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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 21:11:20 GMT -5
Stars
JAVERT There, out in the darkness A fugitive running Fallen from grace 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 And 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 flame!
And so it has been and 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!
GAVROCHE That inspector thinks he's something But it's me who runs this town! And my theater never closes And the curtain's never down Trust Gavroche, have no fear Don't you worry, auntie dear, You can always find me here!
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 21:19:06 GMT -5
The ABC Cafe/Red and Black
- Combeferre
- Feuilly
- Courfeyrac
- Enjolras
- Joly
- Grantaire
- Marius
- Gavroche
- Prouvaire
[The ABC Cafe, where the students, led by Enjolras, meet to discuss their revolutionary plans]
COMBEFERRE At Notre Dame the sections are prepared!
FEUILLY At rue de Bac they're straining at the leash!
COURFEYRAC Students, workers, everyone There's a river on the run Like the flowing of the tide Paris coming to our side!
ENJORAS 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 'em 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 enters]
Marius, you're late.
JOLY What's wrong today? You look as if you've seen a ghost.
GRANTAIRE Some wine and say what's going on!
MARIUS A ghost you say... a ghost maybe She was just like a ghost to me One minute there, and she was gone!
GRANTAIRE I am agog! I am aghast! Is Marius in love at last? I've never heard him `ooh' and `aah' You talk of battles to be won And here he comes like Don Ju-an It's better than an o-per-a!
ENJOLRAS 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 it simply a game For rich young boys to play? The color of the world Is 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!
MARIUS 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 In just one burst of light! And what was right seems wrong And what was wrong seems right!
GRANTAIRE Red...
MARIUS I feel my soul on fire!
GRANTAIRE Black...
MARIUS My world if she's not there!
Red...
MARIUS The color of desire!
Black...
MARIUS The color of despair!
ENJOLRAS 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 toward 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!
ENJOLRAS 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?
GRANTAIRE Give me brandy on my breath And I'll breathe them all to death!
COURFEYRAC In St. Antoine they're with us to a man!
COMBEFERRE In Notre Dame they're tearing up the stones!
FEUILLY Twenty rifles good as new!
[Gavroche rushes in shouting]
GAVROCHE Listen!
JOLY Twenty rounds for every man!
GAVROCHE Listen to me!
JEAN PROUVAIRE Double that in Port St. Cloud!
GAVROCHE Listen everybody!
LESGLES Seven guns in St. Martin!
GAVROCHE General Lamarque is dead!
ENJOLRAS 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 honor his name. It's a rallying cry that will reach every ear! In the death of Lamarque we will kindle the flame They will see that the day of salvation is near! The time is near! 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!
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 21:27:08 GMT -5
Do You Hear the People Sing?
- Enjolras
- Combeferre
- Feuilly
- Courfeyrac
- Chorus
ENJOLRAS Do you hear the people sing? Singing a 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!
COMBEFERRE 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?
FEUILLY Then join in the fight That will give you the right to be free!
CHORUS Do you hear the people sing? Singing a 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!
COURFEYRAC 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!
CHORUS Do you hear the people sing? Singing a 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!
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 21:39:10 GMT -5
In My Life
- Cosette
- Valjean
- Marius
- Eponine
[Cosette stands in her garden on Rue Plumet]
COSETTE 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 faraway 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? Does he see what I saw? 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!
VALJEAN 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.
COSETTE 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 have all that I want You are loving and gentle and good But Papa, dear Papa, In your eyes I am just like a child Who is lost in a wood
VALJEAN No more words No more words. It's a time that is dead There are words That are better unheard, Better unsaid.
COSETTE In my life I'm no longer a child and I yearn For the truth that you know Of the years... years ago!
VALJEAN You will learn Truth is given by God To us all in our time In our turn
[Valjean leaves the garden. Marius and Eponine arrive outside]
MARIUS 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. Eponine 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
EPONINE[to herself] 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
MARIUS & EPONINE In my life There is someone who touches my life
MARIUS Waiting near
EPONINE Waiting here
[Marius goes into the garden, leaving Eponine outside the gate]
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 21:46:07 GMT -5
A Heart Full of Love
MARIUS 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 Mad'moiselle Won't you say? Will you tell?
COSETTE A heart full of love No fear, no regret
MARIUS My name is Marius Pontmercy
COSETTE And mine's Cosette
MARIUS Cosette, I don't know what to say
COSETTE Then make no sound
MARIUS I am lost
COSETTE I am found!
