Empty Chairs At Empty Tables by Ramin Karimloo taken from The Road To Find Out ep Buy now from Itunes smarturl.it/The... or direct from Ramin's website bit.ly/RK_East
I imagine Ramin's version as an alternate reality of Les Miserables as one in which Enjolras manages to survive the final battle, but everyone else but Marius is dead. Grantaire too, lies dead as his feet and somehow, the bullets have missed him because the officer just could not shoot him, the flower that sparked the revolution. :(
Thaheera Althaf Olivia Lemke I actually have written an admittedly shitty version with Enjolras singing it: There's a grief that can't be spoken / There's a pain goes on and on / Empty chairs at empty tables / Now my friends are dead and gone / Here we talked of revolution / Here it was I lit the flame / Here we sang about tomorrow / And their tomorrow never came Tears were rolling down his face, and his voice broken, but he carried on From the table in the corner / We all saw a world reborn / And they joined with voices ringing / And I can hear them now / The very words that thry had sung / Became their last communion/ On this lonely barricade, at dawn... He put his head in his hands. He was sobbing now, voice drowned in tears. Oh my friends, my friends forgive me / That I led you to your deaths / There's a grief that can't be spoken / There's a pain that cuts my breath / And the blood that stains the windows / And the bodies on the floor / The empty chairs and empty tables / All were born from my fault / Oh my friends, my friends don't ask me / What your sacrifice was for... Suddenly his voice lost its force. He just couldn't continue. He collapsed back on the chair he didn't realise he stood up from, and the last words of the song came in a whisper, muffled by the violent sobs which shook Enjolras's shoulders. Empty chairs at empty tables / My friends died and it's my fault
Listening to this one as I think of all the sad events that happened in Paris last night. Ramin's voice hits you right in the core and moves you. He's absolutely fantastic.
To be fair, many other underrated Les Mis stage performers have played almost all the roles of their gender as well. This is specially true for people who performed Les Mis through many years, starting as understudies/covers for various roles. Killian Donelly for example, has played almost all male Les Mis roles except Bishop, Grantaire, Bamatabois, Marius, and Thenardier. I’m still amazed at Ramin as a singer though. I prefer him as Phantom, Enjolras or Marius over Valjean because his voice fits the other mentioned roles more. A Valjean for me must have a really high tenor voice like Colm Wilkinson or Killian Donnelly. On the other hand, both Colm and Killian played the Phantom as well, but they sing better as Valjean
Great song and great voice. Speaking about the phantom and about "Les Miserable", I must say I saw a lot of different versions, but he's the only one actor who's always perfect, no matter the role he plays!
For some reason the creaking into the chair and piano at the very beginning makes it that much more real and deep. I've been listening to this on and off for a long time and it's always beautiful and meaningful. Thank you so much.
Listening to this and thinking about all of the brothers, sisters, and other siblings that we lost at the Orlando tragedy. This is too much to process right now and this song takes the words out of my mouth. "Oh my friends, my friends, forgive me, that I live and you are gone."
everytime i hear this song i just cant believe that all les amis are dead. i always imagine their faces full of fear before they got shot. i imagine enjolras dying with grantaire. and it hurts so much. like they are fictional but still. i cant believe that this group of boys is dead. they have never hold a gun. they helped people. they are genuine, sincere people and everyone of them has a unique personality. and they are gone. that line "now my friends are dead and gone" gets me everytime. the saddest thing ever
ann marie fictional, yes. But there were real boys that died during this horrifying event that was La Commune de Paris. We remember them, their sacrifice, even though it was for nothing in the eyes of the state, people remember. France is a country of revolutions and we will stand again.
There's a grief that can't be spoken, There's a pain goes on and on. Empty chairs at empty tables, Now my friends are dead and gone. Here they talked of revolution, Here it was they lit the flame, Here they sang about tomorrow and tomorrow never came. From the table in the corner, They could see a world reborn, And they rose with voices ringing, And I can hear them now The very words that they have sung Became their last communion On this lonely barricade, at dawn. Oh my friends, my friends forgive me That I live and you are gone There's a grief that can't be spoken, And there's a pain goes on and on Phantom faces at the window, Phantom shadows on the floor, Empty chairs at empty tables where my friends will meet no more. Oh my friends, my friends don't ask me What your sacrifice was for Empty chairs at empty tables Where my friend will sing no more.
