The swan song (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song just before their death while they have been silent (or alternatively not so musical) for most of their lifetime. The belief, whose basis has been long debated, had become proverbial in ancient Greece by the 3rd century BC and was reiterated many times in later Western poetry and art. Swans learn a variety of sounds throughout their lifetime. Their sounds are more distinguishable during courting rituals and not correlated with death.
The swansong (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before...
SwanSong Records was a record label that was launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974; however, its first record releases (in UK...
Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely...
released on 21 July 2023 by Parlophone and Warner Records. The album's songs were written by frontman Damon Albarn in 2022 while on tour with Gorillaz...
The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian...
The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within...
"Review: Swans' Actual SwanSong Is a Cloud of Unknowing on 'The Glowing Man'". Spin. Retrieved June 21, 2016. Pattison, Louis (July 6, 2016). "Swans – The...
The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet Swan Lake. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance...
using ethically dubious means to secure a murderer’s apprehension. 24 7 "SwanSong" Nicholas Colasanto Story by : Stanley Ralph Ross Teleplay by : David...
playing a heavily reworked version of Winslow's own Faust song. The Phantom confronts Swan, who recognizes him as Winslow and offers the composer a chance...
at Baltimore Police District when his old partner is murdered. 185 23 "SwanSong" Tony Wharmby Jesse Stern May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) 823 17.62 While chasing...
Metal (2023), She served as an executive producer for the documentary SwanSong (2023). Campbell was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada on October 3, 1973...
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