Lullaby
E121576
"Lullaby" is a celebrated love poem by W. H. Auden that tenderly reflects on the transience of beauty and the enduring nature of love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lullaby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lullaby Context triple: [W. H. Auden, notableWork, Lullaby]
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A.
Someday Baby
"Someday Baby" is a modern electric blues song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 2006 album *Modern Times* and based on the traditional blues number "Worried Life Blues."
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B.
Sweet Little Angel
"Sweet Little Angel" is a classic blues song popularized by B.B. King, renowned for its expressive guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
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C.
I'm Your Baby Tonight
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is a 1990 R&B and pop song by Whitney Houston that showcases a more urban, dance-oriented sound and became one of her major international hits.
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D.
La-La-La
"La-La-La" is a musical composition by renowned American composer Richard Rodgers, best known for his influential contributions to 20th-century musical theatre.
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E.
Rock Me Baby
"Rock Me Baby" is a classic electric blues song popularized by B.B. King that has become one of his signature tunes and a standard in the blues repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lullaby Target entity description: "Lullaby" is a celebrated love poem by W. H. Auden that tenderly reflects on the transience of beauty and the enduring nature of love.
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A.
Someday Baby
"Someday Baby" is a modern electric blues song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 2006 album *Modern Times* and based on the traditional blues number "Worried Life Blues."
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B.
Sweet Little Angel
"Sweet Little Angel" is a classic blues song popularized by B.B. King, renowned for its expressive guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
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C.
I'm Your Baby Tonight
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is a 1990 R&B and pop song by Whitney Houston that showcases a more urban, dance-oriented sound and became one of her major international hits.
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D.
La-La-La
"La-La-La" is a musical composition by renowned American composer Richard Rodgers, best known for his influential contributions to 20th-century musical theatre.
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E.
Rock Me Baby
"Rock Me Baby" is a classic electric blues song popularized by B.B. King that has become one of his signature tunes and a standard in the blues repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
love poem
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poem ⓘ |
| acknowledges | impermanence of physical beauty ⓘ |
| addressedTo | a beloved ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| belongsTo | English literature ⓘ |
| celebrates | emotional and spiritual love ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
body and soul
ⓘ
linked to:
Body and Soul
night ⓘ sleep ⓘ time passing ⓘ |
| contrasts | eternal love with temporal existence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| evokes | intimacy between lovers ⓘ |
| firstLine | Lay your sleeping head, my love ⓘ |
| focusesOn | contrast between physical decay and lasting love ⓘ |
| form | poem in quatrains ⓘ |
| genre |
love poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | critical discussions of modern love poetry ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | descriptive title ⓘ |
| isAnthologizedIn | various collections of 20th-century English poetry ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs | one of W. H. Auden's notable love poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| portrays | love as enduring despite mortality ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | complex and variable ⓘ |
| setToMusicIn | various song and choral settings by composers ⓘ |
| subject | a lover addressing a sleeping beloved ⓘ |
| theme |
enduring nature of love
ⓘ
human frailty ⓘ mortality ⓘ tender affection ⓘ time ⓘ transience of beauty ⓘ |
| tone |
meditative
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ tender ⓘ |
| writtenBy | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lullaby Description of subject: "Lullaby" is a celebrated love poem by W. H. Auden that tenderly reflects on the transience of beauty and the enduring nature of love.
Referenced by (1)
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