1997
A Dead Statesman
Composed by 
Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem Text by 
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling Evidence of Things Not Seen Song Collection
"A Dead Statesman" is the 17th song in Rorem's massive song cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen, which sets 36 poems by a total of 24 authors.
Text
A Dead Statesman
by Rudyard Kipling
I could not dig: I dared not rob:
Therefore I lied to please the mob.
Now all my lies are proved untrue
And I must face the men I slew.
What tale shall serve me here among
Mine angry and defrauded young?
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