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|Translated text={{right|''29 May 1891, town of [[Klin]]'',<br/>''[[Moscow]] province''}} | |Translated text={{right|''29 May 1891, town of [[Klin]]'',<br/>''[[Moscow]] province''}} | ||
{{centre|Dear friend [[Nikolay Tchaikovsky|Nikolasha]]!}} | {{centre|Dear friend [[Nikolay Tchaikovsky|Nikolasha]]!}} | ||
I think that you and [[Olya]] won't be uninterested to know about where and how I am. I left [[New York]] on 21/9 May, just on your nameday and birthday, and had a safe voyage for 7½ days to [[Hamburg]]. Only two days were bad, and one night in particular; for all the rest of the time the weather remained excellent. I stopped overnight in [[Hamburg]] and hurried to [[Petersburg]] via [[Berlin]]. I wanted terribly to be in my homeland as soon as possible. I've spent utterly pleasant 8 days in [[Piter]]. I'm only sorry that you weren't there. In general I was satisfied with my American tour, i.e. I'm pleased to recall my successes and the cordial reception I encountered everywhere. I am seriously considering going again, and it may well be that next year I go back to America, where this time it will be possible to earn a great deal of money. For now I've brought back very little, because I squandered too much. Today I've come here, to ''[[Maydanovo]]'', in the same house where I lived previously. From tomorrow I'm going to start working industriously. At the end of the summer I'm ''certainly visiting [[Ukolovo]]''. In 2 days' time [[Modest]], [[Bob]] and [[Aleksandr Litke|Sanya Litke]] will be here for a little while. I've | I think that you and [[Olya]] won't be uninterested to know about where and how I am. I left [[New York]] on 21/9 May, just on your nameday and birthday, and had a safe voyage for 7½ days to [[Hamburg]]. Only two days were bad, and one night in particular; for all the rest of the time the weather remained excellent. I stopped overnight in [[Hamburg]] and hurried to [[Petersburg]] via [[Berlin]]. I wanted terribly to be in my homeland as soon as possible. I've spent utterly pleasant 8 days in [[Piter]]. I'm only sorry that you weren't there. In general I was satisfied with my American tour, i.e. I'm pleased to recall my successes and the cordial reception I encountered everywhere. I am seriously considering going again, and it may well be that next year I go back to America, where this time it will be possible to earn a great deal of money. For now I've brought back very little, because I squandered too much. Today I've come here, to ''[[Maydanovo]]'', in the same house where I lived previously. From tomorrow I'm going to start working industriously. At the end of the summer I'm ''certainly visiting [[Ukolovo]]''. In 2 days' time [[Modest]], [[Bob]] and [[Aleksandr Litke|Sanya Litke]] will be here for a little while. I've not even heard a whisper from [[Anatoly]]. I hug you tightly, kiss [[Olya]]'s hands and smother dear [[Georgy Tchaikovsky|Zhorzhika]] in my arms. Keep well! | ||
{{right|Yours P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|Yours P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 30 June 2024
| Date | 29 May/10 June 1891 |
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| Addressed to | Nikolay Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): National Library of Russia (ф. 834, ед. хр. 37, л. 22–23) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 120 Tchaikovsky in America. The composer's visit in 1891 (1986), p. 159–160 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
29 мая 1891 г[ород] Клин, Моск[овской] губ[ериии] Милый друг Николаша!
Думаю, что тебе и Оле не безынтересно узнать о том, где и что я. Выехал я из Нью-Йорка 21/9 мая, как раз в твои именины и день рожденья, и плыл совершенно благополучно в течение 7½ дней до Гамбурга. Только два дня было скверных и особенно одна ночь; все остальное время погода стояла превосходная. В Гамбурге я проночевал и через Берлин поспешно поехал в Петербург. Мне страстно хотелось поскорее очутиться среди своих. В Питере пробыл 8 дней и провёл их чрезвычайно приятно. Жалею только, что вас не было. В общем, американским путешествием я остался доволен, т. е. мне приятно вспоминать о моих успехах и о радушном приёме, по всюду встреченном. Меня убедительно просят снова приехать и весьма может статься, что через год я снова побываю в Америке, где на сей раз можно будет и много денег заработать. Теперь я привёз очень немного, ибо слишком транжирил. Сегодня приехал сюда, в Майданово, в тот самый дом, где жил прежде. С завтрашнего дня принимаюсь усиленно за работу. В конце лета непременно побываю в Уколове. Дня через 2 здесь будут ненадолго Модест, Боб и Саня Литке. Об Анатолии ни слуху ни духу. Крепко тебя обнимаю, целую ручки Оли и душу в своих объятиях моего милого Жоржика. Будьте здоровы! Твой П. Чайковский |
Dear friend Nikolasha!
I think that you and Olya won't be uninterested to know about where and how I am. I left New York on 21/9 May, just on your nameday and birthday, and had a safe voyage for 7½ days to Hamburg. Only two days were bad, and one night in particular; for all the rest of the time the weather remained excellent. I stopped overnight in Hamburg and hurried to Petersburg via Berlin. I wanted terribly to be in my homeland as soon as possible. I've spent utterly pleasant 8 days in Piter. I'm only sorry that you weren't there. In general I was satisfied with my American tour, i.e. I'm pleased to recall my successes and the cordial reception I encountered everywhere. I am seriously considering going again, and it may well be that next year I go back to America, where this time it will be possible to earn a great deal of money. For now I've brought back very little, because I squandered too much. Today I've come here, to Maydanovo, in the same house where I lived previously. From tomorrow I'm going to start working industriously. At the end of the summer I'm certainly visiting Ukolovo. In 2 days' time Modest, Bob and Sanya Litke will be here for a little while. I've not even heard a whisper from Anatoly. I hug you tightly, kiss Olya's hands and smother dear Zhorzhika in my arms. Keep well! Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
