Les Misérables - Encore Finale (French Version - À la Volonté du Peuple) 

This song is born to be sung in French

I adore both versions, but come on - "Joignez-vous à la croisade de ceux qui croient au genre humain" and "un rêve peut mourir mais on n'enterre jamais l'avenir" - you just can't beat these lyrics. So incredibly powerful.

"Pour une seule barricade qui tombe, cent autres se leveront demain." "For one single barricade that falls, a hundred others will raise themselves up tomorrow." That line is so touching. I can't ;_;

I love the French version. I get the idea that the English version is more of a finale of Valjean's story, while these French lyrics are more suited as an end to les Amis' story.

The English lyrics say, they're all in heaven its okay, use non-violent means to achieve your aims, violence does nothing. The French ones say though they have died, their example has inspired others and they will arise in a bloody revolutionary glory that the forces of the oppressors will never be able to suppress. For each lonely barricade that falls a hundred others will raise themselves tomorrow!

Vive la france🇫🇷🇫🇷 With love from thailand🇹🇭🇹🇭

"Un rêve peut mourir mais on n'enterre jamais l'avenir" - this lyrics are soooo beautiful :')

Wow, it's even more powerful in French.

vive les français! vive les français! vive les français! vive les français!

The French lyrics incorporate the core of Hugo's philosophical musings in the book. They are in part all but direct quotes from it, just singable. So lovely. ♥️ At one point, speaking of the French Revolution, the narrator says that if you want to explain it in just one word, that word is Progress; and if you want to explain Progress in one word, that word is Tomorrow (demain). I found it really touching how the final word in the song is "demain" , recalling Hugo's hopeful words...

This is one of the most powerful song I ever heard. So beautiful ! VIVE LA FRANCE !

La liberté ne se donne pas. Elle se prend ! Vive la République ! Vive la France !

Because this was the original version? :D Few know this, but this musical was originally written in in 1980 by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natelas as a French concept album and later a stage production, after the former was inspired from seeing a production of "Oliver!". The English version, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, was made originally for the Royal Shakespeare Company and opened at the Barbican Centre in London in 1985, finally making it to Broadway in March 1987.

"Un rêve peut mourir mais on n'enterre jamais l'avenir"

"Pour une seule barricade qui tombe, cent autres se leveront demain."

for every barricade that falls a hundred rise Man that gets me right here (thumps chest)

For the will of the people Whose voice can never silenced And whose song is always reborn, and whose song is being reborn already We want the light to break through the mask of the night To illuminate our earth and change our lives The glorious day will come where on its march towards the ideal Humanity will go towards progress, from bad to good, from false to true A dream can die but you can never bury the future Join the crusade of those who believe in the human race For every lone barricade that falls a hundred more will rise tomorrow For the will of the people a drum is beating in the distance It's coming to announce that great day, and it's tomorrow X2 It's tomorrow

so much better in french...=)

English translation here because I think that no language barrier should keep non-francophone from enjoying this to the fullest. By the will of the people Whose voice can never be silenced And whose song will always be reborn And whose song has already been reborn We will that the light may tear apart The darkness/blanket of the night To illuminate our Earth and change (this) life There will come the glorious day Where in his march towards the ideal Man will go toward progress From bad to good, from wrong to right A dream may die, but you can never bury the future Will you join in the cruisade Of those who believe in the human race? For every barricade that falls A hundred more will rise tomorrow By the will of the people A drum is singing in the distance It is proclaiming the great day And tomorrow that shall be Will you join in the cruisade Of those who believe in the human race? For every barricade that falls A hundred more will rise tomorrow By the will of the people A drum is singing in the distance It is proclaiming the great day And tomorrow it shall be. Tomorrow it shall be.

ce son est vraiment merveilleux je suis fier qu'il soit français

Je ne sais pas pour vous autre, mais un peu de mal à écouter ça sans chialer...

A la volonté du peuple !!!!!! mes amis !

Des frissons ! Que des paroles puissantes !

un véritable hymne à la démocratie!

'Pour une seule barricade qui tombe cent autres se lèveront demain'

Juste magnifiques... Ces paroles et le rythme de ce chant mettent un pêche d'enfer avec un élan patriotique pas mal non plus. Je sais absolument pas qui a crée cette musique mais bien joué

I love every version of this song I've heard. BUT, this one just hits a bit different. Most versions seem to relate to some religious theme, and boil down to, be a good person, and eventually some higher power will make the world a good place. THIS version, to the best of my knowledge is the only one that centers on the the theme that humanity itself, attempts to do a little better each time, and will go further and further, in a never ending mission of self-improvent and seeking betterment. For each and any failure, more will pick up where we faltered, and ultimately, we will all march in the same direction, do better then we did before. It is possibly the simpliest expression of the most beautiful view of humankind

The English lyrics of the finale have always bothered me- I fins the whole "they will live again in freedom in the garden of the Lord" concept very defeatist. The French ones on the other hand are so inspiring, and really fit the music a lot better!

