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The key lyric in the song is "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain", which contains five words that a Cockney would pronounce with [æɪ] or [aɪ] [1] – more like "eye" [aɪ] than the Received Pronunciation diphthong [eɪ]. With the three of them nearly exhausted, Eliza finally "gets it", and recites the sentence with all "proper" long-As.
Aug 6, 2008 · My Fair Lady - The Rain In Spain
Quit, professor Higgins. Hear our plea or payday, we will quit. Ay, not I, "O" not "Ow". Pounding pounding in our brain. "Ay" not "I", O not "Ow". Don't say "Rine," say "Rain". The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. By George, she's got it. By George, she's got it.
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain... Now, once again where does it rain?On the plain...on the plainAnd where's that soggy plain?In Spain...in Spain...
May 10, 2010 · The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in The Plain Lyrics - My Fair Lady. musicalgalore. 5.01K subscribers. Subscribed. 502. 129K views 14 years ago. From My fair lady I don't own this...
The Rain in Spain Lyrics: The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain / Now once again where does it rain? / On the plain, on the plain / And where's that foggy plain? / In Spain,...
Just then, at the end of the day when they are all tired, Eliza finally manages to pronounce properly “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plane” (and not “The ryne in Spyne” etc.).
