All language subtitles for Les.Miserables.in.Concert.The.25th.Anniversary.2010.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(ENTHRALLING MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALL HUMMING)

(SINGING) 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 20 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
You won't see me

Here for dust!

Look down, look down
Don't look 'em in the eye

How long, dear 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

You will starve again
Unless you learn the meaning of the law

I know the meaning of those 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'm 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

(ALL HUMMING)

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, every one!

The day begins
and now let's 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
It 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 19 years
A 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!

-Tell his reverence your story!
-Let us see if he's impressed!

-You were lodging here 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

Now 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 cries of my 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 20 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 this 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

As I stare into the void

to the whirlpool of my sin

I'll escape now from that world

From the world of Jean Valjean

Jean Valjean is nothing now!

Another story must begin!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) 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!

And 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!

FOREMAN: At the end of the day
you get nothing for nothing!

Sitting flat on your bum
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!

(FOREMAN SHOUTS)

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!

And the boss, he never knows
that the foreman is always on heat

WOMAN: If Fantine doesn't look out
Watch how she goes

She'll be out on the street!

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

Well, 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?

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 urging 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

As 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

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) I smell women!
Smell 'em in the air!

Think I'll drop me anchor
in that harbour over there!

Lovely ladies!
Smell 'em through the smoke!

Seven months 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 a call

Standing up or lying down or any way at all

Bargain prices up against the wall!

Come here, my dear
Let's see this trinket you wear

This bagatelle

Madame, I'll sell it to you!

-I'll give you four
-That wouldn't pay for the chain

I'll give you five, you're far too eager to sell
It's up to you

-It's all I have!
-That's not my fault

-Please, make it 10!
-No more than five

My dear, we all must stay alive!

Lovely ladies waiting in the dark

Ready for a thick one
or a quick one in the park

Long time, short time, anytime, my dear!

Cost a little extra
if you want to take all year

Quick and cheap is underneath the pier!

What pretty hair!
What pretty locks you've got there

What luck you've 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 10 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

Gimme the dirt
Who's that bit over there?

A bit of skirt
She's the one sold her hair

She's got a kid
Sends her all that she can

I might've known
there is always some man

Lovely lady, come along and join us!

Lovely lady!

Come on, dearie, why all the fuss?

You're no grander than the rest of us

Life has dropped you
at the bottom of the heap

Join your sisters
Make money in your sleep!

WHORE 1: That's right, dearie
Let 'im have the lot

WHORE 2: That's right, dearie

Show 'im what you've got

Old men, young men, take 'em as they come!

Harbour 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!

Lovely ladies going for a song

Got a lot of callers
but they never stay for long

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 one slice of your pie

I don't want you!
No! No, monsieur, let me go!

Is this a trick? I won't pay more!

No, not at all

You've got some nerve, you ugly slut!

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 or to choose

Or to lead me 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!

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 of the peace

For this insult to life and property!

I beg you, don't report me, sir
I'll do whatever you may want

Make your excuse to the police!

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, monsieur
That she will answer to the court

There's a child who sorely needs me
Please, monsieur, 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 20 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, Monsieur Mayor

You've done your duty, let her be
She needs a doctor not a jail

-But, Monsieur 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 such a place as this

Monsieur, 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've 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, Monsieur Mayor!

Take her to the hospital

But, Monsieur Mayor!

I will see it done!

Can this be true?

I don't believe what I see!

A man your age
To be as strong as you are!

A memory 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 10 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!

You say this man denies it all

And gives no sign of understanding
or repentance

You say this man is going to trial

And that he's sure to be returned
to serve his sentence

Come to that, can you be sure

that I am not your man?

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!

He thought that man was me
without a second glance

This 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

Can I abandon them?

How will they live
If I am not free?

If I speak, they are 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 wears 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 l?

I'm Jean Valjean!

And so, Javert, you see it's true

This man bears no more guilt than you

Who am l?

24601 !

