The Song That Drives Many People to Suicide: Gloomy Sunday

This composition, which was composed many years ago and whose lyrics were written on it, managed to make a splash all over the world, It has negatively affected people’s lives.

Bride, the story of this song Let’s take a closer look.

Hungarian composer Rezso Seress composed such a composition in 1933 that it deeply affected not only his own life but also the lives of dozens of different people.

According to some claims, this composition was written after a devastating breakup. was the product of a great depression. According to some rumors, it emerged under the influence of Seress’s pessimistic feelings about life and the world.

Hungarian poet Laszlo Javor wrote lyrics to this composition and Gloomy Sunday, the saddest song in music history (Gloomy Sunday) is completed. However, when the poet was writing lyrics for Seress’s composition, he was unaware that this song would lead many people to suicide in the future and would be considered unlucky.

This song, called Gloomy Sunday, did not actually achieve significant success in the first years of its release.

So much so that, at first, Seress could not even find a record company to release his song. However, Pal Kalmar, one of Hungary’s popular singers, He started singing this song in 1935. decided.

After the song was performed by Pal Kalmar, it was surprisingly popular in Hungary. a series of suicide cases happened. One of those who committed suicide was Seress’ lover. This woman left a note before committing suicide, and in the note was only the name of the song.

News of this suicide caused the song to be described as ominous. But Gloomy Sunday’s popularity increased day by day. In fact, in 1936, a songwriter named Sam M. Lewis translated the lyrics of the song into English and this sad song spread throughout Europe.

In the same year, suicide cases occurred one after another in Budapest.

Most people who are thought to be unrelated, whether old or young, male or female, He was mysteriously committing suicide. Moreover, in the notes they all left behind, there were some sentences from Glommy Sunday.

This song subsequently became the most popular song in Europe, and news of his death continued. For this reason, some European countries, including Hungary and England, decision to ban the song took it.

For all these reasons, this song belongs to the history of music. “Hungarian suicide song” passed as. Composer Rezso Seress also said the following about these events: “As an accused man I stand in the midst of this fatal feat. This deadly fame hurts me. “I poured all the frustrations in my heart into this song, and it seems like others with feelings like mine have found their own pain in this song.”

Finally, Seress, the composer of Glommy Sunday, ended his life by jumping from a high building in Budapest in 1968. For those wondering Let’s add the lyrics of the song:

“Sunday is gloomy
My hours pass without sleep
dear shadows
There are countless people I live with
small white flowers
It will never wake you up
Not where the black coach is
sadness took you
Angels have no thoughts
to bring you back
Would they be angry?
If I thought of joining you
Gloomy Sunday
Gloomy Sunday
I waste it all with shadows
my heart and me
I decided to end it all
Soon there will be candles
And the prayers said I know
Don’t let them cry
Let them know I’m glad to go
Death is not a dream
Because I caress you as you die
With the last breath of my soul
I will bless you
Gloomy Sunday
I was dreaming, I was just dreaming
I wake up and find you sleeping
Here deep in my heart
My darling, I hope
That my dreams don’t bother you at all
My heart tells you
How much I wanted you
“Gloomy Sunday”

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