On My Own

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"On My Own" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Éponine as she expresses her unrequited love and loneliness.

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On My Own canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
adaptedFrom L’Air de la Misère
Mon Histoire
associatedProduction Broadway production of Les Misérables
West End production of Les Misérables
associatedWork Les Misérables (1980 French concept album)
Les Misérables (1985 West End production)
Les Misérables (1987 Broadway production)
Les Misérables
surface form: Les Misérables (2012 film adaptation)
basedOnLyricsBy Alain Boublil
Jean-Marc Natel
character Éponine
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstMajorProductionLocation London, England
surface form: London

West End
followedByInShow A Little Fall of Rain
fromMusical Les Misérables
genre ballad
musical theatre
show tune
language English
lyricalFocus imagined relationship
Éponine’s love for Marius
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer
musicalSetting orchestral accompaniment
narrativePerspective first person
notableFilmPerformer Samantha Barks
notablePerformer Frances Ruffelle
Kerry Ellis
Lea Salonga
Ruthie Henshall
Samantha Barks
originalLanguage English
partOf Les Misérables
performanceContext solo stage performance
performedByCharacter Éponine
placementInShow Act II
precededByInShow One Day More
subgenre solo ballad
theme heartbreak
loneliness
romantic longing
unrequited love
usage audition song for female vocalists
vocalType mezzo-soprano

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Les Misérables featuresSong On My Own
subject surface form: Les Misérables (2012 film)
One Day More usesMotifFrom On My Own
Éponine hasSong On My Own
Éponine singsIn On My Own
Tha Carter hasPart On My Own
Lea Salonga notableSong On My Own