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) Cosette, it's turned so cold

Cosette, it's past your bed time

You've played the day away

And soon it will be night

Come to me

Cosette, the light is fading

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, monsieur, where all the children play!

Be at peace!

Be at peace ever more

-My Cosette...
-Shall live in my protection

-Take her now!
-Your child will want for nothing

Good monsieur
You come from God in heaven

And none will ever harm Cosette
as long as I am living

Take my hand

The night grows ever colder

Then 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

Valjean, at last
We see each other plain!

Monsieur 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

Men 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 is 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 the 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

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

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

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) 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 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

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

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's 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
in the first place

How stupid the things 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

(ANGRILY) Enough of that

(SOFTLY) or I'll forget to be nice!

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

You heard me ask for something
And I never ask twice

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

My band of soaks
My den of dissolutes

My dirty jokes
My always pissed as newts

My sons of whores
Spend their lives in my inn

Homing pigeons homing in

They fly through my doors

And their money's as good as yours

Welcome, monsieur!
Sit yourself down

And meet the best innkeeper in town

As for the rest
All of them crooks

Rooking the 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
Creates a little stir

Customers appreciate a bon-viveur

Glad to do a friend a favour!

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 them
of a sou or two

Watering the wine
Making up the weight

Picking 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!

(LAUGHS)

Master of the House!
Quick to catch yer eye!

Never wants a passer-by
to pass him by!

Servant to the poor
Butler to the great

Comforter, philosopher and life-long mate!

Everybody's boon companion!
Everybody's chaperone!

But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!

Enter, monsieur
Lay down yer load

Unlace yer boots
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!

Here we go

Charge them for the lice
Extra for the mice

Two percent for looking
in the mirror twice

Here a little slice
There a little cut

Three per cent for sleeping
with the window shut!

When it comes to fixing prices
There are lots of tricks he knows!

How it all increases!
All them bits and pieces!

Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!

Master of the House!
Quick to catch yer eye!

Never wants a passer-by
to pass him by!

Servant to the poor
Butler to the great

Comforter, philosopher and life-long mate!

Everybody's boon companion
Gives them 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?

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

"Master of the House"
isn't worth my spit!

Comforter, philosopher, and life-long 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!
-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!

(ALL WHOOPING)

Raise it up the master's arse!

(ALL LAUGH)

Everybody raise a glass
to the Master of the House!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(CHEERING)

(SINGING)
I found her wandering in the woods

This is her 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 Colette!

-(SOFTLY) Cosette!
-Cosette!

Dear Fantine, gone to rest

Have we done for her child what is best?

Shared our bread, haven't we?
Shared each bone

We treated her like she's one of our own!
Like our own, monsieur!

Your feelings do you credit, sir
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, monsieur

Not that we'd begrudge a sou

It's no more than we Christians must do!

One thing more
One small doubt!

There are treacherous people about!

No offence!
Please reflect

Your intentions may not be correct

No more words!
Here's your price

1,500 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

(INDISTINCT)

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 Michel

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 my customers
some pleasure in return

I know what you give
You give them all the pox

You 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
-MAN: Or something's gonna give

It'll come, it'll come, it'll come
It'll come, it'll come, it'll come

Where are 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 a 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?

Watch out for old Thénardier!
All of his family's on the make

Once ran a hash-house down the way
Bit of a swine and no mistake

He's got a gang
The bleeding layabout

Even his daughter does her share

That's Éponine, she knows her way about
Only a kid, but hard to scare!

Do we care?
Not a cuss!

Long live us!
Long live us!

Look down and show
some mercy if you can!

Look down, look down
upon your fellow man!

Here's the old boy!
Stay on the job and watch out for the law!

-Stay out of this!
-But, Éponine...

You'll be in trouble here!
It's not your concern, you'll be in the clear

-Who is that man?
-Leave me alone!

Why is he here?
Hey, Éponine!

