Les Miserables Musical Lyrics

Fantine's Death: Come To Me

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Fantine's Death: Come To Me Lyrics

    Fantine is lying in a hospital bed, deliriously dreaming of her daughter Cosette

    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 enters

    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...

    She dies with a smile. Javert arrives

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    BAMATABOIS
    Here's something new. I think I'll give it a try.
    Come closer you! I like to see what I buy...
    The usual price, for just a slice of your pie

    FANTINE
    I don't want you. No, no, m'sieur, let me go.

    BAMATABOIS
    Is this a trick? I won't pay more!

    FANTINE
    No, not at all.

    BAMATABOIS
    You've got some nerve, you little whore
    You've got some gall.
    It's the same with a tart as it is with a grocer
    The customer sees what he gets in advance
    It's not for the whore to say `yes sir' or `no sir'
    It's not for the harlot to pick and to choose
    Or lead me to a dance!

    He hits her with his stick, she claws at his face, drawing blood

    FANTINE
    I'll kill you, you bastard,
    try any of that!
    Even a whore who has gone to the bad
    Won't be had by a rat!

    BAMATABOIS
    By Christ you'll pay for what you've done
    This rat will make you bleed, you'll see!
    I guarantee, I'll make you suffer
    For this disturbance of the peace
    For this insult to life and property!

    FANTINE
    I beg you, don't report me sir
    I'll do whatever you may want

    BAMATABOIS
    Make your excuse to the police!

    Javert enters, accompanied by constables

    JAVERT
    Tell me quickly what's the story
    Who saw what and why and where
    Let him give a full description
    Let him answer to Javert!
    In this nest of whores and vipers
    Let one speak who saw it all
    Who laid hands on this good man here?
    What's the substance of this brawl?

    BAMATABOIS
    Javert, would you believe it
    I was crossing from the park
    When this prostitute attacked me
    You can see she left her mark

    JAVERT
    She will answer for her actions
    When you make a full report
    You may rest assured, M'sieur,
    That she will answer to the court.

    FANTINE
    There's a child who sorely needs me
    Please M'sieur, she's but that high
    Holy God, is there no mercy?
    If I go to jail she'll die!

    JAVERT
    I have heard such protestations
    Every day for twenty years
    Let's have no more explanations
    Save your breath and save your tears
    `Honest work, just reward,
    That's the way to please the Lord.'

    Fantine gives a last despairing cry as she is arrested by the constables.
    Valjean emerges from the crowd

    VALJEAN
    A moment of your time, Javert
    I do believe this woman's tale

    JAVERT

    VALJEAN
    You've done your duty, let her be
    She needs a doctor, not a jail.

    JAVERT
    But M'sieur Mayor!

    FANTINE
    Can this be?

    VALJEAN
    Where will she end -
    This child without a friend?

    I've seen your face before
    Show me some way to help you
    How have you come to grief
    In a place such as this?

    FANTINE
    M'sieur, don't mock me now, I pray
    It's hard enough I've lost my pride
    You let your foreman send me away
    Yes, you were there, and turned aside
    I never did no wrong

    VALJEAN
    Is it true, what I have done?

    FANTINE
    My daughter's close to dying...

    VALJEAN
    To an innocent soul?

    FANTINE
    If there's a God above

    VALJEAN
    Had I only known then...

    FANTINE
    He'd let me die instead

    VALJEAN
    In His name my task has just begun
    I will see it done!

    JAVERT
    But M'sieur Mayor!

    VALJEAN
    I will see it done!

    JAVERT
    But M'sieur Mayor!

    VALJEAN
    I will see it done!

    VOICES
    Look out! It's a runaway cart!