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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 ...
The swan was "cemented in the imagination as a creature of romance for a whole generation of impressionable working class suburban kids". The anthropomorphic projection may not have been entirely random; [2] swans are believed to take a mate for life, and the graceful white birds might symbolize monogamous felicity. [2]
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Gibbons's "The Silver Swan" is a swan song: an artistic trope which depicts the legend of the swan which, supposably silent throughout its life, performs a despairful song before its death. [30] According to Helen Sword , "the swan song, of course, has long served as a favorite metaphor for both the proximity of art to death and for the triumph ...
SNL Video: Bowen Yang’s George Santos Sings His Swan Song, Literally. Robert Clarke-Chan. December 3, 2023 at 12:29 AM.
"Swan Song" [note 1] is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa for the soundtrack of 2019 film Alita: Battle Angel. The singer co-wrote the song with Justin Tranter , Kennedi Lykken, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson and Tom Holkenborg , while the production was handled by Mattman & Robin .
The series adaptation of the Robert McCammon novel “Swan Song” has found its writer, Variety has learned exclusively. Russell Rothberg has boarded the project, which was first announced in ...