If I Were a Rich Man
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"If I Were a Rich Man" is a famous show tune from the musical *Fiddler on the Roof*, sung by the character Tevye as he imagines the luxuries and status wealth would bring him.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If I Were a Rich Man canonical | 3 |
| If I were a rich man, ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2459227 — 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: If I Were a Rich Man Context triple: [Fiddler on the Roof, musicFeature, If I Were a Rich Man]
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A.
What'll I Do
"What'll I Do" is a classic popular song from the 1920s, known for its poignant lyrics about lost love and its enduring status as one of Irving Berlin's most beloved standards.
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B.
They Can't Take That Away from Me
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a classic American popular song by George and Ira Gershwin, famously introduced by Fred Astaire and widely regarded as a jazz standard.
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C.
What'd I Say
"What'd I Say" is a 1959 rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles that became one of his signature hits and a pioneering record in the development of soul music.
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D.
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," known for teaching the musical scale through its lyrics.
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E.
I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself
"I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself" is a classic pop song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David that has been widely covered by numerous artists since the 1960s.
- 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: If I Were a Rich Man Target entity description: "If I Were a Rich Man" is a famous show tune from the musical *Fiddler on the Roof*, sung by the character Tevye as he imagines the luxuries and status wealth would bring him.
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A.
What'll I Do
"What'll I Do" is a classic popular song from the 1920s, known for its poignant lyrics about lost love and its enduring status as one of Irving Berlin's most beloved standards.
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B.
They Can't Take That Away from Me
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a classic American popular song by George and Ira Gershwin, famously introduced by Fred Astaire and widely regarded as a jazz standard.
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C.
What'd I Say
"What'd I Say" is a 1959 rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles that became one of his signature hits and a pioneering record in the development of soul music.
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D.
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," known for teaching the musical scale through its lyrics.
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E.
I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself
"I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself" is a classic pop song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David that has been widely covered by numerous artists since the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| actInMusical | Act I ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Broadway musical canon
ⓘ
Jewish musical theatre ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tevye the Dairyman
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surface form:
stories of Sholem Aleichem
|
| broadwayDebut |
Imperial Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Theatre, New York City
|
| composer | Jerry Bock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalOrigin | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development
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expression of Tevye’s fantasies about wealth ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm |
Fiddler on the Roof
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surface form:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971 film)
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| filmPortrayalOfTevyePerformer | Topol ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| fromWork | Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCharacterPerspective | first-person monologue by Tevye ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyleElement |
cantorial-style vocal ornamentation
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klezmer influence ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jewish liturgical and folk musical motifs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sheldon Harnick ⓘ |
| musical | Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | solo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting imagined luxuries and status of wealth
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use of pseudo-Yiddish vocalizations in the refrain ⓘ |
| notableLyricPhrase |
If I Were a Rich Man
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
If I were a rich man, ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
|
| notableRecordingBy |
Topol
ⓘ
Zero Mostel ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayActorForTevye | Zero Mostel ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Broadway premiere)
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surface form:
Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Broadway production)
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| partOf | Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Topol
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Zero Mostel ⓘ |
| positionInShow | early solo for Tevye ⓘ |
| publisher | music publisher for Fiddler on the Roof score ⓘ |
| setting | Anatevka ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Tevye ⓘ |
| thematicSubject |
Jewish life in Tsarist Russia
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dreams and aspirations ⓘ social status ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: If I Were a Rich Man Description of subject: "If I Were a Rich Man" is a famous show tune from the musical *Fiddler on the Roof*, sung by the character Tevye as he imagines the luxuries and status wealth would bring him.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
If I were a rich man, ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum