lyricalMotive
P86786
predicate
Indicates a recurring musical or textual idea that serves as a unifying expressive element within a lyrical or vocal work.
Observed surface forms (3)
- commonMotifsInLyrics ×4
- hasLyricalMotive ×4
- lyricsMotif ×3
Sample triples (24)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
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song "Nobody's Side"
surface form:
"Nobody's Side"
|
"never leave a friend behind" ⓘ |
|
song "Nobody's Side"
surface form:
"Nobody's Side"
|
"nobody's on nobody's side" ⓘ |
| All Good Gifts | offering thanks for harvest and daily bread ⓘ |
|
Bitch, I'm a cow
surface form:
Bitch, I'm a Cow
|
absurdity ⓘ |
|
Bitch, I'm a cow
surface form:
Bitch, I'm a Cow
|
humor ⓘ |
|
Bitch, I'm a cow
surface form:
Bitch, I'm a Cow
|
self-parody ⓘ |
| Cool | urging the gang to stay calm ⓘ |
| End of Time | destruction and rebirth via predicate surface "commonMotifsInLyrics" ⓘ |
| End of Time | forever via predicate surface "commonMotifsInLyrics" ⓘ |
| End of Time | the end of days via predicate surface "commonMotifsInLyrics" ⓘ |
| End of Time | unending love via predicate surface "commonMotifsInLyrics" ⓘ |
| Gimme Three Steps | plea for a head start to escape ⓘ |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | encouragement not to be dismayed ⓘ |
| I and I Survive | use of phrase "I and I" via predicate surface "hasLyricalMotive" ⓘ |
| Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) | lavender via predicate surface "lyricsMotif" ⓘ |
| Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) | marriage via predicate surface "lyricsMotif" ⓘ |
| Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) | royalty via predicate surface "lyricsMotif" ⓘ |
| See That My Grave Is Kept Clean | afterlife via predicate surface "hasLyricalMotive" ⓘ |
| See That My Grave Is Kept Clean | grave tending via predicate surface "hasLyricalMotive" ⓘ |
| See That My Grave Is Kept Clean | spiritual reflection via predicate surface "hasLyricalMotive" ⓘ |
| To Life | to life, to life, l’chaim ⓘ |
| Turn Back, O Man | call for repentance framed as entertainment ⓘ |
| Uncle Albert | “We’re so sorry, Uncle Albert” refrain ⓘ |
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Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja (The spirit will descend)
surface form:
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja (The Spirit Will Descend)
|
invocation of spirit ⓘ |