i watched an old les miserables anniversary concert and the songs from the play were just incredibly beautiful. "empty chairs at empty tables" never left my head since. i so love the lyrics of the song, too, i looked it up and i found a solo piano rendition, which thankfully gave me an idea on how to present the pink piano to you. so here it is. i'd have loved to have a cap but i have none at home that is suitable. fortunately one (or two) of the flags i collected at the races some months ago was a french flag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW3LO7cNqzk
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 had 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.
There's a pain goes on and on.
Phantom faces at the windows.
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 friends will sing no more
-o0o-
still sick, the meds are just kicking in now - after three days. i went to the office today but went home early as my cough was really bugging me.
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I really like this! Hope you're feeling better.
I got Les Mis from the library just about two or three weeks ago, the 2010 version. I could only watch about 20 minutes of it. I have never liked musicals.