''To ostatnia niedziela'' ( pl, The Last Sunday; 1935) is one of the long-time hits of
Jerzy Petersburski. A nostalgic
tango with lyrics by
Zenon Friedwald Ludwig Zenon Friedwald (Louis Fox, Zenon Frivald-Vardan, Wardan) (17 April 1906 in Lviv – 3 December 1976 in Tel Aviv) was a Polish Israeli writer, artist, and lyricist.
He wrote the lyrics for ''Ta ostatnia niedziela (The Last Sunday), Zakoc ...
describing the final meeting of former lovers just before they break up, it was performed by numerous artists and gained the nickname of ''Suicide Tango'', due to its brooding lyrical content.
Other versions
In 1937, a Russian version was written by and performed by singer backed by the State Radio Committee Jazz Band, led by pianist
Aleksandr Tsfasman, under the title of ''Wearied Sun'' (russian: Утомлённое солнце, ''Utomlyonnoye solntse'').
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
Mieczysław Fogg (born Mieczysław Fogiel; 30 May 1901, Warsaw3 September 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish singer and artist. His popularity started well before World War II and continued well into the 1980s. He had a characteristic way of staying v ...
and
Piotr Fronczewski, it appeared in a number of films, including:
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Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian c ...
's ''
Siberiade'' (
1979
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),
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Yuri Norstein's acclaimed ''
Tale of Tales'' of the same year,
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The Parrot Speaking Yiddish (1990) directed by
Efraim Sevela Efim Drabkin ( rus, Ефим Евелевич Драбкин), better known by his pen name Efraim Sevela (russian: link=no, Эфраим Севела, he, link=no, אפרים סבלה) (8 March 1928, Babruysk, Belarus18 August 2010) was a Soviet w ...
,
* ''
Schindler's List'' (1993),
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Krzysztof Kieślowski's award-winning ''
Three Colors: White'' (
1994
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),
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Nikita Mikhalkov's ''
Burnt by the Sun'' (1994)
The Russian title of the song also became the namesake for the latter film. There exist a famous contemporary recording of the
violin
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ist
Gidon Kremer.
Also the Ukrainian version written by exists.
A pop-rock version was used for the trailer of ''
Atomic Heart''.
Lyrics (polish)
Lyrics (russian)
References
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Polish songs
Polish-language songs
1935 songs
Russian songs
Tangos
Tango in Poland