![]() ![]() ![]() If you’d like to hear it performed by Eddie Redmayne in the 2012 film of Les Misérables, see below. ![]() ponine : to herself Every word that he says is a dagger in me. Thanks to you, I am with one with the Gods and heaven is near And I soar through a world that is new, that is free. Marius : Eponine, you're the friend who has brought me here. English music album Les Misrables: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Deluxe (Deluxe. Empty chairs at empty tables, where my friends shall sing no more. I’d like to imagine that the words of Marius were echoed in the hearts of soldiers – and civilians – as they tried to make sense of the war and the sacrifices of the men who fought it. Empty Chairs At Empty Tables song by Eddie Redmayne now on JioSaavn. The concept of survivor’s guilt is evident in many of their memoires and letters, or in the actions they took after the war to cope with the horrors they endured. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables Lyrics: Theres a grief that cant be spoken / Theres a pain goes on and on / Empty chairs at empty tables / Now my friends. The lyrics made me think of veterans who made it off the battlefield, while so many of their comrades did not. Dealing with the trauma of being alive when his friends were dead is well conveyed in the song he sings, trembling and tearful. It’s a common rule in musicals that when the emotions are too great, the words must be sung rather than said. Les Misrables Movie Cast - 19 - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables (0) 19 - Les Miserables 2012 - Eddie Redmayne - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables (0) OST Les. Marius, still recovering from his wounds, comes to the upstairs room where his friends were shot at point-blank range, defiant to the end. His friends died at the hands of French soldiers who were there to quell the uprising. Empty chairs at empty tables, Now my friends are dead and. The scene follows Marius, a young revolutionary who survived the massacre at the Barricade. Theres a grief that cant be spoken, Theres a pain goes on and on. I recently (re)watched Les Misérables and one song toward the end drew me out of 1830s France and into 1860s America. While I understand that many are not fully anchored in historical fact, they can help to illustrate themes within the events they portray. Don’t ask me how many times I’ve watched Hamilton. Make it a musical and I’ll love it until my last breath. ![]()
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