The vain desire
| Song Title | The vain desire (Search) |
| Composer(s): | John Ireland |
| Author(s): | A. E. Housman (Alfred Edward) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Boundless; Content; Death; Desire; Dying; Ending; Finding; Forever; Friends; Graves; Grieving; Hearts; Helpless; In Vain; Journeys; Kind; Lands; Living; Lost; Love; Lovers; Loving; Mourning; Perishing; Pleasing; Saving; Truth; Wishing; World |
| First Line | If truth in hearts that perish (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1920 - 1921 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8408 |
| Larger Work | The Land of Lost Content (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/9c/IMSLP285796-SIBLEY1802.21576.053d-39087012051266score.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/6Vkz1aHKB1Xg33JyICiudr |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | The Land of Lost Content, no. 4 (Search) |
| Range: | E4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Original Key | A minor (Search) |
| Notes | Text from AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |