Valjean chez les Thénardier [English translation]

Valjean: I found her in the woods,

This little girl, trembling from fear in the darkness.

She told me her name was Cosette,

And she took me here at my request.

I came to you tonight to speak about her.

Yes, I have come to take her way.

I will surely pay the debts.

I represent her poor mother,

Whose miseries God decided to shorten,

I swore before she died,

That I would bring her child to her.

But she will never see her child again,

Cosette will never see her mother.

I will do what she could not,

I will be for her a good father.

Thenardiers: Give me your coat,

Sit down, good Monsieur,

Here, near the chimney,

The heat will make you feel better.

Valjean: Your benefits will compensate

Name your price right now.