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To ostatnia niedziela

Polish tango song From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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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. It was 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.

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Lyrics

Polish original

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Russian version

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