On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him 'til 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 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

Overall Meaning

Samantha Barks's song "On My Own" is an emotional and poignant ballad that explores the theme of unrequited love. The song is part of the musical Les Misérables, and it showcases the character Eponine's deep and painful feelings for Marius, a man she knows will never love her back.

The opening verse of the song speaks to Eponine's deep desire to have Marius by her side. She walks with him till morning and even imagines feeling his arms around her. In the next verse, Eponine describes the beauty of the world around her, capturing the idea that even in the midst of her deepest pain, the world around her remains beautiful because of her feelings for Marius. She knows she is only talking to herself and that Marius is blind to her love for him, but she still holds onto the hope that there is a way for them to be together.

The final verse of the song shows Eponine's acceptance of her unrequited love. She understands that Marius will never love her back, and she accepts that she must go on living her life without him. But despite this acceptance, Eponine's love for Marius remains strong, and she sings the closing refrain "I love him, I love him, I love him" as a testament to her enduring devotion.

Overall, "On My Own" is a deeply emotional and moving song that explores the pain of unrequited love and the power of love to inspire hope in the face of despair.

Line by Line Meaning

On my own
I am alone

Pretending he's beside me
I imagine that he is with me

All alone
I am completely by myself

I walk with him till morning
I imagine walking with him until morning

Without him
When he is not here

I feel his arms around me
I imagine him holding me

And when I lose my way I close my eyes
When I am lost, I imagine closing my eyes to see him

And he has found me
I feel as though he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver
The rain makes the pavement look shiny and silver

All the lights are misty in the river
The lights are reflected in the river and look misty

In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
The trees look like they are filled with starlight in the dark

And all I see is him and me forever and forever
I imagine him and me together forever

And I know it's only in my mind
I am aware that it's just my imagination

That I'm talking to myself and not to him
I am talking to myself instead of him

And although I know that he is blind
I am aware he can't see me

Still I say, there's a way for us
I am hopeful about us having a future together

I love him
I have strong feelings for him

But when the night is over
When the night ends

He is gone
He is no longer with me

The river's just a river
The environment is nothing special without him

Without him
When he's not around

The world around me changes
Things around me appear differently

The trees are bare and everywhere
Trees look bare and are everywhere

The streets are full of strangers
I am surrounded by unfamiliar people

But every day I'm learning
I am gaining knowledge every day

All my life
Throughout my entire life

I've only been pretending
I have only been pretending to have him with me

Without me
If I am not there

His world will go on turning
Life will continue, regardless of my absence

A world that's full of happiness
A world that is happy without me

That I have never known
A happiness I have never experienced

But only on my own
But my love for him is only in my own imagination

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Herbert Kretzmer, Jean Marc Natel, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Albert Boublil, John Caird, Trevor Robert Nunn

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@ardfort7

3y↑271

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 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

@user-ch2hl4er6s

3y↑14

Lyrics

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 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

All comments from YouTube:

@anoriolkoyt

2y↑1.9K

The genius of "Les Misérables", is in the fact that EVERYONE is miserable: miserable in work, miserable in life, miserable in politics, miserable in the army, and yes.. miserable in love. Eponine's misery is so palpable to anyone on this planet who sought love. We have all been there, and we have all sung this song.

@anonymoussaga8723

2y↑31

Actually, ‘les misérables’ more closely translates to ‘the wretched’.

“In any case, there is a point where the poor and the wicked become mixed up and lumped together in the one fateful word: Les Misérables (the wretched). Whose fault is this?”

So even the Thénardiers would fall under the umbrella.

@peterconway6565

1y↑3

That is just so succinct!

@alessandrojamesdelrosario8666

1y↑10

Victor Hugo is such an amazing author to wrote this novel where the musical and movie is based.

@THEShogunBallistic

46w↑2

Ya the phantom in my mind told me to check out all the despair today, the despair that provoked others to move towards impacting each other in the worse possible ways. I want to encourage the opposite of that. I think I still have a way to go.

