Enjolras
Here upon these stones
We will build our barricade
In the heart of the city
We claim as our own!
Each man to his duty
And don't be afraid.
Wait! I will need a report
On the strength of the foe.
Javert
(disguised as a rebel)
I can find out the truth
I know their ways
Fought their wars
Served my time
In the days
Of my youth.
Prouvaire
Now the people will fight
Grantaire
And so they might
Dogs will bark
Fleas will bite.
Lesgles
They will do what is right!
Marius
Hey, little boy, what's this I see?
God, Eponine, the things you do!
Eponine
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 pray to God that she's still there!
Eponine
Little you know!
Little you care!
Eponine
I have a letter M'sieur
It's addressed to your daughter, Cosette
It's from a boy at the barricade, Sir,
In the Rue de Villette.
Valjean
Give me that letter here, my boy.
Eponine
He said to give it to Cosette
Valjean
You have my word that my daughter will know
What this letter contains.
Tell the young man she will read it tomorrow
And here's for your pains
Go careful now, stay out of sight
There's danger in the streets tonight.
"Dearest Cosette, you have entered my soul
And soon you will be gone.
Can it be only a day since we met
And the world was reborn?
If I should fall in the battle to come
Let this be my goodbye...
Now that I know you love me as well
It is harder to die...
I pray that god will bring me home
To be with you.
Pray for your Marius. He prays for you!"
Eponine
Sometimes I walk alone at night
On my own
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
And I know it's only in my mind
I love him
I love him
I love him
Students
Marius
Enjolras
Grantaire
Combeferre
Courfeyrac
Feuilly
On My Own
And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to
Without a home, without a friend,
Without a face to say hello to.
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here.
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head.
Pretending he's beside me
All alone, I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me for ever and forever
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
But when the night is over
He is gone, the river's just a river
Without him the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
But every day I'm learning
All my life I've only been pretending
Without me his world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known!
I love him
I love him
But only on my own.Upon These Stones-At the Barricade
Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade
Let them come in their legions
And they will be met
Have faith in yourselves
And don't be afraid
Let's give 'em a screwing
That they'll never forget!
This is where it begins!
And if I should die in the fight to be free
Where the fighting is hardest
There will I be
Let them come if they dare
We'll be there!
Joly There's a boy climbing the barricade!
Marius
Good God! What are you doing?
'Ponine, have you no fear?
Have you seen my beloved?
Why have you come back here?
Eponine
Took the letter like you said
I met her father at the door
He said he would give it
Don't think I can stand any more.
Marius
Eponine, what's wrong? I feel...
There's something wet upon your hair
Eponine, you're hurt
You need some help!
Oh God, it's everywhere....
| Eponine | Marius |
|---|---|
| So don't you fret, M'sieur Marius I don't feel any pain A little fall of rain Can hardly hurt me now That's all I need to know And you will keep me safe |
(in counterpoint) Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine, You won't feel any pain A little fall of rain Can hardly hurt you now I'm here
I will stay with you |
Enjolras
Marius
Combeferre
We fight here in her name
Prouvaire
She will not die in vain.
Lesgles
She will not be betrayed.
Joly
Valjean
Joly
Sentry
Valjean
Valjean
Grantaire
Grantaire
Sentry
Enjolras
(Fighting ensues)
Student 1
Feuilly
Lesgles
Valjean
The enemy may be regrouping. Hold yourself in readiness.
Valjean
Javert
Valjean
Javert
Valjean
Javert
Valjean
Javert
Valjean
Enjolras
Enjolras
Feuilly
Prouvaire
Joly
All
Grantaire
All
Women
Men
All
Marius
Valjean
He is young
He's like the son I might have known
Bring him peace
You can takeNight of Anguish
She is the first to fall
The first of us to fall upon this barricade
Her name was Eponine
Her life was cold and dark, yet she was unafraid.The First Attack
Here comes a man in uniform
What brings you to this place?
I come here as a volunteer
Approach and show your face.
You wear an army uniform.
That's why they let me through.
Joly
You've got some years behind you sir.
There's much that I can do.
Joly
You see that prisoner over there?
A volunteer like you!
Combeferre
A spy who calls himself Javert!
He's going to get it too...
They're getting ready to attack!
Take this and use it well!
But if you shoot us in the back,
You'll never live to tell.
Platoon of sappers advancing toward the barricade!
Student 2
Troops behind them, fifty men or more!
Enjolras
Fire!
Sniper!
See how they turn and run!
Grantaire
And so the war was won!
Enjolras
They will be back again,
Make an attack again.
(To Valjean.)
For your presence of mind
For the deed you have done
I will thank you M'sieur
When our battle is won.
Give me no thanks M'sieur
There is something you can do.
Enjolras
If it is in my power.
Valjean
Give me the spy Javert
Let me take care of him!
Javert
The law is inside out
The world is upside down
Enjolras
Do what you have to do,
The man belongs to you.
Come my friends, back to your positions.
The night is falling fast.
We meet again.
You've hungered for this all your life;
Take your revenge!
How right you should kill with a knife!
You talk too much,
Your life is safe in my hands.
Don't understand
Get out of here.
Valjean, take care!
I'm warning you...
Clear out of here.
Once a thief, forever a thief
What you want you always steal!
You would trade your life for mine.
Yes, Valjean, you want a deal!
Shoot me now for all I care!
If you let me go, beware,
You'll still answer to Javert!
You are wrong, and always have been wrong.
I'm a man, no worse than any man.
You are free, and there are no conditions,
No bargains or petitions.
There's nothing that I blame you for.
You've done your duty, nothing more.
If I come out of this alive, you'll find me
At number fifty-five Rue Plumet
No doubt our paths will cross again.
Courfeyrac, you take the watch
They won't attack until it's light
Everybody stay awake
We must be ready for the fight
For tomorrow's fight
Let no one sleep tonight!Drink With Me
Marius, rest.
Drink with me to days gone by
Sing with me the songs we knew
Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads.
Here's to witty girls who went to our beds.
Here's to them and here's to you!
Drink with me to days gone by
Can it be you fear to die?
Will the world remember you
When you fall?
Can it be your life
Means nothing at all?
Will your death be one more lie?
Drink with me to days gone by
To the life that used to be
At the shrine of friendship, never say die
Let the wine of friendship never run dry
Here's to you and here's to me
Do I care if I should die
Now she goes across the sea?
Life without Cosette
Means nothing at all.
Would you weep, Cosette,
Should Marius fall?
Will you weep, Cosette,
For me?
God on high
Hear my prayer
In my need
You have always been there
He's afraid
Let him rest
Heaven blessed.
Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home.
If God had granted me a son.
The summers die
One by one
How soon they fly
On and on
And I am old
And will be gone.
Bring him joy
He is young
He is only a boy
You can give
Let him be
Let him live
If I die, let me die
Let him live
Bring him home
Bring him home
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