Oklahoma (state song)
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"Oklahoma" is the rousing title song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!", celebrated for its iconic chorus and status as the official state song of Oklahoma.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma (state song) canonical | 1 |
| Oklahoma! (state song) | 1 |
| song "Oklahoma!" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529371 — 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: Oklahoma (state song) Context triple: [Richard Rodgers, notableWork, Oklahoma (state song)]
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A.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a landlocked state in the south-central United States known for its Native American heritage, energy industry, and mix of Great Plains and forested landscapes.
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B.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, known for its energy industry, cowboy culture, and role as a major economic and cultural center in the region.
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C.
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Shattuck, Oklahoma is a small town in northwestern Oklahoma known for its rural character and historic windmill park.
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D.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Tulsa is a major city in northeastern Oklahoma known for its historic oil industry, distinctive Art Deco architecture, and role as a cultural and economic hub of the region.
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E.
eastern Oklahoma
Eastern Oklahoma is a region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma known for its humid climate, rolling hills and forests, and frequent severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
- 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: Oklahoma (state song) Target entity description: "Oklahoma" is the rousing title song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!", celebrated for its iconic chorus and status as the official state song of Oklahoma.
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A.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a landlocked state in the south-central United States known for its Native American heritage, energy industry, and mix of Great Plains and forested landscapes.
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B.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, known for its energy industry, cowboy culture, and role as a major economic and cultural center in the region.
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C.
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Shattuck, Oklahoma is a small town in northwestern Oklahoma known for its rural character and historic windmill park.
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D.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Tulsa is a major city in northeastern Oklahoma known for its historic oil industry, distinctive Art Deco architecture, and role as a cultural and economic hub of the region.
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E.
eastern Oklahoma
Eastern Oklahoma is a region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma known for its humid climate, rolling hills and forests, and frequent severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ state song ⓘ |
| adoptedAsStateSongBy | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| adoptedAsStateSongYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oklahoma state identity
ⓘ
State of Oklahoma ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of Oklahoma
|
| basedOn |
Green Grow the Lilacs (play)
ⓘ
linked to:
Green Grow the Lilacs
|
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era |
Golden Age of Broadway
ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Age of Broadway (early phase)
|
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn |
Oklahoma! (original Broadway production)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
|
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1940s songs
ⓘ
Songs from Oklahoma! (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
Songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ Songs with music by Richard Rodgers ⓘ United States state songs ⓘ |
| hasChorus | “O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, Oklahoma!” ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| musical |
Oklahoma! (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
|
| musicBy | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ensemble number
ⓘ
rousing finale of the musical Oklahoma! ⓘ spells out the name O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A in the chorus ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official state song of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| openingLyric | “Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain” ⓘ |
| originalProductionYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oklahoma! (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
|
| performerType | musical theatre ensemble ⓘ |
| publisher | Williamson Music ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
life in Oklahoma
ⓘ
pride in the state of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| title | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic ceremonies in Oklahoma
ⓘ
sporting events in Oklahoma ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oklahoma (state song) Description of subject: "Oklahoma" is the rousing title song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!", celebrated for its iconic chorus and status as the official state song of Oklahoma.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oklahoma (state song)
linked to: Oklahoma (state song)