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Les Miserables
by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schônberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer

Act I No!
It means you get
Prologue - Work Song Your yellow ticket-o£leave \
You are a thief
["Look Down"] Valjean:
I stole a loaf of bread.
1815, Toulon, France. The chain gang, overseen by brutal javen:
wardens, works in the sun. You robbed a house.
Val jean:
Chorus (Prisoners): I broke a window pane.
Look down, look down My sister's child was close to death
Don't look 'cm in the eye And we were starving.
Look down, look down, Javert:
You're here until you die You will starve again
Isl Convict: Unless you learn the meaning ofthe law.
The sun is strong Valjean:
It's hot as hell below I know the meaning ofthose 19 years
Chorus: A slave of the law
Look down, look down, Javert:
There's twenty years to go Five years for what you did
2nd Convict: The rest because you tried to run
I've done no wrong! Yes, 24601.
Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer! Valjean:
Chorus: My name is Jean Valjean
Look down, look down, Javert:
Sweet Jesus doesn't care And I am Javert
3rd Convict: Do not forget my name!
I know she'll wait, Do not forget me,
I know that she'll be true! 24601.
Chorus: Chorus:
Look down, look down, Look down, look down
They've all forgotten you You'll always be a slave
4th Convict: Look down, look down
When I get Œee ya won't see me Here for dust! You're standing in your grave.
Chorus: Valjean:
Look down, look down Freedom is mine. The earth is still.
Don't look 'cm in the eye I feel the wind. l breathe again.
5th Convict: And the sky clears
How long, oh Lord The world is waking.
Before you let me die? Drink Œom the pooL How clean the taste.
Chorus: Never forget the years, the waste.
Look down, look down, Nor forgi"ie them
You'll always be a slave For what they've done.
Look down, look down, They are the guilty - everyone.
You're standing in your grave The day begins...
And now lets see
JavertNow bring me prisoner 24601 What this new world
Your time is up Will do for me!
And your parole's begun
You know what that means. Hejînds uûrk on a farm.
Val jean:
Yes, it means I'm free.

javen:

Farmer:
You'll have to go
I'll pay you offor the day
Collect your bits and pieces there
And be on your way.
Valjean:
You have given me half
What the other men get!
This handful oftin
Wouldn't buy my sweat!
Laborer:
You broke the law
It's there for people to see
Why should you get the same
As honest men like me?
Valjean:
Now every door is closed to me
Another jail. Another key. Another chain.
For when I come to any town
They check my papers
And they find the mark of Cain
in their eyes l see their fear
'We do not want you here.'
He comes to an inn.
Innkeepets Wife:
My rooms are full
And I've no supper to spare
I'd like to help a stranger
All we want is to be fair
Valjean:
I will pay in advance
l can sleep in a barn
You see how dark it is
['m not some kind of dog!
Innkeeper:
You leave my house
Or feel the weight of my rod
We're law-abiding people here
Thanks be to God.
They throw hint out ofthe inn.
Valjean:
And now I know how freedom feels
The jailer always at your heels
It is the law!
This piece of paper in my hand
That makes me cursed throughout the land
It is the law!
Like a cur
I walk the street,
The dirt beneath their feet.
He sils down despuiringly outside a house from which
emerges the Bishop of Digne.
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Bishop:
Come in, Sir, for you are weary,
And the night is cold out there.
Though our lives are very humble
What we have, we have to share.
There is wine here to revive you.
There is bread to make you strong,
There's a bed to rest till morning,
Rest from pain, and rest from wrong.
Valjean:
He let me eat my fill
I had the lion's share
The silver in my hand
Cœt twice what I had earned
In all those nineteen years "
That lifetime of despair
And yet he trusted me.
The old fool trusted me -
He'd done his bit of good
I played the grateful serf
And thanked him like I should
But when the house was still,
I got up in the night.
Took the silver
Took my flight!
Taking the silver cup, he runs oLE but is brought back by two
constables.
Valjean Arrested, Valjean Forgiven
Constables
l. Tell his reverence your story
2. Let us see if he's impressed
l. You were lodging here last night
2. You were the honest Bishop's guest.
And then, out of Christian goodness
he learned about your plight
l. You maintain he made a present ofthis silver.
Bishop:
That is right.
But my friend you left so early
Surely something slipped your mind
The bishop gives Valiean two silver candlesticks.
You forgot l gave these also
Would you leave the best behind?
So, Messieur, you may release him
For this man has spoken true
I commend you for your duty
And God's blessing go with you.
Constables leave. The bishop addresses Valiean.
But remember this, my brother
See in this some higher pIan
You must use this precious silver
To become an honest man
By the witness of the martyrs