@adri1712

45w

Yes we have 😭

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@bartdarrow9217

4y↑3.1K

"A world that's full of happiness that I have never known." I felt that with every fiber of my being

@carlosrojas8803

4y↑6

🥺😭😭😭

@malloryfallon6394

4y↑7

SAMEEEE

@roozbeh1253

3y↑3

Aww it will get better

@annab3644

3y↑15

Honestly this used to be me...but recently I gave my life to Jesus, and I am wayy happier than I've ever been. I had no idea how to get out of my depression, but overnight Jesus freed me from it. Ask God for help if you ever need Him. <3

@roozbeh1253

3y↑7

@AC Bronz same happed to me as well, Jesus is amazing

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@evangelostse2477

4y↑4.7K

Actually if you apply this song to book Éponine, it becomes much, much more tragic. Book Éponine was horrifically emaciated, withered through years of poverty, malnourishment and abuse, mentally unstable, and quite simply creeps Marius out. Her malnourishment and poor health also showed on her face, making her actually ugly, with a destroyed voice, etc.

She's not gorgeous like Sam Barks, and her 'love' for Marius is more ambiguous, because it's as much love as a coping mechanism for her depression and poverty. She reaches for that love because it's the sole good thing in her otherwise completely hellish life.

Her mental instability also lends a new interpretation to phrases like 'he is gone, the river's just a river' etc, as they could be interpreted as actual hallucinations instead of daydreams.

@haniasn2365

4y↑423

Exactly, I couln't have said it better. And yet, that malnourished, poor, abused, unstable, creepy and miserable girl, by wanting so hard to be loved, has helped Marius to find happiness. It's such an incredible character, she has a wonderful development in the book.

@killer92173

4y↑59

Another reason I must finish reading the book.

@gabgonzales4570

3y↑129

If only the book wasn't as thick as a brick and didn't meander around in the beginning, i wouldve had enough motivation to finish reading it lmao

@haniasn2365

3y↑15

@Gab Gonzales Well that's why it can be divided in three different books

@zafi9133

3y↑5

@Tarryn Royer really?

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@futuremovieactor

4y↑5.1K

Samantha Barks killed it in this movie. She was cheated out of a nomination.

@victorordinet1435

4y↑280

Totally agree. She captured the heartbreak of Eponine so well.

@dlks2681

4y↑62

Definitely agree! She was amazing

@brabhamF1

4y↑152

She delivered by far the best vocal performance, tbf as is expected from a professional musicalperformer of her calibre. In general as soon as we get away from Valjean and Javert the musical numbers in this movie moved towards way better performances (btw Crowe and Jackman performed their songs well in promos etc., I don't fault them for the overall bad musical direction and decisions made around the music in this movie).

@maddietillem6778

4y↑95

YES! She's not a famous actor, but she was the best in the movie

@zachrizzo6525

4y↑9

Eddie Redmayne or Russell Crowe were more cheated

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@ivanlin2603

4y↑1K

The fact that this song was mostly done in a single long shot and the actor was actually singing while acting not lip syncing is really impressive.
(For those of you don't know, We are listening to the actual voice while the actor is acting, not the pre-recorded song in studio, this technic won this movie Oscar best sound mixing that year.)

@JF-ct5sg

3y↑2

Wow!! Does she have a mic or.??

@jbpalma2190

3y↑14

@JF there were mics following her and a piano at the back

@meyhleo8672

3y↑10

Yeah but having to make actors sing made the movie to close up on the actors everytime they sang

@BardBreaker

3y↑9

@meyh leo That was really just Tom Hooper's directorial style, he definitely didn't need to be that close up for the live-singing to work. Thats what microphones are for.

@erinpilla

That's true! Same thing they did in Dreamgirls, though I think JHud did it in takes?

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@TheAllanmeadows

1y↑336

"A world that's full of happiness that I have never known". Gets me, right in the heart, every time.

