Adelaide’s Lament
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Adelaide’s Lament is a comic show tune from the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls, sung by the character Miss Adelaide as she humorously reflects on her psychosomatic cold and long-delayed engagement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adelaide’s Lament canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398204 — 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: Adelaide’s Lament Context triple: [Guys and Dolls, notableSong, Adelaide’s Lament]
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A.
Advance Australia Fair
"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia, celebrating the country's identity, unity, and values.
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B.
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass is a major annual Australian music and arts festival known for its diverse lineups and coastal setting near Byron Bay.
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C.
Day of Mourning
Day of Mourning is a term used by critics to mark Australia Day as a time of remembrance and protest over the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by Indigenous Australians.
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D.
Heartbreak Hill
Heartbreak Hill is a famously steep and mentally challenging late-race climb on the Boston Marathon course that often proves decisive in runners’ performances.
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E.
Heartbreak Hill
Heartbreak Hill is a country song by Emmylou Harris, known for its poignant lyrics and her signature emotive vocal style.
- 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: Adelaide’s Lament Target entity description: Adelaide’s Lament is a comic show tune from the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls, sung by the character Miss Adelaide as she humorously reflects on her psychosomatic cold and long-delayed engagement.
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A.
Advance Australia Fair
"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia, celebrating the country's identity, unity, and values.
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B.
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass is a major annual Australian music and arts festival known for its diverse lineups and coastal setting near Byron Bay.
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C.
Day of Mourning
Day of Mourning is a term used by critics to mark Australia Day as a time of remembrance and protest over the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by Indigenous Australians.
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D.
Heartbreak Hill
Heartbreak Hill is a famously steep and mentally challenging late-race climb on the Boston Marathon course that often proves decisive in runners’ performances.
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E.
Heartbreak Hill
Heartbreak Hill is a country song by Emmylou Harris, known for its poignant lyrics and her signature emotive vocal style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | show tune ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Frank Loesser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterRelationship | Miss Adelaide and Nathan Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Miss Adelaide’s psychosomatic cold ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Loesser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstBroadwayProductionYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceMedium | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| genre |
comic song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDomain | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | solo character song ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
self-deprecating humor
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ |
| hasMood |
comic
ⓘ
wistful ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
character-driven lyrics
ⓘ
comic use of psychosomatic symptoms ⓘ integration of spoken-style patter and melody ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
engagement anxiety
ⓘ
psychology and illness ⓘ romantic commitment ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn |
cabaret programs
ⓘ
musical theatre audition repertoire ⓘ |
| isNumberInAct | Act I (typical staging) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
humorous self-analysis
ⓘ
long-delayed engagement ⓘ psychosomatic illness ⓘ romantic frustration ⓘ |
| lyricist | Frank Loesser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom | Guys and Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originallyProducedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Guys and Dolls (1950 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Guys and Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | solo female vocal ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | New York gamblers milieu ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Miss Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 1950s ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo-soprano (typical casting) ⓘ |
| writtenForCharacter | Miss Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Adelaide’s Lament Description of subject: Adelaide’s Lament is a comic show tune from the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls, sung by the character Miss Adelaide as she humorously reflects on her psychosomatic cold and long-delayed engagement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Broadway Album