By the Passion and the Blood
God has raised you out ofdarkness
I have bought your soul for God!
What Have I Done? (Valjean's Soliloquy)
Valjean:
What have I done?
Swœt Jesus, what have I done?
Become a thief in the night,
Become a dog on the run
And have I fallen so far,
And is the hour so late
That nothing remains but the cry ofmy hate,
The cries in the dark that nobody hears,
Here where I stand at the turning of the years?
If there's another way to go
I missed it twenty long years ago
My life was a war that could never be won
They gave me a number and murdered valjean
When they chained me and left me for dead
Just for stealing a mouthful of bread
Yet why did I allow that man
To touch my soul and teach me love?
He treated me like any other
He gave me his trust
He called me brother
My life he claims for God above
Can such things be?
For I had come to hate the world
This world that always hated me
Take an eye for an eye!
Tum your heart into stone!
This is all I have lived for!
This is all I have known!
One word from him and I'd be back
Beneath the lash, upon the rack
Instead he oRèrs me my freedom
l feel my shame inside me like a knife
He told me that I have a soul,
How does he know?
What spirit comes to move my life?
Is there another way to go?
I am reaching, but I fall
And the night is closing in
And I stare into the void
To the whirlpool of my sin
I'll escape now from the world
From the world of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean is nothing now
Another story must begin!
He tears up his yellow ticket-of-leave.
5
At The End of The Day
/823, Momreuil-sur-Mer. Outside the factory owned by the
Mayor. Monsieur Madeleine (Jean Val/ean in disguise).
The Poor:
At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life ofthe poor
It's a struggle, it's a war
And there's nothing that anyone's giving
One more day standing about, what is it for?
One day less to be living.
At the end of the day you're another day colder
And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chill
And the righteoùs hurry past
They don't hear the little ones crying
And the winter is coming on fast, ready to kill
One day nearer to dying!
At the end ofthe day there's another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that'll break any second
There's a hunger in the land
There's a reckoning still to be reckoned and
There's gonna be hell to pay
At the end ofthe day!
The foreman and workers, including Famine, emerge fmm
the factory.
Foreman:
At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing
Sitting flat on your butt doesn't buy any bread
Worker l:
There are children back at home
Workers 1&2:
And the children have got to be fed
Worker 2
And you're lucky to be in a job
Woman:
And in a bed!
Workers:
And we're counting our blessings!
Woman 2:
Have you seen how the foreman is fuming today?
With his terrible breath and his wandering hands?
Woman 3:
It's because little Famine won't give him his way
Woman l:
Take a look at his trousers, you'll see where he
stands!
Woman 4:
And the boss, he never knows
That the foreman is always in heat
Woman 3:
If Fantine doesn't look out, watch how she gœs
She'll be out on the street!
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Workers: And her father abandoned u4
At the end of the day it's another day over Leaving us flat
With enough in your pocket to last for a week Now she lives with an innkeeper man
Pay the landlord, pay the shop And his wife
Keep on grafting as long as you're able And I pay for the child
Keep on grafting till you drop What's the matter with that?
Or it's back to the crumbs offthe table Women:
You've got to pay your way At the end of the day
At the end ofthe day! She'll be nothing but trouble
And there's trouble for all
Girl: (Grabbing a letter from Famine) When there's trouble for one!
And what have we here, little innocent sister? While we're earning our daily bread
Come on Famine, let's have all the news! She's the one with her hands in the butter
You must send the slut away
Reading the letter. Or we're all gonna end in the gutter
And it's us who'll have to pay
Ooh... "dear Famine you must send us more At the end ofthe day!
money... Foreman:
Cosette needs a doctor... I might have known the bitch could bite
no time to lose..." I might have known the cat had claws
Famine: I might have guessed your little secret
Give that letter to me Ah. yes, the virtuous Fantine
It is none of your business Who keeps herself so pure and clean
With a husband at home You'd be the cause I had no doubt
And a bit on the side! Of any trouble hereabout
Is there anyone here You play a virgin in the light
Who can swear before God But need no urgin' in the night.
She has nothing to fear? Girl
She has nothing to hide? She's been laughing at you
While she's having her men
They Jîght over the letter. Valiean (M. Madeleine) rushes on Women:
to break up the squabble. She'll be nothing but trouble again and again
Woman:
Val jean: You must sack her today
Will someone tear these two apart? Workers:
What is this fighting all about? Sack the girl today!
This is a factory, not a circus! Foreman:
Now come on ladies, settle down Right my girl. On your way!
l run a business of repute
I am the Mayor of this town
(To the foreman)
1"11 look to you to son this out I Dreamed a Dream
And be as patient as you can-
Famine is lei? alone, unenlployedanddes(ùule.
He goes back into the factory.
Foreman:
Now someone say how this began! Famine:
Girl: There was a time when men were kind
At the end of the day When their voices were soft
She's the one who began it. And their words inviting
There's a kid that she's hiding There was a time when love was blind
In some little town. And the world was a song
There's a man she has to pay And the song was exciting
You can guess how she picks up the extra There was a time
You can bet she's earning her keep Then it all went wrong
Sleeping around
And the boss wouldn't like it!
l dreamed a dream in time gone by
Famine:
When hope was high
Yes it's true there's a child And life worth living
And the child is my daughter I dreamed that love would never die
 I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they tum your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different Hom this hell I'm living
So diffèrent now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
Famine joins a band o/prostitutes in order to earn a living
andsuppon her daughter.
Fantine's Arrest
Bamatabois is a well dressed gentleman.
Bamatabois
Here°s something new. l think I'll give it a try.
Come closer you! I like to see what I buy...
The usual price, for just a slice of your pie
Fantine:
I don't want you. No, no, m'sieur, let me go.
Bamatabois:
Is this a trick? I won't pay more!
Fantine:
No, not at all.
Bamatabois
You've got some nerve, you little whore
You've got some gall.
It's the same with a tart as it is with a grocer
The customer sees what he gets in advance
It's not for the whore to say 'yes sir' or 'no sir'
It's not for the harlot to pick and to choose
Or lead me to a dance!
He hits her with his stick, she claws at his face, drawing
blood
Fantine:
I'll kill you, you bastard,
try any of that!
Even a whore who has gone to the bad
Won't be had by a rat!
Bamatabois
By Christ you'll pay for what you've done
This rat will make you bleed, you'll see!
I guarantee, I'll make you suffer
For this disturbance ofthe peace
For this insult to life and property!
Famine:
I beg you, don't report me sir
I'll do whatever you may want
Bamatabois
Make your excuse to the poliœ!
Javert enters, accompanied by constables.
Javert:
Tell me quickly what's the story
Who saw what and why and where
Let him give a full description
Let him answer to Javert!
In this nest of whores and vipers
Let one speak who saw it all
Who laid hands on this good man here?
What's the substance ofthis brawl?
Bamatabois
javen, would you believe it
I was crossing Œom the park
When this prostitute attacked me
You can see she left her mark
Javert:
She will answer for her actions
When you make a fùll report
You may rest assured, M'sieur,
That she will answer to the court.
Fantine:
There's a child who sorely needs me
Please M'sieur, she's but that high
Holy God, is there no mercy?
If i go to jail she'll die!
Javert:
I have heard such protestations
Every day for twenty years
Let's have no more explanations
Save your breath and save your tears
'Honest work, just reward,
That's the way to please the Lord.'
Famine gives a last despairing cry as she is arrested by the
constables. Valjean emerges from the crowd.
Valjean:
A moment of your time, Javert
I do believe this woman's tale
Javert:
But M'sieur Mayor!
Valjean:
You've done your duty, let her be
She needs a doctor, not a jail.
Javert:
But M'sieur Mayor!
Fantine: Valjean:
Can this be? Is there anyone here
Valjean: Who will rescue the man?
Where will she end - Who will help me to shoulder
This child without a friend? The weight of the can?
Voices
I've seen your face before Don't go near him, Mr. Mayor
Show me some way to help you The load is heavy as hell
How have you come to grief The old man's a goner for sure
In such a place as this? It'll kill you as well.
Famine:
M'sieur, don't mock me now, I pray Val/ean attempts to lift the carl... but fails. He tries again.
It's hard enough I've lost my pride They manage to pull Fauchelevant clear.
You let your foreman send me away
Yes, you were there, and turned aside. Fauchelevant
l never did no wrong M'sieur le Mayor, I have no words
You come fPom God, you are a saint.
valjean:
[s it true, what l have done? Javert takes Val/ean aside.
Famine:
My daughter's close to dying... Javert:
Valjean: Can this be true?
To an innocent soul? l don't believe what l see!
Fantine: A man your age
Ifthere's a God above To be as strong as you are!
Valjean: A mem'ry stirs...
Had I only known then... You make me think of a man
Fantine: From years ago
He'd let me die instead A man who broke his parole
Valjean: He disappeared
In His name my task has just begun Forgive me, Sir,
l will see it done! I would not dare!
javen:
But M'sieur Mayor!
Valjean: Valjean:
I will see it done! Say what you must
Javert: Don't leave it there...
But M'sieur Mayor! Javert:
Valjean: I have only known one other
I will see it done! Who can do what you have done
Voices: He's a convict from the chain gang
Look out! It's a runaway cart! He's been ten years on the run
But he couldn't run forever
The Runaway Cart We have found his hideaway
And he's just been re-arrested
And he comes to court today.
The crowd parts to reveal that the cart has crashed, trapping
Well, of course he now denies it
Monsieur Fauchelevant
You'd expect that of a con'
Voices
But he cou.dn't run forever -
No, not even Jean Valjean!
Look at that!
Look at that! Valjean:
You say this man denies it all
It's Monsieur Fauchelevant!
And gives no sign of understanding or repentance?
Don't approach! Don't go near!
At the risk of your life! You say this man is going to trial
He is caught by the wheel! And that's he's sure to be returned
To serve his sentence?
Oh, the pitiful man!
Stay away, Turn away! Come to that, can you be sure.
There is nothing to do! That l am not your man?
There is nothing to do!
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Javert:
I have known the thief for ages
Tracked him down through thick and thin
And to make the matter certain
There's the brand upon his skin
He will bend, he will break
This time there is no mistake.
Javert leaves. Valiean is alone.
Who Am I? (The Trial)
Val jean:
He thinks that man is me
He knew him at a glance!
That stranger he has found
This man could be my chance!
Why should l save his hide?
Why should I right this wrong
When I have come so far
And struggled for so long?
If l speak, I am condemned.
If I stay silent, I am damned!
I am the master of hundreds of workers.
They all loOk to me.
How can I abandon them?
How would they live
If I am not free?
If I speak, I am condemned.
If l stay silent, I am damned!
Who am l?
Can l condemn this man to slavery
Pretend I do not feel his agony
This innocent who bears my faœ
Who goes to judgement in my place
Who am I?
Can l conceal myself for evermore?
Pretend I'm not the man I was before?
And must my name until l die
Be no more than an alibi?
Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow men?
How can I ever face myselfagain?
My soul belongs to God, I know
I made that bargain long ago
He gave me hope when hope was gone
He gave me strength to journey on
He appears in front o/Ihe court
Who am I? Who am I?
I am Jean Valjean!
He unbuttons his shirl to reveal the number tattooed to his
chest
And so javen. you see it's true l
That man bears no more guilt than you!
Who am I? 24601!
Come To Me (Fantine's Death)
Famine is lying in a hospital bed, deliriously dreaming of
her daughter Coseue.
Fantine:
Cosette, it's turned so cold
Cosette, it's past your bedtime
You've played the day away
And soon it will be night.
Come to me, Cosette, the light is fading
Don't you see the evening star appearing?
Come to me, and rest against my shoulder
How fast the minutes fly away and every minute
colder.
Hurry near, another day is dying
Don't you hear, the winter wind is crying?
There's a darkness which comes without a warning
But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the
morning.
Val/ean enters.
Valjean:
Oh, Fantine, our time is running out
But Fantine, I swear this on my life
Famine:
Look, M'sieur, where all the children play
valjean:
Be at peace, be at peace evermore.
Famine:
My Cosette...
Valjean:
Shall live in my protection
Fantine:
Take her now
Valjean:
Your child will want for nothing
Famine:
Good M'sieur, you come from God in Heaven.
Valjean:
And none shall ever harm Cosette
As long as lam living.
Famine:
Take my hand. The night grows ever colder.
Valjean:
Then I will keep you warm.
Famine:
Take my child. I give her to your keeping.
Valjean:
Take shelter from the storm
Famine:
For God's sake, please stay till I am sleeping
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And tell Cosette I love her