@jovrien

Me who’s never been on a private plane 😂

@BarbaraMatteau

31w

Truth

@elisaespinosa532

3y↑2.6K

Don’t you just HATE IT when you’ve had a crush on your childhood best friend for countless years, knowing that he’ll never love you the way you love him, only to discover that he’s fallen head over heels for a girl that just so happens to be your adopted sister who he’s only seen once and then you feel obligated to give him the girl’s address and information because you want your crush to be happy but then you end up singing in the rain, barefoot, wearing rags, completely soaked, AND at the risk of getting sick all because your crush doesn’t like you back?

@johnbarquinero5354

3y↑17

Seek therapy lol

@elisaespinosa532

3y↑63

@John Barquinero the funny thing is, I actually had a therapy session today and I just got back from it😂

@joshb789

3y↑96

If I had a nickel for everytime...

@awolf9036

3y↑35

@Josh B meme voice I would have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?

(This has not happened to me, it’s a meme)

@bonzai2203

3y↑2

@A Wolf big bang theory?

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@nataliaelhage2248

3y↑407

Éponine is my favourite character. I feel her pain and loneliness. She just suferred her whole life and never met true love.. and even destroyed, she loved... in a beautiful and selfless way. This is sad, inspiring and ridiculously possible. This song touches my soul and this performance is outstanding.

@ItsKatinasWorld

1y↑3

Said it so well 👌🏾

@sarawalmsley2084

16w

🥹❤️

@Hakausu

4y↑4.8K

Adding this here since some people don't know. This is not lip synced. They are singing live and it is recorded live. Samantha talks about that in an interview, how she hoped they would edit out the sniffles, etc. but they didn't. She did about 20 some takes and it was freezing too, BTW. She was listening to the piano through an earpiece. The pianist was off camera in a soundproof booth and was to follow her lead as she sang it as she felt it. The piano was to give her something to focus on. Later, they added in the full orchestra, or what of it they wanted to add. There is also a feature about that. The director is actually conducting the orchestra to fit the way she sang it. All of the singers did this except one or two...and a couple of instances where groups were singing together.

So it is "dubbed" in a way, but backwards. What you hear is what she is singing BUT the backing orchestra is what is dubbed in.

@grumpy_bear

3y↑247

It was torture for the orchestra though, cause it’s the actors that need to follow the orchestra, not the other way around

@Kristofur77

3y↑119

I heard director intended for scene to be in a condition that would create sniffles etc, to bring authenticity to the physically emotional response from the actress. Great work you feel for her pain.

@aiyannasprague576

3y↑25

I love how they did it.

Also 1k like

@quillion0877

3y↑38

Another thing to add was the challenge to record her voice, because the first few recordings, all they could catch was the water and not her

@LK-qk8fm

3y↑13

@Quillion0 that's what I was thinking about too. How the rain impacted both the audio recording and her ability to broadcast her voice.

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@TheAllanmeadows

1y↑490

Easily the most overlooked and underrated song of the movie. Maybe not as rawly powerful as I dreamed a dream, but packed with emotion.

@lh9591

1y↑15

Much better than I dreamed a dream

@WDCallahan

1y↑24

Who overlooks and underrates this song? As far as I know, it's a fan favorite.

@star_baker

1y↑14

@W.D. Callahan I know right, in the musical theatre community it’s one of the most auditioned songs

@mummawilliams1347

1y↑1

Its always been my favourite solo of the production.
Duets - jean val jean and javier
Chorus - do you hear the people sing and
Heartfull of love/ in my life

@TheAllanmeadows

1y↑5

@Mumma Williams I couldn't agree more. First started to love the film due to I dreamed a dream, and rightfully so. However over time I've come to love this song more for what it means. Unrequited love means a lot to me personally.

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@FranciumZ

3y↑670

I really love how Samantha avoided crying and actually just 'pretending' to be crying so that she can't ruin her vocals and performance. Anne Hathaway's I dreamed a dream was beautiful in the acting sense but when it comes to the vocals, she was having a hard time hitting the notes becuz she was sitting down and crying. Anyway this movie is honestly beautiful and amazing. always makes me tear up

@sksksksksk2404

3y↑94

I mean fantine did just have to sell her body so of course she gon be crying.

