At The Barricade (upon These Stones) Songtext

ENJOLRAS (addressing the revolutionaries)Here upon these stonesWe will build our barricade,In the heart of the cityWe claim as our own!Each man to his dutyAnd don't be afraid.Wait!I will need a reportOn the strength of the ofe.JAVERT (disguised as a rebel)I can find out the truthI know their waysFought their warsServed my timeIn the daysOf my youth.PROUVAIRENow the people will fight.GRANTAIREAnd so they mightDogs will barkFlears will bite.LESGLESThey will do what is right!MARIUS SPOTS EPONINE WHO IS DRESSED AS A BOY:MARIUSHey, little boy, who's this I see?God, Eponine, the things you do!EPONINEI know this is no place for meStill I would rather be with you!MARIUSGet out before the trouble starts.Ger out, 'Ponine, you might get shot!EPONINEI got you worried now, I haveThat shows you like me quite a lot!MARIUSThere is a way that you can helpYou are the answer to a prayer!Please take this letter to CosetteAnd pray to God that she's still there!SHE WALKS TO THE RUE PLUMET ...EPONINELittle you know!Little you care!... WHERE SHE MEETS VALJEAN.EPONINEI have a letter M'sieurIt's addressed to your daughter Cosette.It's from a boy at the barricade, sir,In the rue de Villette.VALJEANGive me that letter here, my boy.EPONINEHe said to give it to Cosette!VALJEANYou have my word that my daughter willknowWhat this letter contains.HE GIVES HER A COIN.Tell the young man she will read ittomorrow.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 soulAnd soon you will be gone.Can it be only a day since we metAnd the world was reborn?If I should fall in the battle to comeLet this be my goodbye...Now that I know that you love me as wellIt is harder to die...I pray that God will bring me homeTo be with you.Pray for your Marius. He prays for you!"VALJEAN GOES IN, LEAVING EPONINE ALONE.