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Three Songs is a set of songs for high voice and piano composed in 1918–19 by John Ireland (1879–1962). It consists of settings of three poems by Arthur Symons (1865–1945).

A typical performance of the songs as a set takes seven minutes. The poems are:

1. "The Adoration"
2. "The Rat"
3. "Rest"

References

1. John Ireland: Songs (3) to Poems by Arthur Symons, for voice & piano at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
2. "Texts to Three Songs: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
3. The Adoration: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
4. "List of works – A to B". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
5. The Rat: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
6. ^ "List of works – Q to S". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
7. Rest: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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