mein lieber Schwan
German edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “my dear swan”, from the opera Lohengrin.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
- Expressing surprise or astonishment.
- Synonym: mein lieber Scholli
- Mein lieber Schwan, war ich besoffen!
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References edit
- ^ Richard Wagner (1850) “act I”, in Lohengrin (in German): “Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan! […] Leb wohl, leb wohl, mein lieber Schwan!”