@peterjones9114

2y↑108

I think the slightly shattered vocals add more emotion to it, it's not about the singing as such in this movie its about what they're singing about and how it's effecting them which every actor does perfectly as shown in the voice and their acting especially if they're crying or shouting etc within it.

@Mossball1

2y↑45

and Anne still killed it.
there was so much raw emotion in that scene. maybe it wouldn't work out on stage, but was perfect for a film setting.
let's not pit 2 beautifully voiced, powerful women against each other

@FranciumZ

2y↑3

@Hannah Renai I know! They were both amazing in the film!!

@amyw6808

1y↑1

I dreamed a dream was a woman breaking. Her voice breaking made it more powerful.

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@xaviermidal

3y↑218

This is the best song in the entire musical, and she executes it perfectly.

@raidernationkmc

2y↑2

Lea Solanga though!!!!!

@cameronhall3148

4y↑291

I like how when she sang half the second verse: “In the rain, the pavement shines like silver.” they moved the camera angle up over the top right side of her shoulder to actually show how the rain was reflecting off of the ground from the light in such a sparkly shinny form. I think that was a really nice and beautiful touch.😌🙆🏾‍♀️🌧

@jameshallberg619

3y↑24

When she sings that the street is full of strangers you'll see a shadowy figure move in the background too.

@DerpsGW

2y↑38

Honestly one of the best performances of the movie if not the best. She breaths such heartache into this song through her voice that is difficult to capture. Some fantastic performances out there that sing this song powerful and those are also beautiful. But this performance easily makes me feel the characters pain the most. The way she cuts off a note or when her voice cracks, it's just wonderful. She chooses when to sing more powerful and when to sing more emotionally perfectly. It's definitely my preferred performance of the song.

@ellaquilates2450

4y↑437

I love the fact that while she sang "the trees are bare and everywhere, the streets are full of strangers" in 2:05 in left a random stranger suddenly passes by😃😃

@luigicavallo270

2y↑34

That guy was like: "Where am I? Why is that girl singing?"

@aymarafan7669

30w↑4

It was Doctor Who traveling through time and space

@DaveM-FFB

1y↑72

My all time favorite musical movie/play. And this song - wow! Her voice and her acting stirs so much emotion. The story, combined with the musical score is just incredible. How anybody could be so gifted to write and compose this masterpiece is beyond belief.

@davidpietarila699

2y↑49

Her version of this song is FULL of emotion, but… it’s the two spoken “I love him” towards the end that are truly soul crushing.

@margaretestrella2862

3y↑164

My heart breaks when she sings "with out me his world will keep on turning".

@andrewbloom7694

2y↑53

It's really amazing that she sounds exactly the same as she did in the 25th anniversary concert. Despite Hooper's best efforts to kneecap his performers, she didn't lose anything!

@lefinlay

What was Hopper doing to them?

@jbvader721

2y↑8

@A Man Has No Name Hooper didn't want Samantha Barks to upstage the lead actors aka Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway. But, Sam blew them all out of the water. It's even more shocking to learn that Hooper actually wanted Taylor freaking Swift to play Eponine (though he got her into CATS).

@nightmeowonelmstreet215

25w↑1

@@jbvader721tay-tay would’ve never did this justice Im sorry

@jbvader721

25w↑1

@@nightmeowonelmstreet215 Nope.

@nightmeowonelmstreet215

25w↑1

@@jbvader721 wait it turns out Taylor did audition but she knew she wasn’t getting it and just got cats as a compensation

@dottie9939

3y↑86

I feel like she was thinking of her real life heart break when she sings. Her voice and acting is beautiful

@luigicavallo270

2y↑1

She's beautiful too..

@vmpslayer20

1y↑10

This song just sealed Samantha’s power. She was so robbed of an Oscar nom.

@marieemeraldcabigas

4y↑6.1K

National Anthem for all those in the friend zone

@supreme3376

4y↑28

:) TRUE

@solarapacifica991

4y↑29

Thid should be the top comment

@oliverdelica2289

4y↑41

Let us all rise for the national anthem

@thedramaclassfan715

4y↑9

yep it sucks

@johnglavin2828

4y↑12

All rise

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@cici6295

3y↑82

Anne Hathaway and Samantha Barks performances were incredible.