MARIUS A heart full of light
COSETTE A night bright as day
MARIUS And you must never go away Cosette, Cosette
COSETTE This is a chain we'll never break
MARIUS Do I dream?
COSETTE I'm awake!
MARIUS A heart full of love
COSETTE A heart full of you
MARIUS A single look and then I knew
COSETTE I knew it too
MARIUS From today
COSETTE Every day
COSETTE & MARIUS For it isn't a dream Not a dream after all.
EPONINE[Interjecting] He was never mine to lose Why regret what cannot be? These are words he'll never say Not to me... Not to me... Not to me...
His heart full of love He will never feel this way...
[Marius and Cosette move away as Montparnasse enters furtively]
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 21:54:59 GMT -5
Plumet Attack- Eponine
- Montparnasse
- M. Thenardier
- Brujon
- Babet
- Claquesous
- Marius
- Cosette
- Jean Valjean
'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!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 dearBRUJON What do I care Who you should rob? Gimme me my share Finish the job!THENARDIER You shut your mouth Give me your handBRUJON [catching sight of Eponine] What have we here?THENARDIER [not recognizing her] Who is this hussy?BABET It's your brat Eponine Don't you know your own kid Why's she hanging about you?THENARDIER Eponine, get on home You're not needed in this We're enough here without youEPONINE I know this house I tell you there's nothing here for you Just the old man and the girl They live ordinary livesTHENARDIER Don't interfere You've got some gall Take care, young miss, You've got a lot to say!BRUJON She's going softCLAQUESOUS Happens to allMONTPARNASSE Go home, 'Ponine, Go home, you're in the wayEPONINE 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 its father Pick a bone in the streetBRUJON 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 and Cosette run back into the garden and he hurriedly introduces Eponine before she takes off] 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 fastVALJEAN 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... 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!
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 22:07:28 GMT -5
One Day More!VALJEAN 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!MARIUS I did not live until today. How can I live when we are parted?VALJEAN One day more.MARIUS & COSETTE Tomorrow you'll be worlds away And yet with you, my world has started!EPONINE One more day all on my own.MARIUS & COSETTE Will we ever meet again?EPONINE One more day with him not caring.MARIUS & COSETTE I was born to be with you.EPONINE What a life I might have known.MARIUS & COSETTE And I swear I will be true!EPONINE But he never saw me there! ENJOLRAS One more day before the storm!MARIUS Do I follow where she goes?ENJOLRAS At the barricades of freedom.MARIUS Shall I join my brothers there?ENJOLRAS When our ranks begin to formMARIUS Do I stay; and do I dare?ENJOLRAS Will you take your place with me?The time is now, the day is here VALJEAN One day more!JAVERT 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!VALJEAN One day more!M. & MME. THENARDIER 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!Students (2 Groups) 1: One day to a new beginning2: Raise the flag of freedom high!1: Every man will be a king2: Every man will be a king1: There's a new world for the winning2: There's a new world to be wonDo you hear the people sing?MARIUS My place is here, I fight with you!VALJEAN One day more!MARIUS & COSETTE I did not live until today.EPONINE One more day all on my own!MARIUS & COSETTE How can I live when we are parted?JAVERT[overlapping] I will join these people's heros I will follow where they go I will learn their little secrets, I will know the things they know. VALJEAN One day more!MARIUS & COSETTE Tomorrow you'll be worlds awayEPONINE What a life I might have known!MARIUS & COSETTE And yet with you my world has startedJAVERT[overlapping] One more day to revolution We will nip it in the bud We'll be ready for these SchoolboysTHENARDIERS[overlapping] Watch 'em run amok Catch 'em as they fall Never know your luck When there's a free-for-all!VALJEAN Tomorrow we'll be far away, Tomorrow is the judgement dayTomorrow we'll discover What our God in Heaven has in store! One more dawn One more day One day more!ACT I FINALE
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Post by Shindou on May 3, 2008 22:09:18 GMT -5
[glow=white,2,300] INTERMISSION [/glow] Haha, I couldn't resist XD. While we're on intermission.... Some notes about Act I: A) Are you confused yet? XD B) DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SIIIINNGG? C)Mmkay, seriously, though. If there's any song you're going to make an effort to learn in the near future, I'd highly reccommend One Day More XD. Srsly. Every major character in the show so far, singing their own part with their own tune AT THE SAME TIME. Practice, people! Haha XD. D)Confrontation is going to be hilarious to try and get recorded. Good luck to us ;D Yay for counterpoints! Counterpoint = fuuuuuunnnn ;D (Why do we always seem to end up doing songs with counterpoint together? XD) 5) Hahaha, Nicole and Kristine singing a cheesy love song together = EPIC LULZ. 6)Did you notice I just switched from letters to numbers? 7)UNLUCKY NUMBER *skip* 8)Umm... I forgot #8. I blame 7. 9)I remembered! There's still a lot of minor casting to be done throughout (ie, the random whores, etc XD) I didn't think you guys would appreciate me casting you in such roles without your input XD. So get back to me on what parts you want . 10) Enjoy ACT II!! (better known as: Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies... LITERALLY. Nyahahaha)
