Tenth Anniversary 8th October 1995
Royal Albert Hall de Londres
Act I Toulon, 1815
Look down, look down
Don't look 'em in the eye
Look down, look down
You're here until you die
The sun is strong
It's hot as hell below
Look down, look down
There's twenty years to go
I've done no wrong!
Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer!
Look down, look down
Sweet Jesus doesn't care
I know she'll wait
I know that she'll be true!
Look down, look down
They've all forgotten you
When I get free ya won't see me Here for dust!
Look down, look down
Don't look 'em in the eye
How long, oh Lord
Before you let me die?
Look down, look down
You'll always be a slave
Look down, look down
You're standing in your grave
Now bring me prisoner 24601
Your time is up And your parole's begun
You know what that means
Yes, it means I'm free
No!
It means you get Your yellow ticket-of-leave
- You are a thief - I stole a loaf of bread
You robbed a house
I broke a window pane
My sister's child was close to death
- And we were starving - And you will starve again
Unless you learn the meaning of the law
I know the meaning of these 19 years A slave of the law
Five years for what you did
The rest because you tried to run
- Yes, 24601 - My name is Jean Valjean
And I am Javert
Do not forget my name!
Do not forget me, 24601
Look down, look down
You'll always be a slave
Look down, look down
You're standing in your grave
Freedom is mine
The earth is still
I feel the wind
I breathe again
And the sky clears
The world is waking
Drink from the pool How clean the taste
Never forget the years, the waste
Nor forgive them For what they've done
They are the guilty- everyone
The day begins...
And now lets see
What this new world Will do for me!
You'll have to go I'll pay you off for the day
Collect your bits and pieces there And be on your way
You have given me half What the other men get!
This handful of tin Wouldn't buy my sweat!
You broke the law It's there for people to see
Why should you get the same As honest men like me?
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
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
He let me eat my fill I had the lion's share
The silver in my hand Cost 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's 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!
"Valjean is arrested. When the Bishop steps in"
Tell his reverence your story Let us see if he's impressed
You were lodging there last night You were the honest Bishop's guest
And then, out of Christian goodness When he learned about your plight
You maintain he made a present of this silver
That is right
But my friend you left so early
Surely something slipped your mind
You forgot I gave these also
Would you leave the best behind?
So, Messieurs, you may release him
For this man has spoken true
I commend you for your duty
And God's blessing go with you
But remember this, my brother
See in this some higher plan
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 of darkness
I have bought your soul for God
What have I done? Sweet 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 of my hate
The cries in the dark that nobody hears
Here where I stand at the turning of the years?
If there is 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
Turn 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 offers me my freedom
I 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!
"Valjean brokes his parole leaving the town"
Montreuil-sur-Mer, 1823
"The poor people are standing outside of the Factory"
At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life of the 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 righteous 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 of the 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 of the day!
At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing
Sitting flat on your butt doesn't buy any bread
There are children back at home
And the children have got to be fed
And you're lucky to be in a job
And in a bed!
And we're counting our blessings!
Have you seen how the foreman is fuming today?
With his terrible breath and his wandering hands?
It's because little Fantine won't give him his way
Take a look at his trousers, you'll see where he stands!
At the end of the day it's another day over
With enough in your pocket to last for a week
Pay the landlord, pay the shop
Keep on grafting as long as you're able
Keep on grafting till you drop
Or it's back to the crumbs off the table
You've got to pay your way
At the end of the day!
And what have we here, little innocent sister?
Come on Fantine, let's have all the news!
Dear Fantine you must send us more money...
Your child needs a doctor... There's no time to lose...
Give that letter to me It is none of your business
With a husband at home And a bit on the side!
Is there anyone here Who can swear before God
She has nothing to fear? She has nothing to hide?
"Fantine and the girl fight over the letter"
What is this fighting all about?
Will someone tear these two apart?
This is a factory, not a circus!
Now come on ladies, settle down
I run a business of repute
I am the Mayor of this town
I look to you to sort this out
And be as patient as you can
Now someone say how this began!
At the end of the day She's the one who began it
There's a kid that she's hiding In some little town
There's a man she has to pay
You can guess how she picks up the extra
You can bet she's earning her keep
Sleeping around
And the boss wouldn't like it!
Yes it's true there's a child And the child is my daughter
And her father abandoned us Leaving us flat
Now she lives with an innkeeper man And his wife
And I pay for the child What's the matter with that?
