gunfires @ few casualties zs F FEUILLE Snipers! = VALJEAN shoots @ Sniper who 4s aiaing at ENJOLRAS 296 Pe meme dose B onawrarae By God. we've won the day! LEscLes See how they run avay! ENZOLRAS To VALJEAN ‘They will be Dack again, Make an attack egein. Presence of mind, For the deed youhave done, I vill thank you, M'sieur,— vhen our det bettie ia von. Give ue no thanks, H'sicur, There's something you can do. If it te in ay wv Give we the epy___Javert, Let ae take care Enj 298 SAVERT The Lav te inside out, The vorld_ ie upside —— a Do what you have to do, ‘The aan belongs to Real mite ategre (eo the others) 7 aay be regrouping: Hold yourselves tn readine: 295 Enj Gone on, ay friends, back to your post tion: The night 1s failing fact. eet again. SAVERT You've hungered for this all your life." Take your revenge, cutting JAVERT'S bonds You talk too much, Your life is safe in gy hands. Jay How right you should kill with knife. 300 Get out of here. Clear out of here. Don't understand. Valjean, take care, I'm varning you. a av Jay thiel, for ever a thief, What you vant, you always steal. Yes, Val - jean, you vant « deal. Shoot se por now for all I care, If you let we go, bevere, You'll atill anawer to Javert. at E a tang dim Youare wrong, and alvays have been wrong. sas] Ww noworse than a-ny gan. Youare free and thereareno con- Jay a 302 bargains or pe - titions. There's nothing that I You've done your du-ty, no - thing nore. — —— Rectatie - lento cone out of this alive, You'll find ae at number fifty five Rue Plu- a : VALJEAN fires nas gun in the aire Sivek? goes quickly. No doubt our pathe will crose a-gein. (Got? - 7 (nay be onseted) a o outed applause from the students os who think JAVERT has been shoe ENJOLRAS c+ you take the watch, They won't at- ~ tack until it's ight. Every ~ body stay avake, We aust be pre ra, ready for the fight, for the finel fight. Let no-one sleep to-night, Marius, rest. 2 304 21. The Night Maderate nonurB Drink with ne JEAN PROUVAIRE Here's to Sing wit ‘the songs Pro. Feu to 305 Herels to to wit - ty girls who went to our beds, Here's to you! GRANTATRE Drink with ee todiev?_ WAL] the vorld re - sen - ber — +r 306 youvhen youfall? Canit be your death means nothing at all? Is your life a =~ TF nore lie? cuons - wey Drink with ee todays gone by, Drink with se that usea— to be. At the shrine of friendship that used —— 307 - never say die Let the vine of friendship never run dry. Let the vine of friendship never rundry.Here's to you a ——= be os naaus Do I care 4fT should die, Now she go 308 war] shoud Life with - out Cosette means nothing at all, Would you weep, Cosett They settle down to sleep Marius fei1? Will you Co - sete, D Apdante 1:90 VALIEAN standing pq over MARIUS hear ay prayer. have alvays been there.— av he's af-raid, jet hin +8 a 20 bring hin — bring bin ————_-,- a G Po ono av Ho's like the aon I might have known Tf God had granted 200 ° et fone by one, ‘How soon they fly W me: fad And Tes old and will be gone. pi2 ea bring his -_ — bring hin hoae.. 22 Davn breaks J Lan 3:56 ENJOLRAS The people have not stirred, Wearce- Eni Enj = bandoned by those who etl] live in fear. The people Sao Yot ve vi2l net abandon those who cannot hear. Bae er ZB Let us not waste lives, Let all the words and fatiere of ehildren go fros here. Meterats 3:07 Sing with ae m5 Feu| songe ve knev. At the shrine of friendship raise your glass high, Let the MEN greduelly joining in At the shrine of friendship raise your glass high, Let the a a Ut wine of friendship never run dry. — n6 22. The Second Attack ENJOLRAS Top ERIOLRAS. How do ve stend, Feuilly? Make your report. Fl Wetve guns enough, butam - mu - nition short. waarus I vill go into the street fare bo- dies ell around. Au-au-ni - tion to behad, F Atugee mitts d+ 135 Lots of bullets tobe found. Tean't let yougo,it's too auch of « oe ne Aa true for a-ny nen chance. VALSEAN Let ne g2, hots no ore than a T anold, T have nothing to