Letter 163
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | November or December 1869 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Sergey Rachinsky |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location | Moscow: Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (ф. 427) |
| Publication | Красный архив (1940), No. 3, p. 246 (Russian translation) П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 191 |
Text and Translation
| French text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Cher ami!
Je suis désolé de ne pas pouvoir venir demain ; j'ai promis de passer cette soirée chez un certain M[onsieu]r Borissof et il m'est tout а fait impossible de ne pas y aller, vu que c'est moi qui suis le héros de la fête. Ainsi excusez moi et surtout plaignez moi, car j'ai bien envié de Vous voir et passer quelques heures avec Vous. Р. Tschaikovsky |
Dear friend!
I'm sorry that I cannot come tomorrow; I've promised to spend this evening with a certain Monsieur Borisov and it's completely impossible for me not to go, in view of the fact that I'm the guest of honour. So excuse me, and above all, pity me, because I really wanted to see you and to spend a few hours with you. P. Tchaikovsky |
