Umówiłem się z nią na dziewiątą
| "Umówiłem się z nią na 9-tą" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Eugeniusz Bodo | |
| Language | Polish |
| Published | May 26, 1937 by Nowa Scena, Warsaw, Poland[1] |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Composer(s) | Henryk Wars |
| Lyricist(s) | Emanuel Schlechter |
"Umówiłem się z nią na dziewiątą" ("I Have a Date With Her at 9 p.m.") is a song composed by Henryk Wars with lyrics by Emanuel Schlechter. It was originally performed by a Polish actor Eugeniusz Bodo in the musical romantic comedy film Neighbors (1937).[1]
Associated with the nostalgic interwar period of rising cinema and music culture in Poland, the song remains one of the most popular Polish pop songs of all time.[2][3]
Composition
[edit]"I Have a Date With Her at 9 p.m." was written by Polish-Jewish composer Henryk Wars (later known as Henry Vars) and lyricist Emanuel Schlechter for the 1937 film Neighbors (Piętro wyżej).[1]
The song appears in a scene where the main character, being the radio announcer, while relaying information to the audience, starts singing the song. Its lyrics tell the story of a man who can't wait to meet with a woman, with whom he made an appointment for 9 pm. According to its composer Henryk Wars, he came up with the idea of the song while reading the movie's screenplay.[4]
Notable renditions
[edit]- Eugeniusz Bodo (1937)
- Tadeusz Faliszewski (1937)
- Albert Harris (1937)
- Mieczysław Fogg (1937)
- Marian Demar (1937)
- Ryszard Gruszczyński (1947)
- Zbigniew Kurtycz (1950)
- Renata Bogdańska (1957)
- Bohdan Łazuka (1967)
- Robert Janowski (2018)
In popular culture
[edit]An instrumental, piano arrangement of the song appears twice in The Pianist (2002) by Roman Polanski. First, "Umówiłem się z nią na 9-tą" is played by Władysław Szpilman in a restaurant in the Warsaw Ghetto, and the second time it is heard being played by a next door neighbour while Szpilman is in hiding at an apartment.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1937). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Part 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ Gliński, Mikołaj. "The Rise & Fall of Polish Song". culture.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Bretan, Juliette. "Polish Tangos: The Unique Interwar Soundtrack to Poland's Independence". culture.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Michałowicz, Teresa. "Audycja poświęcona piosenkom i przedwojennym przebojom Henryka Warsa". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Polskie Radio S.A. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "The Pianist (2002) – Soundtracks". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.