The Rain in Spain
E603937
"The Rain in Spain" is a famous musical number from the film *My Fair Lady* that marks Eliza Doolittle’s breakthrough in mastering proper English pronunciation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | 1964 film My Fair Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Colonel Pickering
NERFINISHED
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Eliza Doolittle NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
play Pygmalion
ⓘ
stage musical My Fair Lady ⓘ |
| composer | Frederick Loewe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuredIn |
film My Fair Lady
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stage musical My Fair Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| focusesOnSound | /eɪ/ vowel sound ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
language and social class
ⓘ
self‑improvement through education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Alan Jay Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricLine | The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | marks Eliza Doolittle’s transformation in speech training ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting Eliza Doolittle’s breakthrough in English pronunciation ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | My Fair Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | My Fair Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter |
Colonel Pickering
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eliza Doolittle NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Rain in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDevice | phonetic exercise ⓘ |
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The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain