Triple

T12545912
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject African American spirituals E299967 entity
Predicate hasNotableSong P20452 FINISHED
Object Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional African American spiritual expressing profound sorrow, longing, and the pain of separation, often associated with the history of slavery in the United States.
 E990191 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | Statement: [African American spirituals, hasNotableSong, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Context triple: [African American spirituals, hasNotableSong, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child]
  • A. Mama Told Me
    "Mama Told Me" is an episode of the animated television series Rocket Power, centered on the adventures and family dynamics of the show's young extreme-sports enthusiasts.
  • B. Mama Said
    "Mama Said" is a 1991 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends classic rock, soul, and funk influences and includes the hit single "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."
  • C. On My Mama
    "On My Mama" is a 2023 R&B song by Victoria Monét that blends nostalgic Southern hip-hop influences with affirming, self-confident lyrics and became one of her breakout hits.
  • D. I Want My Baby Back
    "I Want My Baby Back" is a soul song recorded by Stevie Wonder, featured on his 1966 album "Up-Tight."
  • E. Mama Tried
    "Mama Tried" is a classic 1968 country song by Merle Haggard that reflects on regret and personal responsibility from the perspective of an imprisoned man.
  • 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: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Target entity description: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional African American spiritual expressing profound sorrow, longing, and the pain of separation, often associated with the history of slavery in the United States.
  • A. Mama Told Me
    "Mama Told Me" is an episode of the animated television series Rocket Power, centered on the adventures and family dynamics of the show's young extreme-sports enthusiasts.
  • B. Mama Said
    "Mama Said" is a 1991 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends classic rock, soul, and funk influences and includes the hit single "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."
  • C. On My Mama
    "On My Mama" is a 2023 R&B song by Victoria Monét that blends nostalgic Southern hip-hop influences with affirming, self-confident lyrics and became one of her breakout hits.
  • D. I Want My Baby Back
    "I Want My Baby Back" is a soul song recorded by Stevie Wonder, featured on his 1966 album "Up-Tight."
  • E. Mama Tried
    "Mama Tried" is a classic 1968 country song by Merle Haggard that reflects on regret and personal responsibility from the perspective of an imprisoned man.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Triple: [African American spirituals, hasNotableSong, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child]
Generated description
"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional African American spiritual expressing profound sorrow, longing, and the pain of separation, often associated with the history of slavery in the United States.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ada707008190aaec1238117c9379 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d9547f9a1c81908f54c58a116a8446 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f655801cac8190b1f9a72f8fed0399 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f65799ca588190b9f7a07f5c1a842c ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f6566f40c08190baec227fb660c948 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:57 p.m.