Epilogue
VALJEAN
Alone, I wait in the shadows
I count the hours
Till I 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 up 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
Bring me home
FANTINE
Monsieur I bless your name
VALJEAN
I am ready Fantine!
FANTINE
Monsieur, lay down your burden
VALJEAN
At the end of my days
FANTINE
You've raised my child with love
VALJEAN
She's the best of my life
FANTINE
And soon you will be gone
COSETTE
Papa, papa, I do not understand
Are you all right?
why did you go away?
VALJEAN
Cosette, my child
Thank god, thank god
I've lived to see this day
MARIUS
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
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
VALJEAN (to COSETTE)
now you are here
Again beside me
now I can die in peace
for now my life is blessed...
COSETTE
You will live, Papa, you're going to live
It's too soon, too soon to say goodbye!
VALJEAN
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 a story
Of those who always loved you
Your mother gave her life for you
Then gave you to my keeping.
FANTINE
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.
VALJEAN
forgive me all my trespasses
And take me to your glory.
VALJEAN, FANTINE, EPONINE
Take my hand
I'll lead you to a 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.
CHORUS
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 ploughshare;
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...
Tomorrow comes!
Autor(es): Claude-Michel Schönberg