fear. ng GAVROCHE e1iabing the barricade You need somebody quicker and I volun - ter. LESGLES Cone back. Gavroche,don't you dare! soLy lpg tupeneeG Lente, 0 piacere, Look @t ze, I'm alzost ther: Little people know when his doun at one 320 CAVROCKE 18 wounded Little people fight, We may look easy pickings, but we've got acme bite. So aun ou ony te ie bit never kick a dog because it's just pup. We'll fight like twenty arates and ve He dion, von't give up, So you'd better run for cover vhen the pup grove Macstege 170 ARMY OFFICER - 23. The Final Battle Joud-hailer, es before. You at the barricade listen to this. 32 322 The people of Paris have no chance, ENSOLRAS Let us die facing our throw your lives 323 Make then bleed while ve cant ‘COMBEFERRE pay through the nose! Eni courrevRac Make thes pay for ev! ry 32k Boj Cc Increasingly heavy gunfire CHARIUS 12 ahot) 325 ALL on the barricade are killed except MARIUS, tho $2 Sounded and unconscious, and VALIEAN be a: CENSOLEAS i¢ sIIed at the = “Susie of the barricade) 326 24. The Sewers VALJEAN discovers that MARIUS £2 s¢i11 alive and carries hia dovn into the severs to escape dogo. obs = JAVERT clisbs over the barricade looks oe Bir'the Saserss ae ke 9 for VALJEAN'S body, oe he realises chac VALJEAN must be goes off to vhere he aust eserges =), —_—_ 327 328 C Medes a THENARDIER picking through the corpses in the severs Here's a hint of gold, Stuck inte a tooth a vf Toe Capt karady PardonmeM'sicur, youvon't be needing itnomore, Shouldn't be too hard te ai toes 2 a Addittothe pile, Add At tothe stock, Here jong the sever rats, A breath avay from — — —_ = 2_— +52 D Rectative, nm lente hell, You get accustomed to the enell. Well, someone's got to clean thes 1 i — up. ay friends, onthe highway, Law and order upside dovn. 2 c 323, Someone's got to collect their odde and ends As a service to ue = VALJEAN arrives, carrying MARIUS the 230 G ravsan cotsepses pee opt THENARDIER robbing MARIUS tasty ring, Pretty little thing, Wouldn't want towaste it, That would Thank you, sir, I'm in your debt. Here's another toy, Take {t off the boy, iis heart's no longer going, And he's 2 He Rectatve Tm + But his wateh is theking yet Well someone's got t vp, oy friends, @isappears into the oud. Sopeone's got to collect their odds and ends When the gutters run with F Makente J 00 I It's avorld Where the dog eats the 332 Where they ki11 for the bones in the atreot. And Ged inhis heaven, He don't snterfers J Restate ao the stiffs at ay feet. I raise ny eyes to see the A tempo, aay. | heavens And only the noon looks down, The harvest soon shines down. a} 333 K Auge det He turns over VALJEAN'S body. recognises biz and runs off. Log.Toe. 2s 2 ih, topic VALJEAN picks up MARIUS again and walks through che sewers, ins, Th. As they energe they tah, Ble 334 25. Javert’s Suicide Andante I-77 VALSEAN It's youJavert, I knew you wouldn't wait too long. ‘The faithful servant at hie 7 post once more. ‘This man's done no wrong and he needs a doctor's care. ay Another hou yet. AVERT Tvarned you I would not give in. T wan't be swayed. + coe 335 And then I'm yours and all our debts are paid. ‘The man of norcy cones again, So wes 4 Meno meso ay Cone, time ie running short. Look down, Javert, And talks of justice. av standing in his Javert, thereis 2 life to save. dav = ; Take hia, Valjean. Before change ay ning I viii be 336 VALJEAY carries MARIUS off Sav say Who Se this aan? What sort of hour at last_to put « hw al on ay fate, Wipe out the past_ and vash ae 337 Jay === =e = SSS ES clean off the slate— ALL dt would take— vas a flick of bis knife. o>, >, 7 D Vengeance vas his_ and he gave ne back ay life. Danned if 122 live in the debt of a thief, Damned if I'21 yield at the end of the cha Tam the Lav and the Law is not aocked, I'l] spit his pity right back in,his face, There is 338 nothing on earth thet we share. It 42 either Valjean or Ja- How can I nowallow this san oS eS OS P| See,1, Bl pe. To nol dominion over —— 339 He gave me ay life, He gave-me freedon.