Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)
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"Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)" is one of Pablo Neruda’s most famous melancholic love poems, reflecting on lost love and longing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) canonical | 1 |
| Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines | 1 |
| Tonight I can write the saddest lines. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10487118 — 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: Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) Context triple: [Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, hasPoem, Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)]
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A.
So Sad the Song
"So Sad the Song" is a soulful ballad best known from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ 1976 recording, showcasing Gerry Goffin’s emotive songwriting.
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B.
I Wrote This Song
"I Wrote This Song" is a track featured on the album "After the Storm."
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C.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
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D.
No Sad Songs for Me
No Sad Songs for Me is a 1950 American drama film centered on a terminally ill woman preparing her family for life after her death.
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E.
Another Sad Love Song
"Another Sad Love Song" is a 1993 R&B ballad by Toni Braxton that became one of her breakthrough hits, showcasing her rich contralto voice and emotive style.
- 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: Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) Target entity description: "Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)" is one of Pablo Neruda’s most famous melancholic love poems, reflecting on lost love and longing.
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A.
So Sad the Song
"So Sad the Song" is a soulful ballad best known from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ 1976 recording, showcasing Gerry Goffin’s emotive songwriting.
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B.
I Wrote This Song
"I Wrote This Song" is a track featured on the album "After the Storm."
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C.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
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D.
No Sad Songs for Me
No Sad Songs for Me is a 1950 American drama film centered on a terminally ill woman preparing her family for life after her death.
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E.
Another Sad Love Song
"Another Sad Love Song" is a 1993 R&B ballad by Toni Braxton that became one of her breakthrough hits, showcasing her rich contralto voice and emotive style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
love poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Pablo Neruda ⓘ |
| collection | Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair ⓘ |
| collectionOriginalTitle | Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile ⓘ |
| emotionalFocus |
longing
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regret ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| famousFor |
expression of sorrow over lost love
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the line "Love is so short, forgetting is so long." ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines
ⓘ
linked to:
Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)
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| includedIn | Pablo Neruda’s early works ⓘ |
| influence | modern love poetry ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| line |
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.
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Love is so short, forgetting is so long. ⓘ Tonight I can write the saddest lines. ⓘ
linked to:
Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)
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| literaryDevice |
imagery
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metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century Latin American poetry ⓘ |
| medium | written poetry ⓘ |
| motif |
distance
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night sky ⓘ silence ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| setting | night ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin American literature courses
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world literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional aftermath of separation
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reflection on a past relationship ⓘ |
| theme |
heartbreak
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lost love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ memory ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
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Subject: Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) Description of subject: "Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)" is one of Pablo Neruda’s most famous melancholic love poems, reflecting on lost love and longing.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)
linked to: Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)