IANO ON U TOR 352 LES M S LES

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Javert's Suicide
Andante
A
(VALJEAN)

3
It's you Ja - vert. I knew you would - n't wait too long. The faith - ful ser - vant at his post once more.
Brs Hns

Kbd1

1 2
Bs

This man's done no wrong and he needs a doc - tor's care.

3 4

(VALJEAN)

3
An - oth - er hour yet,
(JAVERT)

3 3
I warned you I would not give in. I won't be swayed.

5 6
Kbd3, Vc

(12/7/01)
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(VALJEAN)

and then I'm yours and all our debts are paid.

7 8

(VALJEAN)

Come, time is run - ning short.

(JAVERT)

The man of mer - cy comes a - gain, And talks of jus - tice.

+ Vlns.

9 10

molto rall. a tempo

(VALJEAN)

Look down, Ja - vert, he's stand - ing in his grave. Give

11 12 13
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(VALJEAN)

way, Ja - vert, there is a life to save.

(JAVERT)

3 3
Take him Val - jean, be - fore I change my mind. I will be

Kbd1

Kbd3, Str

14 15

(JAVERT) poco rall.

wait - ing 2 4 6 0 1.

16 17

Lento accel. ritard

Ob, Hns, Kbds, Str

18 19

mosso

Tutti

20 21
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C
(JAVERT)

Who is this man? What sort of Dev - il is he? To have me caught in a trap And choose to let me go free? It was his
+Brs

Kbds Drs Timp solo

22 23

hour at last to put a seal on my fate, Wipe out the past and wash me clean off the slate.
+WWs

Ob

+Str

Drs

24 25

All it would take was a flick of his knife. Ven - gence was his and he gave me back my life.

26 27

D (non )

Damned if I'll live in the debt of a thief.

Kbd3, Brs

Kbd2, Kbd1 8va

28 29
Bs
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(JAVERT)

Damned if I'll yield at the end of the chase. I am the Law and the Law is not mocked.

30 +Vc 31

3 3
I'll spit his pit - y right back in his face. There is noth - ing on earth that we

32 33

3 3
share. It is ei - ther Val - jean or Ja - vert.

34 35

Andante

Kbds, Str

36 37 38
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E
(JAVERT)

How can I now al - low this man To hold do - min - ion ov - er me?

39 40 41 42

This des - p'rate man whom I have hunt - ed. He gave me my life. He gave me free - dom.
Kbd2, solo

43 44 45 46

I should have per - ished by his hand. It was his right.

47 48 49 50

It was my right to die as well. In - stead I live, but live in hell.

51 52 53 54
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mosso
F (JAVERT)

And my thoughts fly a - part. Can this man be be -

Tutti

55 56 57

lieved? Shall his sins be for - giv - en?

+Fl 8va

58 59 60

rall.

Shall his crimes be re - prieved?

Brs +E.H. +Fl 8va

cresc.
+Perc

61 62 63 64 65

G A tem o ma o o mosso

And must I now be - gin to doubt, who nev - er doubt - ed all these years?
Kbd1 (+sustain)

Kbd3, Str, WWs

sim.

66 67 68 69
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(JAVERT) 3

My heart is stone and still it trem - bles. The world I have known is lost in shad - ow.

70 71 72 73

Is he from heav - en or from hell? And does he know

74 75 76 77

rall.

that grant - ing me my life to - day this man has killed me ev - en

solo

78 79 80
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Lento re tat e
(JAVERT)

so? I am reach - ing but I fall. And the stars are black and cold as I
trem.

81 82 83
Gong

stare in - to the void of a world that can-not hold. I'll es - cape now from that world, from the world of Jean Val-jean. There is
+Brs

cresc.

84 85 86 87
Gong
rall.

no - where I can turn. There is no way to go on!

Ob

5
9

88 89 90

H Allegro

Tutti

91 92 93 94
poco rall.

3 3 3
3

95 96 97 98 99
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I Moderato

Kbd2

+Fl, Clar

Kbds, Str

100 101 102

103 104 105

(8 WOMEN)
J (WOMAN 2)
(WOMAN 1)

Did you see them go - ing off to fight? Chil - dren of the bar - ri - cade who
Gtr

Kbd3, Str

106 107 108

(WOMAN 3)

did - n't last the night. Did you see them ly - ing where they died?

109 110 111

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(WOMAN 3) (WOMAN 4) poco ritard

Some - one used to cra - dle them and kiss them when they cried. Did you see them ly - ing side by side?

112 113 114 115

a tempo
(WOMAN 6) (WOMAN 2)
(WOMAN 5)

Who will wake them? No - one ev - er will. No - one ev - er told them that a sum - mer day can kill.

+E.H.

116 117 118 119

(WOMAN 7)

They were school - boys, Nev - er held a gun, Fight - ing for a new world that would

120 121 122

rall.
(WOMAN 3)

rise up like the sun. Where's that new world, Now the fight - ing's done?

123 124 125

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Meno mosso (WOMAN 7) (WOMAN 8)
(WOMAN 4)

Noth - ing chan - ges, noth - ing ev - er will. Ev' - ry year an - oth - er brat, An - oth - er mouth to fill.
Fl solo

126 128 129

127

(WOMAN 7) (WOMAN 6)

Same old stor - y, what's the use of tears? What's the use of pray - ing if there's no - bod - y who hears?

130 131 132 133

rall.
(TUTTI)

Turn - ing, turn - ing, turn - ing, turn - ing, turn - ing through the years.

134 135 136

Allegretto
Kbd1

137 138
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K
(WOMEN 1 - 4)

Turn - ing, turn - ing, turn - ing through the years. Min - utes in - to hours and the

(WOMEN 5 - 8)

Turn - ing, turn - ing, Turn - ing, turn - ing through the years.

Kbd3, Str

WWs

139 140 141

Bs pizz

hours in - to years. Noth - ing chan - ges, noth - ing ev - er can.

div.

Min - utes, hours, hours in - to years. Noth - ing chan - ges,

142 143 144

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(WOMEN 1 - 4)

Round and round the round - a - bout and back where you be - gan.

(WOMEN 5 - 8)

noth - ing ev - er can. Round and round the round - a - bout,

145 146

rall.

Round and round and back where you be - gan.

round and round and back where you be - gan.

147 148
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