Out of Love

Weil du liebst (Out of Love) occurs after Frollo makes his threat against Esmeralda and the Court of Miracle while Phoebus is trying to convince Quasimodo to leave Notre Dame and help warn her. Unlike the Disney movie, Phoebus is softer and more understanding with Quasimodo’s hesitation. Phoebus understands why Quasimodo does not want to leave and he tells him it because of the love that he must do it. It also interesting to meant that Phoebus has not solidify a romance with Esmeralda yet. Unlike the Disney movie it’s the Archdeacon who asks Quasimodo to hide Phoebus. So Phoebus is being a bit more altruistic here. Also I want to point out that Phoebus was a jerk in this scene in the Disney movie. He told Quasimodo that he owns Esmeralda for helping him. However Esmeralda helped Quaismodo from the crowd partly because she pulled on stage and she had a sense of guilt about it and Quasimodo already repay her when he helped her escape Notre Dame, so he actually owns her nothing, bad argument Phoebus. This scene/song is a VAST improvement to the Disney counterpart.

Lyrics
 PHOEBUS Look, I don't pretend To be your dearest friend And I don't like asking anyone for a favor But Esmeralda's in a trap And only you can read her map Don't you think you owe it to her, to save her? Scared or not We have got To try and save her

Life is full of spikes and thorns Full of things that wound and chafe So we start the second we're born Learning how to play it safe Then one day comes a choice that's clear Comes a choice you're frightened of And you pass it by out of fear Or you do it out of love

GARGOYLES Or you do it out of love

PHOEBUS I don't say that someone like you Doesn't have good cause to hide

CHARLES Good cause to hide

PHOEBUS So much pain so plainly in view Plainly so much more inside

LONI Much more inside

PHOEBUS Huddled by this waterspout

ANTOINE Waterspout?!

PHOEBUS Watching life from far above

PHOEBUS / CHARLES Why should you risk venturing out?

PHOEBUS You go out there out of love

GARGOYLES You go out there out of love

QUASIMODO This way...

PHOEBUS You like Esmeralda, don't you? After all, she's very beautiful.

QUASIMODO Kind.

PHOEBUS She's kind. And brave.

QUASIMODO Smart.

PHOEBUS And smart.

QUASIMODO Loyal.

PHOEBUS And beautiful.

QUASIMODO ... Beautiful.

PHOEBUS I like her too. And I believe she likes me.

QUASIMODO You're handsome.

PHOEBUS And kind, and brave?

QUASIMODO Handsome.

PHOEBUS Esmeralda, now you'll see

QUASIMODO Esmeralda...

PHOEBUS How devoted I can seem

QUASIMODO The chance is slim

PHOEBUS To save you I'm willing to be

QUASIMODO But to save you

PHOEBUS Part of this peculiar team

QUASIMODO I'm helping him

PHOEBUS Will we fail? It's nip-and-tuck But when push has come to shove

QUASIMODO But all I'm certain of

PHOEBUS I believe you're out of luck Only when you're out of love

QUASIMODO I must do it out of love

PHOEBUS What I do is...

PHOEBUS / QUASIMODO Out of love