My Fair Lady, Act I Scene 5: The Rain in Spain
演唱：sinfonia of london、The John Wilson Orchestra、Scarlett Strallen、Jamie Parker、Malcolm Sinclair、julia mckenzie"Eliza (spoken in rhythm)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
Higgins (spoken)
I think she’s got it! I think she’s got it!
Eliza (sings)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
Higgins (spoken)
By George, she’s got it!
By George, she’s got it!
(sings)
Now once again, where does it rain?
Eliza
On the plain! On the plain!
Higgins
And where’s that soggy plain?
Eliza (rises. As Pickering rises)
In Spain! In Spain!
Eliza, Higgins, and Pickering (joyously)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
(Higgins and Pickering shake hands behind Eliza’s back, and Higgins crosses to xylophone, picks up the mallet, turns to her, pointing with it.)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Higgins
In Hartford, Hereford and Hampshire?
Eliza (takes two steps to Higgins with push from Pickering)
Hurricanes hardly happen.
Higgins (taps out on xylophone)
‘How kind of you to let me come.’
Eliza (taking four steps to Higgins. Spoken in rhythm)
How kind of you to let me come.
Higgins (mallet down, forces Eliza back. Sings)
Now, once again, where does it rain?
Eliza (sings)
On the plain! On the plain!
Higgins
And where’s that blasted plain?
Eliza
In Spain! In Spain!
All Three
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Dance
(The three do an impromptu Spanish fandango.)
All Three (spoken)
Ole!
(They end up in peals of laughter on the sofa, as Mrs Pearce enters through upstage center door in her nightrobe. She is astounded to say the least. Two maids enter from behind the secretary and remain on the platform. Mrs Pearce crosses to front of wing chair.)
Mrs Pearce (spoken)
You’ve all been working much too hard. I think the strain is beginning to show. Eliza, I don’t care what Mr Higgins says, you must put down your books and go to bed."
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
Higgins (spoken)
I think she’s got it! I think she’s got it!
Eliza (sings)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
Higgins (spoken)
By George, she’s got it!
By George, she’s got it!
(sings)
Now once again, where does it rain?
Eliza
On the plain! On the plain!
Higgins
And where’s that soggy plain?
Eliza (rises. As Pickering rises)
In Spain! In Spain!
Eliza, Higgins, and Pickering (joyously)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
(Higgins and Pickering shake hands behind Eliza’s back, and Higgins crosses to xylophone, picks up the mallet, turns to her, pointing with it.)
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Higgins
In Hartford, Hereford and Hampshire?
Eliza (takes two steps to Higgins with push from Pickering)
Hurricanes hardly happen.
Higgins (taps out on xylophone)
‘How kind of you to let me come.’
Eliza (taking four steps to Higgins. Spoken in rhythm)
How kind of you to let me come.
Higgins (mallet down, forces Eliza back. Sings)
Now, once again, where does it rain?
Eliza (sings)
On the plain! On the plain!
Higgins
And where’s that blasted plain?
Eliza
In Spain! In Spain!
All Three
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Dance
(The three do an impromptu Spanish fandango.)
All Three (spoken)
Ole!
(They end up in peals of laughter on the sofa, as Mrs Pearce enters through upstage center door in her nightrobe. She is astounded to say the least. Two maids enter from behind the secretary and remain on the platform. Mrs Pearce crosses to front of wing chair.)
Mrs Pearce (spoken)
You’ve all been working much too hard. I think the strain is beginning to show. Eliza, I don’t care what Mr Higgins says, you must put down your books and go to bed."