The Cruel War is Raging

American traditional song; Roud Folk Song Index #401
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q89348138
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The Cruel War is Raging

Summary

The Cruel War is Raging is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • The Cruel War is Raging's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's composer is recorded as traditional[3].
  • Among the performers on The Cruel War is Raging was Peggy Seeger[4].
  • Among the performers on The Cruel War is Raging was Fleming Brown[5].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's lyricist is recorded as traditional[8].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's main subject is cross-dressing[9].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's main subject is war[10].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's main subject is love[11].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's described at URL is recorded as https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/cruel-war-raging[12].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's described at URL is recorded as http://www.stephengriffith.com/folksongindex/the-girl-volunteer-the-cruel-war-is-raging/[13].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's described by source is recorded as Mudcat Café[14].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's described by source is recorded as Rise Up Singing[15].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's title is recorded as The Cruel War is Raging[16].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[17].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's derivative work is recorded as The Cruel War[18].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's derivative work is recorded as Cruel War[19].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Cruel War is Raging's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 45634466-d27c-4d7d-ad0d-9b02432a3561[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Peggy Seeger[4] and Fleming Brown[5].

Publication

The Cruel War is Raging's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cross-dressing[9], war[10], and love[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . riseupandsing.org. Retrieved . riseupandsing.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/cruel-war-raging, http://www.stephengriffith.com/folksongindex/the-girl-volunt
    Has characteristic traditional folk song
    Imported from
    Form of creative work song
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1829]]: s:401"
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