So Long, Farewell

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musical theatre song show tune song

"So Long, Farewell" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its playful farewell sequence performed by the von Trapp children.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
So Long, Farewell canonical	3
So Long, Farewell (concert reprise)	1
So Long, Farewell (reprise at festival)	1
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529374 — 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: So Long, Farewell
Context triple: [Richard Rodgers, notableWork, So Long, Farewell]

A. Goodbye
"Goodbye" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album, *Songs in A Minor*.
B. Goodbye My Lover
"Goodbye My Lover" is a melancholic pop ballad by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its emotional lyrics about heartbreak and loss.
C. So Long Ago, So Clear
"So Long Ago, So Clear" is a melodic, vocal-driven track by Vangelis featuring Jon Anderson, known for its ethereal, symphonic sound and enduring popularity among progressive and electronic music fans.
D. Wouldn’t Leave
"Wouldn’t Leave" is a melodic, emotionally driven song by Kanye West (Ye) that reflects on loyalty, controversy, and the strain his public actions place on his personal relationships.
E. Songs of Surrender
Songs of Surrender is a 2023 album by Irish rock band U2 featuring reimagined and stripped-down versions of songs from across their catalog.
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: So Long, Farewell
Target entity description: "So Long, Farewell" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its playful farewell sequence performed by the von Trapp children.

A. Goodbye
"Goodbye" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album, *Songs in A Minor*.
B. Goodbye My Lover
"Goodbye My Lover" is a melancholic pop ballad by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its emotional lyrics about heartbreak and loss.
C. So Long Ago, So Clear
"So Long Ago, So Clear" is a melodic, vocal-driven track by Vangelis featuring Jon Anderson, known for its ethereal, symphonic sound and enduring popularity among progressive and electronic music fans.
D. Wouldn’t Leave
"Wouldn’t Leave" is a melodic, emotionally driven song by Kanye West (Ye) that reflects on loyalty, controversy, and the strain his public actions place on his personal relationships.
E. Songs of Surrender
Songs of Surrender is a 2023 album by Irish rock band U2 featuring reimagined and stripped-down versions of songs from across their catalog.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical theatre song ⓘ show tune ⓘ song ⓘ
associatedAct	Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ
associatedPlace	Broadway ⓘ Salzburg (story setting) ⓘ
basedOnWork	The Story of the Trapp Family Singers ⓘ
characterPerformer	Brigitta von Trapp ⓘ Friedrich von Trapp ⓘ Gretl von Trapp ⓘ Kurt von Trapp ⓘ Liesl von Trapp ⓘ Louisa von Trapp ⓘ Marta von Trapp ⓘ
composer	Richard Rodgers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstPerformanceYear	1959 ⓘ
genre	show tune ⓘ
hasTheme	childhood innocence ⓘ family ⓘ farewell ⓘ
hasTitlePhrase	So Long, Farewell self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
includedIn	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music film soundtrack The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music original cast recording
language	English ⓘ
laterMedium	film ⓘ
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
lyricsBy	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
musical	The Sound of Music ⓘ
musicBy	Richard Rodgers ⓘ
notableFeature	each child sings a short solo line ⓘ playful farewell sequence ⓘ used as a bedtime song in the story ⓘ
notableIn	musical theatre repertoire ⓘ
originalMedium	stage musical ⓘ
partOf	The Sound of Music ⓘ The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film) The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (stage musical)
performerInStory	von Trapp family ⓘ surface form: von Trapp children
publisher	Williamson Music ⓘ
settingInStory	Schloss Anif ⓘ surface form: von Trapp family home
theatricalContext	children say goodnight to party guests ⓘ sung at a party in the von Trapp home ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ
usedIn	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film adaptation) The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music West End production The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music original Broadway production

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → So Long, Farewell ⓘ

The Sound of Music → hasSong → So Long, Farewell ⓘ

So Long, Farewell → hasTitlePhrase → So Long, Farewell self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night

Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music → sings → So Long, Farewell ⓘ

subject surface form: Captain Georg von Trapp (The Sound of Music)

this entity surface form: So Long, Farewell (reprise at festival)

Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version) → includesSong → So Long, Farewell ⓘ

this entity surface form: So Long, Farewell (concert reprise)

Louisa von Trapp → singsSong → So Long, Farewell ⓘ

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