Come to Me (Fantine's Death)
Fantine:
Cosette, it's turned so cold
Cosette, it's past your bedtime
You've played the day away
And soon it will be night.
Come to me, Cosette, the light is fading
Don't you see the evening star appearing?
Come to me, and rest against my shoulder
How fast the minutes fly away and every minute colder.
Hurry near, another day is dying
Don't you hear, the winter wind is crying?
There's a darkness which comes without a warning
But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the morning.
Valjean:
Oh, Fantine, our time is running out
But Fantine, I swear this on my life
Fantine: Look, M'sieur, where all the children play
Valjean: Be at peace, be at peace evermore.
Fantine: My Cosette...
Valjean: Shall live in my protection
Fantine: Take her now
Valjean: Your child will want for nothing
Fantine: Good M'sieur, you come from God in Heaven.
Valjean: And none shall ever harm Cosette
As long as I am living.
Fantine: Take my hand. The night grows ever colder.
Valjean: Then I will keep you warm.
Fantine: Take my child. I give her to your keeping.
Valjean: Take shelter from the storm
Fantine: For God's sake, please stay till I am sleeping
And tell Cosette I love her
And I'll see her when I wake...
The Confrontation
Javert:
Valjean, at last,
We see each other plain
`M'sieur le Mayor,'
You'll wear a different chain!
Valjean:
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...
Javert:
You must think me mad!
I've hunted you across the years
A man like you can never change
A man such as you.
| Valjean: (in counterpoint) Believe of me what you will There is a duty that I'm sworn to do You know nothing of my life All I did was steal some bread You know nothing of the world You would sooner see me dead But not before I see this justice done I am warning you Javert I'm a stronger man by far There is power in me yet My race is not yet run I am warning you Javert There is nothing I won't dare If I have to kill you here I'll do what must be done!
| Javert: (in counterpoint) Men like me can never change Men like you can never change No, 24601 My duty's to the law - you have no rights Come with me 24601 Now the wheel has turned around Jean Valjean is nothing now Dare you talk to me of crime And the price you had to pay Every man is born in sin Every man must choose his way You know nothing of Javert I was born inside a jail I was born with scum like you I am from the gutter too!
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Castle on a Cloud
Young Cosette
There is a castle on a cloud,
I like to go there in my sleep,
Aren't any floors for me to sweep,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
There is a room that's full of toys,
There are a hundred boys and girls,
Nobody shouts or talks too loud,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
There is a lady all in white,
Holds me and sings a lullaby,
She's nice to see and she's soft to touch,
She says "Cosette, I love you very much."
I know a place where no one's lost,
I know a place where no one cries,
Crying at all is not allowed,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
Oh help! I think I hear them now,
and I'm nowhere near finished sweeping and
scrubbing and polishing the floor.
Oh, it's her! It's Madame!
Mme. Thénardier:
Now look who's here
The little madam herself!
Pretending once again she's been `so awfully good,'
Better not let me catch you slacking
Better not catch my eye!
Ten rotten francs your mother sends me
What is that going to buy?
Now take that pail
My little `Mademoiselle'
And go and draw some water from the well!
We should never have taken you in in the first place
How stupid the things that we do!
Like mother like daughter, the scum of the street.
Eponine, come my dear, Eponine, let me see you
You look very well in that new little blue hat
There's some little girls who know how to behave
And they know what to wear
And I'm saying thank heaven for that.
Still there Cosette?
Your tears will do you no good!
I told you fetch some water from the well in the wood!
Young Cosette
Please do not send me out alone
Not in the darkness on my own!
Mme. Thénardier:
Enough of that, or I'll forget to be nice!
You heard me ask for something,
And I never ask twice!
Master of the House
Drinkers
3. Come on you old pest
2. Fetch a bottle of your best
1. What's the nectar of the day?
Thénardier:
Here, try this lot
Guaranteed to hit the spot
Or I'm not Thénardier
Drinkers
Gissa glass a rum
Landlord, over here!
Thénardier:
Right away, you scum (to himself)
Right away, m'sieur (to customer)
Diners
1. God this place has gone to hell
2. So you tell me every year
Drinkers
6. Mine host Thénardier
He was there so they say,
At the field of Waterloo
7. Got there, it's true
When the fight was all through
1. But he knew just what to do
Crawling through the mud
So I've heard it said
Picking through the pockets
Of the English dead
8. He made a tidy score
From the spoils of war
Thénardier:
My band of soaks
My den of dissolutes
My dirty jokes, my always pissed as newts.
