Valjean’s Confession

歌詞

Monsieur, 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 have 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.