Letter 608a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 1/13 October 1877 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Aleksey Sofronov |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): National Library of Russia (ф. 834, ед. хр. 25, л. 5) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Забытое и новое, вып. 2 (2003), p. 313 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Петербург 1 октября Милый и дорогой мой Лёня!
Не беспокойся обо мне. Я, слава Богу, здоров и надеюсь, что увидимся и опять будем жить вместе. Оставайся покамест у меня и жди моих писем. Напиши мне непременно письмо. Николай Львович напишет тебе адрес. Целую тебя, мой голубчик. Твой П. Чайковский |
Petersburg 1 October My dear and good Lyonya!
Don't worry about me. I'm well, thank God, and I hope to see you and we will live together again. Remain at my place for the time being and wait for my letters. Be sure to write me a letter. Nikolay Lvovich [1] is writing to you with the address. I kiss you, my golubchik. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Nikolay Lvovich Bochechkarov (d. 1879), an eccentric old man whom Tchaikovsky supported financially during his Moscow years. For more information on his role in the composer's life, see Tchaikovsky. The quest for the inner man (1991) and Пётр Чайковский. Биография, том I (2009).