Way better than the english version

When I listen to that in French i think i’m capable to start a revolution in mu country!!! Amazing!!

I love Les Miserzbles in the actual original beautiful French language.

It's amazing just how better these French lyrics are.

Cry everytime

J'aime énormément la version anglaise (surtout celle du film américain de 2012 avec Hugh Jackman) mais j'avoue qu'en français c'est également MAGNIFIQUE !!!! Merci de l'avoir partagé et de me l'avoir fait découvrir !

S'il vous plaît soutenir Hong Kong et ses gens qui se battent pour leur démocratie!

different that the American version but also a slightly different meaning French Version of the Final Encore Misérables (Do You Hear the People Sing ) , with lyrics . LYRICS ( if they're unreadable on the video) At the will of the people whom you never stifle the voice And whose singing is always reborn and whose song already reborn We want the light tears the mask of night To illuminate our land and life changing It will come the glorious day in its march towards the ideal The man will go towards the progress of the evil for the good of truth and falsehood A dream can die but you never bury the future Join the crusade of those who believe in mankind For a single barricade falling hundred others will rise tomorrow At the will of the people sing a drum in the distance He just announce the big day and for tomorrow Join the crusade of those who believe in mankind For a single barricade falling hundred others will rise tomorrow At the will of the people sing a drum in the distance He just announce the big day and for tomorrow This is tomorrow!

Combien de mes compatriotes se lèveront et chanteront ce chant lorsque sera venu notre grand jour ? Nous ne sommes plus en 1848 mais le besoin de se révolter n'est pas mort...

Merveilleux!!!!

vive le français! vive le français!

Love these lyrics, so powerful. J'aime ces paroles, très très passioné

Fantastique!!!!!!

I love this version. So powerful!

I cried. And I admitted it. This was simply so magnificent

c'est tro beau !!! le sparoles sont tellement belle !

C'est trop touchant

Tres tres bien. Can't stop playing it.

Très belle chanson.

Non posso credere che esista qualcosa di così BELLO. In Italia non avremo mai niente del genere...

« L’homme en naissant porte en lui des droits sur la portion des fruits de la terre nécessaires à son existence » LIBERTÉ💙 ÉGALITÉ🤍 FRATERNITÉ❤

Beautiful.

PERFECT!

c'est tres jolie!! wow.

This was purely AWESOOOOMMME!!!!!

beautiful...

Traduction (please forgive my english): To the will of the people whose voice is never muffled And Whose song always reborn And whose song is already reborn We want the light to torn up the mask of the night To illuminate our land and change the life A glorious day will come and in his march toward ideal, men will walk to the progress, from evil to good, from false to true A dream can die but you can’t bury the future. Join the crusade of those who believe in the mankind (humain race) For one single barricade that falls, a hundred others will raise themselves up tomorrow To the will of the people, a drum sing in the distance It announces the big day and it’s for tomorrow Bis It’s for tomorow !

Hearing music in languages that aren’t English hits harder for some reason, at least for me.

Merci citoyen(ne) :) Ca fait toujours plaisir à lire... ;)

Absolument magnifique! Je l'ai aimé! :)x

this song is still relevant

Tres bien!!

感動します。

C´est pour demain!!!!

VIVE LA FRANCE!!! Miserable tirer d'une vraie histoire Je suis degouter je suis madame thenardier dans ma piece On dit merci a ceux qui ont s' acrifier leur vie pour nous♡ Je trouve sa hypee mignon♥♥

If the one broke down, 100 will stand!

loading up this and Unity, each and every time

I am a sucker for the OLC and the OBC, but the french version of this song never once has failed to give me chills.

You're right, but I need to point out that this epilogue was added after the English version came out. In the original French album, the epilogue was Valjean's death, with no Eponine, Fantine or Bishop. Anyway, I prefer this epilogue to the English one: it's closer to the spirit of the book, keeping the focus on the earthly life and the change that can happen here in the future, rather than in some vague Afterlife.

This is so anthemic

On ne peut qu'aimer cette chanson!

I think this is the 1991 Paris Revival. Robert Marien as Valjean, Patrick Rocca as Javert, Louise Pitre as Fantine, Jerome Padron as Marius, Stephanie Martin as Eponine, Marie Zamora as Cosette and Julien Combey as Enjolras.