I didn't see you there, forgive me

Please, monsieur, come this way

Here's a child what ain't eaten today

Save a life
Spare a sou!

God rewards all the good that you do

Wait a bit!
Know that face!

Ain't the world a remarkable place?

Men like me don't forget

You're the bastard who borrowed Cosette!

What is this?
Are you mad?

No, monsieur, you don't know what you do!

You know me, you know me!
I'm a con, just like you

It's the police! Disappear!
Run for it!

It's Javert!

Another brawl in the square!
Another stink in the air!

Was there a witness to this?
Well, let him speak to Javert!

Monsieur, the streets are not safe
But let these vermin beware

We'll see that justice is done!

Look upon this fine collection
crawled from underneath a stone

This swarm of worms and maggots
could have picked you to the bone!

I know this man over here
I know his name and his trade

And on your witness, monsieur
I'll see him suitably paid

But where's the gentleman gone?
And why on earth did he run?

You will have a job to catch him!
He's the one you should arrest!

No more bourgeois when you scratch him
than that brand upon his chest!

Could it be he's some old jailbird
that the tide now washes in?

Heard my name and started running
Had the brand upon his skin

And the girl who stood beside him
When I turned they both had gone

Could he be the man I've hunted?
Could it be he's Jean Valjean?

(CLEARS THROAT)

In the absence of a victim

Dear Inspector, may I go?

And remember when you've nicked him

It was me wot told you so!

Let the old man keep on running

I will run him off his feet!

Everyone about your business
Clear this garbage off the street!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

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

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 flames!

And so it must be
For 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!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING)
That inspector thinks he's something

But it's me who runs this town!

And my theatre never closes
and the curtain's never down!

Trust Gavroche! Have no fear!
You can always find me here!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) Enjolras!
At Notre Dame the sections are prepared!

At Rue du 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 them 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
-JOLY: 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 may-be
She was just like a ghost to me!

One minute there, then she was gone!

I am agog!
I am aghast!

Is Marius in love at last?

I have never heard him "ooh" and "ah"
(LAUGHS)

You talk of battles to be won
And here he comes like Don Juan

It is better than an opera
Thank you!

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 this simply a game
for rich young boys to play?

The colours of the world
are 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
with just one burst of light

And what was right seems wrong
And what was wrong seems right!

-Red!
-I feel my soul on fire!

-GRANTAIRE: Black!
-My world if she's not there!

-Red!
-The colour of desire!

-Black!
-The colour 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 towards 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!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) 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!

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 honour his name

With the light of rebellion
ablaze in their eyes

From their candles of grief
we will kindle our flame

On the tomb of Lamarque
shall our barricade rise!

The time is here!

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 the 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 the 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 the 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

(MEN SHOUTING)

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 far away 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?

Did he see what I see?
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!

Dear Cosette
You're such a lonely child

How pensive
How sad you seem to me

Believe me, were it within my power
I'd fill each passing hour

How quiet it must be, I can see

With only me for company

There's so little I know
that I'm longing to know

Of the child that I was
in a time long ago

There's so little you say
of the life you have known

Why you keep to yourself
Why we're always alone

So dark, so dark and deep

The secrets that you keep

In my life

I'm no longer a child
and I yearn for the truth that you know

Of the years, years ago!

You will learn!

Truth is given by God to us all
in our time, in our turn!

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!

Éponine, 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 mademoiselle

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!

-Why regret what could not be?
-A single look and then I knew!

-I knew it, too!
-These are words he'll never say

-Not to me
-From today...

Not to me! Not for me

Every day

-For it isn't a dream
-ÉPONINE: His heart full of love

-Not a dream
-He will never

-After all!
-Feel this way

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) 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?
Gimme my share! Finish the job!

You shut your mouth!
You'll get what's yours!

CLAQUESOUS: What have we here?

Who is this hussy?

It's your brat Éponine!
Don't you know your own kid?

Why's she hanging about you?

Éponine, 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!