At the end of the day She'll be nothing but trouble
And there's trouble for all When there's trouble for one!
While we're earning our daily bread
She's the one with her hands in the butter
You must send the slut away
Or we're all gonna end in the gutter
And it's us who'll have to pay
At the end of the day!
I might have known the bitch could bite
I might have known the cat had claws I might have guessed your little secret
Ah, yes, the virtuous Fantine
Who keeps herself so pure and clean
You'd be the cause I had no doubt
Of any trouble hereabout
You play a virgin in the light
But need no urgin' in the night
She's been laughing at you While she's having her men
She'll be nothing but trouble again and again
You must sack her today
Sack the girl today!
Right my girl On your way!
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
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 turn 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 from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed
"Red light District"
I smell women Smell 'em in the air
Think I'll drop my anchor In that harbor over there
Lovely ladies Smell 'em through the smoke
Seven days at sea Can make you hungry for a poke
Even stokers need a little stoke!
Lovely ladies Waiting for a bite
Waiting for the customers Who only come at night
Lovely ladies Ready for the call
Standing up or lying down Or any way at all
Bargain prices up against the wall
What pretty hair! What pretty locks you got there
What luck you got It's worth a centime, my dear
I'll take the lot
Don't touch me! Leave me alone!
Let's make a price I'll give you all of ten francs
Just think of that!
- It pays a debt - Just think of that
What can I do? It pays a debt
Ten francs may save my poor Cosette
Old men, young men, take 'em as they come
Harbor rats and alley cats and every kind of scum
Poor men, rich men, leaders of the land
See them with their trousers off they're never quite as grand
All it takes is money in your hand!
"Fantine sells her hair and goods and becomes a prostitute,
in order to help her daughter Cosette"
Come on, Captain, You can wear your shoes
Don't it make a change To have a girl who can't refuse
Easy money Lying on a bed
Just as well they never see The hate that's in your head
Don't they know they're making love To one already dead!
Here's something new I 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
I don't want you No, no, m'sieur, let me go
Is this a trick? I won't pay more!
No, not at all
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!
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!
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 of this brawl?
Javert, would you believe it I was crossing from the park
When this prostitute attacked me
You can see she left her mark
She will answer for her actions
When you make a full report
You may rest assured, M'sieur
That she will answer to the court
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!
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
A moment of your time, Javert I do believe this woman's tale
But M'sieur Mayor!
You've done your duty, let her be She needs a doctor, not a jail
But M'sieur Mayor!
Can this be?
Where will she end - This child without a friend?
I've seen your face before Show me some way to help you
How have you come to grief In a place such as this?
M'sieur, don't mock me now, I pray
It's hard enough I've lost my pride
You let your foreman send me away Yes, you were there, and turned aside
I never did no wrong
- Is it true, what I have done? - My daughter's close to dying...
- To an innocent soul? - If there's a God above
- Had I only known then... - He'd let me die instead
In His name my task has just begun I will see it done!
- But M'sieur Mayor! - I will see it done!
"Fantine is driven to the Hospital"
"A cart has fallen on its driver and threatens to crush him"
"The Mayor rescues him, by lifting the cart entirely on his own"
Can this be true? I don't believe what I see!
A man your age To be as strong as you are!
A mem'ry stirs... You make me think of a man
From years ago A man who broke his parole He disappeared
Forgive me, Sir, I would not dare!
Say what you must Don't leave it there...
I have only known one other Who can do what you have done
He's a convict from the chain gang He's been ten years on the run
But he couldn't run forever We have found his hideaway
And he's just been re-arrested And he comes to court today
Well, of course he now denies it You'd expect that of a `con'
But he couldn't run forever - No, not even Jean Valjean!
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 I save his hide? Why should I right this wrong
When I have come so far And struggled for so long?
If I 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 I stay silent, I am damned!
Who am I?
Can I condemn this man to slavery
Pretend I do not feel his agony
This innocent who bears my face Who goes to judgement in my place
Who am I?
Can I conceal myself for evermore?
Pretend I'm not the man I was before?
And must my name until I die Be no more than an alibi?
Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow men?
How can I ever face myself again?
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
Who am I?
I am Jean Valjean!
And so Javert, you see it's true
That man bears no more guilt than you!
Who am I? 24601!
