The Jolly Beggars
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The Jolly Beggars is a cantata by Scottish poet Robert Burns that vividly portrays a group of boisterous vagabonds in a tavern, blending song, dialogue, and satire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Jolly Beggars canonical | 4 |
| The Jolly Beggar | 1 |
| The Jolly Beggars (fragment) | 1 |
| The Jolly Beggars: A Cantata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364857 — 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: The Jolly Beggars Context triple: [Robert Burns, notableWork, The Jolly Beggars]
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A.
Swinging Friar
Swinging Friar is the robed, bat-wielding cartoon friar who serves as the longtime official mascot of Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres.
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The Merry Drinker
The Merry Drinker is a lively 17th-century Dutch Golden Age portrait by Frans Hals, celebrated for its dynamic brushwork and vivid depiction of a cheerful, gesturing man.
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C.
Thou Swell
"Thou Swell" is a popular jazz standard and show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, first introduced in the 1927 musical "A Connecticut Yankee."
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D.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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E.
Revels
Revels is a surname most notably associated with Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
- 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: The Jolly Beggars Target entity description: The Jolly Beggars is a cantata by Scottish poet Robert Burns that vividly portrays a group of boisterous vagabonds in a tavern, blending song, dialogue, and satire.
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A.
Swinging Friar
Swinging Friar is the robed, bat-wielding cartoon friar who serves as the longtime official mascot of Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres.
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B.
The Merry Drinker
The Merry Drinker is a lively 17th-century Dutch Golden Age portrait by Frans Hals, celebrated for its dynamic brushwork and vivid depiction of a cheerful, gesturing man.
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C.
Thou Swell
"Thou Swell" is a popular jazz standard and show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, first introduced in the 1927 musical "A Connecticut Yankee."
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D.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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E.
Revels
Revels is a surname most notably associated with Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantata
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literary work ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Jolly Beggars: A Cantata
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linked to:
The Jolly Beggars
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| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | considered one of Robert Burns’s most vivid dramatic works ⓘ |
| form | dramatic cantata ⓘ |
| genre |
cantata
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dramatic poem ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
beggar
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prostitute ⓘ soldier ⓘ tinker ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeVoice | third-person observer ⓘ |
| hasPart |
drinking songs
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love songs ⓘ patriotic song ⓘ recitative sections ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
beggars
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itinerant characters ⓘ vagabonds ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | mixture of song and recitative ⓘ |
| portrays | group of boisterous vagabonds in a tavern ⓘ |
| setting |
Poosie Nansie’s alehouse
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tavern ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of songs framed by recitative ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom
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hypocrisy of respectable society ⓘ poverty ⓘ social marginality ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| tone |
boisterous
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comic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| uses |
dialogue
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satire ⓘ song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Jolly Beggars Description of subject: The Jolly Beggars is a cantata by Scottish poet Robert Burns that vividly portrays a group of boisterous vagabonds in a tavern, blending song, dialogue, and satire.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Jolly Beggars
Kilmarnock Edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
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The Jolly Beggars (fragment)
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linked to: The Jolly Beggars
linked to: The Jolly Beggars