And ['Il see her when I wake... Valiean breaks a chair andthreatens Javert with the broken
piece. Turns to Famine.
She dies with a smile. Javert arrives. .
Valjean: (to Famine)
The Confrontation And this I swear to you tonight
javen: (to Valiean)
Javert: There is no place for you to hide
Valjean, at last, Valjean:
We see each other plain Your child will live within my care
'M'sieur le Mayor,' Javert:
You'll wear a different chain! Wherever you may hide away
Valjean: Val jean:
Before you say another word, Javert And I will raise her to the light.
Before you chain me up like a slave again Valjean & Javert
Listen to me! There is something l must do. l swear to you, I will be there!
This woman leaves behind a suWering child.
There is none but me who can intercede, They/ïght, Javerl is knocked out. Val/ean escapes.
In mercYs name, three days are all I need.
Then ['Il return, I pledge my word. Then I'll return... Castle on a Cloud
Javert:
You must think me mad! Young Cosette (Famine 's Daughter) is working as a drudge
I've hunted you across the years in the Thénardier's inn at Montfermeil.
A man like you can never change
A man such as you. Young Cosette
Valjean: (in counterpoint) There is a castle on a cloud,
Believe of me what you will l like to go there in my sleep,
There is a duty that I'm sworn to do Aren't any floors for me to sweep,
You know nothing of my life Not in my castle on a cloud.
All I did was steal some bread
You know nothing of the world There is a room that's full of toys,
You would sooner see me dead There are a hundred boys and girls,
But not before I see this justice Nobody shouts or talks too loud,
done Not in my castle on a cloud.
I am warning you Javert
I'm a stronger man by far There is a lady all in white,
There is power in me yet Holds me and sings a lullaby,
My race is not yet run She's nice to see and she's soft to touch,
l am warning you Javert She says "Cosette, l love you very much."
There is nothing I won't dare
If l have to kill you here l know a place where no one's lost,
I'll do what must be done! l know a place where no one cries,
Crying at all is not allowed,
Javert: (in counterpoint) Not in my castle on a cloud.
Men like me can never change
Men like you can never change Oh help! I think I hear them now,
No, and I'm nowhere near finished sweeping and
24601 scrubbing and polishing the floor.
My dutYs to the law - you have no rights Oh, it's her! It's Madame!
Come with me 24601
Now the wheel has turned around Mme. Thénardier:
Jean Valjean is nothing now Now look who's here
Dare you talk to rl!e of crime The little madam herself!
And the price you had to pay Pretending once again she's been 'so awfully good,'
Every man is born in sin Better not let me catch you slacking
Every man must choose his way Better not catch my eye!
You know nothing of Javert Ten rotten francs your mother sends me
I was born inside a jail What is that going to buy?
I was born with scum like you Now take that pail
I am Hom the gutter tOO! My little 'Mademoiselle'
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And go and draw some water from the well! My den of dissolutes
We should never have taken you in in the first place My dirty jokes, my always missed as newts.
How stupid the things that we do! . My sons of whores
Like mother like daughter, the scum ofthe street. Spend their lives in my inn
Eponine, come my dear, Eponine, let me see you Homing pigeons homing in
You look very well in that new little blue hat They fly through my doors
There's some little girls who know how to behave And their moneYs as good as yours
And they know what to wear Diner 2
And I'm saying thank heaven for that. Ain't got a clue
Still there Cosette? What he put in this stew
Your tears will do you no good! Must have scraped it offthe street
I told you fetch some water from the well in the Diner l
wood! God what a wine!
Young Cosette Château Neuf de Turpentine
Please do not send me out alone Must have pressed it with his feet
Not in the darkness on my own! Drinkers
Mme. Thénardier: Landlord over here!
Enough of that, or I'll forget to be nice! Where's the bloody man?
You heard me ask for something, One more for the road!
And I never ask twice! Thénardier, one more slug o' gin.

Young Eponine pushes Cosette out Thénardier says good Girl:

night (d his daughter as the inn jÏlls up for che evening. Just one more, or my old man is gonna do me in.

Master of the House Thénardier greets a new cus/onler.

Drinkers
3. Come on you old pest Thénardier:
2. Fetch a bottle of your best Welcome, M'sieur
l. What's the nectar ofthe day? Sit yourself down
And meet the best
Thénardier enters with a /7ask Q/wine. Innkeeper in town
As for the rest,
Thénardier: All of 'cm crooks
Here, try this lot Rooking their guests
Guaranteed to hit the spot And cooking the books.
Or I'm not Thénardier Seldom do you see
Drinkers Honest men like me
Gissa glass a rum A gent of good intent
Landlord, over here! Who's content to be
Thénardier:
Right away, you scum (to himsejO Master of the house
Right away, m'sieur (to customer) Doling out the charm
Diners Ready with a handshake
l. God this place has gone to hell And an open palm
2. So you tell me every year Tells a saucy tale
Drinkers Makes a little stir
6. Mine host Thénardier Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
He was there so they say, Glad to do a friend a favor
At the field of Waterloo Doesn't cost me to be nice
7. Got there, it's true But nothing gets you nothing
When the fight was al] through Everything has got a little price!
l. But he knew just what to do
Crawling through the mud Master ofthe house
So I've heard it said Keeper of the zoo
Picking through the pockets Ready to relieve 'cm
Ofthe English dead Of a sou or two
8. He made a tidy score Watering the wine
From the spoils of war Making up the weight
Thénardier: Pickin' up their knick-knacks
My band of soaks When they can't see straight
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Everybody loves a landlord How it all increases
EverybodYs bosom friend All those bits and pieces
l do whatever pleases Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'cm in the end!
Thénardier & Chorus
Thénardier & Drinkers Master of the house
Master of the house Quick to catch yer eye
Quick to catch yer eye Never wants a passerby
Never wants a passerby To pass him by
To pass him by Servant to the poor
Servant to the poor Butler to the great
Butler to the great Comforter, philosopher,
Comforter, philosopher, And lifelong mate!
And lifelong mate! EverybodYs boon companion
Everybody's boon companion Gives 'cm everything he's got
EverybodYs chaperone
Thénardier: Thénardier:
But lock up your valises Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone! Jesus! What a sorry little lot!
Mme. Thénardier:
To another new customer I used to dream
That I would meet a prince
Enter M'sieur But God Almighty,
Lay down your load Have you seen what's happened since?
Unlace your boots 'Master of the house?
And rest fPom the road Isn't worth me spit!
'Comforter, philosophet
Taking his bag - and lifelong I
Cunning little brain
This weighs a ton Regular Voltaire
Travels a curse Thinks he's quite a lover
But here we strive But there's not much there
To lighten your purse What a cruel trick of nature
Here the goose is cooked Landed me with such a louse
Here the fat is fried God knows how I've lasted
And nothing's overlooked Living with this bastard in the house!
Till I'm satisfied...
Thénardier & Drinkers:
Food beyond compare Master of the house!
Food beyond belief Mme. Thénardier:
Mix it in a minœr Master and a half!
And pretend it's beef Thénardier & Drinkers:
Kidney of a horse Comforter, philosopher
Liver of a cat Mme. Thénardier:
Filling up the sausages Ah, don't make me laugh!
With this and that Thénardier & Drinkers:
Servant to the poor. Butler to the great.
Residents are more than welcome Mme. Thénardier:
Bridal suite is occupied Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
Reasonable charges Thénardier & Drinkers:
PIus some little extras on the side! Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody bless his spouse!
Charge 'cm for the lice Thénardier:
Extra for the mice Everybody raise a glass
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Mme. Thénardier:
Here a little slice Raise it up the master's arse.
There a little cut All:
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows

The Bargain
Valjean and Young Cosette, hand-in-hand, approach the now
eniply inn, singing. They arrive at the inn.
Valjean:
l found her wandering in the wood
. This little child, I found her trembling in the
shadows
And I am here to help Cosette
And I will settle any debt you may think proper
I will pay what I must pay
To take Cosette away.
There is a duty I must heed,
There is a promise I have made
For I was blind to one in need
Valjean (Continued)
I did not see what stood before me
Now her mother is with God
Fantine's suffèring is over
And I speak here with her voice
And I stand here in her place
And Hom this day and evermore
Mme. Thénardier:
Let me have your coat, M'sieur
valjean:
Cosette shall live in my protection
Thénardier:
You are very welcome here
Valjean:
l will not forsake my vow
Thénardier:
Take a glass
Mme. Thénardier:
Take a chair
Valjean:
Cosette shall have a father now!
The Thénardier Waltz of Treachery
Thénardier:
What to do? What to say?
Shall you carry our treasure away?
What a gem! What a pearl!
Beyond rubies is our little girl!
How can we speak of debt?
Let's not haggle for darling Cosette!
Dear Fantine, gone to rest...
Have we done for her child what is best?
Shared our bread. Shared each bone.
Treated her like she's one ofour own!
Like our own, Monsieur!
Valjean:
Your feelings do you credit, sir
And I will ease the parting blow
He pays them.
il
Let us not talk of bargains or bones or greed
Now, may I say, we are agreed?
Mme. Thénardier:
That would quite fit the bill
If she hadn't so often been ill
Little dear, cost us dear
Medicines are expensive, M'sieur
Not that we begrudged a sou
It's no more than we Christians must do!
M. and Mme. Thénardier:
One thing more, one small doubt
There are treacherous people about
No offense. Please reflect.
Your intentions may not be correct?
Valjean:
No more words. Here's your price.
Fifteen hundred for your sacrifice.
Come, Cosette, say goodbye
Let us seek out a friendlier sky.
Thank you both for Cosette
It won't take you too long to forget.
vajjean and Coseue leave the inn.
Come, Cosette, come, my dear
From now on I will always be here
Where I go, you will be.
Cosette:
Will there be castles and children to see?
Va] jean:
Yes, Cosette, yes, it's true.
There's a castle just waiting for you.
Valjean & Cosette
La la la la la...
Look Down
/832. The teeming. squalid streets o/Paris. Beggars,
urchins, prostitutes, students, etc.
Beggars
Look down and see the beggars at your feet
Look down and show some mercy if you can
Look down and see
The sweepings of the street
Look down, look down,
Upon your fellow man!
Gavroche
How do you do? My name's Gavroche.
These are my people. Here's my patch.
Not much to look at, nothing posh
Nothing that you'd call up to scratch.
This is my school, my high society
Here in the slums of Saint Michele
We live on crumbs of humble piety
Tough on the teeth, but what the hell!
Think you're poor?
Think you're frœ?
Follow me! Follow me!
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Beggars Once ran a hash-house down the way
Look down and show some merCy if you can Bit of a swine and no mistake
Look down. look down, upon your fellow man He's got a gang
The bleeding layabout
An old beggar woman finds a young prostitute occupying her Even his daughter dœs her share
pitch. That's Eponine, she knows her way about
Only a kid, but hard to scare
Old Beggar Woman Do we care?
What you think yer at? Not a cuss
Hanging round me pitch? Long live us.
If you're new around here, girl Long live us!
You've got a lot to learn! Beggars
Young Prostitute Look down and show some mercy if you can
Listen you old bat... Look down, look down upon your fellow man!
Crazy bloody witch...
'Least I give me customers The Robbery
Some pleasure in return!
Old Beggar Woman Thénardier assembling his gang.
I know what you give!
Give 'cm all the pox! Thénardier:
Spread around your poison Everyone here, you know your place
Till they end up in a box. Brujon, Babel, Claquesous
Pimp You, Montpamasse, watch for the law
Leave the poor old cow, With Eponine take care
Move it, Madeleine. You tum on the tears
She used to be no better No mistakes, my dears
Till the clap got to her brain. Mme. Thénardier:
Beggars . These bloody students on our street
When's it gonna end? Here they come slumming once again
When we gonna live? Our Eponine would kiss their feet
Something's gotta happen now or She never had a scrap of brain
Something's gonna give Marius
It'll come, it'll come, it'll corne Hey, Eponine, what's up today?
It'll come, it'll come, it'll come I haven't seen you much about.
Enjolras: Eponine:
Where the leaders of the land? Here you can always catch me in.
Where are the swells who run this show? Marius:
Marius Mind the police don't catch you out!
Only one man - and that's Lamarque Eponine:
Speaks for the people here below. Here, whatcha do with all them books?
Beggars I could have been a student tOO!
See our children fed Don't judge a girl on how she looks.
Help us in our shame I know a lot of things, l do!
Something for a crust of bread Marius
In Holy Jesus' name Poor Eponine, the things you know "
Urchin You wouldn't find in books like these.
In the Lord's Holy name. Eponine:
Beggars I like the way you grow your hair
In his name, in his name, in his name... Marius:
Marius l like the way you always tease
Lamarque is ill and fading fast! Eponine:
Won't last the week out, so they say. Little he knows!
En jolras: Little he sees!
With all the anger in the land
How long before the judgement day? Vajiean arrives with Cosette, now grown up.
BefOre we cut the fat ones down to size?
Before the barricades arise? Mme. Thénardier:
Gavroche Here's the old boy. Stay on the job and watch out for
Watch out for old Thénardier the law.
All of his family's on the make
Eponine: (to Marius) Could have picked you to the bone!
Stay out ofthis. I know this man over here
Marius I know his name and his trade
But Eponine... And on your witness, M'sieur,
Eponine: We'll see him suitably paid.
You'll be in trouble here
It's not your concern Valiean and Cosette have disappeared.
You'll be in the clear
But where's the gentleman gone?
She pushes Marius away. And why on earth did he run?