All us Ramin Karimloo fans (Les Miserable, Phantom of the Opera etc.) are obsessive, but in a good way we are! I understand you! I can't get enough of his voice!
beautiful, this is so much better then when i first heard him sing this a few years back. he has grown so much!!!!! i love listening to this songs where u can he how much he has improved!!!
One of The most underrated song from the musical, thinking “Being him home “ was a more popular song choice. I recently have been to seen Les Miserable at a London theatre and was was blown away by this song and couldn’t stop my eyes from leaking lots of water. It is now my favourite song from Les miserable.
Right in the feels, as all his songs do! I added this song in my Phantom phan-phic! Lol! I love his voice period. He is my Favorite Broadway male actor.
I do feel the emotion he puts into it. I love his broadgrass style. The strings are eerily beautiful, and the 2 drum beats at "revolution" are dramatic. Ramin's voice and tone are incredible! He is one of the most genuine musicians and hard working actors I've followed.
There's a grief that can't be spoken, There's a pain goes on and on. Empty chairs at empty tables, Now my friends are dead and gone. Here they talked of revolution, Here it was they lit the flame, Here they sang about tomorrow and tomorrow never came. From the table in the corner, They could see a world reborn, And they rose with voices ringing, And I can hear them now The very words that they have sung Became their last communion On this lonely barricade, at dawn. Oh my friends, my friends forgive me That I live and you are gone There's a grief that can't be spoken, And there's a pain goes on and on Phantom faces at the window, Phantom shadows on the floor, Empty chairs at empty tables where my friends will meet no more. Oh my friends, my friends don't ask me What your sacrifice was for Empty chairs at empty tables Where my friend will sing no more.
차마 말도 못 할 슬픔 고통만 더해가고 텅 빈 의자 텅 빈 탁자 모두 죽고 사라져 혁명 토론하던 이곳 불길 타오르던 이곳 매일 노래하던 이곳 결국 오진 않을 날 한쪽 구석 탁자에선 깨어날 세상 꿈꿨지 부푼 목소리 드높아 아직 귀에 들려 그날 그 함성 소리는 우리의 작별 인사 홀로 남은 바리케이트만이 친구여 날 용서해줘 함께 하지 못한 나를 차마 말로 못할 슬픔 고통만 더해 가고 창문에 어리는 환영 마루에 걸린 그림자 텅 빈 의자 텅 빈 탁자 나만 홀로 남았네 묻지 말길 내게 친구여 너의 희생 뭐냐고 텅 빈 의자 텅 빈 탁자 사라진 노래 소리
i think this is his "Broad Grass" version... as in it's not exactly the Broadway version that we're familiar with. but this tho. RAMIN WHYYY ARE U SO PERFECT
I love this Version. Trying to learn this peace by heart. Its difficult, English is not my native language. Love the violinist by the way. Keep on singing.
I clicked on this like, alright I will give it a listen. Then his voice came on and it was a "well shit" moment, because now i'm going to spend 3:39 to listen to this because I can't exit it away. Then i'm going to listen to it again, for more or less another 50 times. Pardon me while I die.
Strangely this is one song that I don't mind certain voices singing it, of course Michael Ball sang it first and still sings it superbly but Ramin, does a fantastic job, and I loved Eddie Redmayne giving it his all, that was a talented performance.
It’s just amazing. What a voice. What a gift. Speechless. Please tell me, this song.....From what musical is this? Does Ramin has a cd with this kind of music? That would be amazing.
It's from the Musical Les Misérables in which, since 2002 Ramin played several roles. That song is sung by Marius in the musical. And this version has been recording for Ramin's EP "Road to find out: east".
I love Ramin absolutely amazing, but this is Michael Ball’s song. Everyone has their song. Ramin can out do Michael on other songs hands down no comparison
