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Stefan Witas & Ork. Odeon - Walc Fantastyczny (Valse fantastique), 1932

Stefan Witas (nick name: Stefan Nowita) & Ork. Odeon - Walc fantastyczny (Valse fantastique) (Z.Górzyński-Oldlen) z teatru „Cyganeria”, Odeon 1934 (Polish) NOTE: This slow, melancholic English waltz was first performed by film actress Lena Żelichowska, who also performed in the Warsaw cabarets. The song was performed at the small revue theater "Cyganeria" (Bohemian Theatre), which in 1933 was located in the building that formerly housed the famous Morskie Oko Theater. Unfortunately—and despite a distinguished cast of performers, including the brightest Polish revue star, Zula Pogorzelska (it was her last performance; she fainted during the performance and died shortly thereafter from spinal paralysis), Zofia Terne, Igo Sym, Zizi Halama, Adolf Dymsza, and Tadeusz Olsza—the theater closed after three premieres. The song never became a major hit, although it had several beautiful performances, including vedetta Irena Santor's recording in 1960s. In any case, after the Great Depression, it became clear that the era of small revue theaters was irrevocably over, and in came the era of grand revues with rows of feather-clad chorus girls & sky-high staircases lined with top-hatted chorus boys. On the other hand, came the era of intimate club cafés where beloved song stars could give recitals by the piano. This song, too (with its lyrics written by the famous Polish poet Julian Tuwim, aka Oldlen) wasn't composed as a major revue hit, but specifically for such intimate performances. Here, it's sung with the big vocal flair by Stefan Witas, popular Polish record and radio performer of the 1930s. Referring to the theme - the complaint of a loved one abandoned in the middle of a dark and gloomy night - the slideshow presents several selected night views of pre-war Warsaw streets and squares... Refrain: The wind sings a requiem to our hearts, So sorry it feels And covers the sidewalk with leaves So your footsteps are less audible As you walk away from me Into the dark city...