(SCREAMING)

Make for the sewers! Get underground!
Leave her to me! Don't wait around!

You wait my girl! You'll rue this night!

I'll make you scream!
You'll scream alright!

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 that 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!

MARIUS: Shall I join my brothers there?

ENJOLRAS: When our ranks begin to form

Do I stay, and do I dare?

Will you take your place with me?

ALL: The time is now! The day is here!

One day more!

One more day to revolution
We will nip it in the bud

We'll be ready for these 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!

I did not live until today

-I will follow where they go
-One more day on my own

I will learn their little secrets
I will know the things they know

One day more!

-One more day to revolution
-Tomorrow you'll be worlds away

Never know your luck
When there's a free-for-all

We'll be ready for these schoolboys

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!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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

I can find out the truth!
I know their ways

Fought their wars
Served my time

In the days of my youth

Hey, little boy, what's this I see?
God, Éponine, the things you do!

I know this is no place for me
Still I would rather be with you!

Get out before the trouble starts!
Get out, 'Ponine, you might get shot!

I got you worried now, I have!
That shows you like me quite a lot

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!

Little you know!

Little you care!

I have a letter, monsieur
It's addressed to your daughter Cosette

It's from a boy at the barricade, sir
In the Rue de Villette

Give me that letter here, my boy

He said to give it to Cosette

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 that
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

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

Sometimes I walk alone at night
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!

On my own

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

In the rain

the pavement shines like silver

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
forever and forever!

And I know it's only in my mind

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

I love him, 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

I love him, 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

But only

on my own

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

ALL: (SINGING) Now we pledge ourselves
to hold this barricade!

Let them come in their legions
and they will be met

Have faith in yourselves
and do not be afraid

Let's give 'em a screwing
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!

He's back!

Listen, my friends
I have done as I said

I have been to their lines
I have counted each man

I will tell what I can

Better be warned
They have armies to spare

and our danger is real

We will need all our cunning
to bring them to heel!

Have faith!

If you know what their movements are
we'll spoil their game

There are ways that our people can fight

We shall overcome their power!

I overheard their plans
There will be no attack tonight

They intend to starve us out
before they start a proper fight

Concentrate their force
Hit us from the right

Liar!

(SINGING) Good evening, dear Inspector
Lovely evening, my dear!

I know this man, my friends
His name's Inspector Javert!

So don't believe a word he says
'cause none of it's true

This only goes to show
what little people can do!

Bravo, little Gavroche!
You're the top of the class!

So what are we going to do
with this snake in the grass?

Tie this man
and take him to the tavern in there!

The people will decide your fate
Inspector Javert!

Shoot me now or shoot me later
Every schoolboy to his sport!

Death to each and every traitor!
I renounce your people's court!

Take this man
Bring him through

There is work we have to do

There's a boy climbing the barricade!

Good God! What are you doing?
'Ponine! Have you no fear?

Have you seen my beloved?
Why have you come back here?

Took the letter, like you said
I met her father at the door

He said he would give it
I don't think I can stand any more

Éponine, what's wrong?
There's something wet upon your hair

Éponine, you're hurt!
You need some help!

Oh, God, it's everywhere!

Don't you fret, Monsieur Marius

I don't feel any pain

A little fall of rain

can hardly hurt me now

You're here
That's all I need to know

And you will keep me safe

And you will keep me close

And rain will make the flowers grow

But you will live 'Ponine
Dear God above!

If I could close your wounds
with words of love

Just hold me now, and let it be

Shelter me
Comfort me

You will live 100 years
if I could show you how

I won't desert you now

The rain can't hurt me now

This rain will wash away what's past

And you will keep me safe

And you will keep me close

I'll sleep in your embrace at last

The rain that brings you here
is heaven blessed!

