swansongn.

Brit.

/ˈswɒnsɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈswɑnˌsɔŋ/,

/ˈswɑnˌsɑŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: swan n., song n.¹

Etymology: < swan n. + song n.¹, with reference to the belief that swans sing before they die.The idea that swans sing before they die goes back to ancient Greece (compare e.g. Aeschylus Agamemon 1444ff., Plato Phaedo 84e, Aristotle Historia Animalium 615b) and is a literary motif in Greek and Latin authors (e.g. Aelian De Natura Animalium 2. 32, Plutarch Moralia 615b, Cicero Tusculan Disputations 1. 73, Ovid: see below). Compare classical Latin carmina cycnorum, plural (Ovid Metamorphoses 5. 387), post-classical Latin cycni cantum (5th cent.), and Hellenistic Greek τὸ κύκνειον ᾁδειν to sing a swan's song, where τὸ κύκνειον represents a use as noun of the neuter of κύκνειος, adjective, perhaps short for τὸ κύκνειον ἆσμα or τὸ κύκνειον μέλος swan's song. Already in Aeschylus the comparison is made with the last utterance of a person, in this case the prophetess Cassandra. Parallels are found in many other European languages. Compare e.g. German Schwanengesang (1561 denoting the song of a swan before it dies, 1702 or earlier denoting a last work), †Schwansang, denoting the song of a swan before it dies (1420 as swan stang, transmission error for *swan sang), Schwanenlied (1702 or earlier, and 1693 or earlier as †Schwanlied, denoting a last work), French chant du cygne (1656 denoting a last work; already 1546 in Middle French as chant du cycne, denoting the song of a swan before it dies).

A song like that traditionally believed to be sung by a swan that is about to die; the last work of a musician, poet, writer, etc., typically composed shortly before death; (later more generally) any final performance, action, or effort.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc.

swansong1596

last1741

finality1833

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > concluding word or act

upshot1531

last1557

swansong1596

amen1612

last hurrah1960

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > last poem

swansong1596

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xi. lxv. 280 But now must end our Swan-song, now the Swan himselfe must end.

a1638 J. Paget Medit. Death (1639) 4 This third & last was Moses Swan-song, spoken & written that selfe same day that he was commanded to goe up & dye in the mount Nebo.

1714 in Mem. Thomas Halyburton Pref. sig. ¶2^v There are some Things very Obvious, that add a peculiar and bright Lustre to the Testimony this dying Saint..has given to the good ways of God; which should commend this his Swan-Song to all.

1831 ‘A Father’ Counsels at Home 110 Persons advanced in years..derive a kind of consequence, from having heard the swan song of what they suppose to have been a better race.

1890 Spectator 10 May When Tennyson threw his swan-song [‘Crossing the Bar’]..before an instantly appreciating world.

1951 W. Lewis Rotting Hill (1986) i. 66 Reformation Christianity in its Victorian and Edwardian swansong laid the foundations of the Welfare State.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor vi. ii. 319 Ivan made his swan song as an interpreter in a building not far from the Lubianka prison.

2014 Radio Times 1 Feb. (South/West ed.) 47/1 Richard Curtis claims this cute yarn will be his directorial swansong.

Compounds

Used as modifier to refer to something done or produced (especially by a creative artist) at or just before the end of his or her career, a season, etc.; final, valedictory, farewell.

ΚΠ

1916 Williamsburg (Iowa) Jrnl.-Tribune 5 Oct. 2/2 The last band concert for the season was the one given Saturday evening and the big crowd surely enjoyed the swan-song performance of the players.

1989 Q Dec. 169/3 The swansong singles were suitably hypertense.

2014 Radio Times 30 Aug. (South/West ed.) 23/1 In the swansong series Dynamo roams far and wide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swansong
释义	swansongn. Brit. /ˈswɒnsɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈswɑnˌsɔŋ/, /ˈswɑnˌsɑŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: swan n., song n.¹ Etymology: < swan n. + song n.¹, with reference to the belief that swans sing before they die.The idea that swans sing before they die goes back to ancient Greece (compare e.g. Aeschylus Agamemon 1444ff., Plato Phaedo 84e, Aristotle Historia Animalium 615b) and is a literary motif in Greek and Latin authors (e.g. Aelian De Natura Animalium 2. 32, Plutarch Moralia 615b, Cicero Tusculan Disputations 1. 73, Ovid: see below). Compare classical Latin carmina cycnorum, plural (Ovid Metamorphoses 5. 387), post-classical Latin cycni cantum (5th cent.), and Hellenistic Greek τὸ κύκνειον ᾁδειν to sing a swan's song, where τὸ κύκνειον represents a use as noun of the neuter of κύκνειος, adjective, perhaps short for τὸ κύκνειον ἆσμα or τὸ κύκνειον μέλος swan's song. Already in Aeschylus the comparison is made with the last utterance of a person, in this case the prophetess Cassandra. Parallels are found in many other European languages. Compare e.g. German Schwanengesang (1561 denoting the song of a swan before it dies, 1702 or earlier denoting a last work), †Schwansang, denoting the song of a swan before it dies (1420 as swan stang, transmission error for swan sang), Schwanenlied* (1702 or earlier, and 1693 or earlier as †Schwanlied, denoting a last work), French chant du cygne (1656 denoting a last work; already 1546 in Middle French as chant du cycne, denoting the song of a swan before it dies). A song like that traditionally believed to be sung by a swan that is about to die; the last work of a musician, poet, writer, etc., typically composed shortly before death; (later more generally) any final performance, action, or effort. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc. swansong1596 last1741 finality1833 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > concluding word or act upshot1531 last1557 swansong1596 amen1612 last hurrah1960 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > last poem swansong1596 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xi. lxv. 280 But now must end our Swan-song, now the Swan himselfe must end. a1638 J. Paget Medit. Death (1639) 4 This third & last was Moses Swan-song, spoken & written that selfe same day that he was commanded to goe up & dye in the mount Nebo. 1714 in Mem. Thomas Halyburton Pref. sig. ¶2^v There are some Things very Obvious, that add a peculiar and bright Lustre to the Testimony this dying Saint..has given to the good ways of God; which should commend this his Swan-Song to all. 1831 ‘A Father’ Counsels at Home 110 Persons advanced in years..derive a kind of consequence, from having heard the swan song of what they suppose to have been a better race. 1890 Spectator 10 May When Tennyson threw his swan-song [‘Crossing the Bar’]..before an instantly appreciating world. 1951 W. Lewis Rotting Hill (1986) i. 66 Reformation Christianity in its Victorian and Edwardian swansong laid the foundations of the Welfare State. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor vi. ii. 319 Ivan made his swan song as an interpreter in a building not far from the Lubianka prison. 2014 Radio Times 1 Feb. (South/West ed.) 47/1 Richard Curtis claims this cute yarn will be his directorial swansong. Compounds Used as modifier to refer to something done or produced (especially by a creative artist) at or just before the end of his or her career, a season, etc.; final, valedictory, farewell. ΚΠ 1916 Williamsburg (Iowa) Jrnl.-Tribune 5 Oct. 2/2 The last band concert for the season was the one given Saturday evening and the big crowd surely enjoyed the swan-song performance of the players. 1989 Q Dec. 169/3 The swansong singles were suitably hypertense. 2014 Radio Times 30 Aug. (South/West ed.) 23/1 In the swansong series Dynamo roams far and wide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1596
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