The Swiss Maid
E596421
"The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Swiss Maid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6480055 — 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 Swiss Maid Context triple: [Runaway with Del Shannon, hasTrack, The Swiss Maid]
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A.
Le Gâteau
Le Gâteau is one of the short prose poems in Charles Baudelaire’s collection *Le Spleen de Paris*, exemplifying his exploration of modern urban life and existential melancholy.
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B.
The Kitchen Maid
The Kitchen Maid is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin that depicts a domestic servant engaged in humble kitchen work with quiet realism and dignity.
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C.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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D.
The Chocolate Girl
The Chocolate Girl is an 18th-century pastel painting by Jean-Étienne Liotard depicting a maidservant carrying a tray with a cup of chocolate, celebrated for its delicate realism and luminous detail.
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E.
La Doyenne
La Doyenne is the traditional nickname of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, one of cycling’s oldest and most prestigious one-day Classics.
- 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 Swiss Maid Target entity description: "The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
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A.
Le Gâteau
Le Gâteau is one of the short prose poems in Charles Baudelaire’s collection *Le Spleen de Paris*, exemplifying his exploration of modern urban life and existential melancholy.
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B.
The Kitchen Maid
The Kitchen Maid is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin that depicts a domestic servant engaged in humble kitchen work with quiet realism and dignity.
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C.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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D.
The Chocolate Girl
The Chocolate Girl is an 18th-century pastel painting by Jean-Étienne Liotard depicting a maidservant carrying a tray with a cup of chocolate, celebrated for its delicate realism and luminous detail.
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E.
La Doyenne
La Doyenne is the traditional nickname of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, one of cycling’s oldest and most prestigious one-day Classics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| adaptationType | German tune adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | O mein Papa ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkLanguage | German ⓘ |
| composerOfOriginalMelody | Paul Burkhard ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | country pop ⓘ |
| hasMelodicSource | O mein Papa ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence | European folk music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalOrigin | German popular song tradition ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | O mein Papa ⓘ |
| hasReleaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
country
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasVocalTechnique | yodeling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme | Alpine-themed lyrics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Alpine imagery in lyrics
ⓘ
use of yodeling ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography | Del Shannon discography ⓘ |
| performer | Del Shannon ⓘ |
| performerNationality | American ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| vocalStyleFeature | yodel-style vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Swiss Maid Description of subject: "The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.