"He decides to declare himself, showing the court, about to condemn the false Valjean"
"Valjean escapes and Javert is in his pursuite"
"A dying Fantine dreams with Cosette"
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
Oh, Fantine, our time is running out But Fantine, I swear this on my life
- Look M'sieur, where all the children play - Be at peace, be at peace evermore
- My Cosette... - Shall live in my protection
- Take her now - Your child will want for nothing
- Good M'sieur, you come from God in Heaven - And none shall ever harm Cosette As long as I am living
- Take my hand, the night grows ever colder - And I will keep you warm
- Take my child, I give her to your keeping - Take shelter from the storm
For God's sake, please stay till I am sleeping
And tell Cosette I love her And I'll see her when I wake...
"Fantine dies"
"Javert arrives to arrest Valjean"
Valjean, at last
We see each other plain
`M'sieur le Mayor' You'll wear a different chain!
Before you say another word, Javert
Before you chain me up like a slave again
Listen to me! There is something I must do
This woman leaves behind a suffering child
There is none but me who can intercede
In Mercy's name, three days are all I need
Then I'll return, I pledge my word
Then I'll return...
You must think me mad!
I've hunted you across the years
A man like you can never change
A man... such as you...
- Believe of me what you will - Men like me can never change
- There is a duty that I'm sworn to do - Men like you can never change
- You know nothing of my life - No,24601
- All I did was steal some bread - My duty's to the law-
- You know nothing of the world - You have no rights
- You would sooner see me dead - Come with me 24601
- But not before I see this justice done - Now the wheel has turned around
Jean Valjean is nothing now
- I am warning you Javert - Dare you talk to me of crime
- I'm a stronger man by far - And the price you had to pay
- There is power in me yet - Every man is born in sin
- My race is not yet run - Every man must choose his way
- I am warning you Javert - You know nothing of Javert
- There is nothing I won't dare - I was born inside a jail
- If I have to kill you here - I was born with scum like you
- I'll do what must be done - I am from the gutter too!
- And this I swear to you tonight - There is no place for you to hide
- Your child will live within my care - Wherever you may hide away
And I will raise her to the light
I swear to you, I will be there!
"They fight, Javert is knocked out. Valjean escapes."
"The inn of Montfermeil"
There is a castle on a cloud
I like to go there in my sleep
Aren't any floors for me to sweep
Not in my castle on a cloud
There is a room that's full of toys
There are a hundred boys and girls
Nobody shouts or talks too loud
Not in my castle on a cloud
There is a lady all in white
Holds me and sings a lullaby
She's nice to see and she's soft to touch
She says "Cosette, I love you very much."
I know a place where no one's lost
I know a place where no one cries
Crying at all is not allowed
Not in my castle on a cloud
Oh help! I think I hear them now,
and I'm nowhere near finished sweeping and scrubbing and polishing the floor
Oh, it's her! It's Madame!
Now look who's here
The little madam herself!
Pretending once again she's been `so awfully good'
Better not let me catch you slacking Better not catch my eye!
Ten rotten francs your mother sends me What is that going to buy?
Now take that pail My little `Mademoiselle'
And go and draw some water from the well!
We should never have taken you in the first place How stupid the things that we do!
Like mother like daughter, the scum of the street
Still there Cosette? Your tears will do you no good!
I told you fetch some water from the well in the wood!
Please do not send me out alone
Not in the darkness on my own!
Enough of that, or I'll forget to be nice!
You heard me ask for something And I never ask twice!
Welcome, M'sieur Sit yourself down
And meet the best Innkeeper in town
As for the rest All of 'em crooks
Rooking their guests And cooking the books
Seldom do you see Honest men like me
A gent of good intent Who's content to be
Master of the house Doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake And an open palm
Tells a saucy tale Makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing Everything has got a little price!
Master of the house Keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em Of a sou or two
Watering the wine Making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks When they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
Master of the house Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby To pass him by
Servant to the poor Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion Everybody's chaperone
But lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
Enter M'sieur Lay down your load
Unlace your boots And rest from the road
This weighs a ton Travel's a curse
But here we strive To lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked Till I'm satisfied...
Food beyond compare Food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer And pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse Liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages With this and that
Residents are more than welcome Bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges Plus some little extras on the side!
Charge 'em for the lice Extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice There a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases All those bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
Master of the house Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby To pass him by
Servant to the poor Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion Gives 'em everything he's got
Dirty bunch of geezers Jesus! What a sorry little lot!
