BestSongsEver.com: Billie Holiday

Genre: Jazz
Year: 1941

http://www.mutablesound.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gloomy-sunday.jpg is the original sheet music to the song, it clearly lists Jávors "Szomorú vasárnap" as "új vers" (new verses), while Seress "Vége a világnak" as being the originial - note the fact the sheet music is titled "Vége a világnak", and Seress lyrics are the lyrics written on the staves, while Jávors lyrics are added at the bottom. --> "Gloomy Sunday" is a song composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933, as Vége a világnak (End of the world), with alternate Szomorú vasárnap () (Sad Sunday) lyrics written by László Jávor. The original lyrics depicted a war-stricken Hungary and a silent prayer to God. Jávor's lyrics are a mourning to a lost lover and a pledge to commit suicide to Read full article at wikipedia.org