canto del cisne

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of German Schwanengesang (whence also English swan song), from the belief that a mute swan sings before dying.

Noun

canto del cisne m (plural cantos del cisne)

1. (idiomatic) swan song

See also

• cisne mudo

Further reading

• “canto del cisne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10