I used to dream That I would meet a prince
But God Almighty Have you seen what's happened since?
`Master of the house?' Isn't worth me spit!
`Comforter, philosopher' - and lifelong shit!
Cunning little brain Regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover But there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature Landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted Living with this bastard in the house!
- Master of the house! - Master and a half!
- `Comforter, philosopher' - Ah, don't make me laugh!
- Servant to the poor - Butler to the great
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
Everybody bless the landlord! Everybody bless his spouse!
- Everybody raise a glass - Raise it up the master's arse
Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!
"Valjean visits the Thenardiers"
I 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
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 of our own!
Like our own, Monsieur!
Your feelings do you credit, sir And I will ease the parting blow
Let us not talk of bargains or bones or greed Now, may I say, we are agreed?
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!
One thing more, one small doubt There are treacherous people about
No offenseŁ¬please reflect Your intentions may not be correct?
No more words, here's your price Fifteen hundred for your sacrifice
Come, Cosette, say goodbye Let us seek out some friendlier sky
Thank you both for Cosette It won't take you too long to forget
"Valjean takes Cosette with him to Paris"
"Paris, 10 years later"
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!
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 free?
Follow me! Follow me!
Look down and show some mercy if you can
Look down, look down, upon your fellow man
What you think yer at? Hanging round me pitch?
If you're new around here, girl You've got a lot to learn!
Listen you old bat... Crazy bloody witch...
'Least I give me customers Some pleasure in return!
I know what you give! Give 'em all the pox!
Spread around your poison Till they end up in a box
Leave the poor old cow Move it, Madeleine
She used to be no better Till the clap got to her brain
When's it gonna end? When we gonna live?
Something's gotta happen now or Something's gonna give...
It'll come, it'll come, it'll come It'll come, it'll come, it'll come
Where the leaders of the land? Where are the swells who run this show?
Only one man - and that's Lamarque Speaks for these people here below
See our children fed Help us in our shame
Something for a crust of bread In Holy Jesus' name
In the Lord's Holy name
In his name, in his name, in his name...
Lamarque is ill and fading fast! Won't last the week out, so they say
With all the anger in the land How long before the judgement day?
Before we cut the fat ones down to size? Before the barricades arise?
Look down and show some mercy if you can
Look down, look down upon your fellow man!
"Javert continues the pursuit of Valjean"
There, out in the darkness A fugitive running
Fallen from God Fallen from grace
God be my witness I never shall yield
Till we come face to face Till we come face to face
He knows his way in the dark Mine is the way of the Lord
And those who follow the path of the righteous Shall have their reward
And if they fall As Lucifer fell
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!
"The ABC Cafe and the students"
At Notre Dame the sections are prepared!
At rue de Bac they're straining at the leash!
Students, workers, everyone There's a river on the run
Like the flowing of the tide Paris coming to our side!
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 'em like flies
But the national guard will be harder to catch
We need a sign To rally the people
To call them to arms To bring them in line!
- Marius, you're late - What's wrong today?
- You look as if you've seen a ghost - Some wine and say what's going on!
A ghost you say... a ghost maybe
She was just like a ghost to me One minute there, and she was gone!
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!
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 of the 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!
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!
- Red... - I feel my soul on fire!
- Black... - My world if she's not there!
- Red... - The color of desire!
- Black... - The color of despair!
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!
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!
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?
Give me brandy on my breath And I'll breathe them all to death!
- In St. Antoine they're with us to a man! - In Notre Dame they're tearing up the stones!
- Twenty rifles good as new! - Listen!
Listen to me! Listen everybody!
General Lamarque is dead!
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!
Let us welcome it gladly with courage and cheer Let us take to the streets with no doubt in our hearts
But a jubilant shout
They will come one and all They will come when we call!
Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see?
Then join in the fight That will give you the right to be free!
Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes!
Will you give all you can give So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs Will water the meadows of France!
Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart Echos the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes!
"The house's garden of Valjean on rue Plumet"
How strange This feeling that my life's begun at last
This change Can people really fall in love so fast?
What's the matter with you, Cosette? Have you been too much on your own?
So many things unclear So many things unknown
In my life There are so many questions and answers That somehow seem wrong
In my life There are times when I catch in the silence The sigh of a faraway song
And it sings Of a world that I long to see
Out of reach Just a whisper away Waiting for me
Does he know I'm alive? Do I know if he's real?
