"Gloomy Sunday" (#Hungarian: Szomorú Vasárnap), also known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song", is a #popularSong composed by Hungarian pianist and composer #RezsőSeress and published in 1933. The original lyrics were titled "Vége a világnak" (The world is ending) and were about despair caused by war, ending in a quiet prayer about people's sins. Poet #LászlóJávor wrote his own lyrics to the song, titled Szomorú vasárnap (Sad Sunday).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2da7N6ADm9s

"Gloomy Sunday" (#Hungarian: Szomorú vasárnap), also known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song", is a #popularSong composed by Hungarian pianist and composer #RezsőSeress and published in 1933. The original lyrics were titled "Vége a világnak" (The world is ending) and were about despair caused by war, ending in a quiet prayer about people's sins. Poet #LászlóJávor wrote his own lyrics to the song, titled Szomorú vasárnap (Sad Sunday).
https://youtu.be/KUCyjDOlnPU

Originally a Hungarian song whose lyrics concerned the kind of despair brought on by war, Gloomy Sunday was popularized in the US by #jazz artists such as Billie Holiday. The drastic threat to #democracy in the #US is my reason for posting, though I love #BranfordMarsalis 's take and listen to it often. The lyrics may cause serious despair, but this instrumental take avoids that while conveying plenty of emotion.
#BillieHoliday #GloomySunday #RezsoSeress #JazzSaxophone
https://youtu.be/kCwEnlPiBQU