THE

MISERABLES

THE MUSICAL
EXTRAS (BOYS)

– EXTRA 1: Prisoner 1, peasant 1 (No Voice), Poor 1, Pimp, Pimp Paris, Prouvaire.

– EXTRA 2:Prisionero 2, campesino 2 (No Voz),Capataz, Preso injusto, Pobre París 1,

Combeferre.

– Prisoner 5, Bishop, Poor 2, Man with Car, Poor Paris 2, Courfreyrac.

– EXTRA 4:Guardia 1 (También en el Juicio), Pobre 3,Marinero 1, Borracho 1, Brujon,

Sentry.

– EXTRA 5: Guard 2 (Also in Trial), Poor 4, Sailor 2, Drunk 2, Babet, Joly.

– Farmer

– EXTRA 7: Peasant Border, Poor 6, Sailor 3, Judge, Blind, Poor Paris 4, Grantaire.

– EXTRA 8: Innkeeper, Poor 7, Fauchelevent, Drunkard 3, Montparnasse, Lesgles.

EXTRAS (GIRLS)

– EXTRA 1:Posadera,Trabajadora 5, Prostituta 1, Pobre París 1.

– EXTRA 2: Peasant 1 (No Voice), Prostitute 2, Woman Car, Poor Paris 2.

– EXTRA 3:Peasant 2 (NV), Prostitute 3, Drunk 1, Old Whore Paris.

– EXTRA 4: Peasant 3 (NV), Prostitute 4, Drunk 2, Young Whore Paris.

– EXTRA 5: Trabajadora 1, Prostituta 5, Borracha 3, Pobre París 3.

– EXTRA 6: Trabajadora 2, Prostituta 6, Borracha 4, Pobre París 4.

– EXTRA 7: Worker 3, Jeweler, Poor Paris 5.

– EXTRA 8: Worker 4, Hairdresser, Poor Paris 6.

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 FIRST ACT

PROLOGUE

Chorus
Aah… aah… ahahahah…
Aah... aah... ahahahah...
Aah… aah… ahahahah…
Aah… aah… ahahahah…
Mercy, mercy, you will not leave here.
Pity, pity, here you will die.

Prisoner 1
The sunlight treats us with malice.

Chorus
Mercy, mercy, it will be an eternity.

Prisoner 2
It's a mistake, my God help me.

Chorus
Pity, pity, we lost our faith.

Prisoner 3
My love is faithful and will fight for me.

Chorus
Mercy, mercy, nobody thinks of you anymore.

Prisoner 4
I will soon leave, I will never return, never again...

Chorus
Mercy, mercy, you won't get out of here.

Prisoner 5
Jesus, mercy, Lord I can't take it anymore.

Chorus
Pity, pity, you will die a slave.
Pity, pity, the world is left behind...

Javert
Bring me number 23623! The judge granted you conditionally. Do you understand that?

Valjean
Yes! My freedom...

Javert
No! It is a permit. They have not given forgiveness to a thief.

Valjean
It was for stealing a loaf of bread.

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Javert
It was much more.

Valjean
I also broke a glass... You don't know what it is to suffer or go hungry...

Javert
And you will go hungry! If you keep confronting the law.

Valjean
I have been locked up here for 20 years... The law robbed me.

Javert
Five years for stealing and the rest for trying to flee. Yes, 23623.

Valjean
My name is Jean Valjean!

Javert
And I am Javert. It is no other name. Never forget it 23623.

Chorus
Mercy, mercy, you will die a slave.
Pity, pity, the world is left behind.
Aah… aah… ahahahah…
Aah… aah… ahahahah…

FREE AT LAST

Valjean
Free at last, I still breathe...
How nice to feel the air in me under the sky, the day begins.
Water on my skin, it feels good to me,
I will not forget the pain, the bitterness...
I do not forgive! I will never be able to erase their guilt, I will not do it...
The sun is already shining and I am here,
What can the world do for me?

Farmer
It's over! There is nothing more for you. Pack your things and get out of here.

Valjean
You give him much more and he works worse.
Aren't you going to pay me for all my sweat?

Peasant border
It can't be, because you were in prison.
I am an honest man, not a common thief.

Valjean
Everything turns against me,
It's another prison, other guards, everything's the same...
Wherever I go, it doesn't matter if the mark of Cain is on my paper.
They always see the evil in me...
Don't come over here!

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Innkeeper
I'm sorry, there's nothing to do here.
Neither bed nor food, I cannot please him.

Valjean
I'm going to pay for it even if it costs me a kidney.
I beg you, I am not an animal!

Tavern keeper
No more talk or you'll taste my cane.
Here we are not like you, God knows.

Valjean
It is not freedom to live like this...
A jailer behind me, that's the law!
I have no grace or mercy for a piece of paper,
That's how the law is!
Without honor to where I go,
A dog is how much I am...

THE BISHOP OF DIGNE

Bishop
This house is your refuge and you are welcome here.
Although we don't have much, we can share it.
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Here is a bed, today your sorrows will pass...

Valjean
I arrived hungry and thirsty, the old man saved me.
The cup is worth more than what I earned sweating under the sun in the unhappy prison.
He trusted me...
He has trusted me with all his kindness.
I pretended to behave well, I swore to live in peace.
And when he fell asleep then I took off with his money... with... his... faith!

Guard 1
Tell that to the Bishop.

Guard 2
We'll see who lied.

Guard 1
You slept here yesterday.

Guard 2
The good Bishop invited you.

Guard 1:
And with great Christian kindness, he had compassion for you.

Guard 2:
And now you swear that that money is a gift...

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Bishop
It is so.

You left very early without taking the best with you. I offered you my candlesticks, they are much more.
value.

You can let him go free now, because he is telling the truth.
I appreciate your help and may God bring you peace.
And remember well, brother: nothing happens without reason.
God offers you a great gift, go and find his forgiveness.
For the blood of the just, for the death of Jesus,
God is going to lift you out of the pit.
Today your soul is already God's...

SOLILOQUY

Valjean
What am I going to do? My God, what am I going to do?
I am a damn thief who only knows how to run.
It's too late for me, it's impossible to change.
What am I going to say, I can only scream,
a fierce cry that no one will hear.
Every change, I don't know where I can go...
If there was a path for me, then what does it matter that I didn't see it.
How sad it is to be born, what a misfortune to live!
Noble justice, royal power,
It was proposed to kill Valjean!
For stealing a crust of bread...

With what reason did I let them touch my soul with their love.
He opened his home to me, he shook my hand...
I was not a thief but his brother.
He bought my soul for God, what would he know.
I want to make the world pay the same price that I paid.
I just want to avenge that bread I stole!
That's what I've lived for!
It is my only faith!
He lied for me, for what reason?
I deserve whip and prison
And he preferred to leave me free...
Guilt is a knife inside me.
My soul says that it bought... I sold it.
Is my heart better today? Will there be a path for me?
How did I end up here?
I don't even know where I am anymore...

I feel dizzy looking at my unforgiven sin...

This world is no place for old Jean Valjean.
Today Jean Valjean has died!
Here ends your song!

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 ANOTHER DAY IS GOING AWAY

Chorus
Another day goes by and you are much older.
It's the life of the poor, nothing more to say.
You go to the dock and suffer, you can never win the game.
But you are still standing, and for what?
What a miserable life!

Another day goes under the icy wind,

There is no coat that can cover that deadly ice.
The pain has no voice, no one listens to the crying child
And winter is coming quickly, a hard dagger.
Your time is coming.

Another day goes by and another day awaits you.

That light at dawn is a ray of sunshine.
A crack in the wall, that's the thunder that announces a storm.
This land is thirsty because our misery does not matter.
Only begging for mercy remains,
Another day is gone!

Foreman
Another day goes by and there's nothing on your plate.
You haven't even hit a strike, what do you expect to have?
You have children to take care of, what are those children going to eat?
For a hard day, give thanks to God...

Worker 1
And your wife...

Workers
And blessed be luck...

