Mama Who Bore Me
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"Mama Who Bore Me" is a poignant opening song from the rock musical *Spring Awakening* that expresses a young girl's confusion and frustration about sexual awakening and the lack of guidance from adults.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
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song ⓘ song ⓘ theatre song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | rock band instrumentation ⓘ |
| ageOfProtagonist | adolescent girl ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Spring Awakening (2006 Broadway cast album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
establishes Wendla's inner conflict
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introduces central themes of Spring Awakening ⓘ |
| expressesEmotion |
confusion
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frustration ⓘ longing for understanding ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Spring Awakening original Broadway cast recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Spring Awakening (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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rock ⓘ |
| hasForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasReprise | Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricAddressedTo | Wendla's mother ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Steven Sater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | voice and instruments ⓘ |
| musicBy | Duncan Sheik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
adolescent confusion
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lack of parental guidance ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ |
| openingNumberOf | Spring Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Lea Michele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spring Awakening
NERFINISHED
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Spring Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | Act I opening ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Wendla Bergmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacters | the girls of Spring Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | stage musical song ⓘ |
| setting | late 19th-century Germany ⓘ |
| targetAudienceWithinStory | Wendla's mother ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1890s ⓘ |
| usedInProduction |
2006 Broadway production of Spring Awakening
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original Off-Broadway production of Spring Awakening ⓘ |
| vocalType |
ensemble
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solo ⓘ |
| workType | opening song of a musical ⓘ |
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