Who Am I?

Alain Boublil / Claude-Michel Schönberg / Herbert Kretzmer / Jean-Marc Natel

He thinks that man is me
He knew him at a glance!
That stranger he has found
This man could be my chance!

Why should I save his hide?
Why should I right this wrong
When I have come so far
And struggled for so long?

If I speak, I am condemned
If I stay silent, I am damned!

I am the master of hundreds of workers
They all look to me
How can I abandon them?
How would they live
If I am not free?

If I speak, they are condemned
If I stay silent, I am damned!

Who am I?
Can I condemn this man to slavery
Pretend I do not feel his agony
This innocent who bears my face
Who goes to judgement in my place

Who am I?
Can I conceal myself for evermore?
Pretend I'm not the man I was before?
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi?

Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow men?
How can I ever face myself again?

My soul belongs to God, I know
I made that bargain long ago
He gave me hope when hope was gone
He gave me strength to journey on

Who am I? Who am I?
I am Jean Valjean!

And so your honor, you see it's true
That man bears no more guilt than you!
Who am I?
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Trivia about the song Who Am I? by Les Misérables

When was the song “Who Am I?” released by Les Misérables?
The song Who Am I? was released in 1987, on the album “Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording)”.
Who composed the song “Who Am I?” by Les Misérables?
The song “Who Am I?” by Les Misérables was composed by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel.

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