This is interesting... The English version talks more about redemption and savlation while this is pretty much a reprise of "A la Volonte du Peuple". Well, actually it's sorta similar to the English version I suppose. -had to look up and English translation for that-

J'adorerais voir les foules chanter ça le 14 juillet! ^^

Love the original version

BEAUTIFUL!!!

C'est ce qu'il faudrait chanter lors des grèves

Common Misconception: Les Miserables is actually an opera as 90% of the production is sung.

viva la revolution!

These lyrics are so powerful and relevant, and carry such a strong message! The english ones on the other hand promote a more passive attitude, with the whole "they will live again in freedom in the garden of the Lord", which doesn't even fit with the revolutionary music! I so wish that the english lyrics were closer to the french ones, or even that they were changed now; it's never too late to join the march!

I turned this on on a cold morning to wake up my siblings...ended up crying and going back to bed with a box of tissues.

Translation: For the will of the people, None can extinguish our voice, And so the song will ring out forever, As it had so long before. We wish that our light Penetrates the mask of night, To illuminate our land And to change our lives. The glorious day will come, When on its march to the ideal, Mankind will progress from evil To good and from falsehoods to truth, A dream may yet die, But hope lives on forever! Will you join in our crusade Of those with hopes for humanity? For every fallen barricade, One hundred more will rise again! For the will of the people, We hear the sound of distant drums, Announcing the future that they bring When tomorrow comes! Will you join in our crusade Of those with hopes for humanity? For every fallen barricade, One hundred more will rise again! For the will of the people, We hear the sound of distant drums, Announcing the future that they bring When tomorrow comes! Ah! Tomorrow comes!

I think this one is better than the english one. Because the french version insist that the willing of people would bring a wonderful tomorrow of themselves, while the english version claims it is God who save the poor.

Io ancora ci spero. Un giorno anche in Italia potremo vedere una grande rappresentazione dei Miserabili in un grande teatro.

truly..... nothing beats original

Thank you! I thought that it was the 1991 cast, but I couldn't find any way to confirm it

La escuchas en francés y es más emocionante..claro pues si es su historia

Le terme grandiose a maintenant un exemple auquel se référer.

Parce que les mots sont un peu difficiles à lire: À la volonté du peuple dont on n'étouffe jamais la voix Et dont le chant renaît toujours et dont le chant renaît déjà Nous voulons que la lumière déchire le masque de la nuit Pour illuminer notre terre et changer la vie Il viendra le jour glorieux où dans sa marche vers l'idéal L'homme ira vers le progrès, du mal au bien, du faux au vrai Un rêve peut mourir mais on n'enterre jamais l'avenir Joignez-vous à la croisade de ceux qui croie au genre humain Pour une seule barricade qui tombe, cent autres se leveront demain À la volonté du peuple un tambour chante dans le lointain Il vient annoncer le grand jour et c'est pour demain Joignez-vous à la croisade de ceux qui croient au genre humain Pour une seule barricade qui tombe, cent autres se leveront demain À la volonté du peuple un tambour chante dans le lointain Il vient annoncer le grand jour et c'est pour demain C'est pour demain

Does it matter where it has come from, it is a brilliant show.

Can I just congratulate you on your username :) Parfait!

C'est aujourd'hui.....pas pour demain....il sera trop tard..... It's today ..... not for tomorrow .... it will be too late .....

And this is me, using my typical Brazilian tactics, not giving a shit and just enjoying this beautiful song.

The painting is look like art from Final Fantasy :)

Fight for freedom; Stand with Hong Kong. #HongKong Liberer Hong Kong, non à la Chine!

You're welcome. I assumed this was the 1991 Paris Revival cast since this song wasnt included in the Original French versions, and the 1991 version was the one that changed some parts of the Original, to fit better with the english version, creating songs like this one and ''Le Grand Jour'', and changing the lyrics of many songs, such as ''À la volonté du peuplé'', etc...

The lyrics are wonderful..! do you happen to have the rest?

I have to admit that I really like the "Do you hear the people sing" line but otherwise I think I prefer the French lyrics. They make more sense to me too. I've unfortunately only seen the English version (not that it isn't awesome too!) but I'd love to see the French version some day. Well, this year there will be a Finnish version, I think for the first time. It'll be interesting to see it in my own language. I just hope they'll do a good job... I'm kind of worried.

The history behind the musical and book and their many translations do honor to Hugo, don't you think? But I agree, the original is always the best.

Coucou les gilets jaunes

Does anyone know which cast this is from?

A la volonte de peuple.....d' Egypte :) جستيميات : ملحمة بؤساء مصر Jastimies: Les miserables of Egypt