@EmilysLiftsAndHandDryers

1y↑1

Agreed

@xthemugshot

1y↑4

Eddie singing Empty chairs at empty tables was amazing too

@Mastane4

3y↑50

She has the best voice of anyone in this movie. Deserved more credit for her performance.

@RonnieD1970

3y↑48

Singing with water streaming down her face, hitting marks, camera and boom in her face. Amazing performance to boot!

@priyachoudhary9896

3y↑3

Also with an awfully constraining costume that will make you uncomfortable when stooping down

@RonnieD1970

@Priya Choudhary great point

@Trag3dyInV3nus

2y↑59

She’s the only one who actually knows how to sing emotionally without having to cry and gasp for air like Anne. She deserved more .

@smile-dv2ml

1y↑4

How about Lea salonga?

@RyanWayner

49w↑1

@smile They mean from the movie cast

@dorinnadorinna

44w↑1

It's called technique. We all have different techniques.

@lapeace_8362

3y↑15

This is my favorite scene. The song, the emotions ... Samantha Bark's singing and acting generally. The sequence, frames, camera movement, lightings etc are just a plus. I am not a singer but out of all the music scores, her singing was the best. She was the best in this film. Other's voices were good enough but nothing close to her.

@johnhotchkiss9842

3y↑57

Samantha Barks actually has an interesting story, for those that don't know.
She originally auditioned for the Andrew Lloydd Webber TV show I'll Do Anything, for the chance to Play Nancy in the Stage show Oliver. She came third. But she was actually the one Webber hoped would win the show. Webber later cast her in some of his shows. Then she was cast in the Stage show Les Miserables as Eponine. Then when the producers were making this film they went to see the stage show and were so impressed by her performance they cast her in the same role in the film.

@dannyk2376

1y↑6

My favourite number from the movie version, absolutely crushed it. The fact it was sung live with such emotion was award worthy

@gillianbrookwell1678

2y↑16

Samantha Barks sounded amazing in this movie; She deserved a lot more recognition.

@alexthelizardking

4y↑2.5K

Samantha was this movie's secret weapon.

@awesomeduck500

4y↑72

She truly was remarkable she reprised this role she was in the 25 anniversary Broadway of le miserables for the same role so she was a sure thing for part but still the emotion and feeling from this scene Is so sad

@samcarroll6210

4y↑31

Same with Anne, Amanda, and Eddie

@michellefelipe6414

4y↑22

100000% one of the only vocally correct performances in the entire movie. Everyone should of been taking notes.

@charlinetawatao4970

4y↑14

Her character and this scene as well really stood out for me.

@phia7329

4y↑29

her and aaron and the actors who play the abc students carried this movie on their backs (eddie and amanda were cute doe)

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@sewcrazy4426

49w↑4

Easily the best performance from the movie—in my opinion one of the few I can actually listen to without cringing— she is able to effortlessly portray the emotion and passion of her character without sacrificing the music (which cannot be said for some people…)
Honestly tho, what can we expect from someone who’s played this part on the stage before

@ardfort7

3y↑271

@NAPARED

2y↑3

Thank you 🙂🤗

@eating-meiii

26w

Thx🫰🏻😂

@skyvogel8326

1y↑4

Such heart-wrenching emotional commitment and truth in this performance. The gold standard.

@jianchoi7434

2y↑5

개인적으로 에포닌은 정말 안타까운 캐릭터인 것 같습니다. 도둑질을 일삼는 부모 밑에서 자랐지만, 자신이 사랑하는 이를 위해 대신 몸을 던져 죽음을 택하는 용기를 가졌다는 점이 정말 멋진 것 같습니다.

