The Confrontation
Les Miserables

Javert

Valjean, at last,

We see each other plain

'M'sieur le Mayor',

You'll wear a different chain.


Valjean

Before you say another word, Javert

Before you chain me up like a slave again

Listen to me! There is something I must do.

This woman leaves behind a suffering child.

There is none but me who can intercede,

In Mercy's name, three days are all I need.

Then I'll return, I pledge my word.

Then I'll return...


Javert

You must think me mad!

I've hunted you across the years

A man like you can never change

A man... Such as you...


Javert (in counterpoint)

Men like me can never change

Men like you can never change

No, 24601,

My duty's to the law

You have no rights

Come with me 24601

Now the wheel has turned around

Ne Jean Valjean is nothing now

Dare you talk to me of crime

And the price you had to pay

Every man is born in sin

Every man must choose his way

You know nothing of Javert

I was born inside a jail

I was born with scum like you

I am from the gutter too! Valjean (in counterpoint)

Believe of me what you will

There is a duty that I'm sworn to do

You know nothing of my life

All I did was steal some bread

You know nothing of the world

You would rather see me dead

But not before I see this justice done


I am warning you Javert

I'm a stronger man by far

There is power in me yet

My race is not yet run

I am warning you Javert

There is nothing I won't dare

If I have to kill you here

I'll do what must be done!


[Valjean breaks chair and threatens Javert with the broken piece. Turns to Fantine.]


Valjean

And this I swear to you tonight


Javert

There is no place for you to hide


Valjean

Your child will live within my care


Javert

Wherever you may hide away


Valjean

And I will raise her to the light.


Valjean & Javert

I swear to you, I will be there!


[They fight, Javert is knocked out. Valjean escapes.]


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  A Heart Full Of Love   A Heart Full Of Love (London)   A Heart Full Of Love Reprise   A Little Fall Of Rain   At The End Of The Day   Beggar At The Feast   Beggars At The Feast   Breng Hem Thuis   Bring Him Home   Building The Barricade   Castle On A Cloud   Castle On A Cloud (Dutch)   Come To Me (fantine's Death)   Come To Me (fantine's Death)   Dawn Of Anguish   Do You Hear The People Sing   Do You Hear The People Sing?   Do You Hgear The People Sing   Dog Eat Dog   Dog Eat Dog (the Sewers)   Dog Eats Dog   Drink With Me   Drink With Me (The Night)   Dunkles Schweigen An Den Tischen   Empty Chairs At Empty Tables   Epilogue   Epilogue (finale)   Eponine'e Errand   Eponine's Errand   Eponine's Errand   Every Day   Fantine's Arrest   Fantine's Death   Fantine's Death (Come To Me)   Fantine's Death: Come to Me   Fantine's Arrest   Fantine's Death (Come To Me)   Finale   Finale 2   Herr Im Haus   I Dreamed A Dream   I Saw Him Once   Ich Hab' Geträumt Vor Langer Zeit   Ich Hab' Getraumt Vor Langer Zeit   Ich Hab' Getraumt Vor Langer Zeit   In My Life   In My Life(London)   Javert's Arrival   Javert's Intervention   Javert's Soliloquy   Javert's Suicide   Javert's Intervention   Javert's Suicide   Lied Des Volkes   Little People   Look Down   Love Montage: I Saw Him Once\/In My Life\/A Heart ...   Lovely Ladies   Master In The House   Master Of The House   Night Of Anguish   Nur Für Mich   Nur Für Mich   On My Own   On My Own (Heel Alleen, Dutch)   One Day More   Paris   Paris\/Look Down   Plumet Attack   Prologue   Prologue: Valijean Arrested\/Valijean Forgiven   Prologue: What Have I Done?   Prologue\/Look Down   Red & Black   Red And Black   Soliloquy   Stars   Suddenly   Syd For Køge   Syd For KøGe   The Attack   The Attack On Rue Plumet   The Bargain   The Barricade   The Beggers   The Epilogue   The Final Battle   The First Attack   The Robbery   The Runaway Cart   The Second Attack   The Second Attack (Death Of Gavroche)   The Second Attack (the Death Of Gavroche)   The Sewers   The Waltz Of Treachery   The Wedding Chorale   Thenardier Waltz   Traumschloß   Traumschloß   Trink Mit Mir   Turning   Upon These Stones - At The Barricade   Upon These Stones - Building The Barricade   Valjean Arrested / Valjean Forgiven   Valjean Arrested \/ Valjean Forgiven   Valjean's Confession   Valjean's Soliloquy   Valjean's Confession   Weiter   What Have I Done   What Have I Done (valjean's Soliloquy)   Who Am I?

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