Oh Shenandoah
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"Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, widely known for its haunting melody and lyrics evoking longing and the American frontier.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | folk song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century American folk tradition
ⓘ
American Westward expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle |
Across the Wide Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUse |
American patriotic repertoire
ⓘ
choral arrangements ⓘ film soundtracks ⓘ school music education ⓘ sea shanty repertoire ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAssociation |
fur traders and voyageurs
ⓘ
riverboat culture ⓘ sailors’ work songs ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American popular music arrangements ⓘ |
| hasLyricMotive |
calling to Shenandoah
ⓘ
yearning for a distant place ⓘ |
| hasMelodyCharacteristic | haunting ⓘ |
| hasMeter | triple meter ⓘ |
| hasMood |
contemplative
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Bruce Springsteen version
ⓘ
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge version NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Belafonte version ⓘ Tennessee Ernie Ford version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice |
a cappella choral performance
ⓘ
solo voice with simple accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
longing ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ river imagery ⓘ separation ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| hasTypicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasUncertain | origin ⓘ |
| hasUnknown |
original composer
ⓘ
original lyricist ⓘ |
| isAnonymous | true ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American folk song canon ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mentions |
Missouri River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shenandoah River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oh Shenandoah
this entity surface form:
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you