It’s Black Sunday

gloomy sunday

The song "Gloomy Sunday" is called "The Devil's Invitation" - Black Sunday.. .

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```Just listen to what you want to hear, although I don’t really believe it. ``

GLOOMY SUNDAY

Sunday is Gloomy,

My hours are slumberless,

Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless

Little white flowers will never awaken you

Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you

Angels have no thought of ever returning you

Would they be angry if I thought of joining you

Gloomy Sunday

Sunday is gloomy

with shadows I spend it all

My heart and I have decided to end it all

Soon there\ll be flowers and prayers that are sad,

I know, let them not weep,

Let them know that I\m glad to go

Death is no dream,

For in death I\m caring you

With the last breath of my soul I\ll be blessing you

Gloomy Sunday

Dreaming

I was only dreaming

I wake and I find you

Asleep in the deep of

My heart

Dear

Darling I hope that my dream never haunted you

My heart is telling you how much I wanted you

Gloomy Sunday

Special creation and release background

Seventy years ago, also In 1937, a Hungarian composer named Rezs? Seress (1899-1968) and his fiancée broke up one day due to disagreements. One day two weeks later, it was raining heavily. The disappointed Seress looked at the raindrops and sighed: "What a Gloomy Sunday! (What a desperate Sunday!)", but inspiration suddenly emerged like a spring. Thirty minutes later, He wrote one of the most poignant and magnificent songs in the history of music - "Gloomy Sunday".

The following month, Seress sought out publishers for the song, but was rejected several times. One of the publishers said: "It's not because it's a sad song, but because it's a sad song. The soul-stirring desperation this song conveys is not going to do any listener any good.

” But after a few weeks, he finally convinced a publisher to release the song.

However, what happened in the next two or three years proved that what the publisher said at that time was not unreasonable.

The first tragic stage - Budapest, Hungary

Joseph Keller was a shoemaker in Budapest. In February 1936, he committed suicide in his apartment. When the local police investigated the case, they discovered that there were lyrics from "Gloomy Sunday" in Joseph's suicide note. It was at this time that the song "Gloomy Sunday" showed its magic for the first time.

The year "Gloomy Sunday" was released coincided with World War II. At that time, Hungary's suicide rate was the highest in the world. At that time, suicide was not too uncommon. But after "Gloomy Sunday" was released, many suicide cases were related to this song. Locally, two suicides committed suicide on the spot while listening to a gypsy band playing "Gloomy Sunday" because they could not bear the excitement. According to media reports at the time, two gentlemen were listening to the band playing "Gloomy Sunday" in a nightclub. However, the music gave them a headache. When they left the nightclub, they actually took out a pistol and shot themselves in the head.

Bizarre Suicide

Because the impact of "Gloomy Sunday" was so shocking, it spread extremely quickly. In the same year (1936), it spread from Hungary throughout Europe, Britain and the United States, and became very popular. From that time on, suicide cases related to "Gloomy Sunday" began to occur one after another in that area.

In Berlin, the capital of Germany, a young salesperson hanged himself after copying the score of "Gloomy Sunday". At that time, the salesperson did not have any difficulties in life. In Rome, a newspaper boy who was delivering newspapers on a bicycle heard a beggar humming "Gloomy Sunday" on the street. He immediately stopped the car and gave all the money he had to the beggar. Then he walked to a nearby river and drowned himself.

In Belgium, a Hungarian young man was drinking in a bar while listening to a band playing orchestral music. After the band played "Gloomy Sunday", he couldn't bear it. Listening to the excitement of the song, he suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, then took out his pistol and committed suicide. When the local police were investigating the case, a female police officer involved in the investigation hoped to get some clues from the song "Gloomy Sunday". Unfortunately, the female police officer also ended her life by the song "Gloomy Sunday".

In addition, in the Danube River, which was a suicide resort at the time, quite a few people threw themselves into the river with the lyrics or music score of "Gloomy Sunday" in their hands. The youngest among them was only a 14-year-old little girl. However, the influence of "Gloomy Sunday" can be said to have no age limit. An old man who was over eighty years old was humming "Gloomy Sunday" in her home, but the more she sang, the sadder she became. In the end, she cried from the age of seven. He jumped off the building and committed suicide.