—_ = —_—— T should have perished by'his hand, Tt was hie right. ——— — = Tt vas ay right to die ae well Instead I Live but live in hell. ——_——_—__ — + Fe, And ay thoughts fly a - part a0. e? 340 say Shall his sine be forgiven? Shall hie erines be reprieved?__ be, * * a GS Liistecse Corpo sax And aust I now begin to — 3 z Who never doubted all the: stone and stil2 it tr: ‘The wgrid I haveknovn ie lost in shadow. = .ven or frox hell? That grantingae ay Life to - day cold a T an reaching As I stare in-to the void but T fait Of a world that cannot hold. "22 3a And does he know a 4 This san has killed me ev - en stare are black and = cape now from that world, Fron the vorid of Jean Valjean. There is novhere I can fe throvs hivseli into the svotien TIVE fae. H Allegre d= 10 turn, Theres m0 way to go J 8 woNEK = 2 Did you see thes go-ing off to tight? Children of the barricade vho + Gtr, ass, n't net the night. then lying where they died? Peter Washtell 3ah Someone used to cradle them and kiss then when they cried. a bem pow xt a Who will wake then? lying side by aide. Worone ever will. No-one ever told them that « Never held a gun, They were school boys, ghting for a new vorld that would rise up like the sun. 346 nalt, Meno messo Where's that nev world, Nov the fighting's done? Wothing changes, a re. af Every year another brat, An- other mouth te fill. 347 What's the use of pray: old_story, What's the use of tear a “2 nobody who hears? Turning, turning, turning, turning, turning through ure: Turning, turning, turning, turning through ask Auegeette K Turning, turning, Turning, turning, rr 348 turning through the years, Minutes in - to houra_ and the hours into years. Turning, turning through the ¥: Wo = thing changea, Nothing ever can. Round and round the roundabout and a bu, houre inte y - thing changes: Nothing ey - er can, Round and back where you began, and round and beck where you began. round the round- a-bout, Round and round and back vhere you began. 26. The Café Song (Empty Chairs at Empty Tables) MARIUS. recovering from his wounds, dnagines he ia back in the ASC ae 7 Moderate 193 a. A’ There's a grief that can't be spoken ur? [tre There!sa pain goes on and on Expty chairs et expty tables Now ay wt et A ad and gone. Here they talked of revo - lution be, ——— 350 Mar Here they sang about'tonorrow! And to- — “tt = ¥ i nor - row nev-er cane. From the table in the corner They could see a world re- born. _— And they rose with voi - ces zt then nov, The very words that they had ae Be-caze their last comaunion On the lonely b pa = Tonge prone Cc Oh ay friende.ay friends forgive ne . — = The ghosts of those who died on the barricade appear That I Live and you are gone,.— There! sa grief that can't be spoken at Ce Het Pre messe D Mar Pain goeson and on. Phantom faces at the vindow a a nr 352 Eapty chairs at expty tables Where ay Friends vill geet no sore, Oh ey feLenda,ay friends don't ask — eee re What your sacrifice was for. —— Bapty chaira at oapty tabli Where ay nuit, ‘Tope prine pat friends will eing no nore. de, ra 353 27. Marius and Cosette COSETTE arrives £0 help MARIUS in his recovery Jay cosezTE Bvery day youwelk with —_—_—_—_—_—__ stronger step, Youvalkyith longer step, The worstis over. Every day I wonder every day Who wart brought ne here from the barricade? —_~ S$, ———_-S—- 354 think about it, Marius, With all the yi ro ahead of us, I willnever go avay, And cos # we will be together every day Nar We'll remember that night, and the vow that ve you, the vords are old but alvays true. + you did not oi - selle, — 356 VALJEAN nas. encered. Cc enone ab tae" secea’ conse Cos full—ef teve, Mar] VALIEAN con regret, "Wy nagetsMarius — Pontaer - ay never mine to keep. youtneul, - or i cos she da free. Teavyouveiting and I Love ie the gar_2 den At your of the young. ean. 358 Mene ess coe Mar av cos ay 399 E Lome rey notice vatvean 