Does he see what I saw? Does he feel what I feel?
In my life I'm no longer alone
Now the love in my life Is so near
Find me now, find me here!
In my life She has burst like the music of angels The light of the sun
And my life seems to stop As if something is over And something has scarcely begun
Eponine You're the friend who has brought me here
Thanks to you I am one with the gods And Heaven is near!
And I soar through a world that is new that is free
Every word that he says is a dagger in me!
In my life There's been no one like him anywhere
Anywhere, where he is... If he asked... I'd be his
In my life There is someone who touches my life
- Waiting near - Waiting here
A heart full of love A heart full of song
I'm doing everything all wrong Oh God, for shame
I do not even know your name Dear Mad'moiselle
Won't you say? Will you tell?
A heart full of love No fear, no regret
- My name is Marius Pontmercy - And mine's Cosette
- Cosette, I don't know what to say - Then make no sound
- I am lost - I am found
- A heart full of light - A night bright as day
And you must never go away Cosette, Cosette
This is a chain we'll never break
- Do I dream? - I'm awake!
- A heart full of love - He was never mine to lose
- A heart full of you A single look and then I knew - Why regret what could not be?
- I knew it too - These are words he'll never say
- Not to me - From today
- Not to meŁ¬not for me - Every day
- For it isn't a dream Not a dream after all - His heart full of love He will never feel this way...
"The Attack on Rue Plumet"
This is his lair I've seen the old fox around
He keeps himself to himself He's staying close to the ground
I 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'll cost him dear
What do I care Who you should rob? Give me my share Finish the job!
You shut your mouth Give me your hand
- What have we here? - Who is this hussy?
It's your brat Eponine Don't you know your own kid Why's she hanging about you?
Eponine, get on home You're not needed in this We're enough here without you
I know this house I tell you there's nothing here for you
Just the old man and the girl They live ordinary lives
Don't interfere You've got some gall Take care, young miss You've got a lot to say!
- She's going soft - Happens to all
Go home, 'Ponine Go home, you're in the way
I'm gonna scream, I'm gonna warn them here
One little scream and you'll regret it for a year
What a palaver What an absolute treat
To watch a cat and its father Pick a bone in the street
- Not a sound out of you! - Well I told you I'd do it, told you I'd do it...
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 Make for the sewers, go underground!
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 Somebody's here!
My God, Cosette! I heard a cry in the dark I heard the shout of angry voices in the street
That was my cry you heard, Papa I was afraid of what they'd do
They ran away when they heard my cry
Cosette, my child, what will become of you?
Three men I saw beyond the wall Three men in shadow moving fast
This is a warning to us all These are the shadows of the past
Must be Javert! He's found my cover at last!
I've got to get Cosette away Before they return!
We must get away from shadows They will never let us be
Tomorrow to Calais... And then a ship across the sea!
Hurry, Cosette, prepare to leave and say no more Tomorrow we'll away!
Hurry, Cosette, it's time to close another door And live another day!
One day more!
Another day, another destiny
This never-ending road to Calvary
These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time
- One day more! - I did not live until today
- How can I live when we are parted? - One day more!
Tomorrow you'll be worlds away And yet with you, my world has started!
- One more day all on my own - Will we ever meet again?
- One more day with him not caring - I was born to be with you
- What a life I might have known - And I swear I will be true!
But he never saw me there!
- One more day before the storm! - Do I follow where she goes?
- At the barricades of freedom! - Shall I join my brothers there?
- When our ranks begin to form - Do I stay; and do I dare?
- Will you take your place with me? - The time is now
The day is here
- One day more! - One more day to revolution
We will nip it in the bud!
I will join these little schoolboys They will wet themselves with blood!
- One day more! - Watch 'em run amuck Catch 'em as they fall
Never know your luck When there's a free for all
Here a little `dip' There a little `touch' Most of them are goners
- So they won't miss much! - One day to a new beginning
Raise the flag of freedom high!
Every man will be a king Every man will be a king
There's a new world for the winning There's a new world to be won
Do you hear the people sing?
My place is here, I fight with you!
- One day more! - ˇ­
Tomorrow we'll be far away Tomorrow is the judgement day
Tomorrow we'll discover What our God in Heaven has in store!
One more dawn One more day
One day more!
END OF THE FIRST ACT