The skies begin to clear
and I'm at rest

A breath away from where you are

I've come home from so far

-So don't you fret, Monsieur Marius
-Hush-a-bye, dear Éponine

-I don't feel any pain
-You won't feel any pain

-A little fall of rain
-A little fall of rain

-Can hardly hurt me now
-Can hardly hurt you now

(GASPING)

I'm here!

That's all I need to know

-And you will keep me safe
-I will stay with you...

-And you will keep me close
-...till you are sleeping

-And rain...
-And rain...

-...will make the flowers...
-...will make the flowers...

...grow

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) She is the first to fall

The first of us to fall upon this barricade

Her name was Éponine!

Her life was cold and dark
yet she was unafraid!

We fight here in her name

She will not die in vain

She will not be betrayed

JOLY: (SINGING)
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

You see that prisoner over there?

A volunteer like you!

A spy who calls himself Javert!

GRANTAIRE: He's going to get it, too!

MAN: 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

MAN: Platoon of sappers
advancing towards the barricade!

Troops behind them! Fifty men or more!

Hold!

Fire!

(GUNSHOTS)

(SINGING) Look how they turn and run!

And so the war was won!

They will be back again
Make an attack again

For your presence of mind
For the deed you have done

I will thank you, monsieur
when our battle is won

Give me no thanks, monsieur
There's something you can do

If it is in my power

Give me the spy Javert!
Let me take care of him!

The law is inside out
The world is upside down!

Do what you have to do!
The man belongs to you!

The enemy may be regrouping!
Hold yourself in readiness!

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 55 Rue Plumet

No doubt our paths will cross again!

Go!

(GUNSHOT)

(SINGING) Courfeyrac, you take the watch
They won't attack until it's light

Everybody keep the faith

For certain as the eagle flies
we are not alone

The people too must rise

Marius! Rest.

(SINGING) 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 death
means nothing at all?

Is your life just 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?

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) God on high

Hear my prayer

In my need

you have always been there

He is young

He's afraid

Let him rest

heaven blessed

Bring him home!

Bring him home

He's like the son I might have known

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 peace

Bring him joy

He is young

He is only a boy

You can take!

You can give!

Let him be

Let him live!

If I die

let me die!

Let him live

Bring him home

Bring him home!

Bring him

home!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) You at the barricade listen to this!

The people of Paris sleep in their beds!

You have no chance
No chance at all!

Why throw your lives away?

Let us die facing our foes!
Make them bleed while we can!

Make them pay through the nose!

Make them pay for every man!

Let others rise

to take our place
until the earth is free!

Here's a hint of gold
Stuck into a tooth

Pardon me, monsieur
You won't be needing it no more!

Shouldn't be too hard to sell

Add it to the pile!
Add it to the stock!

Here among the sewer rats
A breath away from hell

You get accustomed to the smell

Well, someone's got to
clean 'em up, my friends

Before the little harvest
disappears into the mud

Someone's got to collect
their odds and ends

When the gutters run with blood

It's a world where the dog eats the dog

Where they kill for the bones in the street

And God in his heaven
you don't interfere

'Cos he's dead as the stiffs at me feet!

I raise my eyes to see the heavens

And only the moon looks down!

The harvest moon shines down!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) It's you, Javert
I knew you wouldn't wait too long

The faithful servant
at his post once more!

This man's done no wrong
and he needs a doctor's care!

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

Another hour yet
and then I'm yours

And all our debts are paid!

The man of mercy comes again
and talks of justice!

Come, time is running short

Look down, Javert!
He's standing in his grave!

Take him, Valjean

Before I change my mind!

I will be waiting, 24601 !

Who is this man?
What sort of devil is he?

To have me caught in a trap
and choose to let me go free?

It was his hour at last
to put a seal on my fate!

Wipe out the past
and wash me clean off the slate!

All it would take
was a flick of his knife!

Vengeance was his
and he gave me back my life!

Damned if I live in the debt of a thief!

Damned if I yield
at the end of the chase!

I am the law, and the law is not mocked!
I'll spit his pity right back in his face!

