Jamaica Farewell
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"Jamaica Farewell" is a popular calypso-style folk song, widely associated with Harry Belafonte, that nostalgically reflects on leaving the Caribbean.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Farewell canonical | 2 |
| A Salute to the Caribbean | 1 |
| Jamaica (lyrics) | 1 |
| Jamaica Farewell (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1872449 — 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: Jamaica Farewell Context triple: [Harry Belafonte, notableWork, Jamaica Farewell]
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A.
Jamaica, Land We Love
"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica, expressing patriotic devotion, unity, and reverence for the nation and its people.
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B.
Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay is a coastal suburb on Queensland’s Gold Coast known for its canals, marinas, and waterfront residential lifestyle.
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C.
Carta de Jamaica
Carta de Jamaica is a seminal 1815 political essay in which Simón Bolívar outlines his vision for Latin American independence, unity, and republican government.
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D.
Morning in the Tropics
Morning in the Tropics is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church that depicts a richly detailed, atmospheric tropical sunrise.
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E.
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire is a landmark 1973 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers that helped introduce reggae music to an international audience.
- 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: Jamaica Farewell Target entity description: "Jamaica Farewell" is a popular calypso-style folk song, widely associated with Harry Belafonte, that nostalgically reflects on leaving the Caribbean.
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A.
Jamaica, Land We Love
"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica, expressing patriotic devotion, unity, and reverence for the nation and its people.
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B.
Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay is a coastal suburb on Queensland’s Gold Coast known for its canals, marinas, and waterfront residential lifestyle.
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C.
Carta de Jamaica
Carta de Jamaica is a seminal 1815 political essay in which Simón Bolívar outlines his vision for Latin American independence, unity, and republican government.
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D.
Morning in the Tropics
Morning in the Tropics is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church that depicts a richly detailed, atmospheric tropical sunrise.
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E.
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire is a landmark 1973 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers that helped introduce reggae music to an international audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calypso song
ⓘ
folk song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jamaica Farewell
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaica Farewell (song)
|
| associatedWithArtist | Harry Belafonte ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Caribbean culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Caribbean ⓘ |
| associatedWithSongwriter | Irving Burgie ⓘ |
| composer | Irving Burgie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPopularRecordingBy | Harry Belafonte ⓘ |
| genre |
calypso
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular perception of Caribbean music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
The Chad Mitchell Trio
ⓘ
surface form:
Chad Mitchell Trio
Don Williams ⓘ Harry Belafonte and The Islanders ⓘ Jimmy Buffett ⓘ Miriam Makeba ⓘ Nana Mouskouri ⓘ Ray Conniff ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ The Kingston Trio ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
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Down the way where the nights are gay ⓘ I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town ⓘ My heart is down, my head is turning around ⓘ Won't be back for many a day ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
sailor or traveler leaving the islands
ⓘ
saying goodbye to Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
longing for home
ⓘ
romantic separation ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum |
Calypso (1956 album)
ⓘ
surface form:
Calypso (Harry Belafonte album)
|
| influencedBy | Caribbean folk music ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Caribbean folk repertoire
ⓘ
calypso repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Burgie ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century popular music canon ⓘ |
| performer | Harry Belafonte ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Harry Belafonte ⓘ |
| recordLabelOfNotableRecording | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| setting |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ |
| theme |
Caribbean life
ⓘ
departure ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| writer | Irving Burgie ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jamaica Farewell Description of subject: "Jamaica Farewell" is a popular calypso-style folk song, widely associated with Harry Belafonte, that nostalgically reflects on leaving the Caribbean.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A Salute to the Caribbean
this entity surface form:
Jamaica Farewell (song)
this entity surface form:
Jamaica (lyrics)