Desiderata

Desiderata is a well-known inspirational passage that was penned by American Max Ehrmann in 1927 and was recorded on vinyl by Leonard Nimoy in 1968 and later by Les Crane in 1971. 

The written version is now in the public domain; the versions in music format remain under copyright. 

I have arranged the passage and saved it in PDF format for download. If you wish to download this work yourself and maybe frame it to put on your wall, please click HERE and save it to your own computer. If you try to download it using a mobile phone or a tablet, it will still work and be readable but you will be unable to print it out. 

This PDF is offered as a free download. It has been designed to fit onto a single side of A4 paper. If your printer cannot print to the edges of the page, you may find it easier to take the PDF file to a print shop on a USB stick and ask them to do it for you for a small charge.

Enjoy!

Trevor Mulligan
19 June 2026