swan song
swan song · swan songs
лебединая песня
Schwanengesang
A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirementA final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
Schwanengesang
лебеди́ная пе́сняlebedínaja pésnja
a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a final performance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a final performance:
Origin
Calque of German Schwanenlied(from Schwan + Lied) or Schwanengesang; from the belief thatCalque of German Schwanenlied(from Schwan + Lied) or Schwanengesang; from the belief that the mute swan sings before dying.
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Forms
plural: swan songsSynonyms
3 synonymslast hurrahfinal actfarewell performance
Close in meaning
- a final performance or effort (especially before retirement):last hurrah