Letter 167

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Date mid/late December 1869
Addressed to Anatoly Tchaikovsky
Where written Moscow
Language Russian
Autograph Location unknown
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Письма к родным (1940), p. 141
П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 194
Notes Manuscript copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve

Text and Translation

Based on a handwritten copy in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
Посылаю тебе, Толя, письмо Адамова. Прочти его и напиши мне своё а нем мнение.

Целую тебя в обе щёчки и в бородавку на ухе.

(Не удивляйся, что на нем ноты; это я записал одну персидскую мелодию, пришли письмо назад.)

Клименко просит меня передать поцелуй тебе и Губерту.

Tolya, I'm sending you Adamov's letter. Read it and tell me your opinion.

I kiss you on both cheeks and the wart on your ear.

(Don't be surprised that there's music on it; I noted down a Persian melody — send the letter back.)

Klimenko asks me to send a kiss to you and Hubert.