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)
- (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