@paulosergiosouza941

3y↑6

Um clássico extraordinário, tive o prazer de assistir 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@fckinasshoe17

2y↑4

i dont think ive ever cried harder than when i first saw this. whole movie is amazing

@PhoenixFireProductions

17w

Absolutely beautiful voice. Samantha Barks is amazeballs ❤

@schoey0

2y↑2

Shivers and tears every time!! Samantha breaks my heart, amazing performance, she is AMAZING!

@connorburnett21

2y↑7

i do love this version of this song, but having heard her sing it live?? my god she is incredible!!!

@hannyverryna3891

4y↑178

This is the best unrequited love song... just keep my love to him on my own and he doesn't even know it... this song really describes my feeling.. I love him, but only on my own.

@normakalberer8514

28w

What emotion she projects in this song. You can feel the sadness she's going through...... Samantha is the best Eponine I've seen. Amazing!

@Valerie-Madrim

3y↑2.9K

me: wow marius and cosette is so cute together
hears this song
me: i hate them

@user-vy3cz3ni2e

3y↑50

아 개웃겨 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

@cerridianempire1653

3y↑93

Enroljas: don't ship them boi ship Marius and France

@rosiehelsby531

3y↑37

dead i've always hated cosette cos of eponine and she deserves marius loll

@Musicals4us

3y↑4

@징생챙 안농

@Aaa-zl9iu

3y↑3

@징생챙 어 한국어

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@I.AM.JUPITER

19w

It was Samatha’s voice that I started to seek out this number - now, we know Lea nailed it - I love both singers.

I love the part where she is with him in her mind. Because I do that, but yes, it’s time to awaken, and we know he is not there.

@scariee8359

4y↑10

can we just appreciate how the instrumental fits so well with the vocals?

@SquarecowStudios

2y↑2

My absolute favourite version of this song. She has a beautiful voice.

@Safferpsyche

4y↑15

This is what love is. Wanting the best for someone even if they don't care for you.

@marilynheffentrager2761

1y↑3

No one does this better. She is so suited to play this part.

@user-ch2hl4er6s

3y↑14

@user-iy9mx6nq1i

3y↑9

上映当時に映画館で観て、最も印象に残ったのがこのシーン。いま観ても圧巻です。細やかな感情表現に自然と引き込まれます。素晴らしいパフォーマー。

@eating-meiii

26w

そうですねえ

@jorge6207

24w

I' m not a fan of musicals, but this speaks to me volumes and is all. Absolute. Start watching as a joke, a favour to people who like it, and cry my eyes out. makes absolute sense. This part, here, encapsulates existence. Side kicking my eyes out to this brilliant performance. Outstanding. Life.

@adegboladeadebote754

22w

Such a powerful song, rendition, and moment!

@KristenHH

2y↑6

I lost my husband to cancer at age 36. This song hits differently after that 😞

@shreddedalto8982

3y↑396

so she's squeezed into an inhumanely tiny corset, sitting down, with a camera probably 5 inch away from her face AND she still managed to belt out that "KNOOOOOOOWN" no problem

@bobcaygeon6799

over 20 takes!

@Raiderstarrunner

4y↑50

Gets me in the feels every time!

@DeliciousManX

4y↑37

Man. I broke up with my GF today. It was one of those break ups where you knew you had to because you just weren’t right for each other, but you could have let it drag on. Now I’m on my own again and this song has been in my head all day 😭.

@ineedmorehobbies4853

4y↑2

Sorry to hear that.

@PinkyToe

2y↑5

She deserved an Oscar. My absolute favorite character. She was me in real life. At the end of this play, the author shared the gospel. Hollywood cut it out. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and He will NEVER leave you or forsake you, & when you die... Heaven is your forever home❣️💟✝️🙏

@danielmoynan6561

1y↑2

Great performance from Samantha Barks. I can really see her singing in an animated remake of this (as either Eponine again or Fantine, as her fellow ex-Eponines Lea Solanga and Carrie Hope Fletcher have oddly also played Fantine as well).

