Famous "Yiddish song" in old Russian arrangement.
Outstanding interpretation of the great song about the mother's love to the child who tragically got lost.
Usually sung by ladies-singers.
'How hard it is to forget' , featured in the Polish film comedy "Manewry mi?osne" (The love manoeuvres), 1935, /original can be watched at piszczyk90 site/, here sung by S?awa Przybylska, rec. 1958.
Regarded as the first tango-canción as well as the first tango which in vocal form Gardel made famous.
And I love both, Carlitos and this tango.
Photo of the singer - 1913 (aged 22).
Label of the first record - 1917.
Recording - 1930.
Illustrations - Argentino-Uruguayo scenes of the period.
'Mother's Heart' - great success of Zygmunt Karasi?ski, composer who had special skill for creating melodious and haunting refrains of his tangos. Written in 1933 and dedicated 'to all mothers', remained popular and timely in Poland with this subject theme until present times.
Here, presented in a tender Russian version by Pjotr Leschenko.
Rec. for French Columbia, 1934.
All the story is in this voice and these lyrics; I added only my impressions, my feelings (and Rudi's photos kindly received !).
Pola was said to have kept Rudi's last photo by her side all her life.
I ventured to cite his dedication for her; it is at the end of the clip.
"That youth of ours,
of bone and blood...
That pair of wings
folded inside of us...-
................. ........
Julia's request.
(Lower quality sound; retaped)