swan song
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swan song
Where it comes from
Calque of German Schwanenlied (“swan song”) or Schwanengesang, from the folk belief that the mute swan sings before dying, already recorded in the fable of The Swan and the Goose.
noun swan songs · swansong · swan-song
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A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
Yet, on the whole, our good Saint-Pierre is musical, poetical though most morbid: we will call his Book the swan-song of old dying France.
Similar: farewell performance, last hurrah, final act
Translations
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noun a final performance
| Español | canto del cisne |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 절창 jeolchang |
| 日本語 | 絶唱 zesshou |
| 中文 | 絕唱 /绝唱 juéchàng, 謝幕 /谢幕 xièmù |
| Português | canto do cisne, canto de cisne, canção do cisne, canção de cisne |
| Français | chant du cygne |
| Deutsch | Schwanengesang, Schwanenlied |
| Italiano | canto del cigno |
| Ελληνικά | κύκνειο άσμα kýkneio ásma |
| Română | cântecul lebedei |
| Русский | лебеди́ная пе́сня lebedínaja pésnja |
| עברית | שירת הברבור |
Talk about this word "swan song." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swan%20song. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. swan song. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swan%20song "swan song." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swan%20song.Cite this
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title = {swan song},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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