thecandlesticksfromlesmis:

DONT GET ME WRONG

i love the stage version of “do ya hear the ppl sing” A LOT. like when feuilly sings his part and he’s standing on top of the steps and the golden light filters in from above him as he sings “the blood of the martyrs will water the meadows of france!”, THAT is some GOOD SHIT. 

but also please imagine that we had stuck with the original concept album’s idea of basically making “do u hear the ppl sing” Enjolras’ fucking SOLO 

Like can you IMAGINE the DRAMA of it all?? like right after “red & black”, right after they finally get Marius to chill out for a second and remember the task at hand, right after they find out that Lamarque is dead, and right after Enj decides that they will TAKE TO THE STREETS WITH NO DOUBT IN THEIR HEARTS, the stage clears and it’s just Enjolras alone and he starts SINGING TO THE AUDIENCE, THIS PERSONAL VOW OF HOW HE WILL GIVE HIS LIFE TO THIS CAUSE. and when the chorus comes in, there’s just an echo of voices, like the souls of all of the past, present, and future martyrs are singing along with him

hot damn. 

there’s this line in the original DYHTPS that goes (roughly translated) 

To the will of the people, 
I volunteer myself. 
If it is necessary to die for her, 
I want to be the first 
The first name carved on the marble of the monument of hope

like…YEAH. that would make enjolras a way more dramatic character than he already is so SIGN ME THE FUCK UP