Marius: Marius runs oqto JÏnd Cosette

Who is that man?
Eponine: Thénardier:
Leave me alone! You will have a job to catch him
Marius: He's the one you should arrest
Why is he here? Hey, Eponine! No more bourgeois when you scratch him
Than that brand upon his chest!
He tries to follow her, and bumps into Cosette.
The constables search for Valiean.
I didn't see you there, forgive me.
Thénardier: Javert:
Please m'sieur, come this way Could it be he's some old jailbird
Here's a child that ain't eaten today. That the tide now washes in
Save a life, spare a sou Heard my name and started running
God rewards all the good that you do. Had the brand upon his skin
Wait a bit. (I) Know that face. And the girl who stood beside him
Ain't the world a remarkable place? When I turned they both had gone
Men like me don't forget ' Could he be the man I've hunted?
You're the bastard who borrowed Cosette! Could it be he's Jean valjean?
Thénardier:
Thénardier grabs Vajiean and rips open his shirl, revealing In the absence of a victim,
the number on his chest. Dear Inspector, may I go?
And remember when you've nicked him,
Val jean: it was me what told you SO!
What is this? Are you mad? Javert:
No, Monsieur, you don't know what you do! Let the old man keep on running
Thénardier: I will run him offhis feet!
You know me, you know me.
I'm a con, just like you. Everyone about your business!
Eponine: Clear this garbage offthe street!
It's the police! Disappear!
Run for it! It's Javert! Stars
Javert:
Javert's Intervention There, out in the darkness
A fugitive running
Javerl andhis constables break up the fight. Val/ean picks from graCe
himse/fup and looks for Cosette, who is with Marius. Fallen fPom grace
God be my witness
Javen: I never shall yield
Another brawl in the square Till we come face to face
Another stink in the air! Till we come face to face
Was there a witness to this? (Marius steps forward)
Well, let him speak to Javert! He knows his way in the dark
M'sieur, the streets are not safe, Mine is the way of the Lord
But let these vermin beware And those who follow the path of the righteous
We'll see that justice is done! Shall have their reward
Look upon this fine collection And ifthey fall
Crawled from underneath a stone As Lucifer fell
This swam of worms and maggots The flame

The sword!
Stars
In your multitudes
Scarce to be counted
Filling the darkness
With order and light
You are the sentinels
Silent and sure
Keeping watch in the night
Keeping watch in the night
You know your place in the sky
You hold your course and your aim
And each in your season
Returns and returns
And is always the same
And if you fall as Lucifer fell
You fall in flame!
And so it has been and so it is written
On the doorway to paradise
That those who falter and those who fall
Must pay the price!
Lord let me find him
That I may see him
Safe behind bars
I will never rest
Till then
This I swear
This I swear by the stars!
Gavroche
That inspector thinks he's something
But it's me who runs this town!
And my theater never closes
And the curtain's never down
Trust Gavroche, have no fear
Don°t you worry, auntie dear,
You can always find me here!
Eponine's Errand
Eponine is alone in the square.
Eponine:
Cosette! Now I remember!
Cosette! How can it be?
We were children together
Look what's become of me...
Marius returns.
Good God! Ooh, what a rumpus!
Marius:
That girl, who can she be?
Eponine:
That cop! He'd like to jump us
But he ain't smart, not he.
Marius:
'g
Eponine, who was that girl?
Eponine:
Some bourgeois two-a-penny thing!
Marius:
Eponine, find her for me!
Eponine:
What will you give me?
Marius:
Anything!
Eponine:
Got you all excited now,
But God knows what you see in her
Ain't you all delighted now
She refuses Marius' nioney.
No, I don't want your money sir...
Marius
Eponine! Do this for me...
Discover where she lives
But careful how you go
Don't let your father know
'Ponine! ['m lost until she's found!
Eponine:
You see, l told you SO!
There's lots of things l know
Marius leaves.
'Ponine... she knows her way around!
The ABC Café - Red and Black
The ABC Café, where che students, led by Eniolras, meet co
discuss their revolutionary plans.
Combeferre:
At Notre Dame the sections are prepared!
Feuilly:
At rue de Bac they're straining at the leash!
Courfeyrac:
Students, workers, everyone
There's a river on the run
Like the flowing ofthe tide
Paris coming to our side!
Enjolras:
The time is near
So near it's stirring the blood in their veins!
And yet beware
Don't let the wine go to your brains!
For the army we fight is a dangerous foe
With the men and the arms that we never can match
It is easy to sit here and swat 'cm like flies
But the national guard will be harder to catch.
We need a sign
To rallythe people
To call them to ams
 ' To bring them in line!
Marius enters.
Marius, you're late.
Joly:
What's wrong today?
You look as if you've seen a ghost.
Grantaire:
Some wine and say what's going on!
Marius:
A ghost you say... a ghost maybe
She was just like a ghost to me
One minute there, and she was gone!
Grantaire
I am agog!
I am aghast!
Is Marius in love at last?
I've never heard him 'ooh' and 'aah'
You talk of battles to be won
And here he comes like Don Ju-an
It's better than an o-per-a!
En jolras:
It is time for us all
To decide who we are
Do we fight for the right
To a night at the opera now?
Have you asked of yourselves
What's the price you might pay?
Is it simply a game
For rich young boys to play?
The color ofthe world
Is changing day by day...
Red - the blood of angry men!
Black - the dark of ages past!
Red - a world about to dawn!
Black - the night that ends at last!
Marius
Had you been there tonight
You might know how it feels
To be struck to the bone
In a moment of breathless delight!
Had you been there tonight
You might also have known
How the world may be changed
In just one burst of light!
And what was right seems wrong
And what was wrong seems right!
Grantaire:
Red...
Marius:
I feel my soul on fire!
Grantaire:
Black...
Marius:
My world if she's not there!
Al]:
Red...
Marius:
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The color of desire!
All:
Black...
Marius:
The color of despair!
En jolras:
Marius, you're no longer a child
I do not doubt you mean it well
But now there is a higher call.
Who cares about your lonely soul?
We strive toward a larger goal
Our little lives don't count at all!
All:
Red - the blood of angry men!
Black - the dark of ages past!
Red - a world about to dawn!
Black - the night that ends at last!
En jolras:
Well, Courfeyrac, do we have all the guns?
Feuilly, Combeferre, our time is running short.
Grantaire, put the bottle down!
Do we have the guns we need?
Grantaire
Give me brandy on my breath
And I'll breathe them all to death!
Courfeyrac:
In St. Antoine theyre with us to a man!
Combeferre:
In Notre Dame they're tearing up the stones!
Feuilly:
Twenty rifles good as new!
Gavroche rushes in shouting.
Gavroche:
Listen!
Joly:
Twenty rounds for every man!
Gavroche:
Listen to me!
Jean Prouvaire:
Double that in Port St. Cloud!
Gavroche:
Listen everybody!
Lesgles:
Seven guns in St. Martin!
Gavroche:
General Lamarque is dead!
En jolras:
Lamarque is dead.
Lamarque! His death is the hour of fate.
The people's man.
His death is the sign we await!
On his funeral day they will honor his name.
It's a rallying cry that will reach every ear!
In the death of Lamarque we will kindle the flame
They will see that the day of salvation is near!
The time is near!
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Let us welcome it gladly with courage and cheer Can people really fall in love so fast?
Let us take to the streets with no doubt in our hearts What's the matter with you, Cosette?
But a jubilant shout Have you been too much on your own?
They will come one and all So many things unclear
They will come when we call! So many things unknown.

