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. 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 and performed by singer Pavel Mikhailov, 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). 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:
Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky's Siberiade (1979),
Yuri Norstein's acclaimed Tale of Tales of the same year,
The Parrot Speaking Yiddish (1990) directed by Efraim Sevela,
Schindler's List (1993),
Krzysztof Kieślowski's award-winning Three Colors: White (1994),
Nikita Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun (1994)
There exists a famous contemporary recording of the [violinist Gidon Kremer.
Also the Ukrainian version written by Volodymyr Knyr exists.
A pop-rock version was used for the trailer of Atomic Heart.