35% Misteur, this is a day I never can for - Hs gratitude enough for giving me Co - sette? Your. howe shall be with us and not a day shall 360 But ve will prove our Love to you whom we shall call « father tous both, COSETTE teaves Reese Mar! ay There's sonething nov that aust be done. oar = ' we ie e3 and T cust do the same. thereis a story, sir, "ot Aavery and ‘ken from the heart, i = = i SS Se shase that you alone aust know. Inever told Cosette, ahe had enough of ——— — Ct tears, she's never known the truth, the story you aust hear of yearsa- ‘There was a wan vhosenene was Jean Valjean, He stole sone bread to save his sister's son.— For nineteen vinters served his tine, 363 ay In event he washed svay__ his crime He broke parole and lived a - «9. —— lire apart, How could he tell Cosette and break her heart? It's ee a2 _—_———— 2 for Cosette this aust be faced, if he is caught she is @isgraced, The ee : or) 364 tae has come to travel on, andfromthisday he aust be pre ral, warts 4 Cane ay Whoan I? What can T do thet would turn you fron this? M'steur, you cannot 1 365 Whetever I tell ay beloved Cosette she vill never be - lieve. Make ber believe I have gone on @ journey, ong vay avay,— Tre r—r—C*='t a = ineramente tell ner ay heart vas too full for farevells, It is better this = 366 elve ay word. Fromise ae M'steur, Cosette vill no = a J Andante Joss “Por the sake af Cosette, itaust be a0. + What T have spoken, Why I must go. eS ei m iF => 367 28. The Wedding Alleges vivo d2125 (A. Honus ~ wenoruc aussts Ring out the bells up = on tod 368 = le = tion sing their songs of us bi = de + thon preiee And crovn this bles - sed tine with sing their songs of praise And crown this Seem = =e 2 = = pesce and time vith pence aiid Sow 363 The Wedding Guests dance a waltz. Co Negro, alla walse J 5 370 MAJOR Domo ‘The Baron and Baroness de Thenard vish to pay their respects to the groom. BE ‘THENARDTER where ve net, Wnere__the Duke warzus Poun the Duchess's —de-col- 1e - tage? er ' de The - nerd’, The circles 1 move in are huebler by 372 Thenar - a - er, think T don't, MADAME THENARDIER He's not fooled, know vho you are? Show M! sieur what you've cone here to show, Tell the boy what you (Applause fron che dancers as the valtz finishes) Retative war hen I Look at you, reneaber Epo - nine, She was more than you deserved, who gave her 2 2 But now she de with God, and happier, I hope than here on earth. (The Watts restarts) E? file vate 37 You've got ot ter-rib-le blows! You could give us a bit of 0 start. Your bride's father is not what you think. zation velre There's @ tale T could tell. willing te sell. I sau the corpseclearas I'm see-ing you! What I tell you is 376 (Appiause again) Rectatie Pity todisturbyou at a feast like this, But five hundred france surely a maRtUs pays THENARDIER wouldn't come a - ates. Tn Goa? But firet, you G Ale vase Jean Val-jeanin the severs that night. 7p rT Hanging there like © bloody great sack. 7 715 378 never fear, Ev-en found me this THewaRorER snows 1 mares I know thiat This vas inet ™ fine aou-ve - nize a a This 18 sure-ly some hea-ven-2y aignt One thing acre, ep ™ Mark this well, It was the night that the bar-ri-cades fell. then I'm righty Jean Val - joan vas ay 2 MARIUS punches THENARDIER J Peee p metse UU ters conan ot bie sev-iour that night! take thie too, 380 God for - give us the things thatwe do! Come, ay lov: blessings are not ov = er yat. aft gd ad # ' At MARIUS and COSETTE Leave Ainttit @ laugh, ainitat Hob ~nob = bing here = among the @ - lite? Here conesa Prince, There goes a Jew, Paris at ay fect, ge Tm Paris in the dust, Ang here's me breaking bread withthe up-per crust. +h, Ni! Ausgrtte 4275 th Beggar at the feast, Master of the dance, Life ts en -ay plokings if you 382 grab your chance. Everywhere you go biding folk Doing what is decent but they're jostiy broke. Singing to the Lord on Sun - days, MADAME THENARDIER But velze the ones who take it, We're th Praying for the gifts He'll end. But velre the ones vho take it, We're vaaay N? ur — the ones who make it ia the ond.