Definition, Betydelse & Synonymer | Engelska ordet COCKAIGNE

"The Big Rock Candy Mountains", first recorded and copyrighted by Harry McClintock in 1928, is a country folk song about a hobo's idea of paradise, a modern version of the medieval concept of Cockaigne.
June 20 – Edward Elgar's overture Cockaigne (In London Town) receives its world premiere as Elgar conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the 1820s, the name Cockaigne came to be applied jocularly to London as the land of Cockneys ("Cockney" from a "cock's egg", an implausible creature; see also basilisk), though the two are not linguistically connected otherwise.
But if you say that Elgar's Cockaigne overture combines every classic quality of a concert overture with every lyrical and dramatic quality of the overture to Die Meistersinger, you are either uttering a platitude as safe as a compliment to Handel on the majesty of the "Hallelujah" Chorus, or else damning yourself to all critical posterity by uttering a gaffe that will make your grandson blush for you.
The fact was evidenced in the Lauragais's past nicknames: "Pays de Cocagne" ("Cockaigne"), related to the growing of woad, and grenier à blé du Languedoc ("Languedoc's granary"), referring to the specialisation of its economy in wheat export since the 17th century because of the Canal du Midi.

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Definition av COCKAIGNE