There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see
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"There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see" is the hopeful, iconic opening line of the World War II-era song "The White Cliffs of Dover," symbolizing peace and a brighter future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8910537 — 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: There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see Context triple: [(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover, hasChorus, There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see]
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A.
Birds Over Sea
Birds Over Sea is a modernist painting by American artist Milton Avery, characterized by its simplified forms and harmonious color fields depicting seabirds and ocean.
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B.
Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight in the Fog
"Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight in the Fog" is an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet that depicts London’s Waterloo Bridge enveloped in atmospheric mist and diffused sunlight.
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C.
Halcyon days
Halcyon days are a period of calm, peaceful weather and tranquility in midwinter, rooted in the Greek myth of Alcyone and often used metaphorically to describe idyllic, serene times.
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D.
Waves and Gulls
Waves and Gulls is a sculptural World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting seagulls soaring above stylized ocean waves to honor the service of the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine.
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E.
Swallows
The Swallows are a group of adventurous children who sail and camp in Arthur Ransome’s classic “Swallows and Amazons” series.
- 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: There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see Target entity description: "There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see" is the hopeful, iconic opening line of the World War II-era song "The White Cliffs of Dover," symbolizing peace and a brighter future.
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A.
Birds Over Sea
Birds Over Sea is a modernist painting by American artist Milton Avery, characterized by its simplified forms and harmonious color fields depicting seabirds and ocean.
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B.
Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight in the Fog
"Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight in the Fog" is an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet that depicts London’s Waterloo Bridge enveloped in atmospheric mist and diffused sunlight.
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C.
Halcyon days
Halcyon days are a period of calm, peaceful weather and tranquility in midwinter, rooted in the Greek myth of Alcyone and often used metaphorically to describe idyllic, serene times.
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D.
Waves and Gulls
Waves and Gulls is a sculptural World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting seagulls soaring above stylized ocean waves to honor the service of the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine.
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E.
Swallows
The Swallows are a group of adventurous children who sail and camp in Arthur Ransome’s classic “Swallows and Amazons” series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song lyric line ⓘ |
| associatedWith | wartime morale ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| composerOfSongItOpens | Walter Kent ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
iconic World War II lyric
ⓘ
symbol of British resilience ⓘ |
| describes | imagined peaceful sky over Dover ⓘ |
| imageryType | pastoral ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricists | Nat Burton ⓘ |
| mood |
nostalgic
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reassuring ⓘ |
| openingLineOf | "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" ⓘ |
| partOf | "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Vera Lynn ⓘ |
| refersTo |
bluebirds
ⓘ
white cliffs of Dover ⓘ
linked to:
White Cliffs of Dover
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| setting |
Dover, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Dover, Kent, England
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| symbolizes |
end of war
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return of peace to Britain ⓘ |
| theme |
future optimism
ⓘ
hope ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| usedAs | evocation of wartime hope in popular culture ⓘ |
| yearOfSongOrigin | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see Description of subject: "There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see" is the hopeful, iconic opening line of the World War II-era song "The White Cliffs of Dover," symbolizing peace and a brighter future.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
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hasChorus
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There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see
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subject linked to:
song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"