Worker 2
The good foreman arrives for some reason.
With her tiger eyes and her hellish breath.
Once again, it is Fantine who has stood him up.
Look at his pants, he's having a terrible time.

Worker 3
Does our boss already know how hot the foreman is going?

Worker 4
If Fantine does not watch carefully where she is going, she will go out to the street.

Chorus
Another day goes by like every other day.
As always, empty at the beginning of the month.
With no money or pension, you only think about stealing from whoever you can,
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Another day is gone!

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Worker 5
What do you have there, my innocent little sister?
Come on Fantine, we want to know...

Hey, Fantine, we need money... Your girl is sick... What are we going to do?

Fantine
But what do you care what it says in the letter?
You are flirting with everyone you see.
What woman is here who can swear before God that she has no secret she wants to hide?

Valjean (Madeleine)
Let's separate those two, I don't want to see them fight.
It's a job, not a theater!
Ladies, enough, calm down,
I stake my reputation, I am the Mayor of Montreuil.

Resolve the case without delay, with great tact and discretion...

Foreman
What is the cause of the fuss?

Worker 5
Another day goes by and she seeks a fight.
He has a secret kid and wants to hide him.
A favor that must be repaid, namely how the money is earned…
You know that you go around giving pleasure...
And the boss doesn't know it.

Fantine
It is true that there is a kid and the kid is my daughter...
And his father left, he never wanted a home.
Today it is taken care of by the owners of an old inn.
If my girl is fine, I don't mind paying.

Choir (women)
Another day goes by and the problems remain.
And among all of us, we pay for what one person does wrong.
It is hard to earn a living while she indulges in her vice.
Where is your authority?
That bitch drives us crazy.
Who is going to pay for that?
Another day is gone!

Foreman
The dog knows who to bite, that little cat tricked me.
I should have sensed your little secret...
Ah, yes, the virginal Fantine! So white and pure, so wretched.
You are the main cause of everything that goes wrong here.
In the full light, faithful little dog... In the dark, whore of the brothel!

Worker 5
He has mocked you by behaving like this.

Choir (women)
We are good people, get out of here.

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Worker 5
Come on, throw it already.

Chorus
Today the fox is leaving!

Foreman
Come on baby... Get out of here!

I DREAMED A LIFE

Fantine
Once upon a time, there was a world in peace.

And the voice of those good men was sweet.

Once there was true love, a light without end and eternal verses.
Once upon a time,
Then the bad came...

I dreamed of a life for myself, it was full of hopes.

I dreamed that I loved so happily, I dreamed that God forgave me.
I was a fearless girl who enjoyed her dreams.
There were no debts or pain, everything was beautiful under the sky.

But when the sun goes down and beasts enter your dreams...
Regrets of living take over your being.
A summer passed with me...
He filled my days with his magic...
I gave him my youth... but in the end, I saw him leave.

And I still dream that he will return and I will be with him for a lifetime.
It would be better not to dream, it's a dead end street.
I dreamed of a life for myself, I dreamed that I was escaping from this hell.
I have awakened, I already know...
Today the dream I dreamed dies.

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 THE DOCKS (BEAUTIFUL GIRLS)

Sailor 1
The air carries the scent of a woman.
I am going to drop the anchor four steps from the brothel.

Sailor 2
Beautiful girls, today I’m taking a couple.
Poor sailor, so many days without wetting.

Sailor 3
I have a load for the warehouse!

Prostitutes
Beautiful girls, unmatched prices.
Lists at the service of your personal vice.
Beautiful girls, just for you.
In bed or on the floor, lying down or standing.
Cheaper against the wall!

Jeweler
You, come here! Let's see what you have there.
It is a necklace...

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Fantine
The closure is already worth ten.

Jeweler
I offer you six, you need to sell, make up your mind...

Fantine
I have no more...

Jeweler
What do I care?

Fantine
Let it be ten.

Jeweler
No more than six, dear I have to live...

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 Prostitutes
Pretty girls, no one offers more:
Fast or slow, in front or behind.
Long, short... It doesn't matter.
Pay for a year, it really pays off.
Under the bridge, he charged half!

Hairdresser
How beautiful you are, darling, I'm so envious of you.
How beautiful they are, your hair is worth a lot.
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Fantine
Enough already, leave me alone!

Hairdresser
What do you ask for? Ten francs, no more talk.
You think about it...

Fantine
It will go very well for me...

Hairdresser
Just think about it...

Fantine
What can I do? I will do very well.
Ten francs save Cosette...

Prostitute 1
Oh my God, I can't take it anymore... What pain, it won't let me walk!

Cool
Don't mess with me, get yourself a mattress.
Unless you want me to find another banner.

Prostitute1
It was a joke, I'm going back to my corner.

Cool
And why did she let herself be shaved?

Prostitute 2
She seems to be a poor mom.

Prostitute 3
She has no more and is single as well.

Cool
Why is there a man behind?
Hey beautiful, come with us.
Hey beautiful!

Prostitute 4
What are you doing crying like that, girl?

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Prostitute 5
Your misfortune is the norm here.

Cool
Pig life has taken you to the worst.

Prostitute 6
Like everyone, invest in your sweat.

Prostitute 7
You are flesh, give yourself a roll.

Prostitute 8
It's just meat, not your heart.

Prostitutes
Children, old people, they are all the same:
Cool and bastards, all kinds of animals.
Poor, rich, powerful men...
Without their pants, they have little to offer.
As long as they pay, let them do...
Beautiful girls, have a good time.
Think of something else and charge without looking at whom.

Fantine
Hey, sailor come over here!
Take your little cat and have real sex.
It's easy money to earn.
Disgust is what I feel but you are not going to see it.
They don't know it, but I am already dead in reality...

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 THE ARREST OF FANTINE

Pijo (Bamatabois)
She is a sweetheart, at least on paper.
Come closer, I want to see the cake.
What do you ask for a little bit of honey?

Fantine
Not with you... No way sir, let me be.

Pijo
Ha ha ha! Do you expect me to pay more for it?

Fantine
No, no sir...

Pijo
The fox is all heart... What a pain!
A whore is the same as a piece of meat:
First, you need to see what you want to buy.
A whore obeys, she cannot refuse.
It's not a matter of foxes to choose who will take them to dance.

Fantine
I swear, man, if you hit me again.
Even a whore who lives in ruin deserves something more...

Pigeon
Bitch, you are going to pay.
You'll see if I'm a bastard, you'll see!
For God's sake, I will make them stop you.
For this insane rebellion, for this insult to order and peace.

Fantine
Don't report me, sir.
I will do what you ask.

Pigeon
Apologize to the authority.

Javert
What are those screams for?
Let someone speak, I am Javert.
Give me all the details, I am just doing my duty.
I see prostitutes with their pimps, but I want the truth.
A citizen has been attacked, it cannot be tolerated.

Dude
Javert, it's incredible: I was going to the park for a walk and this fox jumped at my throat for no reason.

Javert
Please file a report as soon as possible.
This case will go to trial, I swear it on my honor.

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Fantine
My Cosette needs me... Please, sir, mercy.
Don't put me in jail, or my girl will die.

Javert
I have been hearing a thousand unreasonable excuses for twenty years.
There is no need for you to explain to me, you do not deserve a forgiveness.
Honesty, dignity, pray to God for His goodness.

Valjean
We can wait, Javert, and listen to this woman.

Javert
Mr. Mayor.

Valjean
You fulfilled your duty. Notify a doctor, not a judge.

Javert
Mr. Mayor.

Fantine
It can't be.

Valjean
How alone she is, she has nowhere to go...

A familiar face. Have we met before?

Why do I find you here? This is not your place.

Fantine
Sir, you mocked me, why? It’s quite sad to see me like this...
When his good foreman fired me, you saw it and left. I was working well...

Valjean
It's true, that's how it is. To this poor woman. I didn't take into account.

Fantine
My girl is dying... If God is still listening to me, I don't want to live anymore.

Valjean
Before God, I assume my duty, as it should be.

Javert
Mr. Mayor!

Valjean
Call a doctor.