— ateh the buggers dance, Th = the ones whe make it inthe end. Watch the buggers dance, Watch ‘em till they drop, Keep your wits about you and you stand on Katen ‘en tall they drop, p your wits about you and you stand on Masters of the lend, Always get our shar Clear away the barricades and Masters of the land, Always get our share, vay the barricades end ~ 5 =~ 384 welre etl there, We know where the vind is blow - - ing, we're still there. We know vhere the wind is blow - - ing, Money is the sturt ve And when we're rich as Croeaua, Je - Money is the eturt ve And vhen we're rich as Croesus, Je - = = us, von't we 01 7 youallin nett 7; Epilogue VALJEAN 3 sitting alone, with Anke, 3:85 a bere wooden cross for company Mere mosso cam VALTER Aslone I wait inthe I count the hours ti11 1 can sleep. I dreamed adroan Cosette stood by, It aadeher veep toknov I die. a+ sone, at the end of the 4 Up-on thie vedding night I pray je children, ay Lord, to thy enbrace, And show then grace. B pedunte 1:90, fobale God on high ny prayer, take a there, 388 FANTINE'S ghost has appeared nalk, C Mere mosse PANTINE Wioteur, I bless your nase. 7 T am ready, Fantine. borden. You raised gy child AL the ond of ay days, ——__ SS =, 389 Pall. a tome = = you will ‘be vith God. She's the best of ay saetus and COSETTE + DD 2hey So Soe ene Paar Poco agitate, accet A Campo 96 coserre I do not understand, 390 Are you alright? They said you'd gone a - vay. tte, ay child, am I forgiven nov? Thank God, thank God, I've lived to see this warzus It's you who aust forgive 3s vho aust forgive « thankless Tt's thanks to yeu tha And again I lay dovn ay life at your feet. Cosette, your z fe + ther is a saint. When they wounded ne, He took ae ae, ri -eade, Carried like @ bebe And brought 22 ST rit are here Now you 393 cossrne GO Pit masse Youwill live Papa, you're going to nov ay Iife is blessed. cos 00 soon to say goodbye. ay ssette, forbid senow to die, ~ I'11 obey, T wilh try. Le 396 It's a ato-ry of those vhoal - vays The other ghosts, including EPONINE, appear at the back mother gave her life for you, Then gave you to ay y gave yi kooping. when Tat last as loved you, Your FANTINE Cone wien H? Fan] F ne where chaine will ne - ver bind you, all your grief at last, at last be - —E 7 Ty iF Fan = = hind you. Lord in hea-ven, look down onhiz in ay EPONINE give me all ay trespasses, And take we to your .glo-ry. 396 and lead ae to Take ey love, for love is ev -er- 2. Fi = ae ei and lead ne to sal - vation, Take ay love, for love ds ev = er- = lasting. truth that once vas =z truth that once vas spoken, To ‘truth that once vas spoken, love an-other person is to see the face of God. love an- other person is to see the face of God. love an-other person is to see the face of God. CHORUS he peop =e sing? Lost in the ley of the night? It is the 398 = levho are cligb - ing to the light. For the c2 pia mento e that ne = ver dies, By - wret = ched of the Tp dark - est night vill end and the eun will They wild s— in free - don in the gar - den of the Lord, They will velk benind the plough-share, They will put a-way the sword. chain will be broken and all men will have their re-vard! Join tn our crusade? Who willbe strong and stand with ne? hi — cmse pre apne oh fine yond the ber - ricede 8 there 2 world you long to see? Somehere be 400 hear the peop - le sing, Say, do you hear the ais-tant drume? It is the fu = ture thet they bring when to-mor = row comes. A 7 z jefe in our eru: Who vill be strong and stand with se? Soneuitre be - youd the bar - ricade is there « world you long n heir the peop - le sing? Say, do you bear the & fT tore thee T they bring when to- aor - row cones. 2 + ent o Tonorrey cones! a ra ° 2 402 Bows On fined walk-dovn, after individeal boos Playout Music P Auegro ee Ff L2t

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