This one, who is a girl to be married
You keep for your chamber maid,
And a dowry in five years you will give her;

This one, who is a girl to be married
You keep for your chamber maid,
And a dowry in five years you will give her;

But above all we want to beg of you
That she not have to go
To husband before the proper time,
As is done to all of them today.

But above all we want to beg of you
That she not have to go
To husband before the proper time,
As is done to all of them today.

But above all we want to beg of you
That she not have to go
To husband before the proper time,
As is done to all of them today.

sine dote nullum conjugium facit //
no dowry, no marriage

sine dote nullum conjugium facit //
no dowry, no marriage

girls are owned by a master who owes them clothes and sheets to sleep on besides their daily food, because he has contracted to provide them a small dowry at sixteen.

girls are owned by a master who owes them clothes and sheets to sleep on besides their daily food, because he has contracted to provide them a small dowry at sixteen.

girls are owned by a master who owes them clothes and sheets to sleep on besides their daily food, because he has contracted to provide them a small dowry at sixteen.

Fantine

Fantine