Do You Hear The People Sing? In my life

There are so many questions and answers
En jolras: That somehow seem wrong
Do you hear the people sing? In my life
Singing a song of angry men? There are times when I catch in the silence
It is the music of a people The sigh of a faraway song
Who will not be slaves again! And it sings
When the beating of your heart Of a world that I long to see
Echoes the beating of the drums Out of reach
There is a life about to start Just a whisper away
When tomorrow comes! Waiting for me.

Combefèrre: Does he know I'm alive?

Will you join in our crusade? Do I know if he's real?
Who will be strong and stand with me? Does he see what I saw?
Beyond the barricade Does he feel what I fee]?
Is there a world you long to see?
. Courfeyrac: In my life
Then join in the fight I'm no longer alone
That will give you the right to be free! Now the love in my life
All Is so near
Do you hear the people sing? Find me now, find me here!
Singing a song of angry men? Val jean:
It is the music of a people Dear Cosette,
Who will not be slaves again! · You're such a lonely child
When the beating of your heart How pensive, how sad you seem to me
Echoes the beating ofthe drums Believe me, were it within my power
There is a life about to start I'd fill each passing hour
When tomorrow comes! How quiet it must be, l can see
Feuilly With only me for company.
Will you give all you can give Cosette:
So that our banner may advance There's so little l know
Some will fall and some will live That I'm longing to know
Will you stand up and take your chance? Of the child that l was
The blood of the martyrs In a time long ago...
Will water the meadows of France! There's so little you say
All Of the life you have known
Do you hear the people sing? Why you keep to yourself
Singing a song of angry men? Why we're always alone
It is the music of a people So dark! So dark and deep...
Who will not be slaves again! The secrets that you keep!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums In my life
There is a life about to stan I have all that l want
When tomorrow comes! You are loving and gentle and good
But Papa, dear Papa,
Rue Plumet - In My Life In your eyes I am just like a child
Who is lost in a wood
Valjean:
Cosette stunds in her garden on Rue Plumet.
No more words
No more words. It's a time that is dead
Cosette:
There are words
How strange
This feeling that my life's begun at last That are better unheard,
Better unsaid.
This change,
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Cosette: . Cosette:
In my life l' And mine's Cosette
I'm no longer a child and I yearn Marius:
For the truth that you know ' Cosette, I don't know what to say il
Of the years... years ago! l Cosette:
Valjean: Then make no sound
You will learn Marius: 'l
Truth is given by God , I am lost ,1//
To us all in our time l Cosette:
In our turn /Marius: I am found! "\

Valiean leaves the garden. Marius and Eponine arrive " A heart full of light l'
outside. l Cosette:
A night bright as day \
Marius Marius:
In my life And you must never go away
She has burst like the music of angels Cosette, Cosette .
The light of the sun Cosette:
And my life seems to stop This is a chain we'll never break
As if something is over \ Marius: l'
And something has scarcely begun. Do I dream? ·:'
Eponine Cosette: ·'
You're the friend who has brought me here l Marius: I'm awake!
Thanks to you I am one with the gods
And Heaven is near!
And l soar through a world that is new that is free A heart full of love
Eponine: jo herselO , Cosette:
Every word that he says is a dagger in me! A heart full of you
In my life Marius: ,
There°s been no one like him anywhere A single look and then I knew ,t
Anywhere, where he is... Cosette: ,
If he asked... I'd be his I knew it too
Marius:
Marius & Eponine: From today
In my life Cosette: l'
There is someone who touches my life Every day -
Marius: · osette & Marius ' \,
Waiting near For it isn't a dream
Eponine: Not a dream after all.
Waiting here ponine: (Interjecting)
, 'l He was never mine to to
A Heart Full of Love Why regret what cannot be.
f These are words he'll never sa
Marius goes into the garden, leaving Eponine outside the Not to me...
gate. Not to me...
Not to me... ' ".
Marius l His heart full of love
A heart full of love l
He will never feel this way...
A hem fùll of song
I'm doing everything all wrong Marius and Cosette move away as Monlparna se enters
Oh God, for shame furtively l"
I do not even know your name '\
\
Dear Mad'moiselle ' The Attack on Rue Plumet '
Won't you say? \
Will you tell? ponine:
Cosette: 'Parnasse, what are you doing
A heart lull of love So far out of our patch?
No fear, no regret Montparnasse
Marius: This house, we're going to do it
My name is Marius Pontmercy Rich man, plenty of scratch

You remember he's the one
Who got away the other day
Got a number on his chest
Perhaps a fortune put away!
Eponine:
Oh Lord, somebody help me!
Dear God, what'll I do?
He'll think this is an ambush
He'll think I'm in it too!
What'll I do, what'll I say?
I've got to warn them here
I've got to find a way.
Thénardier arrives with the rest ofhis gang.
Thénardier:
This is his lair
I've seen the old fox around
He keeps himselfto himself
He's staying close to the ground
smell profit here!
Ten years ago
He came and paid for Cosette
I let her go for a song
It's time we settled the debt
This']] cost him dear
Brujon
What do I care
Who you should rob?
Gimme me my share
Finish the job!
Thénardier:
You shut your mouth
Give me your hand
Brujon (catching sight of Eponine)
What have we here?
Thénardier: (not recognizing her)
who is this hussy?
Babel
It's your brat Eponine
Don't you know your own kid
wiiys she hanging about you?
Thénardier:
Eponine, get on home
You're not needed in this
We're enough here without you
Eponine:
I know this house
I tell you there's nothing here for you
Just the old man and the girl
They live ordinary lives
Thénardier:
Don't interfere
You've got some gall
Take care, young miss.
You've got a lot to say!
Brujon:
She's going soft
Claquesous:
'S.
Happens to all
Montparnasse:
Go home, 'Ponine,
Go home, you're in the way
Eponine:
I'm gonna scream, I'm gonna warn them here.
Thénardier:
One little scream and you'll regret it for a year.
Claquesous
What a palaver
What an absolute treat
To watch a cat and its father
Pick a bone in the street
Brujon:
Not a sound out of you!
Eponine:
Well I told you I'd do it, told you I'd do it...
She screams.
Thénardier:
You wait my girl, you'll rue this night
I'll make you scream, you'll scream all right
Leave her to me; don't wait around
J Make for the sewers, go underground!
The gang scatters. Marius andCoseue nm back into the
garden and he hurriedly introduces Eponine before she
takes O«
Marius
It was your cry sent them away
Once more 'Ponine saving the day
Dearest Cosette - my friend 'Ponine
Brought me to you, showed me the way!
Someone is near
Let's not be seen
Somebodys here!
Marius leaves quickly as Vajjean enters.
Val jean:
My God, Cosette!
I heard a cry in the dark
l heard the shout of angry voices in the street.
Cosette:
That was my cry you heard, Papa,
l was afPaid of what thejrd do.
They ran away when they heard my cry.
Val jean:
Cosette, my child, what will become of you?
Cosette:
Three men I saw beyond the wall
Three men in shadow moving fast
Valjean:
This is a warning to us all
These are the shadows of the past
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Must be Javert! All:

He's found my cover at last! The time is now, the day is here
I've got to get Cosette away Valjean:
Before they return! One day more!
Javert:
We must get away Hom shadows One more day to revolution,
They will never let us be We will nip it in the bud!
Tomorrow to Calais... I will join these little schoolboys,
And then a ship across the sea! They will wet themselves with blood!
Hurry, Cosette, prepare to leave and say no more, Valjean:
Tomorrow we'll away! One day more!
Hurry, Cosette, it's time to close another door M. & Mme. Thénardier:
And live another day! Watch 'cm run amuck,
Catch bn as they fall,
Never know your luck
One Day More When there's a Ree for all,
Here a little 'dip'
Valjean: There a little "touch'
One day more! Most of them are goners
Another day, another destiny. So they won't miss much!
This never-ending road to Calvary; Students (2 Groups)
These men who seem to know my crime l: One day to a new beginning
win surely come a second time. 2: Raise the flag of freedom high!
One day more! l: Every man will be a king
Marius: 2: Every man will be a king
I did not live until today. l: There's a new world for tlje winning
How can I live when we are paned? 2: There's a new world to be won
Valjean: All:
One day more. Do you hear the people sing?
Marius & Cosette Marius:
Tomorrow you'll be worlds away, My place is here, I fight with you!
And yet with you, my world has started! Val jean:
Eponine: One day more!
One more day all on my own. Marius & Cosette
Marius & Cosette: l did not live until today.
Will we ever meet again? Eponine:
Eponine: One more day all on my own!
One more day with him not caring. M&C:
Marius & Cosette: How can l live when we are parted?
l was born to be with you. javen: (overlapping)
Eponine: I will join these people's héros
What a life I might have known. I will follow where they go
Marius & Cosette: I will learn their little secrets,
And I swear I will be true! I will know the things they know.
Eponine: Valjean:
But he never saw me there! One day more!
En jolras: Marius & Cosette
One more day before the storm! Tomorrow you'll be worlds away
Marius: Eponine:
Do I follow where she goes? What a life I might have known!
Enjolras: M& C:
At the barricades of freedom. And yet with you my world has
Marius: started
Shall l join my brothers there? Javert: (overlapping)
En jolras: One more day to revolution
When our ranks begin to form We will nip it in the bud
Marius: We'll be ready for these schoolboys
Do l stay; and do I dare? Thénardiers
Enjolras: (overlapping)
win you take your place with me? Watch 'cm run amok
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Catch 'cm as they fall Grantaire:
Never know your luck And so they might
When there's a free for all Dogs will bark
Valjean: Fleas will bite.
Tomorrow we'll be far away, Lesgles:
Tomorrow is the judgement day They will do what is right!
All
Tomorrow we'll discover Marius spots Eponine, who is dressed as a boy.
What our God in Heaven has in store!
One more dawn Marius:
One more day Hey, little boy, what's this I see?
One day more! God, Eponine, the things you do!
Eponine:
The curtain falls. I know this is no place for me,
Still, I would rather be with you!
Marius:
Get out before the trouble starts.
Get out, 'Ponine, you might get shot!
Eponine:
I've got you worried now, I have
That shows you like me quite a lot!
Marius:
There is a way that you can help
You are the answer to a prayer!
Please take this letter to Cosette
And prayto God that she's still there!
Eponine:
Little you know!
Little you care!

