song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"

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"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" is a famous World War II-era song, popularized by Vera Lynn, that expresses hope and longing for peace and reunion in wartime Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
alsoKnownAs White Cliffs of Dover
surface form: The White Cliffs of Dover
associatedWith Allied forces in World War II
British wartime morale
composer Walter Kent
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalImpact became one of the most famous British songs of World War II
symbol of British resilience
firstPopularizedBy Vera Lynn
genre popular music
traditional pop
hasChorus There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow, just you wait and see
hasForm popular song
hasLyric There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see
hasMotif birds as symbols of peace
future peace "tomorrow"
hasSettingSymbol White Cliffs of Dover
surface form: white cliffs of Dover
hasTheme anticipation of victory
home front
longing
reunion
historicalContext written during the Battle of Britain period
inspiredBy White Cliffs of Dover
intendedAudience separated lovers and families in wartime
wartime British public
lyricist Nat Burton
lyricsLanguage English
mainSubject World War II
hope
peace
wartime separation
mediaType vocal music
notableFor association with Vera Lynn’s wartime repertoire
evoking hope for peace during wartime
notablePerformer Vera Lynn
partOf Vera Lynn wartime songs
performer Vera Lynn
publicationPeriod World War II era
setInLocation Dover
England
title song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" self-link
surface form: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
usedAs wartime sentimental song
yearWritten 1941

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White Cliffs of Dover featuredIn song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"
song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" title song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" self-link
subject surface form: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
this entity surface form: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn notableWork song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"
this entity surface form: (There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover