The story of the swan's last song found a place in the works of other writers, including the early English writers Chaucer and Shakespeare.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The swan is mostly silent through its life.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Nina struggles to perform the leading role in "Swan Lake" while dealing with a controlling mother, played by Barbara Hershey.

VOA: special.2011.02.21

Dance creators Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov used Tchaikovsky's music to create two other famous ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake."

VOA: special.2011.01.26

It tells the story of a teenager named Bella Swan who falls in love with an unusual high school classmate named Edward Cullen.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

The white swan - with its long,graceful neck - is among the most beautiful of birds.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

"I had the craziest dream last night about a girl who was turned into a swan;

VOA: special.2010.12.13

And,the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

At first,swan song meant the last work of a poet, musician or writer.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

To promote that mission Swan has just published an autobiography in which he writes passionately about the importance of a clean energy agenda.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Robert Swan says he is bringing to Copenhagen that same spirit that led him to the North and South Poles twenty years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Swan remembers a pact he made one very cold day on route to the South Pole.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Swan set out to change that. Invited to speak to world leaders at the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, in 1992 he outlined a plan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

(No Transcripts,wait...) At the Johannesburg summit, Swan pledged to focus his efforts on protecting Antarctica from mineral or oil exploitation when treaty obligations are renewed in 2041.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

And if you don't kill us I'll do my best to protect you.'" Swan has kept the promise, his eyes opened to environmental problems made worse by a warming climate.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

The saga continued last year with New Moon,and now in Eclipse, headstrong high school student Bella Swan affirms her love for classmate Edward Cullen, a soulful and very pale teenager.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07