My sons of whores
Spent their lives in my inn
Homing pigeons homing in
They fly through my doors
And their money's as good as yours
Wife
Don't have a clue
what he put
into this stew,
must've scraped it off the street.
Husband
God, what a wine
Chateau Neuf de Turpentine,
must've pressed it with his feet
Wife
Where's the wretched man?
Husband
Landlord, over here!
Drinkers
One more for the road!
Thénardier, one more slug o' gin.
Girl: Just one more, or my old man is gonna do me in.
Thénardier:
Welcome, M'sieur
Sit yourself down
And meet the best
Innkeeper in town
As for the rest,
All of 'em crooks
Rooking their guests
And cooking the books.
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Master of the house
Doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake
And an open palm
Tells a saucy tale
Makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!
Master of the house
Keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em
Of a sou or two
Watering the wine
Making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks
When they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
Thénardier & Drinkers
Master of the house
Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby
To pass him by
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher,
And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
Thénardier:
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
Enter M'sieur
Lay down your load
Unlace your boots
And rest from the road
This weighs a ton
Travel's a curse
But here we strive
To lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied...
Food beyond compare
Food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer
And pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse
Liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages
With this and that
Residents are more than welcome
Bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges
Plus some little extras on the side!
Charge 'em for the lice
Extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice
There a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All those bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
Thénardier & Chorus
Master of the house
Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby
To pass him by
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher,
And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Gives 'em everything he's got
Thénardier:
Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus! What a sorry little lot!
Mme. Thénardier:
I used to dream
That I would meet a prince
But God Almighty,
Have you seen what's happened since?
`Master of the house?'
Isn't worth me spit!
`Comforter, philosopher'
- and lifelong shit!
Cunning little brain
Regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover
But there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature
Landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this bastard in the house!
Thénardier & Drinkers: Master of the house!
Mme. Thénardier: Master and a half!
Thénardier & Drinkers: Comforter, philosopher
Mme. Thénardier: Ah, don't make me laugh!
Thénardier & Drinkers: Servant to the poor. Butler to the great.
Mme. Thénardier: Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
Thénardier & Drinkers: Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody bless his spouse!
Thénardier: Everybody raise a glass
Mme. Thénardier: Raise it up the master's ass.
All: Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!
The Well Scene
Valjean:
Hush now
Do not be afraid of me
Don't cry
Show me where you live
Tell me, my child, what is your name?
Cosette:
I'm called Cosette
The Bargain
Valjean:
I found her wandering in the wood
This little child, I found her trembling in the shadows
And I am here to help Cosette
And I will settle any debt you may think proper
I will pay what I must pay
To take Cosette away.
There is a duty I must heed,
There is a promise I have made
For I was blind to one in need
I did not see what stood before me
Now her mother is with God
Fantine's suffering is over
And I speak here with her voice
And I stand here in her place
And from this day and evermore
Mme. Thé;nardier: Let me have your coat, M'sieur
Valjean: Cosette shall live in my protection
Thénardier: You are very welcome here
Valjean: I will not forsake my vow
Thénardier: Take a glass
Mme. Thénardier: Take a chair
Valjean: Cosette shall have a father now!
Thénardier Waltz of Treachery
Thénardier:
What to do? What to say?
Shall you carry our treasure away?
What a gem! What a pearl!
Beyond rubies is our little girl!
How can we speak of debt?
Let's not haggle for darling Cosette!
Dear Fantine, gone to rest...
Have we done for her child what is best?
Shared our bread. Shared each bone.
Treated her like she's one of our own!
Like our own, Monsieur!
Valjean:
Your feelings do you credit, sir
And I will ease the parting blow
Let us not talk of bargains or bones or greed
Now, may I say, we are agreed?
Mme. Thénardier:
That would quite fit the bill
If she hadn't so often been ill
Little dear, cost us dear
Medicines are expensive, M'sieur
Not that we begrudged a sou
It's no more than we Christians must do!
M. and Mme. Thénardier:
One thing more, one small doubt
There are treacherous people about
No offense. Please reflect.
Your intentions may not be correct?
Valjean:
No more words. Here's your price.
Fifteen hundred for your sacrifice.
Come, Cosette, say goodbye
Let us seek out some friendlier sky.
Thank you both for Cosette
It won't take you too long to forget.
Come, Cosette, come, my dear
From now on I will always be here
Where I go, you will be.
Cosette:
Will there be children and castles to see?
Valjean:
Yes, Cosette, yes, it's true.
There's a castle just waiting for you.