The Rat
| Song Title | The Rat (Search) |
| Composer(s): | John Ireland |
| Author(s): | Arthur Symons |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beams; Brows; Casting; Comparisons; Dark; Darkness; Depression; Desire; Dreaming; Dreams; Dust; Dusty; Empty; Ended Relationships; Eyes; Forgotten; Ghosts; Gnawing; Heartbreak; Hearts; Houses; Love; Memories; Night; Pain; Passing; Peace; Rats; Remembering; Stirring; Years |
| First Line | Pain gnaws at my heart like a rat that gnaws at a beam (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1918 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15530 |
| Larger Work | Three Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/45/IMSLP284271-PMLP461573-Sibley1802.9191.Rat.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/75n75mZF9CsOYTY3ZDXC9a |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Three songs, no. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | B3 - E5 (Search) |
| Original Key | B minor (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |