We’ll Meet Again
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"We’ll Meet Again" is a famous World War II–era song, popularized by British singer Vera Lynn, that became an emblematic anthem of hope and reunion during wartime separation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| We'll Meet Again | 1 |
| We’ll Meet Again (album) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British civilian evacuees
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Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Hughie Charles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | became a symbol of wartime resilience in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthem of hope during World War II
ⓘ
emblematic World War II song ⓘ |
| era |
1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
World War II documentaries
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films set during World War II ⓘ television programs about the Second World War ⓘ |
| genre |
traditional pop
ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | song of comfort for separated families during war ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | British home front during World War II ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | remains widely recognized as a classic wartime song ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | first-person promise to meet again ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer | Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
endurance
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farewell ⓘ hope ⓘ reunion ⓘ wartime separation ⓘ |
| influenced | later popular culture depictions of World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Hughie Charles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with British morale in World War II
ⓘ
symbolizing optimism about postwar reunion ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPopularity | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| subject |
loved ones left behind
ⓘ
soldiers departing for war ⓘ |
| usedAs | wartime morale song ⓘ |
| vocalist | Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
We’ll Meet Again (album)
this entity surface form:
We'll Meet Again