Valjean’s Confession - Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne

M’sieur, this is a day I never can forget

Is gratitude enough for giving me Cosette?

Your home shall be with us and not a day shall pass

But we will prove our love

To you, whom we shall call

A father to us both

A father to us all

Not another word, my son

There’s something now that must be done

There lived a man whose name was Jean Valjean

He stole some bread to save his sister’s son

For nineteen winters, he served his time

In sweat, he washed away his crime

Years ago

He broke parole and lived a life apart

How could he tell Cosette and break her heart?

It’s for Cosette this must be faced

If he is caught, she is disgraced

The time has come to journey on

And from this day he must be gone

Who am I?

Who am I?

You’re Jean Valjean

Monsieur, you cannot leave

Whatever I tell my beloved Cosette

She will never believe!

Tell her I’ve gone on a journey a long way away

Tell her my heart was too full for farewells

It is better this way

Promise me, M’sieur, Cosette will never know

What I have spoken, why I must go

For the sake of Cosette, it must be so