Javert
Mr. Mayor!

Valjean
As it should be!

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 CAR ACCIDENT

Valjean
Can someone help me get him out of there?

Man car
Please do not approach, that car is a lethal weight.

Woman car
If it tips over, the load will fall.
That is also deadly...

Fauchelevant
My good sir, by your kindness, does God send you?

Javert
It can't be, I still find it hard to believe.
With that value, with that strength at his age.
You seem... like a man I met some time ago.
He broke the conditional and escaped...
Sorry, sir, I shouldn't speak.

Valjean
Go ahead, why be silent?

Javert
I have only known one man who is as strong as you.
After ten years in search of it, today it is at my mercy.
No one runs away forever, we find them in the end.
We have him behind bars, today he faces the court.
The truth denies everything, that is worthy of a scoundrel.
No one escapes forever, not even Jean Valjean.

Valjean
Did you say that a detained man maintains his innocence?
Did you say that the man will go to court, but will return to serve his sentence?
Think about it, don't you believe that I can be Valjean?

Javert
I have been tracks for years, it has been difficult for me to find him.
But in the end everything matches, he has marks on his skin.
I defeated him, he gave up, his adventure ended.

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 WHO AM I?

Valjean
He thinks it's me... Javert was mistaken.
The man who arrested will be my salvation.
Why should I save him by telling them who I am?
If it cost me so much to get to where I am.

If I confess, they will condemn me...

If I stay silent, I curse myself...

I am the master of hundreds of workers, they trust me.

What right do I have to let them down, to leave them like this?

If I confess, they are condemned...

And if I stay silent, I curse myself...

Who am I?
I don't know if there is any value left in me...
Why do I allow a man imprisoned by chance who is going to trial in my place to be condemned like this?

Who am I?
Why can't I escape from myself and pretend that I am no longer who I was?
How much should I give up for not going back to that place?

And to forget... I no longer know if I will be able to, close my eyes and live in peace.
I sold my soul to God, I know, and to strengthen my faith, He tests me here today...
Maybe he/she has already decided for me...

Who am I?
Who am I?
I am Jean Valjean!

I'm here, it's me, Javert.

He is no more guilty than you.
Who am I?
23623!

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 THE DEATH OF FANTINE

Fantine
The night has already arrived… Cosette, it's very late.
We have little light left, it's time to sleep.
Come to me, Cosette, the light is dying.
I can hear the crying of winter... That wind that arrives without warning.
Your mother is with you, come and sleep by my side...

Valjean
Oh, Fantine, how little I can do.
Yo, Fantine, I swear on my honor.

Fantine
Well, sir, don’t stop playing...

Valjean
Sleep in peace, sleep in peace my Fantine.

Fantine
My Cosette...

Valjean
I will take her with me...

Fantine
Take care of her...

Valjean
I will do whatever it takes...

Fantine
Good sir, are you not coming from heaven?

Valjean
And no one will harm Cosette while I am by her side.

Fantine
Stay, the night is very cold...

Valjean
I will give you warmth.

Fantine
Take care of her, Cosette is in your hands.

Valjean
There is no longer pain.

Fantine
Please wait until I fall asleep, and tell Cossete that an angel came for me...

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 CONFRONTATION VALJEAN AND JAVERT

Javert
Valjean, finally, the show is over.
Boss, sir, they are waiting for you in prison.

Valjean
Before you say anything else, Javert.
Before I chain my feet again...
I have to do something for Fantine:
Leaves a sick girl without a home.
No one but me will be able to help her.
I am asking you for just three days.
I am not going to flee, it's for my honor.
I do not plan to flee...

Javert
You're going to make me cry!
I have been living a life behind you.
Can a man like you change? No, never!

Valjean
You don't believe me, what does it matter!
There is a duty I promised to fulfill.
You know nothing about me, just for stealing a loaf of bread.
You know nothing about living, before you'll see me die.
I must fulfill my debt to Fantine.
Do not tempt me anymore, Javert.
You can do nothing against me.
I still have some power.
My anger is my reason.
Don't tempt me anymore, Javert,
I do not back down even before God.
If I have to kill you here, I will do what needs to be done!

Javert
Does a man like me change?
Does a man like you change?
No, 23623.
Your debt is with the law, you must comply.
Come here, 23623.
Today your luck is over, you are nothing, Jean Valjean.
Who are you to talk about justice and forgiveness?
No one is innocent here, no one has compassion.
You know nothing of Javert, I was born in prison.
I am a dog like you, I am a pariah just like you.

Valjean
I swear it on my honor...

Javert
You will find no place...

Valjean
She will be a daughter to me...

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 Javert
You will never be able to live in peace...

Valjean
You will only have happiness...

Valjean & Javert

I swear, by God, I will be there!

Glass Castle

Cosette
I have a glass castle.
When I fall asleep, I go there.
There is no broom for me.
It is a crystal castle.
She comes with her white dress, singing her lullabies for me.
I like that he touches me with his light and I hear his voice: 'I love you my Cosette.'
No one cries in a corner.
There is no child without a mother.
And everything has a happy ending in my crystal castle.

Mrs. Thenardier
Who is there? If it's my little madam pretending to be a good girl.
I don't want to see you whining, I don't want to see you!
Ten poor francs he sent me… Who does he think I am?
Pick up the 'mademoiselle' bucket, and go get some water once and for all.
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The mother and daughter are just alike.
Oh, Eponine, come here, Eponine, so I can see you in that bridesmaid's hat.
What luck to have such a good and smart girl with such good taste.
And I say a thousand thanks, sir.
Are you leaving, Cosette? Why are you looking at me like that?
From the well, bring water, get your butt out of here...

Cosette
I don't want to leave, please.
The darkness terrifies me.

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 I love the tavern

Rubber 1
Let's see, you big jerk.

Eraser 2
Take the private out of the drawer.

Drunk 1
Something good with bouquet.

Thenardier
He's a fighter, I guarantee a high or I’m not Thenardier.

Drunk 2
Where is that rum?

Drunk 3
And what about that wine?

Thenardier
Now I'm going, bastard.
I am coming now, sir.

Eraser 3
God, what a crap inn!

Rubber 4
You repeat it every time.

Thenardier
The very losers, my barn pigs.
There are crazy ones that look like animals.
How filthy they are, how it stinks in the inn!
Fabulous birds that nest here...
But they spend for me!

Hello, sir, come in and you will see a paradise in our city.
You can go to another place and receive terrible treatment...
Someone like me arises rarely: honest and helpful as it should be.

Master of the inn, singular owner,

I always shake hands to greet.
I will make him laugh, I have a good sense of humor,

Everyone enjoys my 'joie de vivre'.

I find it easy to make friends; I'm really good at it.
The price is fifty, but since you charged them a hundred.

Master of the inn, owner of the corral,

Give me your money, don't feel bad about it.
Wine for brandy, water for coffee...
I call a cat a hare, but you know what?
Everyone loves the landlord.
Everyone wants to trust.
First I charm them, then they don’t complain when paying.

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 Drunks
Master of the inn, you will not escape.
It always turns you into just another customer.
Practical and servile, he plays his role.
Comic, philosopher, and loyal friend.
Indelible companion.
Invincible champion.

Thenardier
Watch your pockets...
There are plenty of rogues at the inn!

Come in, sir, come to the sofa.

Take off your shoes, what would you like to drink?
What is it carrying here? It weighs a ton.
Let me, I'll take him to the living room.
You can already smell the "foie gras terrine."
It's beef liver, but what does it matter?

King of the kitchen.

I can transform horse brains into unique meat.
That is the kidney of a vulgar mouse, but I serve it as sausage.

Welcome customers.
We do not have a bridal suite.
Reasonable prices, but some surcharge is the norm.
Bugs? They are worth ten.
Rats? They are worth a hundred.
Increase a little more power to wash well.
Put in here, take out there.
Do you want a lock? It will cost you more.
If it's about prices, there's always something to talk about.
Please note that in the end the bill increases when it's time to collect.

