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Lyrics to Eponine's most famous song "On
My Own"
And now I’m all alone again,
nowhere to turn, no one to go to.
Without a home, without a friend
without
a face to say hello to.
And now the night is near,
now I can make believe he’s here.
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 allthough,
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
I love him
I love him
but only on
my own.
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Lyrics to "Rue Plumet"
Eponine
'Parnasse, what are you doing
So far out of our patch?
Montparnasse
This
house, we're going to do it
Rich man, plenty of scratch
You remember he's the one
Who got away the other day
Got
a number on his chest
Perhaps a fortune put away!
Eponine
Oh Lord, somebody help me!
Dear God, what'll I do?
He'll
think this is an ambush
He'll think I'm in it too!
What'll I do, what'll I say?
I've got to warn them here
I've
got to find a way.
[Thenardier arrives with the rest of his gang.]
Thenardier
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
Brujon
What
do I care
Who you should rob
Give me my share
Finish the job!
Thenardier
You shut your mouth
Give me your
hand
[He notices Eponine but doesn't recognize her.]
Brujon
What have we here?
Thenardier
Who is this hussy?
Babet
It's
your brat Eponine
Don't you know your own kid
Why's she hanging about you?
Thenardier
'Ponine, get on home
You're
not needed in this
We're enough here without you
Eponine
I know this house
I tell you there's nothing here for
you
Just the old man and the girl
They live ordinary lives
Thenardier
Don't interfere
You've got some gall
Take
care, young miss,
You've got a lot to say!
Brujon
She's going soft
Claquesous
Happens to all
Montparnasse
Go
home, 'Ponine,
Go home, you're in the way
Eponine
I'm gonna scream, I'm gonna warn them here.
Thenardier
One
little scream and you'll regret it for a year.
Claquesous
What a palaver
What an absolute treat
To watch a cat
and it's father
Pick a bone in the street
Brujon
Not a sound out of you!
Eponine
Well I told you I'd do it,
told you I'd do it...
[She screams.]
Thenardier
You wait my girl, you'll rue this night
I'll make you scream,
you'll scream all right
Leave her to me, don't wait around
Make for the sewers, go underground!
[The gang scatters.]
Marius
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...
[Marius leaves quickly as Valjean enters.]
Valjean
My
God, Cosette
I heard a cry in the dark
I heard the shout of angry voices in the street.
Cosette
That was my cry
you heard, Papa.
I was afraid of what they'd do.
They ran away when they heard my cry
Valjean
Cosette, my child,
what will become of you?
Cosette
Three men I saw beyond the wall
Three men in shadow moving fast
Valjean
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
They will never let us be
Tomorrow to Calais
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!
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The Lyrics to "A Little Fall Of Rain"
EPONINE
Don't you fret, M'sieur 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.
MARIUS
But you will live, 'Ponine - dear God above,
If I could heal your wounds with
words of love.
EPONINE
Just hold me now, and let it be.
Shelter me, comfort me
MARIUS
You would live
a hundred years
If I could show you how
I won't desert you now...
EPONINE
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, M'sieur Marius
I don't feel any pain
A
little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
That's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will
keep me close
MARIUS(in counterpoint)
Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine,
You won't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can
hardly hurt you now
I'm here
I will stay with you
Till you are sleeping
EPONINE
And rain...
MARIUS
And rain...
EPONINE
Will make the flowers...
MARIUS
Will make the flowers... grow...
(She
dies. Marius kisses her, then lays her on the ground)
ENJOLRAS
She is the first to fall
The first of us to fall
upon this barricade
MARIUS
Her name was Eponine
Her life was cold and dark, yet she was unafraid.
COMBEFERRE
We
fight here in her name
PROUVAIRE
She will not die in vain.
LESGLES
She will not be betrayed.
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