To ostatnia niedziela

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To ostatnia niedziela (Polish: The Last Sunday; 1935) is one of the long-time hits of Jerzy Petersburski. A nostalgic tango with lyrics by Zenon Friedwald describing the final meeting of former lovers just before they break up,[1] it was performed by numerous artists and gained the nickname of Suicide Tango, due to its brooding lyrical content.

Other versions[edit]

In 1937, a Russian version was written by Iosif Alvek [ru] and performed by singer Pavel Mikhailov [ru] backed by the State Radio Committee Jazz Band, led by pianist Aleksandr Tsfasman, under the title of Wearied Sun (Russian: Утомлённое солнце, Utomlyonnoye solntse).[2] After the war the song remained largely successful and was one of the symbols of pre-war music in Polish popular culture. Performed by, among others, Mieczysław Fogg and Piotr Fronczewski, it appeared in a number of films, including:

There exists a famous contemporary recording of the [violinist Gidon Kremer.

Also the Ukrainian version written by Volodymyr Knyr [uk] exists.

A pop-rock version was used for the trailer of Atomic Heart.

Lyrics (Polish)[edit]

Lyrics (Russian)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "УТОМЛЕHHОЕ СОЛHЦЕ - аккорды песни ( Песни Советских Времен )". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2006.