She walks to the Rue Plumet, where she meets Valjean.

Eponine:
l have a letter M'sieur
It's addressed to your daughter, Cosette
Act Il. It's from a boy at the barricade, Sir,
In the Rue de Villette.
Valjean:
Give me that letter here, my boy.
Upon These Stones - Building the Barricade
Eponine:
He said to give it to Cosette
En/olras is addressing the revolutionaries. valjean:
You have my word that my daughter will know
Enjolras:
What this letter contains.
Here upon these stones
We will build our barricade
He gives her a coin.
In the heart of the city
We claim as our own!
Tell the young man she will read it tomorrow
Each man to his duty
And here's for your pains
And don't be afraid.
Go careful now, stay out of sight
Wait! I will need a report
There's danger in the streets tonight.
On the strength of the foe.
Javert: (disguised as a rebel)
He opens the letter... and reads it.
I can find out the truth
I know their ways
"Dearest Cosette, you have entered my soul
Fought their wars
And soon you will be gone.
Served my time
Can it be only a day since we met
In the days
And the world was reborn?
Of my youth.
If I should fall in the battle to come
Prouvaire:
Let this be my goodbye...
Now the people will fight
 Now that I know you love me as well
I'!.
Upon These Stones - At the Barricade
It is harder to die...
l pray that god will bring me home The barricade is now complete.
To be with you.
Pray for your Marius. He prays for you!" Students:
Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade
Val/ean goes in, leaving Eponine alone.
Marius:
On My Own Let them come in their legions
Eponine: And they will be met
And now I'm all alone again Enjolras:
Nowhere to tum, no one to go to Have faith in yourselves
Without a home, without a friend, And don't be afraid
Without a face to say hello to. Grantaire:
And now the night is nœr Let's give 'cm a screwing
Now l can make believe he's here. That theYll never forget!
Combeferre:
Sometimes I walk alone at night This is where it begins!
When everybody else is sleeping Courfeyrac:
l think of him and then I'm happy And ifl should die in the fight to be free
With the company I'm keeping Where the fighting is hardest
The city goes to bed There will I be
And I can live inside my head. Feuilly:
Let them come if they dare
On my own We'll be there!
Pretending he's beside me
All alone, I walk with him till morning Javert's Arrival
Without him
Army Officer: (o1Tstage, with a loud-bailer)
I feel his arms around me
You at the barricade listen to this!
And when I lose my way I close my eyes No one is cŒning to help you to fight
And he has found me You're on your own
You have no fPiends
In the rain the pavement shines like silver Give up your guns - or die!
All the lights are misty in the river En jolras:
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight Damn their warnings, damn their lies
And all I see is him and me for ever and forever They will see the people rise!
Students:
And I know it's only in my mind Damn their warnings, damn their lies
That I'm talking to myselfand not to him They will see the people rise!
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us Javerl climbs over the barricade.

I love him Javert:

But when the night is over Listen my Mends
He is gone, the river's just a river I have done as I said
Without him the world around me changes I 1)?.vc been to their lines
The trees are bare and everywhere I have counted each man
The streets are full of strangers I will tell what I can
Better be warned
I love him They have armies to spare
But every day I'm teaming And the danger is ml
All my life I've only been pretending We will need all our cunning
Without me his world will go on turning To bring them to heel.
A world that's full of happiness En jolras:
That I have never known! Have faith
If you know what their movements are
I love him We'll spoil their game
I love him There are ways that a people can fight
I love him We shall overcome their power
But only on my own.
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Javert: Enjolras:
l have overheard their plans Take this man, bring him through
There will be no attack tonight There is work we have to do!
They intend to starve us out
Before they start a proper fight
Concentrate their force Javerl is bund/edaway as the JÏrst shots ring out.
Hit us Œom the right. Eponine enters, wounded.

Little People Joly:

There's a boy climbing the barricade!
Gavroche: Marius:
Liar! Good God! What are you doing?
Good evening, dear inspector 'Ponine, have you no fear?
Lovely evening, my dear. Have you seen my beloved?
I know this man, my Mends Why have you come back here?
His name is Inspector javert Eponine:
So don't believe a word he says Took the letter like you said i" '
'Cause none of it's true l met her father at the door ,.
This only goes to show He said he would give it P

What little people can do! She collapses in his ams

Don't think I can stand any more.
And little people know Marius:
When little people fight Eponine, what's wrong? I feel...
We may look easy pickings There's something wet upon your hair
But we°ve got some bite There is blood on his hands
So never kick a dog Eponine, you're hurt
Because he's just a pup You need some help!
We'll fight like twenty armies Oh God, it's everywhere....
And we won't give up
So you'd better run for cover A Little Fall of Rain
When the pup grows up!
Grantaire: Eponine:
Bravo, little Gavroche, you're the top of the class! Don't you fret, M'sieur Marius
Prouvaire: I don't feel any pain
So what are we going to do A little fall of rain
With this snake in the grass? Can hardly hurt me now
Enjolras: You're here, that's all I need to know
Tie this man and take him And you will keep me safe
To the tavern in there And you will keep me close
The people will decide your fate And rain will make the flowers grow.
Inspector javen! Marius:
Courfeyrac: But you will live, 'Ponine - dear God above,
Take the bastard now and shoot him! If I could heal your wounds with words of love.
Feuilly: Eponine:
Let us watch the devil dance! Just hold me now, and let it be.
Lesgles: Shelter me, comfort me
You'd have done the same, Inspector, Marius:
If we'd let you have your chance! You would live a hundred years
javen: If I could show you how
Shoot me now or shoot me later I won't desert you now...
Every schoolboy to his sport
Death to each and every traitor Eponine:
I renounce your people's court! The rain can't hurt me now
Combeferre: This rain will wash away what's past
Though we may not all survive here And you will keep me safe
There are things that never die And you will keep me close
Grantaire: 1°11 sleep in your embrace at last.
What's the difference, die a schoolboy,
Die a policeman, die a spy? The rain that brings you here
Is Heaven-blessed!
 The skies begin to clear valjean:
î3
And I'm at rest I come here as a volunteer
A breath away from where you are Joly:
I've come home Œom so far Approach and show your face.
Sentry:
Eponine: You wear an army uniform.
So don't you fret, M'sieur Marius Valjean:
I don't feel any pain That's why they let me through.
A little fall of rain Joly:
Can hardly hurt me now You've got some years behind you sir.
Marius: (in counterpoint) Valjean:
Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine, There's much that I can do.
You won't feel any pain Joly:
A little fall of rain You see that prisoner over there?
Can hardly hurt you now Grantaire:
A volunteer like you!
Marius: Combeferre:
I'm here A spy who calls himself javen!
Eponine: Grantaire:
That's all I need to know He's going to get it too...
Eponine: Sentry:
And you will keep me safe TheYre getting ready to attack!
And you will keep me close
Marius: (in counterpoint)
I will stay with you The First Attack
Till you are sleeping
Eponine: Eniolras gives Val/ean a gun.
And rain...
Marius: En jolras:
And rain... Take this and use it well!
Eponine: But if you shoot us in the back,
Will make the flowers... You'll never live to te]].
Marius: Student l:
Will make the flowers... grow... Platoon of sappers advancing toward the barricade!
Student 2:
Troops behind them, fifty men or more!
She dies. Marius kisses her, then lays her on the ground. En jolras:
Fire!
Enjolras:
She is the first to fall Gunfire is heard.
The first of us to fall upon this barricade
Marius: Feuilly:
Her name was Eponine Sniper!
Her life was cold and dark, yet she was unafraid.
Combeferre: Val/ean shoots a sniper who is aiming at Enjolras.
We fight here in her name
Prouvaire: Lesgles:
She will not die in vain. See how they run away!
Lesgles: Grantaire:
She will not be betrayed. By God we've won the day!
Enjolras:
They carry her body OÙ. They will be back again,
Make an attack again.
Night of Anguish (To Valjean.)
For your presence of mind
Valiean arrives, dressed as a soldier. For the deed you have done
l will thank you M'sieur
Joly: When our battle is won.
Here comes a man in uniform
What brings you to this place?
Valjean: Riliean JÏres his gun into the air, Javert leaves quickly. j\9 " '
Give me no thanks M'sieur Mutedapplause from the students who think Javert has been
There is something you can do. shot
En jolras:
If it is in my power. En jolras:
Val jean: Courfèyrac, you take the watch
Give me the spy javert They won't attack until it's light
Let me take care of him! Everybody stay awake
Javert: We must be ready for the fight
The law is inside out For the final fight
The world is upside down Let no one sleep tonight!
En jolras:
Do what you have to do, Drink With Me (The Night)
The man belongs to you.
The enemy may be regrouping. Hold yourself in The defenders seule down for the night with wine and a
readiness. song.
Come my friends, back to your positions.
The night is falling fast. En jolras:
Valjean: Marius, rest.
We meet again. Feuilly:
Javert: Drink with me to days gone by
You've hungered for this all your life; Sing with me the songs we knew
Take your revenge! Prouvaire:
How right you should kill with a knife! Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads.
Joly:
(Valjean culs the ropes which bindjavert.) Here's to witty girls who went to our beds.
All:
Valjean: Here's to them and here's to you!
You talk too much, Grantaire:
Your life is safe in my hands. Drink with me to days gone by
javen: Can it be you fear to die?
Don't understand Will the world remember you
valjean: When you fa]]?
Get out of here. Could it be your death
Javert: Means nothing at al]?
Valjean, take care! [S your life just one more lie?
I'm warning you... All:
Val jean: Drink with me to days gone by
Clear out of here. To the life that used to be
javen: Women:
Once a thieC forever a thief At the shrine of friendship, never say die
What you want you always steal! Men:
You would trade your life for mine. Let the wine of friendship never run dry
'Yes, Valjean, you want a deal! All:
Shoot me now for all I care! Here's to you and here's to me
If you let me go, beware, Marius:
You'll still answer to Javert! Do I care if I should die
Valjean: Now she goes across the sea?
You are wrong, and always have been wrong. Life without Cosette
I'm a man, no worse than any man. Means nothing at all.
You are Œee, and there are no conditions, Would you weep, Cosette,
No bargains or petitions. Should Marius fall?
There's nothing that l blame you for. Will you weep, Cosette,
Valjean (Continued) For me?
You've done your duty, nothing more.
If I come out ofthis alive, you'll find me
At number My-five Rue Plumet Marius seules down to sleep.
No doubt our paths will cross again.
 /,C)

