song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond"
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"The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish folk song, famed for its haunting melody and themes of love, loss, and the Scottish landscape around Loch Lomond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1291894 — 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: song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" Context triple: [Loch Lomond, hasCulturalReference, song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond"]
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A.
The Proclaimers song "Sunshine on Leith"
"Sunshine on Leith" is a heartfelt ballad by Scottish duo The Proclaimers that has become an unofficial anthem of Edinburgh, especially cherished by fans of the Hibernian F.C. football club.
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B.
Robert Burns poem "The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses"
"The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses" is a poem by Scottish national bard Robert Burns, celebrating the people of Ayrshire and inspiring the nickname and motto of Ayr United F.C.
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C.
Sound of Raasay
The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
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D.
song "Fantasy"
"Fantasy" is a 1995 pop and R&B hit by Mariah Carey, known for its catchy hook, innovative use of a Tom Tom Club sample, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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E.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
- 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: song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" Target entity description: "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish folk song, famed for its haunting melody and themes of love, loss, and the Scottish landscape around Loch Lomond.
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A.
The Proclaimers song "Sunshine on Leith"
"Sunshine on Leith" is a heartfelt ballad by Scottish duo The Proclaimers that has become an unofficial anthem of Edinburgh, especially cherished by fans of the Hibernian F.C. football club.
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B.
Robert Burns poem "The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses"
"The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses" is a poem by Scottish national bard Robert Burns, celebrating the people of Ayrshire and inspiring the nickname and motto of Ayr United F.C.
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C.
Sound of Raasay
The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
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D.
song "Fantasy"
"Fantasy" is a 1995 pop and R&B hit by Mariah Carey, known for its catchy hook, innovative use of a Tom Tom Club sample, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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E.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish folk ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ traditional Scottish folk song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Loch Lomond
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The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond ⓘ
surface form:
The Banks o' Loch Lomond
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jacobite risings
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite era
|
| chorusLine |
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
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O ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Scottish national song
ⓘ
popular Scottish folk standard ⓘ |
| firstLine | By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish traditional music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
Scottish hills
ⓘ
bonnie banks ⓘ braes ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
farewell of a condemned Jacobite to his lover
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song of lovers separated by death ⓘ |
| hasKey | often performed in G major ⓘ |
| hasMelodyCharacteristic |
haunting
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Bill Haley & His Comets version
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Maxine Sullivan version ⓘ Peter Hollens version ⓘ Runrig version ⓘ The Corries version ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Loch Lomond ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Loch Lomond
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| hasStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Scottish landscape
ⓘ
death ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| hasTuneType | slow air ⓘ |
| influenced | later arrangements of Scottish folk songs ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish folk song tradition ⓘ |
| isPerformedAt |
Scottish cultural events
ⓘ
folk music festivals ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | traditional Scottish music education ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Loch Lomond ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | closing song at Runrig concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" Description of subject: "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish folk song, famed for its haunting melody and themes of love, loss, and the Scottish landscape around Loch Lomond.
Referenced by (1)
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