The Rigs o' Barley
E156501
"The Rigs o' Barley" is a romantic and pastoral Scots-language song and poem by Robert Burns celebrating love and rural courtship in the barley fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rigs o' Barley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364940 — 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 Rigs o' Barley Context triple: [Poems of Robert Burns, containsWork, The Rigs o' Barley]
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A.
The Reivers
The Reivers is a 1962 novel by William Faulkner, a humorous coming-of-age tale set in the American South that was his last published work and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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B.
Clang of the Yankee Reaper
Clang of the Yankee Reaper is a 1976 studio album by American composer and arranger Van Dyke Parks, noted for its eclectic blend of calypso, pop, and orchestral influences.
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C.
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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D.
The Pipe Yard
The Pipe Yard is a local sports stadium and community ballpark located in Lorain, Ohio.
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E.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
- 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 Rigs o' Barley Target entity description: "The Rigs o' Barley" is a romantic and pastoral Scots-language song and poem by Robert Burns celebrating love and rural courtship in the barley fields.
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A.
The Reivers
The Reivers is a 1962 novel by William Faulkner, a humorous coming-of-age tale set in the American South that was his last published work and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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B.
Clang of the Yankee Reaper
Clang of the Yankee Reaper is a 1976 studio album by American composer and arranger Van Dyke Parks, noted for its eclectic blend of calypso, pop, and orchestral influences.
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C.
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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D.
The Pipe Yard
The Pipe Yard is a local sports stadium and community ballpark located in Lorain, Ohio.
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E.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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song ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
poet
ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Scots folk tradition ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
love poem
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pastoral poetry ⓘ romantic song ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
agricultural life
ⓘ
courtship ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasTone |
pastoral
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romantic ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| medium |
song performance
ⓘ
text ⓘ |
| meter | song-like stanzaic form ⓘ |
| notableFor |
celebration of sensual love
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pastoral imagery ⓘ use of Scots dialect ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns' song repertoire ⓘ |
| setting |
barley fields
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rural Scotland ⓘ |
| theme |
nature
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ rural courtship ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rigs o' Barley Description of subject: "The Rigs o' Barley" is a romantic and pastoral Scots-language song and poem by Robert Burns celebrating love and rural courtship in the barley fields.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.