Bring Him Home Raise your glass high

Let the wine of friendship
Valjean is standing over Marius at the barricade. Never run dry
Ifl die, l die with you!

Valjean: The Second Attack

God on high
Hear my prayer The battle recommences.
In my need
You have always been there En jolras:
How do we stand, Feuilly? Make your report.
He is young Feuilly:
He's afraid We've guns enough, but ammunition's short
Let him rest Marius:
Heaven blessed. Let me go into the streets
Bring him home There are bodies all around
Bring him home Ammunition to be had
Bring him home. Lots of bullets to be found!
En jolras:
He's like the son I might have known I won't let you go, it's too much ofa chance!
If God had granted me a son. Marius:
The summers die The same is true for any man here!
One by one Valjean:
How soon they fly Let me go. He's no more than a boy.
On and on l am old, i have nothing to fear.
And I am old Gavroche:
And will be gone. You need somebody quicker and I volunteer!

Bring him peace Gavroche climbs the barricade.

Bring him joy
He is young Lesgles:
He is only a boy Come back Gavroche, don't you dare!
Joly:
You can take Someone pull him down at once!
You can give
Let him be Gavroche:
Let him live Look at me, ['m almost there!
If I die, let me die
Let him live The Death of Gavroche
Bring him home
Bring him home (Gunshot.)
Bring him home. Gavroche:
Little people know, when
Dawn of Anguish Little people fight, we
(Gunshot Gavroche is uounded.)
Dawn breaks. May look easy pickings
But we've got some bite!
Enjolras: (He i:s hit again.)
The people have not stirred So never kick a dog
We are abandoned by those who still live in fear. Because he's just a pup
The people have not heard. We'll fight like twenty armies
Yet we will not abandon those who cannot hear. And we won't give up
Let us not waste lives So you'd better run for cover
Let all the women and fathers of children When the pup grows....
Go from here. He dies.
Feuilly:
Drink with me to days gone by
Sing with me the songs we knew
All:
At the shrine of friendship
 Â(".
The Final Battle Thénardier: (Continued)
Here's a tasty ring
Army Officer: (with loud hailer) Pretty little thing
You at the barricade listen to this Wouldn't want to waste it
The people of Paris sleep in their beds That would really be a crime
You have no chance Thank you sir, I'm in your debt
No chance at all Here's another toy
Why throw your lives away? Take it offthe boy
Enjolras: His heart's no longer going
Let us die facing our foes And he's lived his little time
Make them bleed while we can But his watch is ticking yet!
Combeferre:
Make bn pay through the nose Well, someone's got to clean them up, my friends
Courfeyrac: Before the little harvest
Make 'cm pay for every man! Disappears into the mud
Enjolras: Someone's got to collect their odds and ends
Let others rise When the gutters run with blood.
To take our place
Until the earth is free! It's a world where the dog eats the dog
Where they kill for bones in the street
And God in His Heaven
Increasingly heavy gun/îre. Marius is shot Enjolras is killed He don't interfere
at the sunimit ofi'he barricade. 'Cause he's dead as the stiffs at my feet
All on the barricade are killed, except Marius, who is I raise my eyes to see the heavens
wounded and unconscious. Valiean discovers that Marius is And only the moon looks down
still alive andcarries him Own into the sewers to The harvest moon shines down!
escape.
He turns over Val/ean°s body, recognizes him, and leaves.
Javert climbs over the barricade looking for Valjean's boajy. Eventually, Valjean picks up
Not fnding it, he realizes that Marius again and walks through the seuers. As they
Valjean must be in the s~rs, so he goes OÛtO where he emerge, they meet Javerl.
must emerge.
The Sewers

Dog Eats Dog Val jean:

It's you, Javen!
Thénardier is picking through the corpses in the sewers. l knew you wouldn't wait too long
The faithful servant at his post once more!
Thénardier: This man's done no wrong,
Here's a hint of gold And he nœds a doctor's care.
Stuck into a tooth Javert:
Pardon me M'sieur l warned you l would not give in
You won't-be-needingjLnn mnre I won't be swayed
Shouldn't be too hard to sell. Val jean:
Add it to the pile Another hour yet
Add it to the stock And then I'm yours
Here among the sewer rats And all our debts are paid.
A breath away from Hell Javert:
You get accustomed to the smell. The man of mercy comes again
And talks of justice
Well someone's got to clean 'cm up, my friends Valjean:
Bodies on the highway Come, time is running short
Law and order upside down Look down, Javert
Someone's got to collect their odds and ends He's standing in his grave
As a service to the town! Give way, Javen
There is a life to save.
Pàliean arrives, carrying Marius, and collapses. Thénardier javen: (overlapping
robs Marius. Take him Valjean,
Before I change my mind
I will be waiting, 24601.
vajjean carries Marius o6t From the world of Jean Valjean.
ill.
There is nowhere I can tum
There is no way to go on....

He throws himselfinto the swollen river.