There is nothing on earth that we share!

It is either Valjean or Javert!

How can I now allow this man

to hold dominion over me?

This desperate man whom I have hunted

He gave me my life!
He gave me freedom!

I should have perished by his hand

It was his right

It was my right to die as well

Instead, I live, but live in hell

And my thoughts fly apart

Can this man be believed?

Shall his sins be forgiven?

Shall his crimes be reprieved?

And must I now begin to doubt
who never doubted all these years?

My heart is stone and still it trembles

The world I have known
is lost in shadow

Is he from heaven or from hell?
And does he know

that, granting me my life today

this man has killed me even so?

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

I'll escape now from that world
From the world of Jean Valjean

There is nowhere I can turn

There is no way to go on

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) Did you see them
going off to fight?

Children of the barricade
that didn't last the night?

They were school boys
Never held a gun

Fighting for a new world
that would rise up like the sun

Where's that new world
now the fighting's done?

-Who will wake them?
-No one ever will

No one ever told them
that a summer day can kill

Same old story
What's the use of tears?

What's the use of praying
if there's nobody who hears?

Turning, turning

Turning, turning, turning
through the years

Minutes into hours
and the hours into years

Nothing changes, nothing ever can

Rounding round the roundabout
and back where you began

Round and round
and back where you began!

There's a grief that can't be spoken

There's a pain goes on and on

Empty chairs at empty tables

Now my friends are dead and gone

Here they talked of revolution

Here it was they lit the flame

Here they sang about tomorrow

And tomorrow never came

From the table in the corner

They could see a world reborn

And they rose with voices ringing

And I can hear them now!

The very words that they had sung

became their last communion

On the lonely barricade at dawn

Oh, my friends, my friends, forgive me

That I live and you are gone

There's a grief that can't be spoken

There's a pain goes on and on

Phantom faces at the window!

Phantom shadows on the floor!

Empty chairs at empty tables

Where my friends will meet no more

Oh, my friends, my friends, don't ask me

What your sacrifice was for

Empty chairs at empty tables

Where my friends will meet

no more

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) Every day, you walk
with stronger step

You walk with longer step
The worst is over

Every day, I wonder, every day

who it was brought me here
from the barricade

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

we'll remember that night

and the vow that we made

A heart full of love

She was never mine to keep

A night full of you

-She is youthful, she is free
-The words are old, but always true

Cosette, Cosette!

-Love is the garden of the young
-I saw you waiting and I knew

Waiting for you

-Let it be!
-At your feet!

-Let it be!
-At your call!

-And it wasn't a dream
-A heart full of love

-Not a dream...
-This I give you...

-...after all
-...this day

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) Monsieur, this is a day
I never can forget

Is gratitude enough
for giving me Cosette?

Your home shall be with us
and not a day shall pass

But we will prove our love
to you, whom we shall call

a father to us both
a father to us all

Not another word, my son!

There's something now that must be done

There lived a man
whose name was Jean Valjean

He stole some bread
to save his sister's son

For 19 winters served his time

In sweat he washed away his crime!

Years ago

he broke parole
and lived a life apart

How could he tell Cosette
and break her heart?

It's for Cosette this must be faced
lf he is caught, she is disgraced

The time has come to journey on

and from this day he must be gone!

Who am I?

You're Jean Valjean!

What can I do to turn you from this?
Monsieur, you cannot leave

Whatever I tell my beloved Cosette
she will never believe

Make her believe
I have gone on a journey a long way away

Tell her my heart was too full for farewells
It is better this way

Promise me, monsieur
Cosette will never know

I give my word

What I have spoken, why I must go!

For the sake of Cosette, it must be so

CHORUS: (SINGING) Ring out the bells
upon this day of days!

May all the angels
of the Lord above

In jubilation sing their songs of praise

And crown this blessed time
with peace and love!

The Baron and Baroness de Thénard
wish to pay their respects to the groom!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

I forget where we met

Was it not at the Ch?teau Lafarge?

