Eponine Don't you fret, M'sieur Marius I don't feel any pain A little fall of rain Can hardly hurt me now You're here, that's all I need to know And you will keep me safe And you will keep me close And rain will make the flowers grow.
Marius But you will live, 'Ponine - dear God above... If I could close your wounds with words of love...
Eponine Just hold me now, and let it be. Shelter me, comfort me...
Marius You would live A hundred years If I could show you how I won't desert you now...
Eponine The rain can't hurt me now This rain will wash away what's past And you will keep me safe And you will keep me close I'll sleep in your embrace at last
The rain that brings you here Is Heaven-blessed! The skies begin to clear And I'm at rest A breath away from where you are I've come home from so far
Eponine So don't you fret, M'sieur Marius
Marius [in counterpoint] Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine
Eponine I don't feel any pain
Marius [in counterpoint] You won't feel any pain
Eponine A little fall of rain
Marius [in counterpoint] A little fall of rain
Eponine Can hardly hurt me now
Marius [in counterpoint] Can hardly hurt you now I'm here
Eponine That's all I need to know And you will keep me safe
Marius [in counterpoint] I will stay with you
Eponine And you will keep me close
Marius [in counterpoint] Till you are sleeping
Eponine And rain
Marius [in counterpoint] And rain
Eponine Will make the flowers...
Marius [in counterpoint] Will make the flowers... Grow.
[She dies. Marius kisses her, then lays her on the ground.]