by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Dream deferred
Language: English
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore -- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over -- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Dream deferred", appears in The Panther and the Lash, first published 1967 [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 Frank W. Brazinski (b. 1932), "Dream deferred" [ baritone or tenor, unaccompanied ], from Names in Uphill Letters [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-27
Line count: 11
Word count: 51