@EmilysLiftsAndHandDryers

1y↑2

Agreed

@vezmike6836

4y↑1.6K

eponine’s story is so sad☹️

@khristinamorris5573

4y↑112

vezmike everyone’s stories are so sad especially Fantine’s

@supreme3376

4y↑12

From Hero to Zero

@catherinemaria3367

4y↑4

I know😔

@johnisrael1240

4y↑46

Fantine was the unfortunate one.

@KatarHero72

4y↑37

She really had no chance with parents like hers.

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@benbaxter5000

2y↑5

My Favourite character from les miserables. But hathaway's version of I dreamed a dream is phenomenal

@adri1712

43w↑3

I'm going through something similar and I just wanna hug her and tell her she deserves the world

@ashleighlaureano44

4y↑4.5K

When you realize that she is in Diagon Alley

@christinalim2320

4y↑57

Ashleigh Laureano ohh sh—

@missnj8070

4y↑17

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@camerasapprentice3657

4y↑191

And right in front of Gringotts and Fred and George's shop!!??

@vanessapascual3742

4y↑108

That's the Weasley shop in the middle! 💖

@kaceydonnelly4821

4y↑40

Same studio

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@davidmendizabal9892

4y↑151

Eponine represents the love one still can have for life when life doesn't loves you back. Thou still a tragedy in the final song the words "to love another person is to see the face of god" mean to show the right actitud towards the tragedy of life

@nauvoorossato6647

50w↑2

Samantha Barks!! I saw her at the theatre in Frozen! She’s outstanding!!!!

@missbingley6048

2y↑12

'The river's just a river...' Always makes me bawl. Don't know why.

@user-xg2yx4vi8k

4y↑109

웅장한 한편의 뮤지컬보다 심장을 뛰게 만든다... 모든 것들의 의미를 잃어가는 순간. 그 순간까지 포기할 수 없는 사랑.
죽는 순간 까지 지켜가는 짝사랑은 축복인가

@moneybugvic

4y↑4

Yejh Hes 저주지

@dohyo4410

4y↑1

@벌레돈 그쵸

@darkpurplesky6660

3y↑3

She does a great job crying and being sad and yet still singing remarkably🎶😭🎶

@santigogonzalez541

4y↑81

I feel sorry for Éponine, I was crying during this scene. 😭

@cieraclark1663

4y↑35

absolutely love the beauty and sorrow in the song🥺

@sarawinardi6745

2y↑15

If there is ever an anthem for unrequited love, this would be it

@paulbrookes6705

46w

She sings all the emotion a spine tingling performance

@potdog1000

2y↑1

this never fails to bring a tear to my eye

@sixtysecondvlog

1y↑3

Sam Barks is absolutely amazing as Eponine.

@KimberlyFaith260

49w↑1

As someone who fell in love with the wrong person who is already in a healthy, loving relationship to the point where they are planning their wedding, I feel this song in my soul.

@sonnycortes8444

the way her voice breaks as she pretends crying while singing is so beautiful...

@mistyeyes9311

2y↑5

Her love and emotion broke my heart.. Seeing her pain made me cry!

@GM-kl3wp

Bawl my eyes out every time! 😭 amazing talent.

@zoeymckeown3194

The best Eponine and the best rendition of this beautiful song about unrequited love.

@andy_bomb4639

4y↑1

This version has more emotion which fits the tone of the movie, but if you want to hear Samantha Barks at her vocally best check out the Les Mis 25th anniversary.

@user-hx4xz7mq9x

1y↑2

노래 뒤에 깔리는 잔잔한 비소리까지 너무 좋다

@revacohen

4y↑8

This was my angst song in high school. I had a crush on a boy who wasn't interested in me. This song always reminded me of him.

@vincenttirado9773

20w

I’m a diver, EMS , diesel mechanic, tractor trailer driver grew up in some tough street and
I appreciate her singing

@tinahastie

48w

This song really hits me hard. I often feel pretty much invisible and forgotten.

@erikwestervelt6083

44w↑1

“To live is to suffer…to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” - .Nietzsche

Love is, accepted almost universally, the greatest commodity of all. And when your world is war torn, impoverished and filled with misery it’s truly the only commodity there is. “On My Own” demonstrates this brilliantly. Through the sadness, pain & tears there is still hope.

