English translation of lyrics from the Takarazuka production of the Broadway musical.
Chauvelin:
Find him! Search every nook and cranny!
Put a net around Paris, we’ll drag him out!
Blockade all the gates, he’ll be trapped like a rat!
He appears like a ghost and mocks us by disappearing
I who have lived this long being downtrodden
Now that I have the power to pull myself up
I won’t let anyone live who gets in my way!
You will regret my tenacity!
The moon smolders, the wind howls
No matter how old I will not change
My soul is frozen solid
I will swoop down on my prey like a falcon
I have come this far believing it was my duty to fight for the Revolution
I thought the Revolution had succeeded but the days of peace have not yet come
I will fight on as long as I live until the day of victory
Only the strong can survive
To be strong is to be just
In this deep darkness I sharpen my claws
I will swoop down on my prey like a falcon