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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mama Who Bore Me canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11878336 — 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: Mama Who Bore Me Context triple: [Spring Awakening, notableSong, Mama Who Bore Me]
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A.
Of the Mother Again
"Of the Mother Again" is a track from Jim James's debut solo album "Regions of Light and Sound of God," known for its atmospheric, soulful blend of rock and experimental sounds.
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B.
If I Was Your Mother
"If I Was Your Mother" is a rock ballad by Bon Jovi from their 1992 album "Keep the Faith," known for its emotional lyrics and introspective tone.
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C.
A Mother
"A Mother" is a short story by James Joyce, included in his collection Dubliners, that portrays an ambitious Irish woman's social aspirations and frustrations within early 20th-century Dublin society.
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D.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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E.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
- 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: Mama Who Bore Me Target entity description: "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.
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A.
Of the Mother Again
"Of the Mother Again" is a track from Jim James's debut solo album "Regions of Light and Sound of God," known for its atmospheric, soulful blend of rock and experimental sounds.
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B.
If I Was Your Mother
"If I Was Your Mother" is a rock ballad by Bon Jovi from their 1992 album "Keep the Faith," known for its emotional lyrics and introspective tone.
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C.
A Mother
"A Mother" is a short story by James Joyce, included in his collection Dubliners, that portrays an ambitious Irish woman's social aspirations and frustrations within early 20th-century Dublin society.
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D.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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E.
Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mama Who Bore Me Description of subject: "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.
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