Drunks
Master of the inn, quick and lively.
He/She has a way with people and a bold demeanor.
Practical and servile, he plays his role.
Comic, philosopher, and loyal friend.
Indelible companion, no one will deny it.

Thenardier
Oh, Lord Jesus!
What a burden one has to bear!

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Comic, philosopher, and unparalleled bastard.
Almost subnormal, thinks he is Voltaire.
And I cannot see the arts of love.
What a twist of fate that I've run into such an idiot.

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God, how is it possible?
I live with a pig at the inn!

Drunks
Lover of the inn!

Mrs. Thenardier
Love? Come on!

Drunkards
Comedian, philosopher!

Mrs. Thenardier
What nullity!

Drunks
Practical and servile, he plays his role.

Mrs. Thenardier
False, sycophant and cruel tyrant!

Drunkards
God bless the waiter and the boss's wife!

Thenardier
One more drink for everyone!

Drunks
Yes!!!

Mrs. Thenardier
Stick it up your backside!

Drunks
Noo!

Drunks
Everyone, one more drink for the master of the inn!

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 THE BARTER

Valjean
Quiet, do not be afraid of me.
Girl, where is your home?
Come here, who are you?

Cosette
I am Cosette.

Valjean & Cosette

Lalalalalala…

Valjean
I found her in the darkness, the poor girl threatened by the shadows.
If I am here it is for Cosette, I will take care of the payments you wish.
Whether they like it or not, Cosette, he is going to leave here.
I have a bill to settle and a promise to keep.
I was blind and unable to see who was asking for help.
Today her mother is with God, she has ended her sorrows.
I speak to them with your voice and I have come in your place.
And forever from today.

Mrs. Thenardier
Give me your coat, sir.

Valjean
Cosette will have someone to protect her.

Thenardier
We place ourselves at your feet.

Valjean
Today Fantine's daughter...

Thenardier
You're welcome.

Mrs. Thenardier
Sit down.

Valjean
She is a daughter for me.

Thenardier
What pain! Oh sir!
It's so hard to lose my baby.
What a ruby! What an ivory!
Treasures like this are not found.
You see, we shouldn't market our Colette...

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Mrs. Thenardier
Cosette...

Thenardier
Cosette...
Oh, Fantine! Go in peace, we have provided solace for your daughter.
Our bread, our faith... As a father, Thenardier loved her.
You see, sir.

Valjean
Those tears honor them.
Let's put balm on the pain.

Let's not haggle, here goes a check.

Let the transaction end like this.

Mrs. Thenardier
The heel won't go wrong, but we have had a terrible time.
Well, Cosette got sick.
Only God knows what was spent here...
But we did not feel bad about it, it is the duty of a devout Christian.

Mr. & Mrs. Thenardier

There is still something more... What if you are a raving madman?
Look, with all due respect, we don't know what your intention is.

Valjean
There is nothing more to say, fifteen hundred for so much suffering.
Come Cosette, say goodbye, we will find a better place.
They cry today, for Cosette, there will be another who can sweep.

Come, Cosette, come.

I just hope you can have a place for yourself.

Cosette
Is there a castle with children there?

Valjean
Yes, Cosette, it is like that,
Your castle will come true...

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 THE BEGGARS

Poor Paris
Piety, for God's sake, look at your feet.
Piety and do some good deed.
Piety, for God's sake, the scum of the country.
Pity, pity, asks you for compassion.

Gavroche
Hello, how are you? I am Gavroche.
This is my people and this is my home.
It's not very nice, as you can see.
Nothing that could be of interest.
This is my high dirt school.
Filth, stench, and a great brothel.
Bread crumbs you ask for out of pity.
That is living in Saint Michel.
Do you want to be like me?
Follow me, follow me!

Poor Paris
Pity and do some good deed.
Pity, pity, we ask for compassion.

Old Whore Paris

Get out of here! This is my corner.
What do you young women think, isn't it enough to just screw around?

Young Whore Paris

Is that for me? Go to the alley.
I give them at least a little bit of pleasure.

Old Whore Paris

I know what you give them: a lot of syphilis.
You release the poison and to the morgue of Paris.

Cute Paris
Leave the chimpanzee, go Madeleine.
Such gonorrhea does not suit him at all.

Young Whore Paris

When will it end? This is not living.

Cool Paris
That can't take it anymore.

Poor Paris
Something is going to come.
He's coming, he's coming, he's coming.
He/She is coming, he/she is coming, he/she is coming.

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Marius
Nobles and kings, where are they? They will not leave their palaces.
There is only one man, and it is Lamarque, who speaks for all the others.

Poor Paris
Give us something to eat, please.
Take care of your neighbor in the name of the Lord.

Old Whore Paris

In the name of God!

Poor Paris
Of the Lord, of the Lord, of the Lord...

Marius
Lamarque is fading away and will die, he has little left to live.

Enjolras
There is so much anger in the country, it's like a volcano.
Who can lead the battalion?
Who is going to call for rebellion?

Gavroche
Huyan from the old Thenardier, all of his are the same.
He had problems with the law, he's a real pig.
He has his clan, he is a vulgar thief.
Even puts her daughter in there.
It's Éponine, who knows what's going on, she's very tough to deal with.
What does it matter? For what?
To live, to live!

Poor Paris
Pity and do some good deeds.
Mercy, mercy, we ask for compassion.

THE ROBBERY

Thenardier
Everyone here, come to work.
Brujon, Babet, there. You, Montparnasse, keep an eye out.
With Eponine, very good.
You start to cry.
You cannot fail.

Mrs. Thenardier
Those layabouts again. Shouldn't they be studying?
Our Eponine will be happy, if she lacks anything it is common sense.

Marius
Hello, Eponine, how are you? I haven't seen you around here today.

Eponine
That's because you haven't looked closely.

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Marius
That's because you were fleeing from me.

Eponine
Don't you ever get tired of reading? It's not that I don't have that concern.
Do not judge by what you see, they may know more than you.

Marius
What you know, Eponine, is never in these books.

Eponine
I like to see your hair like that.

Marius
I like to see you joke.

Eponine
What does he know? How blind he is!

Mrs. Thenardier
Pay close attention! Everyone ready and eyes on the law.

Eponine [to Marius]

Get out of here!

Marius
But Eponine...

Eponine
There will be trouble here. That's not for you... Just trust me.

Marius
And who is that?

Eponine
Leave me alone!

Marius
What are you going to do? Hey, Eponine! I didn't see you there, excuse me...

Thenardier
Oh, sir, come here: There is a child who is without food.
Save him, for pity's sake... God will know how to reward your kindness.
Could it be...? I found you. How small the world is, monsieur.
I will never forget the bastard who stole my Cosette!

Valjean
Let me go! What are you doing? No, sir. What a foolish attitude!

Thenardier
I found you! I found you! I'm a thief like you.

Eponine
Everyone run, don't stay... It’s Javert!

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 THE INTERVENTION OF JAVERT

Javert
It's getting worse every day.
The stench goes down the street.
Whoever has seen the mess should tell Javert.
They are a danger, sir, and do not respect the law.
They will end up in prison!

What a bunch of worms, they are the scum of the country.

They infest the sewers of Paris with their nests.
I know the old thief, this is the Thenardier clan.
His testimony is going to take him to prison, sir.

Where has the gentleman gone?

Why the hell did he leave?

Thenardier
That already takes him a ways, but for his interest.
By the mark on his chest, it is evident that he is not bourgeois.

Javert
Could it be that inmate I came across years ago?
And today he saw me and left with the number on his skin and that young woman by his side.
But now they are no longer here.
Is he the man I am chasing?
That man is Jean Valjean!

Thenardier
I am not needed here. Can I leave now, inspector?
And remember, if they catch you, you owe me a favor.

Javert
Let that old man keep running away...
Let him get tired of running...

Everyone to their business or they will remember Javert!

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 STARS

Javert
There is a man among the shadows who flees, lacking God, lacking faith.
God is my witness that I will not relent until I see him in prison, until I see him in prison.

He follows the trail of evil, I follow the trail of God.

