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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014