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Post by Shindou on May 8, 2008 19:31:17 GMT -5
ACT II At the Barracade- Enjolras
- Javert
- Prouvaire
- Grantaire
- Lesgles
- Marius
- Eponine
- Valjean
[Enjolras is addressing the revolutionaries] ENJOLRAS 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.JAVERT[disguised as a rebel] I can find out the truth I know their ways Fought their wars Served my time In the days Of my youth.PROUVAIRE Now the people will fightGRANTAIRE And so they might Dogs will bark Fleas will bite.LESGLES They will do what is right![Marius spots Eponine, who is dressed as a boy] MARIUS Hey, little boy, what's this I see? God, Eponine, the things you do!EPONINE I know this is no place for me, Still, I would rather be with you! MARIUS Get out before the trouble starts. Get out, 'Ponine, you might get shot!EPONINE I've got you worried now, I have That shows you like me quite a lot! MARIUS 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! EPONINE Little you know! Little you care![She walks to the Rue Plumet, where she meets Valjean] EPONINE I have a letter M'sieur It's addressed to your daughter, Cosette It's from a boy at the barricade, Sir, In the Rue de Villette.VALJEAN Give me that letter here, my boy.EPONINE He said to give it to CosetteVALJEAN You have my word that my daughter will know What this letter contains.[He gives her a coin] 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.[He opens the letter... and reads it] "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 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!" [Valjean goes in, leaving Eponine alone]
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Post by Shindou on May 8, 2008 19:48:40 GMT -5
On My OwnAnd now I'm all alone again, No where to turn, no one to go to Without a hope, without a friend, Without a face to say hello to but now the night is near, and 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 for ever 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 I love him I love him But only on my own.
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Post by Shindou on May 8, 2008 19:53:19 GMT -5
Upon These Stones/Building the Barracade- The Students
- An army officer
- Enjolras
Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade Let them come in their legions and they will be met! Have faith in yourselves And don't 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![Army officer offstage] ARMY OFFICER You of the barricade listen to this! No one is coming to help you to fight! You're on your own You have no friends Give up! Your guns are dying. Damn, their warnings Damn their lies! They will see the people rise!Damn, their warnings Damn their lies! They will see the people rise!
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Post by Shindou on May 8, 2008 19:59:47 GMT -5
Javert At the Barricade/Little PeopleListen, 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 the danger is real We will need all our cunning To bring them to heelHave 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 have overheard their plan 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! Good evening, dear inspector Lovely evening, my dear. I know this man, my friends His name is 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!
And little people know When little people fight We may look easy pickings But we've got some bite So never kick a dog Because he's just a pup We'll fight like twenty armies And we won't give up So you'd better run for cover When the pup grows up!
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Post by Shindou on Jun 4, 2008 22:05:27 GMT -5
A Little Fall of RainEPONINE 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 meMARIUS 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 closeMARIUS(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 sleepingEPONINE 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)
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Post by Shindou on Jun 4, 2008 22:15:59 GMT -5
Drink With Me- Enjolras
- Marius
- Feuilly
- Prouvaire
- Joly
- Grantaire
(The defenders settle down for the night with wine and a song) ENJOLRAS Marius, rest.FEUILLY Drink with me to days gone by Sing with me the songs we knewPROUVAIRE Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads.JOLY Here's to witty girls who went to out beds.ALL Here's to them and here's to you! GRANTAIRE Drink with me to days gone by Can it be you fear to die? Will the world remember you When you fall? Could it be your death Means nothing at all? Is your life just one more lie?ALL Drink with me to days gone by To the life that used to beWOMEN At the shrine of friendship, never say die MEN Let the wine of friendship never run dry ALL Here's to you and here's to meMARIUS 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?(Marius settles down to sleep)
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Post by Shindou on Jun 5, 2008 11:15:19 GMT -5
Bring Him Home(Valjean is standing over Marius at the barricade) VALJEAN 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 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.
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