The Lord rewards those who follow the path of the righteous.
And to those whom Lucifer has already called... The fire! Pain!

You are a multitude, you are countless sturdy stars.

Glorious retinue, immense sea of silent and tenacious light.
Be guardians of good, be guardians of good.

You know what place you occupy and your final year.
For centuries you turn and turn and it is always the same.

And to those whom Lucifer has already called... The flames! And the evil!
And so it must be, and thus the angels wrote it in the sky.
Whoever has done harm and who has sinned cannot enter.

Oh, God, justice!

I want to see him in prison soon!
I swear not to stop.
The stars and God will be the witnesses.

Gavroche
The police officer still doesn't know that I am in charge of the city.
And the theater never closes, there is really no curtain.
With Gavroche, there is no danger for you here.

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 Eponine's Charge

Eponine
Cosette! Now I remember.
Cosette! You here?
We both grew up together.
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Marius
Eponine, and who is that?

Eponine
You see, it got ugly. Javert is not very sharp.

Marius
Eponine, who could she be?

Eponine
Burger, one of the bunch.

Marius
Eponine, find her!

Eponine
And what do I gain?

Marius
Tell me!

Eponine
That girl has caught your eye... God knows what you see in her.
Excited about the show... But I'm not going to take payment, sir.

Marius
Eponine, you follow her, are you going to do it for me?
Be careful where you go, your father will know. Eponine, I don't know what to do.

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 THE ABC COFFEE

Combeferre
Enjolras!
In NotreDame they await the signal.

Feuilly
There is a desire to fight on Rue de Bac.

Courfeyrac
It is time to act.
Like rivers to the sea, we call you and you come.
You are the soul of Paris!

Enjolras
There is no turning back, we will finally see the people in action.
And do not let wine cloud your reason.
Our hateful enemy is a brutal monster.
With such poor rifles, we are no match.
They will not fall like flies in our coffee.
What a cannon spits out is real fire.
There will be a cry that calls the people, that helps to fight with all the courage.

Marius, finally!

Joly
What a face you have! Did you have a vision yesterday?

Grantaire
Take a drink and tell us what happened.

Marius
Vision, you say, of an angel, yes.
I saw an angel beside me… I saw her for a moment and she left.

Grantaire
It can't be, pinch me, my friend is pretending.
I have never heard him say "ooh" or "aah".
With the troubles that are coming, Marius wants to be Don Juan.
This is worthy of an opera!

Enjolras
Today we have to say who we are going to be.
Do you joke and play or fight for a better world?
Are you aware of the price you are going to pay?
It's a game for the wealthy that you are going to win.
Let's change the color of the world, without hesitation...

Red, the blood of valor.

Black, the old society.
Red, a new dawn.
Black, the night that is leaving.

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Marius
You wouldn't laugh at me if you knew what it is.
May the arrow reach you and leave you bleeding with love.
You would not laugh at me if you could know how the light of a flower can change us.
And that good is evil.
And the worst, better.

Grantaire
Red!

Marius
The fire within me.

Grantaire
Black!

Marius
My life without his love.

Students
Red!

Marius
I want her by my side.

Students
Black!

Marius
Misery and pain!

Enjolras
Marius, aren't you being a bit childish?
Don't pay attention to your vision, it will take you away from reality.
Who cares about your inner self?
There is a higher destiny and in the end we are nothing.

Students
Red, the blood of valor!
Black, the old society!
Red, a new dawn!
Black, the night that is leaving!

Enjolras
Come on, Courfeyrac, you lack ammunition!
Feuilly, Combeferre, it's time to leave.
Grantaire, stop drinking.
And the weapons I asked for?

Grantaire
Give me a liter of cognac and my breath will kill!

Gavroche
Listen to me everyone! General Lamarque has died!

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Enjolras
Lamarque died.
Lamarque... His death is the final rallying cry to the faithful people...
He/She died, that's our sign!
At their burial, anger can spread.
A light went out, but it shines again.
Those mourning candles are going to be lit.
A great barricade at the feet of Lamarque.
There's no turning back!
Today we are happy, we want to fight.
Let's conquer the streets, let's win Paris.
A fervent cry we must sing,
We can beat them!

THE SONG OF THE PEOPLE

Enjolras
The town sings its song, nothing can stop it.
This is the music of the people and it does not allow itself to be subdued.
If when your heart beats you hear the echo of the drum, it is that the future will be born when the sun rises.

Combeferre
Will you join our cause? Come and fight alongside me!
Behind this barricade, there is a tomorrow to live.

Courfeyrac
Whether we are slaves or free depends on you.

Town
The people sing their song, nothing can stop it.
This is the music of the people and it won't be subdued.
If upon the beating of your heart you hear the echo of the drum, it is because the future will be born when the sun rises.

Feuilly
Come ready to fight, there is a battle to win.
Many are going to die today, are you willing to spill your blood in the streets of France for the
freedom?

Town
The town sings its song, nothing can stop it.
This is the music of the people and it does not allow itself to be subdued.
If when your heart beats you hear the echo of the drum, it is because the future will be born when the sun rises.

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 PLUMET STREET

Cosette
Why? Today I feel what I have never felt before.
I don't know if I can fall in love like this, just like that.
Because nothing is the same, Cosette.
You can't go on like this anymore.
You don't know what to think, you don't know what to feel.

There are too many questions in me that have no answers.

There is in me that voice that breaking the silence calls me with a song.
Until today, I hadn't heard a song like that.
But I know that this happy song is for me.

He doesn't know who I am,

I don't know if it's real.
I have dreamed it, perhaps, we feel the same.

There is something new in me, perhaps love.

And a happy life.
Come to me.
Come to me.

Valjean
Again, Cosette, how alone you are.
What bitterness, how sad to see you like this.
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There is too much peace, I know,
Your father is little for you.

Cosette
I know so little about myself and I need to know what happened to the girl named Cosette.
You talk little about yourself, about your inner life.
Always enclosed here, just the two of us.
I don't know, I don't know why you hide the truth from me.
There is a spoiled daughter in me and a father who is all kindness.
No, dad, I'm not that girl in the shadows of an unreal forest anymore.

Valjean
Don't talk anymore!
Don't talk anymore, that time is dead.
You'll see, it's better to keep quiet about what happened.

Cosette
There is a girl in me who wants to know what she never learned.
A while ago, what happened?

Valjean
You will know, the truth is a gift from God.
You'll see, you will know.

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Marius
There is a boy in me waiting for an angel in this garden.
Today here in my life one path dies for another that begins to live.
Eponine, it was you who brought me here.
It is because of you that I am now with the gods, thanks to you.
May the Lord give you a day to feel something like this.

Eponine
Her words are blows from a cold dagger.
There is a wound in me that no one else will heal, only he will.
But he doesn't see me.

Marius & Eponine

There is in me another being that pulses with love.

Marius
Live here.

Eponine
Next to me.

A HEART FULL OF LOVE

Marius
True love, love without end. I am doing everything wrong! How silly I am...
What is your name, please, my lady? Please tell me.

Cosette
True love, what is your name?

Marius
My name is Marius Pontmercy.

Cosette
I am Cosette.

Marius
Cosette, I don't know what to say.

Cosette
Don't say anymore.

Marius
I got lost…

Cosette
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Marius
How beautiful is the light.

Cosette
What shines for you.

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Cosette
I don't need anything else.

Marius
Is it dreaming?

Cosette
It is real.

Marius
True love.

Eponine
It has never been for me.

Cosette
Love, it is you.

Eponine
Why cry for him?

Marius
A glance was enough.

Eponine
You will never tell me...

Cosette
Me too.

Eponine
Something like that.

Marius
Starting today.

Eponine
Not of me...

Cosette
Until the end.

Eponine
Not for me.

Cosette & Marius

Because I dreamed it yesterday, but today it is real.

Eponine
You will never have true love.

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 Attack on Rue Plumet

Montparnasse
They live here, the fox is hard to see.

Babet
He is not seen around, he is afraid of Javert.

