Epilogue
Amanda Seyfried; Anne Hathaway; Colm Wilkinson; Eddie Redmayne; Edward Redmayne; Hugh Jackman Lyrics
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I am ready Fantine!
Monsieur, lay down your burden
At the end of my days
You’ve raised my child with love
She’s the best of my life
And you will be with God
Are you all right?
Why did you go away
Cosette, my child
Am I forgiven now?
Thank god, thank god
I’ve lived to see this day
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
And 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
Now you are here
Again beside me
Now I can die in peace
For now my life is blessed
You will live, Papa, you're going to live
It's too soon, too soon to say goodbye!
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 the story
Of one who turned from hating
The man who only learned to love
When you were in his keeping
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.
Forgive me all my trespasses
And take me to your glory.
Take my hand
I'll lead you to 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.
Do you hear the people sing
Lost in the valley of the night?
It is the music of the 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.
We will walk behind the plowshare
We 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!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Tomorrow comes!
The song Epilogue from Les Misérables is a powerful and emotional ending to the epic musical. The first part of the song is between Fantine (played by Anne Hathaway) and Jean Valjean (played by Hugh Jackman). Fantine thanks Valjean for raising her daughter, Cosette, with love and tells him that he will be with God. Valjean asks Cosette if she forgives him, to which she responds positively, allowing him to die in peace.
The second part of the song is Valjean's last confession in which he asks for forgiveness for his trespasses, acknowledges his transformation from hate to love, and prepares to meet his maker. The song ends with the cast singing the popular song "Do You Hear The People Sing?" affirming their hope for a better future and their desire for freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Monsieur, I bless your name
Gratitude and respect are shown to Monsieur who helped Fantine and her child tremendously.
I am ready Fantine!
Fantine is ready to let go of her past and accept her fate.
Monsieur, lay down your burden
Monsieur is urged to let go of his guilt and carry on his life.
At the end of my days
Fantine is aware that her end is near.
You’ve raised my child with love
Fantine is grateful that Cosette received love from Monsieur.
She’s the best of my life
Cosette is the most precious thing in Fantine's life.
And you will be with God
Monsieur's kindness will be rewarded by God.
Papa, papa, I do not understand
Cosette is confused and worried about her father's well-being.
Are you all right?
Cosette is concerned about her father's health.
Why did you go away
Cosette is asking her father why he had to leave her.
Cosette, my child
Jean Valjean addresses his daughter, Cosette.
Am I forgiven now?
Jean Valjean seeks forgiveness and assures Cosette of his innocence.
Thank god, thank god
Jean Valjean is thankful to God for allowing him to be with his daughter.
I’ve lived to see this day
Jean Valjean has lived to reunite with Cosette.
It’s you who must forgive a thoughtless fool
Jean Valjean acknowledges his mistakes and seeks forgiveness from Cosette.
It’s you who must forgive a thankless man
Jean Valjean seeks forgiveness for being ungrateful towards Cosette.
It’s thanks to you that I am living
Jean Valjean owes his life to Cosette.
And again I lay down my life at your feet
Jean Valjean is willing to do anything for Cosette.
Cosette, your father is a saint
Jean Valjean's love for Cosette is adoring and paternal.
When they wounded me
Jean Valjean is referring to his wounds during the barricade battle.
He took me from the barricade
Jean Valjean was rescued by Marius from the barricade.
Carried like a babe
Jean Valjean was too weak to walk, so he was carried.
And brought me home
Jean Valjean was brought home by Marius.
Now you are here
Jean Valjean is grateful for Cosette's presence.
Again beside me
Jean Valjean and Cosette are reunited.
Now I can die in peace
Jean Valjean has fulfilled his duty as a father and is ready to die.
For now my life is blessed
Jean Valjean is fulfilled and blissful now that he's with Cosette.
You will live, Papa, you're going to live
Cosette reassures Jean Valjean of his survival.
It's too soon, too soon to say goodbye!
Cosette is not ready to say goodbye to Jean Valjean.
Yes, Cosette, forbid me now to die
Jean Valjean is willing to stay alive for Cosette.
I'll obey
Jean Valjean agrees to his daughter's request.
On this page
Jean Valjean is referring to the written confession in his journal.
I write my last confession
Jean Valjean is writing his final confession.
Read it well when I, at last, am sleeping
Jean Valjean wants his confession to be read after he's dead.
It's the story
Jean Valjean's confession details his transformation.
Of one who turned from hating
Jean Valjean renounced his hatred.
The man who only learned to love
Jean Valjean is now capable of love.
When you were in his keeping
Jean Valjean learned how to love from taking care of Cosette.
Come with me
Jean Valjean is asking Fantine to join him in death.
Where chains will never bind you
Jean Valjean believes that Fantine will be free in the afterlife.
All your grief
Fantine's pain and sorrow will be left behind.
At last, at last behind you
Fantine will be free from her struggles and hardships.