In 1940, not long after "Gloomy Sunday" entered the United States, it had already been recorded. The song was an English version performed by the famous jazz musician Paul Robeson at the time. Therefore, "Gloomy Sunday" is more popular in the United States than in many European countries. Therefore, there are also many suicide cases related to "Gloomy Sunday" in the local area.

In New York, there is a beautiful female typist who is usually lively and cheerful. One day, driven by curiosity, she borrowed a record of "Gloomy Sunday" and went home to listen to it. The next day, people discovered a gas leak in her residence, and the typist died due to gas poisoning. In her suicide note, she wrote: "I can't stand the melody of this song, and I have no choice but to pass away now." "Gloomy Sunday" is my funeral song.

”

In Washington, the capital, at a salon party, a newly famous pianist was invited to attend and play piano music for the guests at the party. While attending, a guest suddenly received the news that her mother had died in a car accident, so she asked the pianist to play "Gloomy Sunday" to mourn her mother. The pianist knew that this song had caused many suicide cases in the past and was originally unwilling to play it, but after repeated requests from the guests, he finally agreed. He began to play "Gloomy Sunday" with some displeasure. Just after finishing the performance, he suffered a heart attack due to excessive grief and eventually died.

After so many bizarre suicides, one day the New York Times had a shocking headline: "Over 100 Hungarians affected by 'Gloomy Sunday'" He committed suicide." As soon as such news came out, it immediately aroused discussions from all parties. In Europe and the United States, many psychiatrists, psychologists, and even spiritualists have discussed the impact of the song "Gloomy Sunday", but they cannot give a complete explanation for it, nor can they prevent suicide cases from continuing to occur.

Seress saw that "Gloomy Sunday" was so famous, so he asked his ex-girlfriend to get back together. Unfortunately, tragedy happened. The girl committed suicide by taking poison the next day after receiving his request. People found a piece of paper with the word "Gloomy Sunday" written on it next to her body. Her death was obviously related to "Gloomy Sunday".

The only solution - ban

Finally, the British BBC Radio decided to ban "Gloomy Sunday", and other countries in the United States and Europe, such as France and Spain, followed suit. Follow the example of Britain. Later, radio stations in many countries held a special meeting, and it was decided that the European and American federations would boycott "Gloomy Sunday" and destroy the original version. But at that time, the author Seress did not object to the resolution or even express any dissatisfaction.

The number of suicides in Europe and the United States has indeed decreased significantly. A few months later, the BBC lifted the ban on "Gloomy Sunday", but only its instrumental version was broadcast. This version was quickly recorded on record. In August 1941, this piece of music was reinterpreted by the black female singer Billie Holiday. This version became the most popular version until now.

Since the ban until now

However, there are still a few people who cannot stand the test of it and commit suicide. In New York, a woman overdosed in her residence. She was addicted to barbiturates (a sleeping sedative). Before her death, she played "Gloomy Sunday" repeatedly on the record player. It was not until her death that a police officer was attracted by the repeated music. Although this suicide case cannot be definitely related to "Gloomy Sunday", the police do not rule out that the deceased committed suicide because he was depressed after listening to this music.

Suicide cases related to "Gloomy Sunday" are becoming increasingly rare. Until 1968, the author Rezs? Seress felt desperate because he felt that he could no longer create music as excellent as "Gloomy Sunday". At this time, he chose to end his life and committed suicide by jumping off the building. He was sixty-nine years old at the time. Before he died, he said regretfully: "I really didn't expect that this piece of music would cause so many people to commit suicide. Let my soul make the whole world accept God's punishment!". He became world famous for "Gloomy Sunday", but also lost his life because of it.

The song "Gloomy Sunday" became popular all over the world after Billie Holiday re-recorded it. In the past 20 or 30 years, countless singers and bands have covered this song and performed it. The author wrote a novel based on this song. It can still be seen from time to time in some jazz music programs.