Thenardier
This smells good!
It has been ten years since he paid me for Cosette.
He gave me alms and left, I don't know why I sold it...
Today I will charge him!

Brujon
I don't care who steals from whom.
You'll see, pay me well!

Thenardier
Shut up already! You're going to get paid!

Brujon
Leave me alone.

Thenardier
Who is out there?

Babet
Do you really not see it? It's your daughter, damn it. What is she doing in the house?

Thenardier
Eponine, get lost. You don't need to be here, four is enough for me.

Eponine
I know the place, father, there is nothing for you.
Only the old man and the girl, there's nothing to steal.

Thenardier
Get out of here, no more talking, or else, Eponine, you are going to annoy me!

Brujon
He is going to pee.

Babet
It's normal.

Montparnasse
Goodbye, Eponine, goodbye, you are already leaving.

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Eponine
I am going to scream, you know where I am.

Thenardier
Start screaming and the beating I'll give you...

Thenardier
Get out of here, come to run.
I'm going with Eponine, don't wait for me.
Now you will see, you are going to pay, do you want to scream? You are going to scream!

Marius
Thanks to you, they have already left.
Always, Eponine, once more!
Look Cosette, it's Eponine who discovered this place.

Who is out there? We need to leave, they can see us.

Valjean
For God’s sake, Cosette, haven’t you heard screaming?
I have heard people shouting on their way.

Cosette
I was the one who shouted, Dad, when they were coming over here.
They have already left, I must have scared them.

Valjean
Cosette, my dear, what will happen to you?

Cosette
On the other side of the garden, shadows that began to run.

Valjean
It is a warning for me, shadows that come from yesterday.
He discovered me! Javert has already found me!
I have to leave with Cosette or they will catch us.
I must escape from the shadows or we will never have peace.
We are going to Calais and will cross the Channel.
Come on, Cosette, because Paris is over and I long to see the sea.
Come on, Cosette, here the door closed, we start again.

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 THE SUN COMES OUT

Valjean
The sun is out.
There is a destiny written for me, it is a Calvary that has no end.
There can be no worse prison, they are after me, there will be no forgiveness.
The sun comes out...

Marius
I could not live without your love, will death separate us?

Valjean
The sun comes out...

Marius and Cosette

Today my pain is immense, to live life without loving each other.

Eponine
Another day is going away.

Marius & Cosette

Will we see each other again?

Eponine
Another day without his breath.

Marius&Cosette
You are everything to me.

Eponine
But he will never know.

Marius & Cosette

Since the day I saw you.

Eponine
I do not exist for him...

Enjolras
Another day on the free barricades!
Every day we are more. Come and fight alongside me!

Marius
Should I go with my love? Or fulfill my duty? I no longer know what I should do!

Town
Tomorrow is today
And it starts here.

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Valjean
The sun is coming out!

Javert
The rebellion is prepared, but it will be born dead.
With the blood of those kids, we will water the city!

Valjean
The sun is coming out!

Mr. & Mrs. Thenardier

Who is going to pee in their pants?
Today very little ammunition will be spent.
Pull here, push there,
They flee like rats, but it doesn't matter!

Town
Go out and show your flag! As a sign of freedom!
Never again surrender! Never again surrender!
A future awaits us! A future to win!
The people sing their song!

Marius
I am here, I will know how to fight!

Valjean
The sun is coming out!

Marius and Cosette

I couldn't live without your love, will death separate us? Today my pain is immense, to spend life without
to love each other.

Eponine
Another day goes by, but it will never know.

Javert
I will fight those crazies and I will know where they are going. Let them tell me their secrets, spying on them is my plan.

Valjean
The sun is coming out!

Mr. & Mrs. Thenardier

Who is going to pee in their pants? Today, very little ammunition is going to be spent.

Javert
The revolt is brewing, but it will be born dead.
With the blood of those boys... Who will be the judge tomorrow?

Valjean
Free again tomorrow. Who is going to be the judge tomorrow?

Everyone
Tomorrow we will see what fate God has in store for us.
Once again, another day the sun comes out!

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 SECOND ACT

RAISING THE BARRICADE

Enjolras
Let's go! This barricade is the soul of Paris in the middle of the street of our city.
Never forget where you come from, wait!
We do not know what the rival force is plotting.

Javert
I will take charge, sir.
I know well how they are.
Once I was a Sergeant Major!

Prouvaire
We will see them run!

Grantaire
And it may be that they give us something to drink.

The lights
Always the same, my Grantaire.

Marius
Look who is here. Hey, Eponine, do me a favor.

Eponine
I know it's not a place for me, but by your side I am better.

Marius
Go away, the fight is about to happen. This is going to get awful.

Eponine
If you are so anxious about me, it means you don't dislike me.

Marius
Do you really want to help? I have a letter that I wrote.
You have to give it to Cosette if she is still in Paris.

Eponine
Marius! What do you know? How blind you are!

I bring a letter, sir, I have to give it to Cosette.

About a young man who is in the uprising, sir, on Rue de Villette.

Valjean
Give me the letter, kid.

Eponine
He told me to give it to Cosette.

Valjean
I give you my word, Cossete will read what is written here.

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Tell that young man that you have placed the order.
This is for you.
Watch where you are going carefully, the city is unsettled.

Bella Cosette, you have entered my being and now you are leaving.
It is hard to believe that it was yesterday when the world was truly born.
If I can die on Rue de Vilette, let this be my farewell.
It hurts to know that you are starting to love me and love is coming to an end.
Will you be able to pray to God, Cosette? Pray for me.
You know that your Marius is thinking about you.

JUST FOR ME

Eponine
I am here, with no one else, that is the story of my life.
Without hope, without friends, without love or company.
Blessed darkness, I will be able to pretend that it is.

Sometimes I walk at night and everyone is sleeping.

And I think of him and I am happy and I am living in that cloud.
The city falls asleep and my truth awakens.

For me, he always goes with me.

I make it seem like we walk until dawn.
It does not exist, and I feel it embracing me.
Sometimes I feel lost, I call him and he finds me.

When it rains, the streets are silver and the light is mist over the river.
At night the willows are stars and it's just him and me lost forever.

I already know, how easy it is to dream.

I speak only for myself, not for him.
Still, I can't help but think that perhaps, somewhere.

I love him and when the day breaks he leaves and the river is just a river.
Without nights, there are no lights in my life; it remains without colors if I find myself lost again.

I love him and yet I understand that my life is a lie because of him.
I do not exist, and he continues with his life, happy in that world I will never know.

I love him, I love him.

But that, is just for me.

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 JAVERT AT THE BARRICADE

Enjolras
Let's go!

Students
Let them hear us well, we swear to fight!

Marius
Let them come close in hundreds, they will not pass!

Enjolras
Never give up, it is to conquer or die.

Grantaire
With sticks and stones we are going to hit them.

Comberferre
It is made in arms Paris.

Courfreyrac
If death kills the right to live. In the line of fire! Find me there!

Feully
They will not beat us, never again!

Army officer
The army speaks, now listen!
No one is coming to Rue de Villete!
There's no one else! There's no other option!
Die, if you do not surrender!

Enjolras
Our people do not leave, today the town will win!

Students
Our people do not leave, today the people will win!

Joly
He/She has returned!

Javert
Everyone come, please, listen,
I have been able to infiltrate their ground troops.
I will tell you what I know: do not trust them, they are a great battalion,
The danger is real, we must be very cunning or it's our end.

Enjolras
Have faith.
If we know their tactics, what their plan is, this war can be won.
Trust our people!

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Javert
They do not plan to attack today; they seem to be in no hurry.
His intention is to wait for us to be without food.
Then they will all attack at once...

Gavroche
Lie!
I wish you good night my dear sir.
I know the inspector and I know his name, Javert.
Don't believe in his words because he lied about everything.
Maybe I am a kid, but I'm not stupid.

Grantaire
Bravo, little one, let Gavroche send us!

Prouvaire
And how is that traitorous pig going to pay?

Enjolras
I want to see him tied up and taken to the café.
The people's tribunal awaits you, agent Javert.