Where the Duke did that puke

down the Duchess's décolletage?

No, Baron de Thénard

The circles I move in are humbler by far

Go away, Thénardier

Do you think I don't know who you are?

He's not fooled!
Told you so!

Show monsieur
what you've come here to show

Tell the boy what you know!

Pity to disturb you at a feast like this

But 500 francs
surely wouldn't come amiss

In God's name, say what you have to say!

But first you pay!

What I saw, clear as light

Jean Valjean in the sewers that night

Had this corpse on his back
hanging there like a bloody great sack

I was there, never fear!

Even found me this fine souvenir!

I know this! This was mine!

This is surely some heavenly sign!

One thing more, mark this well

It was the night that the barricade fell!

Then it's true! Then I'm right!

Jean Valjean was my saviour that night!

As for you, take this, too!

God forgive us the things that we do!

Come, my love, come, Cosette

This day's blessings are not over yet!

(LAUGHING)

Ain't it a laugh?
Ain't it a treat?

Hob-nobbin' here
among the elite?

[VOCALISING)

Here comes a prince
There goes a Jew

This one's a queer
But what can you do?

Paris at my feet!

Paris in the dust!

And here's me, breaking bread
with the upper crust

Beggar at the feast!
Master of the dance!

Life is easy pickings
if you grab your chance

Everywhere you go
law-abiding folk

doing what is decent
but they're mostly broke!

Singing to the Lord on Sundays
praying for the gifts he'll send

But we're the ones who take it
We're the ones who make it in the end!

Watch the buggers dance!
Watch them till they drop!

Keep your wits about you
And you stand on top!

Masters of the land!
Always get our share!

Clear away the barricades
and we're still there!

We know where the wind is blowing
Money is the stuff we smell

And when we're rich as Croesus
Jesus! Won't we see you all in hell?

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(SINGING) Alone I wait in the shadows

I count the hours till I can sleep

I dreamed a dream Cosette stood by

It made her weep to know I die

Alone at the end of the day

Upon this wedding night I pray

Take these children, my Lord
to thy embrace

And show them grace

God on high

Hear my prayer

Take me now

to thy care

Where you are

Let me be

Take me now!

Take me there!

Bring me home!

Monsieur, I bless your name

I am ready, Fantine

Monsieur, lay down your burden

At the end of my days

-You raised my child in love
-She's the best of my life

And you will be with God

Papa, papa, I do not understand!

Are you alright?
They said you'd gone away!

Cosette, my child! Am I forgiven now?

Thank God, thank God
I lived to see this day!

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 from the barricade

Carried like a babe
and brought me home to you!

Now you are here

again beside me

Now I can die in peace

for now my life is blessed

You will live, papa, you're going to live!

It's too soon
too soon to say goodbye!

Yes, Cosette, forbid me now to die!

I'll obey

I will try

On this page
I write my last confession

Read it well
when I, at last, am sleeping

It's the story
of those who always loved you

Your mother gave her life for you
then gave you to my keeping

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

Forgive me all my trespasses
and take me to your glory!

Take my hand

I lead you to salvation

Take my love

For love is everlasting

And remember

the truth that once was spoken

To love another person
is to see the face of God

CHOIR: 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

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

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!

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

(ALL VOCALISING)

Tomorrow comes!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING LOUDLY)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) God on high

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Hear my prayer

In my need

you have always been there

He is young

He's afraid

Let him rest

heaven blessed

Bring him home!

Bring him home

He's like the son I might have known

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 peace

Bring him joy

He is young

He is only a boy

You can take!

You can give!

Let him be

Let him live!

If I die

let me die!

Let him live

Bring him home

Bring him

home!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING) 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?

ALL: The time is now! The day is here!

One day more!

One day more to revolution
We will nip it in the bud

We'll be ready for these 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!

I did not live until today

One more day on my own

How can I live when we are parted?