Lord in Heaven
Jean Valjean is praying to God.
Look down on him in mercy.
Jean Valjean is asking for mercy upon his soul.
Forgive me all my trespasses
Jean Valjean is asking for forgiveness for his sins.
And take me to your glory.
Jean Valjean is asking God to take him to heaven.
Take my hand
Jean Valjean is ready to take Fantine's hand and lead her to heaven.
I'll lead you to salvation
Jean Valjean is leading Fantine to salvation.
Take my love
Jean Valjean is offering his love to Fantine.
For love is everlasting
Jean Valjean believes that love is eternal.
And remember
Jean Valjean wants Fantine to remember something important.
The truth that once was spoken
Jean Valjean believes that the truth has been spoken.
To love another person
Jean Valjean believes that to love someone is a righteous act.
Is to see the face of God.
Jean Valjean believes that loving someone is akin to seeing God.
Do you hear the people sing
The people are singing on the streets.
Lost in the valley of the night?
The people are oppressed and have been in darkness.
It is the music of the people
The singing is coming from the people who are struggling.
Who are climbing to the light.
The people are pushing towards the light and fighting for their freedom.
For the wretched of the earth
The oppressed and the poor.
There is a flame that never dies.
There is always hope and resilience, even in difficult times.
Even the darkest night will end
There is always hope for a brighter future.
and the sun will rise.
The people will finally reach their freedom.
They will live again in freedom
The people will finally be liberated.
In the garden of the Lord.
The people will live in a better place.
We will walk behind the plowshare
The people will adopt an agrarian lifestyle.
We will put away the sword.
The people will no longer fight.
The chain will be broken
The bondage of the people will be broken.
And all men will have their reward.
All people will be rewarded for their struggles.
Will you join in our crusade?
The people are urging others to fight alongside them.
Who will be strong and stand with me?
The people are looking for people who are brave and courageous to join their cause.
Somewhere beyond the barricade
The people's ultimate goal lies somewhere beyond the boundaries.
Is there a world you long to see?
The people are asking others about the world they want to see.
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
The people are hopeful and believe that their cause is growing.
It is the future that they bring
The people believe that the distant drums signify a better future.
When tomorrow comes!
The people believe that their vision of a better future will come to fruition eventually.
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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@mrtuwnbr
@@kp4692 Yees, this song says “To love another person is to see the face of God!” And, as they are in heaven they should have loved someone, if they didn’t they wouldn’t be there. A lot of them were sinners, but it was that selfless love that made them find God and win heaven.
Javert did not love anyone and that’s why he’s not there, rejecting love was rejecting God.
The students loved freedom and people (they wanted they to had a good life and be free) and probably they loved each other (they were fiends after all and It’s not only romantic love the one that counts)
But R did not love those ideals, he loved Enjorlas. If love weren’t what he felt for him he wouldn’t be there, specially not by Enj’s side!
But, Enj should also loved someone too, if he only loved his ideals he would be just the revolutionary version of Javert: a man that only saw ideas and not people.
Yes, he lived for revolution, but that’s not enough to win heaven. Probably he loved his friends, but maybe he did love R, maybe his sacrifice made him love him.
They balanced each other, cynicism and idealism may look like oposites, but actually they completamente each other, both extreme are bad so they need to be together to come to balance.
Also, Enjorlas’s characteristic color is red while Grantaire’s color is green, two complementary colors.
Those differences kinda made them perfect for each other.
Also, Enj and the rest of revolutionaries taught people that fighting for your beliefs it was worthy, as cheesy as it sounds. And when I say people I include us, the audience, that “you” on “Do you hear the people sing” is directed to us.
It’s there to say that we should keep fighting and loving cause those are the things that will make tomorrow a better day (geez, it sound really cheesy like that but yeah)
As you say, it’s beautiful to watch them together… even in afterlife. As the song says now they are free in the garden of the Lord and… that’s just wonderful.
@sloppyjoes7
The Bishop is the real hero of the story. It's so appropriate to see him here.
@billfisher9238
more fitting than having Eponine welcome him after death--as in the play. she barely knew him. but the Bishop changed his life.
@UnfixedPython
@Jonathan Loh the original Valjean meets Wolverine Valjean 😂
@beccadarin758
@@billfisher9238 it was fantine.
I think it's fitting she was there. She left the world knowing her daughter would be ok, then he became a new man. Fantine gave him a new purpose.
@BrassMaster84
@@billfisher9238 The Bishop put the whole story in motion. If he hadn't "straightened out" Valjean, then Fantine, Cosette, Marius, and others would have had a much worse fate.
@erinloker4861
@@billfisher9238 I think Eponine was there in the musical because Jean Valjean saved Marius at the barricade
@alejandragutierrez7843
I heard once that Marius can hear the song of the revolution because a part of him died with his friends.
@kristenrichardson439
Oh, my gosh! That is beautiful
@sofiamuller5579
damn
@kenrize1400
Both Cosette and Marius can hear it