Javert
I already feel condemned, you are kids without honor.
I renounce being judged, I am not a traitor.

Enjolras
Shut up, sir, there is work to be done.

Joly
A boy climbs over the barricade!

Marius
Calm down, I know who it is.
Oh God! What are you doing here? Eponine, how brave!
Does Cosette have the letter? Why have you come here?

Eponine
Your Cosette was not there and I saw her father from the doorway.
I gave him the letter... How it hurts, I can't take it anymore!

Marius
Listen to me, Eponine, I am here, answer me!

Eponine, it's blood, you're hurt. God, help me!

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 THE RAIN FALLING

Eponine
Don't suffer, my good sir.
I'm fine, you'll see.
It's just rain, it doesn't harm me at all.
How nice to know that you are not leaving.
And you will save me, and you will make me laugh,
This way the flowers grow more.

Marius
You will live, Eponine, if God wishes to heal your wounds with my love.

Eponine
Don't fight anymore and hug me, cover me, talk to me.

Marius
You will live a hundred more years, it is not time to die, and I will not leave here!

Eponine
What harm can it do to me?
Raining helps me not to think.
And you will save me, and you will make me laugh.
I finally sleep next to you!
You are here for me and you are not leaving.
It is beginning to lighten and I am at peace.
I like to hear you breathe.
You and I, a place.
Don't you suffer, monsieur Marius, I am fine, you will see,
It's just rain, it does me no harm.
Knowing that you are not leaving...
And you will save me, and you will make me laugh.
Thus the flowers grow...

Marius
Sleep, my Eponine, you are fine, you will see.
It's just rain, it doesn't do you any harm, Eponine.

I will be here and you fall asleep

Thus the flowers grow... More.

Enjolras
He died for our faith, fallen for honor for our freedom.

Marius
Her name was Eponine, she lived a cruel life and never gave up.

Combeferre
His example will live on.

Prouvaire
Let us honor their bravery.

The crumbs
We are not going to forget.

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 THE FIRST ATTACK

Joly
There is a soldier, watch out. What have you come here for?

Valjean
You have one more rebel.

Joly
Come on, get closer.

Sentry
Why the military attire?

Valjean
I managed to pass with him.

Joly
You are of age, sir.

Valjean
I can still fight.

Joly
The prisoner of the corner.

Grantaire
Recruit like you!

Combeferre
He is a traitor, a certain Javert.

Grantaire
The wall awaits him.

Gavroche
They are about to attack!

Enjolras
Take note well, but if you shoot treacherously, you won't be able to tell it.

Joly
A platoon of sappers is trying to destroy the barricade!

Gavroche
Behind come the troops! Fifty men or more!

Enjolras
FIRE!

The cliffs
They leave without fighting!

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Grantaire
And so peace arrived!

Enjolras
This doesn't end here, it's not going to end here.

He has guts, sir, he is patient and bold.

I will speak with you when peace arrives.

Valjean
I will tell you, sir, what you can do for me.

Enjolras
If there is a work in my possession...

Valjean
Hand me over to Javert, I will take care of him.

Javert
The criminal chains me, the world is upside down.

Enjolras
You will know what to do. Goodbye, monsieur Javert.

The enemy will be regrouping. We have to be prepared.

Friends, to your positions. It is starting to get dark...

Valjean
At last, Javert.

Javert
Now you can take your revenge. Goodbye, Valjean. How worthy of you is a dagger!

Valjean
Don't speak anymore, you are safe Javert.

Javert
What are you going to do?

Valjean
You can go.

Javert
Valjean, why? I will come for you...

Valjean
You are going to go.

Javert
A thief is always a thief, you only think about stealing.
You're looking for something more from me, what you want is to force me to forget about Valjean.
Right now kill me or answer before Javert!

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Valjean
Once again, you are mistaken.
I am not worse than the others.
You are free, I place no conditions or deals or forgiveness.
There is nothing you have done wrong.
Obey the laws, nothing more.
If they don't put me in here today, remember: I am at Rue Plumet thirty-six.
See you later, good Javert. Get out of here.

Enjolras
Courfeyrac, you keep watch.
They won't come until tomorrow.
Above all, don't forget, we are not alone, are we?
When the sun rises, the people will rise!
Marius, rest.

THE NIGHT

Feuilly
I toast to that yesterday,
How I long for my song.

Prouvaire
The perfume of the blooming girls.

Joly
To the memory of your bed and your love.

Everyone
It's for them and for you.

Grantaire
I toast to yesterday.
Why do you want to die?
What is the point of fighting so much?
In the end, they will forget you too.
Is living a great mistake?

Men & Women

I toast to that yesterday, to the life that passed.

Women
Maybe the destiny is to die.

Men and Women

Drink our wine to live.
It's for you and it's for me.

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 JAVERT AT THE BARRICADE

Enjolras
Let's go!

Students
Let them hear us well, we swear to fight!

Marius
Let them come close in hundreds, they will not pass!

Enjolras
Never give up, it is to conquer or die.

Grantaire
With sticks and stones we are going to hit them.

Comberferre
It is made in arms Paris.

Courfreyrac
If death kills the right to live. In the line of fire! Find me there!

Feully
They will not beat us, never again!

Army officer
The army speaks, now listen!
No one is coming to Rue de Villete!
There's no one else! There's no other option!
Die, if you do not surrender!

Enjolras
Our people do not leave, today the town will win!

Students
Our people do not leave, today the people will win!

Joly
He/She has returned!

Javert
Everyone come, please, listen,
I have been able to infiltrate their ground troops.
I will tell you what I know: do not trust them, they are a great battalion,
The danger is real, we must be very cunning or it's our end.

Enjolras
Have faith.
If we know their tactics, what their plan is, this war can be won.
Trust our people!

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The legs
Don't let Gavroche go.

Joly
No guard there sees him.

Gavroche
Look, I'm almost there!

Children like me are tough to handle.

They look like puppies, but they bite more. Oh!

They do not cry, nor are they scared, and they do not wet themselves.

Better hide, if they are looking for you...

THE FINAL BATTLE

Army Officer
The army speaks, now listen!
Asleep in bed is still Paris.
There is no salvation, get out of there.
Why do you want to die?

Enjolras
I want to see how you fight! Everyone with Enjolras!

Combeferre
Combeferre does not give up!

Courfeyrac
Courfeyrac does not give up!

Enjolras
There are many more who will continue shouting freedom!

THE SEWERS

Thenardier
Something shines here. Gold, of course.
Something that monsieur does not need wherever he goes.
And one has to live...
I carry my backpack full to the brim.
You are just another rat one step away from horror and you get used to the bad smell.

Gentlemen, someone has to clean up, I don't want to lose the harvest in the field.
Someone must save the waste of Paris from the mud.

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Another thing, good quality,
Seeing it and not taking it is a criminal act.
You are doing me a great favor.
I hear a little ding here, poor little one, his life was so brief... His heart stopped! But his watch still ticks!

Cruel world, it is only worth killing or dying for a piece of bread.

And God in His heaven cannot dance.
God died like a dead man at my feet.
And when I look at the sky, I see nothing but a light! The moon in my backpack!

Valjean
It's you, Javert! You haven't waited much longer,
The faithful police officer remains in his position.
Let me pass or this boy will die.

Javert
Don't insist, I won't let you go. It's over!

Valjean
Give me one more hour! And it's over, after that I'll deliver myself.

Javert
It's a bishop or a thief who sermons...

Valjean
There is no time to talk. Mercy Javert! Or he is going to die here.
He will die, Javert, if you don't let me go!

Javert
Largo, Valjean, there will be no second time.
I remain in wait, 23623...

Javert's suicide

Javert
Who is Valjean? Is he a demon, perhaps?
Why let me go when you had me at your feet?
He dealt the final blow to me and achieved forgiveness.
With Javert dead, the thief no longer existed.
But I doubt, he did not strike with his dagger.
He wanted to win by forgiving his rival.