Javert's Suicide Turning

Woman l:
Javert mlks the desertedstreets until he conies to a bridge Did you see them
over the river Seine. Going offto fight?
Javert: Woman 2:
Who is this man? Children of the barricade
What sort of devil is he Who didn't last the night?
To have me caught in a trap Woman 3:
And choose to let me go free? Did you see them
It was his hour at last Lying where they died?
To put a seal on my fate Someone used to cradle them
Wipe out the past And kiss them when they cried.
And wash me clean offthe slate! Woman 4:
All it would take Did you see them lying side by side?
Was a flick of his knife. Woman S:
Vengeance was his Who will wake them?
And he gave me back my life! Woman 6:
No one ever will.
Damned if I'll live in the debt of a thief! Woman 2:
Damned if I'll yield at the end of the chase. No one ever told them
I am the Law and the Law is not mocked That a summer day can kill.
I'll spit his pity right back in his face Woman 7:
There is nothing on earth that we share They were schoolboys
It is either Valjean or Javert! Never held a gun...
Fighting for a new world
How can I now allow this man That would rise up like the sun.
To hold dominion over me? Woman 3:
This desperate man whom I have hunted Where's that new world now the fighting's done?
He gave me my life. He gave me freedom. Woman 4:
I should have perished by his hand Nothing changes.
It was his right. Woman 7:
It was my right to die as well Nothing ever will.
Instead I live... but live in hell. Woman 8:
Every year another brat, another mouth to fill.
And my thoughts fly apart Woman 7:
Can this man be believed? Same old story. What's the use of tears?
Shall his sins be forgiven? Woman S:
Shall his crimes be reprieved? What's the use of praying if there's nobody who
hears?
And must I now begin to doubt, All Women:
Who never doubted all these years? Turning, turning, turning, turning, turning
My heart is stone and still it trembles Through the years.
The world l have known is lost in shadow. Turning, turning, turning through the years
Is he from heaven or from hell? Minutes into hours and the hours into years.
And does he know Nothing changes. Nothing ever can.
That granting me my life today Round and round the roundabout and back where
This man has killed me even SO? you began.
Round and round and back where you began!
I am reaching, but I fall
And the stars are black and cold
As I stare into the void
Of a world that cannot hold Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
I'll escape now from the world Marius, recovering from his wounds, imagines he is back at
the ABC café.
 We'll remember that night
Id.
Marius:
There's a grief that can't be spoken. And the vow that we made:
There's a pain goes on and on.
Empty chairs at empty tables Cosette (continued):
Now my friends are dead and gone. A heart full of love
A night full of you
Here they talked of revolution. The words are old
Here it was they lit the flame. But always true.
Here they sang about 'tomorroW Oh, God, for shame
And tomorrow never came. You did not even know my name!
Marius:
From the table in the corner Dear Mad'moiselle
They could see a world reborn I was lost in your spell.
And they rose with voices ringing
I can hear them now! Valiean enters, unnoticed.
The very words that they had sung
Became their last communion Cosette:
On the lonely barricade at dawn. A heart full of love
No fear no regret
Oh my 6riends, my friends forgive me 'My name is Marius Pontmercy'
(The ghosts oflhose who diedon the barricade appear.) Marius:
That l live and you are gone. Cosette, Cosette!
There's a grief that can't be spoken. Cosette:
There's a pain goes on and on. I saw you waiting and I knew.
Marius:
Phantom faces at the window. Waiting for you At your feet
Phantom shadows on the floor. Cosette:
Empty chairs at empty tables At your call
Where my Œiends will meet no more. Both:
The ghosts fade army And it wasn't a dream
Not a dream after all
Oh my Œiends, my friends, don't ask me Valjean: (interjecting, to himsejt)
What your sacrifice was for She was never mine to keep.
Empty chairs at empty tables She is youthful, she is free.
Where my friends will sing no more. Love is the garden of the young
Let it be... let it be...
A heart full of love
Every Day This I give you on this day.

Time has passed Suggest Marius convalescing, encouraged They notice Valiean.
by Cosette who takes his arm as
he walks with JÏrmer step. Marius:
M'sieur. this is a day
I (.dll lléVél fwgel.
Cosette:
Every day Is gratitude enough
You walk with stronger step For giving me Cosette?
You walk with longer step- Your home shall be with us
'The worst is over.' And not a day shall pass
Marius: But we wilt prove our love
Every day To you, whom we shall call
I wonder every day A father to us both
Who was it brought me here A father to us all.
From the barricade?
Cosette: Cosette leaves.
Don't think about it, Marius!
With all the years ahead of us!
I will never go away
And we will be together
Every day.
Every day,
 jSi.
Valjean's Confession In jubilation sing their songs of praise!
And crown this blessed time with peace and love.
valjean:
Not another word my son, The procession becomes a dancing celebration. A waltz is
There's something now that must be done. played.
You've spoken from the heart
And I must do the same Major Domo:
There is a story, sir, The Baron and Baroness de Thénard wish to pay
Of slavery and shame their respects to the groom! 0

That you alone must know. Thénardier:

I forget where we met
I never told Cosette Was it not at the Château Lafarge
She had enough of tears Where the Duke did that puke
She's never known the truth- Down the Duchess's de-coll-étage?
The story you must hear Marius:
Of years ago. No, 'Baron de Thénard'
The circles I move in are humbler by far.
There lived a man whose hame was Jean Valjean Go away, Thénardier!
He stole some bread to save his sister's son. Do you think I don't know who you are?
For nineteen winters served his time Mme. Thénardier:
In sweat he washed away his crime. He's not fooled. Told you so.
Years ago Show M'sieur what you've come here to show.
He broke parole and lived a life apart Tell the boy what you know!
How could he tell Cosette and break her heart?
It's for Cosette this must be faced Applause from the dancers as the waltz Jînishes.
If he is caught she is disgraced
ne time has come to journey on Marius:
And from this day he must be gone When l look at you, I remember Eponine.
Who am l? She was more than you deserved, who gave her
Who am I? birth
Marius: But now she is with God and happier, I hope,
You're Jean Valjean! Than here on earth!
What can I do
That will tum you from this? The waltz starts up again.
Monsieur, you cannot leave.
Whatever I tell my beloved Cosette Thénardier:
She will never believe! So it goes, heaven knows
Valjean: Life has dealt me some terrible blows.
Make her believe Mme. Thénardier:
l have gone on a journey You've got cash and a heart
long way away. You could give us a bit of a stan!
Tell her my heart was too nm for farewells We can prove, plain as ink
It is better this way. Your bride's father is not what you think.
Promise me, M'sieur, Cosette will never know... Thénardier:
There's a tale I could tell
Marius: Mme. Thénardier:
I give my word. Information we're willing to sell...
Val jean: Thénardier:
...what l have spoken, why I must go. There's a man that he slew
Marius: I saw the corpse clear as I'm seeing you!
For the sake of Cosette, it must be so. What l tel] you is true!
Mme. Thénardier:
Pity to disturb you at a feast like this
But five hundred Œancs surely wouldn't come
The Wedding Chorale
amiss.
Marius:
Marius and Cosette lead a wedding procession. In God's name say what you have to say.
Thénardier:
Chorus: But first you pay!
Ring out the bells upon this day of days!
What I saw, clear as light,
May all the angels ofthe Lord above
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Jean Valjean in the sewers that night. Masters of the land
Had this corpse on his back Always get our share
Hanging there like a bloody great sack. Clear away the barricades
l was there, never fear. And we're still there!
Even found me this fine souvenir! We know where the wind is blowing
Money is the stuffwe smell.
Thénardier shows Marius a ring. And when we're rich as Croesus
Jesus! Won't we see you all in hell!
Marius:
l know this! This was mine! Epilogue
Surely this is some heavenly sign!
Thénardier: Valiean is alone in the shadovss with a bare wooden cross
One thing more, mark this well for company.
[t was the night the barricades fell.
Marius: Val jean:
Then it's true, then I'm right Alone I wait in the shadows
Jean Valjean was my savior that night! l count the hours till l can sleep
Marius punches Thénardier and then throws money at him. I dreamed a dream Cosette stood by
As for you, take this too! It made her weep to know I die.
God forgive the things that we do. Alone at the end ofthe day
Come my love, come Cosette, Upon this wedding night I pray
This days blessings are not over yet! Take these children, my Lord, to thy embrace
And show them grace.
Marius and Cosette leave.
God on high
Hear my prayer
Beggars at the Feast Take me now
To thy care '
Thénardier: Where You are
Ain't it a laugh? Let me be
Ain't it a treat? Take me now
Hob-nobbin' here Take me there
Among the elite? Bring me home
Here comes a prince Bring me home.
There goes a Jew.
This one's a queer Famine's spirit appears to Valjean.
But what can you do?
Paris at my feet Fantine:
Paris in the dust M'sieur, I bless your name
And here's me breaking bread M'sieur, lay down your burden
With the upper crust! You raised my child in love
And you will be with God.
Beggar at the feast!
Master ofthe dance! Valjean: (interjecting)
Life is easy pickings I am ready, Famine
If you grab your chance. At the end of my days
Everywhere you go She's the best of my life.
Law-abiding folk
Doing what is decent
But theYre mostly broke! Marius and Cosette rush into the room: they do not see
Singing to the Lord on Sundays Fantine.
Praying for the gifts He'll send.
Cosette:
M. and Mme. Thénardier: Papa, Papa. I do not understand!
But we're the ones who take it Are you alright? They said you'd gone away.
We're the ones who make it in the end! Valjean:
Watch the buggers dance Cosette, my child, am l forgiven now?
Watch bn tillthey drop Thank God, thank God, I've lived to see this day.
Keep your wits about you
And you stand on top!
Marius:
It's you who must forgive a thoughtless fool
It's you who must forgive a thankless man
It's thanks to you that I am living
And again I lay down my life at your feet.
Cosette, your father is a saint.
When they wounded me
He took me Hom the barricade
Carried like a babe
And brought me home to you!
Valjean: (to Cosette)
Now you are here
Again beside me
Now l can die in peace
For now my life is blessed...
Cosette:
You will live, Papa, you're going to live
It's too soon, too soon to say goodbye!
Valjean:
Yes, COSètt% forbid me now to die
I'll obey,
Iwilltry.
On this page
I write my last confèssion.
Read it well
When I at last am sleeping.
It's the story
Ofthose who always loved you.
Your mother gave her life for you
Then gave you to my keeping.
The other spirits, including Eponine appear.
Fantine:
Come with me
Where chains will never bind you
All your grief
At last, at last behind you.
Lord in Heaven,
Look down on him in mercy.
valjean:
Forgive me all my trespasses
And take me to your glory.
Famine and Eponine:
Take my hand
And lead me to salvation.
Take my love,
For love is everlasting.
valjean, Fantine, and Eponine:
And remember
The truth that once was spoken
To love another person
Is to see the face of God!
Finale
Chorus:
Do you hear the people sing
Lost in the valley of the night?
It is the music of a people
Who are climbing to the light.
'y,
For the wretched of the earth
There is a flame that never dies.
Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise.
They will live again in freedom
In the garden of the Lord.
They will walk behind the plough-share,
They will put away the sword.
The chain will be broken
And all men will have their reward.
win you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes...
Tomorrow comes!
The curtain falls.
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