The song itself is incredible, with the mood of it seeming to mirror the ascent of a soul to heaven after death, something which one of the band once initially stated.

歌曲本身显得不可思议，其情绪似乎是在隐射死后灵魂升入天堂，乐队成员中的一位曾经在最初说过这样的话。

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Socrates, Plato tells us, heard the song of a swan on the day of his death.

柏拉图说，苏格拉底死的那一天听到天鹅的歌声。

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But the saying can also be used to describe a person's death, like in our song by Queen.

这个表达也能用来形容人的死亡，就像皇后乐队的歌。

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The song is about the death of a father.

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