I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all Will know sweet freedom's way, Where greed no longer saps the soul Nor avarice blights our day. A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the earth And every man is free, Where wretchedness will hang its head And joy, like a pearl, Attends the needs of all mankind- Of such I dream, my world!
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "I dream a world" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Cedric Adderley , "I dream a world", published 1996 [ medium voice and piano ], from Three Dreams, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961), "I dream a world", op. 53 no. 3 (1996) [ voice and piano ], from Three Dream Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962), "I Dream a World", first performed 2022 [ voice and piano ], from Langston Dreams, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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