@jessieyavar1217

4y↑166

I felt this song when I knew my husband fell out of love for me.

@notathletic4171

4y↑24

Jessie, pull a 'Gone girl' on him.

@malloryfallon6394

4y↑3

awwww! I’m so sorry

@apricotsapricots472

4y↑3

wow- im so sorry. i cant imagine.

@skylarsmith2086

4y↑5

Jessie Yavar i’m sorry bb :( ❤️

@DeliciousManX

4y↑7

That’s where I’m at right now. I went straight to this song. It’s nice knowing we’re not alone.

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@m.m.7552

I love comparing her performance here and on the 25th anniversary and how she toned in down here to make it more appropriate for the movie (same with Colm Wilkinson, although he plays a different character)

@user-dm8mg3vt9d

4y↑46

구원받은 코제트의 뒤에 남겨진 에포닌은 볼 때마다 너무 안타깝다... 가정의 따스함도 사랑도 결국 받지 못하고 희생만 하다 죽어간 에포닌도 한때는 애정을 필요로 하는 어린아이였는데. 물론 코제트도 불행한 어린 시절을 보냈지만 왠지 에포닌에게 정이 더 간다.

@jerseydevs2000

3y↑28

Barks before the movie: I know I can do this. I've done a year's worth of performances as Eponine on the West End.

Filmmakers: We're going to put you into a dress with a tight corset, it's going to be pissing down rain during the song, and the camera will be tight on you as you sing live.

Barks: Erm... Okay? *Calmly delivers killer performance*

@jbvader721

3y↑2

You came back from the Sideways video, didn't you?

@Fraser142

39w

song is beautiful and her voice is powerful all i gotta say.

@mindybolton2577

Samantha sings really good ♥️

@michaelschwartz3618

3y↑1

Every song sung in this film was sung on set and filmed, with orchestration played on set. The songs you see the actors sing in this film are the same songs the crew listened to and watched while filming. Dir. Tom Hooper required this from all the actors.

@PinkyToe

2y↑8

@maffius5428

4y↑44

Fantine story was very sad, but I just can't. Éponine story is so sad... And this scene is so dramatic... and... Nevermind, I'm crying again...

@priyachoudhary9896

3y↑5

If you think about it she never had a good family to begin with, her baby sister is not in the movie but she's used just as cosette later on. Gavroche was disowned and she usually prefers to stay outside because she herself hates her own family. Then she sees this other person who has the same ethics and morals as her and though they don't talk much, she pretends that they are best friends, and eventually she falls for him, but he's fallen for cosette and that literally breaks her, seeing the person she hated being the one he loves and she blames herself too. It's appalling her final resolution of dying just leaves her happy because for the first and last time she won't pretending being in marius arms.

@maffius5428

3y↑2

@Priya Choudhary I LOVE your answer ✨

@alyssapinon9670

2y↑1

Yeah. Fantine’s story is tragic but it feels very removed from the average viewer. Meanwhile most of us know how unrequited love feels even if we don’t have eponine’s terrible home life. But then again a lot of people (myself included) have used crushes as an escapism the general shittiness of life. Unhealthy coping mechanism but it’s relatable

@valentina620

2y↑4

Don’t think we should compare both and say which is worse than the other, they both suffered in such a painful way and are actually the most tragic characters that there is even a mashup of their songs together, a world that’s full of happiness that they have never known. :(

@_-ANTOINETTE-_

3y↑2

정말 최고의 장면이였음.

@kyraanthony.x

16w

my fav song from this musical i just love it sm

@JayG1013

4y↑4

She should have won the academy award

@casandra9716

4y↑5

IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME I WATCH THIS?

@oliviajenks2086

2y↑1

I watched this movie right after my brother left home. He’s my only sibling and my best friend so it kinda hit different. Very different relationship but similar pain and feeling.

@raidernationkmc

Lea Solanga deff influenced her I can here it in the annunciation and emotion filled vocal academics regardless Lea slayed the live play and Sam killed this movie 👌