© by Stephen Spender (1909 - 1995)

What I expected, was
Language: English 
What I expected, was
 . . . . . . . . . .

— The rest of this text is not
currently in the database but will be
added as soon as we obtain it. —

About the headline (FAQ)

This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.
First published in New Statesman, February 1931, rev. 1933, 1955, and 1964

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by John Corigliano (b. 1938), "What I expected, was", published 1966. [SATB chorus and piano]

This page was added to the website: 2009-01-22