I will not live at the mercy of a thief, I will not hesitate when the end comes.
I am the law, the law is not to be mocked!
I will spit on your damn pity.
Black or white, one must choose.
Where Valjean exists, there is no Javert!

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And how can I allow him/her to have control over me?
The criminal I hunted lets me live, lets me be free.
He should have stabbed me, he should have killed.
It took away the right to die from those who do not want to live poorly.
And I don't know what to think, can a man change? Can he atone for his sins? Can he forget what he was?

What do I gain now by doubting? There were no doubts until today.

My heart now trembles, the world of yesterday is a shadow.
Does God send you or Satan? And do you already know that by forgiving my life today you have condemned me to die?

How did I get here? The stars are no longer there.

This cold darkness, an endless void.
I just have to escape from the forgiveness of Jean Valjean!
But, where can I go? With the waters that are leaving?

TURNS

Women
Who put roses on the rifle?
Poor innocents, they were one against a thousand.
They were kids, cannon fodder.
They went to win a new world under the sun.
That world is imagination.

All dead, they will never return.

All those flowers, where are their songs?
Everything continues, again and again,
You pray for things you will never have.
Turns, turns, turns, turns and what is that for?

Turns, turns and what's that for?

Time after time, you never find a why.
Nothing changes, they come or they go.
You wander the streets, but you remain where you are.
You spin but you remain where you are!

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 EMPTY CHAIRS AND TABLES

Marius
There are no words to describe what I feel inside.
These empty chairs today are the image of pain.

This site was the cradle of the noble rebellion when we spoke of a tomorrow that never dawned.

That corner table was a world yet to be born, a rosary of songs...

I can still hear them.
The beautiful hymns of valor died with a scream.
They extinguished when the sun came out.

I cannot accompany you, forgive me, please.

There are no words to describe what I feel inside.

I seem to see his shadow, his sign on the wall.

These chairs, empty today, were once theirs.

I no longer know if your death had any value.

These chairs today empty, my sadness and my pain.

MARIUS AND COSETTE

Cosette
Every time, you take one step further,
You are much better, you are healed.

Marius
Every time, I tell myself, every time.
Who saved me there and why did they leave?

Cosette
What more does it give you, don't think anymore, it doesn't do you good to look back.
I love you, you can see it, that's why I tell you every time.
Every time, as back then, I give you my promise of love.

Cosette
Love for real deep within me from the moment I saw you.

Marius
Cosette, Cosette!

Cosette
A glance was enough for me.

Marius
That was enough for me.

Cosette
Our love.

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Both
Because a dream was, that dream is true.

Valjean
It has never been for me.
He/She has so much to live.
I didn't want to share it, that's how it is, that's how it is.

True love, a gift I give you.

Marius
Sir, I will never forget a day like this.
You changed my life by giving me Cosette.
He/She will come to live at home, he/she will always have us.
And this way we can give all our love to a true father, to a father of both.

THE CONFESSION OF VALJEAN

Valjean
Son, you must listen! There is something urgent to address!

Once upon a time, there was a man named Jean Valjean.

He served time in prison for stealing a loaf of bread.
He paid greatly for such a mistake, he washed his crime with sweat.
Some time ago he left prison to not return.
It's something that Cosette is not going to know.
It is for Cosette that I speak here, Valjean can no longer go on.
One day or another they will return, it's better to think of another plan.

Who am I? Who am I?

Marius
It's Jean Valjean!
I want to change his mind.
You must stay!
I can't lie and tell Cosette that she has just left.

Valjean
Make her believe that I went on a trip very far from here.
I wanted to avoid the pain of a goodbye, that I would cry for.
Swear it, monsieur! My daughter won't know.

Marius
I swear to God...

Valjean
Who is your father, why is he leaving!

Marius
For Cosette's sake, so be it!

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 THE WEDDING

Chorus
Bells sound to celebrate a holy day in the name of the Lord.
May God bless the heavens, earth, and sea, and grant you a long life, peace, and love.

Steward
The baron and baroness of Thenárd present their respects to the groom.

Thenardier
I ran into you at the Château Lafarge dance, where the king vomited at Madame de's feet.
Household.

Marius
No, Baron de Thénard, my blood does not have a drop of blue.
Get lost, Thenardier, am I wrong to address you informally!

Mrs. Thenardier
He didn't flirt, as you can see, tell the gentleman what he needs to know.
Say it already!

Thenardier
A few francs would not go amiss.
Sorry if I spoiled the main party.

Marius
Do you want to tell me what you are doing here?

Mrs. Thenardier
You have to pay!

Thenardier
Good sir, you should know what I saw in the sewers, monsieur.
Jean Valjean rode with a nearly dead page.
Believe me, I saw it and brought back a souvenir from there.

Marius
This is mine! I lost it! A gift from God for me.

Thenardier
And this horror occurred when the barricade fell.

Marius
Now I know what happened, that night Valjean saved me.

Please, God forbid I see him again.

Come my love, come see what the day can offer us.

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Thenardier
What a great level! What pedigree!
Isn't it a pleasure to sneak in here?
That is a baron, that one, a marquis,
And a filthy little bourgeois.

At my feet, Paris! Today you will see me showing off my 'grandeur' as a 'chansonnier'!
Poor the cup, master of the living room.
Everything is relative in every situation.
You can find anywhere
Very decent people but so vulgar.
On Sundays, they go to mass for the grace of the Lord.

Thenardier & Mrs. Thenardier

And while we steal from them, we always take the best!
Look at them laugh, look at them dance
Let them tire themselves out until they burst,
Lords of the country, kings of the swing.
Whether peace or war, we have it well.
Let's go where the wind blows, always with those who have more.
First is the money, then let Satan take us!

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 Death of Valjean

Valjean
Alone among the shadows, I have little left to live.
Today I dreamed of Cosette, crying as she watched me die.
Alone in this corner, I beseech God in prayer.
They are your children, Lord, protect them from all evil.

Listen to me, please.

Take me, give me peace.
I want to be with you,
Take me where you are.
Save me. Save me.

Fantine
I bless you, sir, there are no more sorrows.
You saved Cosette, you will go with God.

Valjean
I am ready, Fantine when I reach the end
She was the best.

Cosette
Dad, dad, I've been told you're leaving!
Are you okay? What is happening here?

Valjean
Cosette, my love, will you forgive me?
Finally, finally, I can say goodbye.

Marius
It is I who begs for your forgiveness.
I am the one who needs your compassion.
It is because of you that I am still alive and once again, rightly, I am at your feet.

Cosette, your father saved me when I was wounded in the Café and believed I would die.
He got me out of there. He saved me for you!

Valjean
You are here, you have come,
I am going to die in peace, I already have my forgiveness.

Cosette
You will live, dad, you will see.
Not now, it is not time for goodbye.

Valjean
Yes, Cosette, forbid me to die...
I will try to live.
Here are my secrets written.
Please read them while I sleep.
It is the story of those who loved you,
Your mother who died for you leaving you in my hands.

Fantine
Where I am, there are no chains, there is no pain, all sorrow is forgotten.
God of heaven, grant him your glory.

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Valjean
Forgive me because I did wrong and welcome me into your kingdom.

Fantine & Eponine

Follow me, the light is the way.
Love me, to love is something eternal.

Valjean
And remember what was once said.

Valjean, Fantine & Eponine

To love a fellow being is like seeing the peace of God.

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 EPILOGUE

Chorus
The people sing their song to win freedom.
This is the music of the people that left the darkness.

The defeated will overcome their misery and their pain.

Even on the darkest night, the sun rises.

They will live in freedom in the gardens of the Lord.

The scythes, daggers, and cannon will not be needed.
There will be no more chains and the righteous will obtain compassion.

Will you join our faith? I need you by my side.

Because behind this barricade there is a tomorrow to live.
The people sing their song, do you hear the echo of the drum?
They are the drums of the future that starts today.

Will you unite with our faith? I need you beside me.
Because behind this barricade there is a tomorrow to live.
The village sings its song, do you hear the echo of the drum?
They are the drumbeats of the future that begins today.
Start today!

[The curtain closes]

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