One day more!

Tomorrow you'll be worlds away!

Never know your luck
When there's a free-for-all

And yet with you my world has started

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!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

Well, Les Misérables is 25 years young!

What a remarkable evening.

This is going to be one of
the greatest nights of my life.

We are all very lucky to be here in front of
such an incredible, stellar, amazing cast.

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

I realised, over the last few days,

seeing the original cast here,

the two wonderful London
companies at the moment,

and our extraordinary cast tonight,

that I've not only shared
Les Misérables with them,

I've shared most of
my professional life with them.

And everyone, including the choir,
the ensemble, everyone,

they're all the stars of the West End

that have kept the British
musical theatre thriving.

And they're here
for the same reason I'm here

and the same reason you're here.

We love Les Misérables. There's something
extraordinary about this musical.

And ever since it opened,
25 years ago, at the Barbican

it is you, the public, that have grasped it

and embraced it in the most personal way.
And that's how we all feel.

I watched the second act backstage.

It was as electrifying
as it was for you outside,

just because the embrace between us,

and seeing everybody
just love this material so much,

and love their fellow performers,

is something I have never
encountered in the theatre,

and I never will for the rest of my life.

The inspiration, of course,
belongs to Victor Hugo,

and Victor Hugo inspired two Frenchmen,
they had to be French, of course,

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg,
to write the show,

with the wonderful, uplifting words
of Herbert Kretzmer.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the authors of Les Misérables.

(ALL CHEERING)

Just a few words
on such an emotional evening,

in front of such a huge and warm crowd.

I must remember that 32 years ago
I was asking myself one question.

Would Les Misérables make
a good subject for a musical?

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

And I was unconscious enough
to think it was,

and Claude-Michel
crazy enough to agree with me.

So tonight is a celebration of
obviously the genius of Victor Hugo,

of nearly 40 years of collaboration and
friendship between Claude-Michel and me,

(ALL APPLAUDING)

and 27 years of collaboration and
friendship with Cameron Mackintosh.

It's also the celebration of incredible talents
that we met through Cameron.

Namely they are the people
who have helped him to reshape our work.

They are James Fenton,
Trevor Nunn, John Caird,

and master lyricist Herbert Kretzmer.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Well, it's an evening...
It's hard to speak, but...

An evening which I will remember
for all my life, obviously.

Seeing this company of companies
perform this night, this incredible evening,

and the 1985 evening, with whom
we share so many fond memories,

is something that we'll carry with us
for the rest of our lives.

I want to thank you, Cameron,
again, for making us

such an incredible and overwhelming
birthday present.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

It's an incredible evening for us.

We are privileged to attend such a concert.

But I am wondering
what we are doing here, really,

because, generally, when you have
a tribute for a show like that

it means that the authors,
they are dead for a long time.

(ALL LAUGHING)

And we are still here.

And they are not very happy
every day, those two gents

and Laurence, the director of the show,
that we are here

because we are always looking
what they are doing with our baby.

But anyway, as Alain said,

it's 40 years of brothership
between me and Alain,

27 years of friendship
and collaboration with Cameron.

Sometimes it's easy,
sometimes it's very tough,

but it's always a lot of fun.

And I wish that it will last a very long time.

Thank you very much, everyone.
Thank you!

(ALL CHEERING)

I've just realised

that I'll be nearly 90 for the
50th anniversary. What shall I do?

I intend to be here, though.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Now, in 2002,
it was Victor Hugo's bicentennial,

and we decided that
we would do a school's edition,

so that under-19-year-olds
could perform the show.

They've been extraordinary doing it.

Hundreds and thousands of students

and tens of thousands
of productions have done it.

And now, here, just a few of them
are going to be here

to take part in our celebration
as we come to an end tonight.

They are the future.

They will be doing Les Misérables
when tomorrow comes.

(SINGING) 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

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

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!

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

(ALL VOCALISING)

Tomorrow comes!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)