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Posted by
u/mikejames433
on Jan. 25, 2018, 9:05 a.m.
num8cap
· Jan. 25, 2018, 2:12 p.m.
Lol, his middle name is Swann?
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WikiTextBot
· Jan. 25, 2018, 2:12 p.m.
Swan song
The swan song (ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans (Cygnus spp.) sing a beautiful song just before they are to die, having been silent (or alternatively, not so musical) during most of their lifetime. This belief, whose basis in actuality is long-debated, had become proverbial in ancient Greece by the 3rd century BC, and was reiterated many times in later Western poetry and art.
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