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Tony: "Saint-Saëns’" without additional "s" for consistency

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"Saint-Saëns’" without additional "s" for consistency

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	\|Translated text={{right\|[[Paris]]<br/>1/13 March 1883}}		\|Translated text={{right\|[[Paris]]<br/>1/13 March 1883}}
	Golubushka [[Anya]]! I want to write you at least a few words, even if you forbid it. I am awfully grateful to you for your ever so sweet letters! I don't have anything in particular to tell you. Every day I work for about 7 hours, and the rest of my time I spend on visits to [[Tanya]] <ref name="note1"/> and on flânerie. All this exhausts me so much that, truly, I find it difficult to carry on a regular correspondence with those dear people who make me happy with their letters. I don't go to the theatres very often; [[Modya]] does so far more frequently. All [[Paris]] is now preoccupied with ''[[Saint-Saëns]]'' opera, which has just been staged in a magnificent production at the ''Grand Opéra'' <ref name="note2"/>. On the whole, people are praising it; I haven't heard it myself yet. Since I am busying myself with music all day long, I don't feel drawn either to concerts or to the opera, and I prefer instead to go to those theatres where there are lots of laughs. Yesterday I saw a play which you are probably familiar with from [[Piter]] — 'Le truc d'Arthur' <ref name="note3"/> — and I was splitting my sides with laughter. I think it won't be until after another month that I shall be able to head for Russia. Yes, I am indeed dreaming of spending the summer in the environs of [[Moscow]], but as to whether this will come true, I don't know		Golubushka [[Anya]]! I want to write you at least a few words, even if you forbid it. I am awfully grateful to you for your ever so sweet letters! I don't have anything in particular to tell you. Every day I work for about 7 hours, and the rest of my time I spend on visits to [[Tanya]] <ref name="note1"/> and on flânerie. All this exhausts me so much that, truly, I find it difficult to carry on a regular correspondence with those dear people who make me happy with their letters. I don't go to the theatres very often; [[Modya]] does so far more frequently. All [[Paris]] is now preoccupied with ''[[Saint-Saëns]]''' opera, which has just been staged in a magnificent production at the ''Grand Opéra'' <ref name="note2"/>. On the whole, people are praising it; I haven't heard it myself yet. Since I am busying myself with music all day long, I don't feel drawn either to concerts or to the opera, and I prefer instead to go to those theatres where there are lots of laughs. Yesterday I saw a play which you are probably familiar with from [[Piter]] — 'Le truc d'Arthur' <ref name="note3"/> — and I was splitting my sides with laughter. I think it won't be until after another month that I shall be able to head for Russia. Yes, I am indeed dreaming of spending the summer in the environs of [[Moscow]], but as to whether this will come true, I don't know

	It all depends on my financial circumstances. Still, it is more likely than not to work out that way. In any case, I shall see you in [[Petersburg]], where I shall be stopping over for a few days. The weather here is so repulsive that I don't think I can remember anything like it. We are having snow and blizzards, alternating with rain, cold, slush, dampness — in short, the kind of weather you get in [[Petersburg]] in October. I saw the local demonstrations from a distance. They seem to me like bursts of a flame which in the near future is bound to blaze up <ref name="note4"/>.		It all depends on my financial circumstances. Still, it is more likely than not to work out that way. In any case, I shall see you in [[Petersburg]], where I shall be stopping over for a few days. The weather here is so repulsive that I don't think I can remember anything like it. We are having snow and blizzards, alternating with rain, cold, slush, dampness — in short, the kind of weather you get in [[Petersburg]] in October. I saw the local demonstrations from a distance. They seem to me like bursts of a flame which in the near future is bound to blaze up <ref name="note4"/>.
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	<ref name="note1">The composer's niece, [[Tatyana Davydova]] ("Tanya") , was being treated for her morphine addiction at a private hospital in [[Paris]]. She was also at an advanced stage of her pregnancy with an illegitimate child. The only members of her family who were aware of her predicament were her uncles [[Modest]] (who brought her to [[Paris]] in mid/late January) and the composer. They both helped to look after [[Tatyana Davydova\|Tatyana]] during her confinement, and, when, on 26 April/8 May 1883, she gave birth to a boy, christened [[Georges-Léon]], Tchaikovsky arranged for the child to be taken care of by a French family for the time being.</ref>		<ref name="note1">The composer's niece, [[Tatyana Davydova]] ("Tanya") , was being treated for her morphine addiction at a private hospital in [[Paris]]. She was also at an advanced stage of her pregnancy with an illegitimate child. The only members of her family who were aware of her predicament were her uncles [[Modest]] (who brought her to [[Paris]] in mid/late January) and the composer. They both helped to look after [[Tatyana Davydova\|Tatyana]] during her confinement, and, when, on 26 April/8 May 1883, she gave birth to a boy, christened [[Georges-Léon]], Tchaikovsky arranged for the child to be taken care of by a French family for the time being.</ref>
	<ref name="note2">[[Saint-Saëns]]'s opera ''Henri VIII'' (libretto by [[Léonce Détroyat]] and Armand Silvestre) was premiered at the [[Paris]] Opéra on 5 March 1883 {{OS}}. This means that Tchaikovsky here must have been referring to the final rehearsals, which he had probably read about in the newspapers.</ref>		<ref name="note2">[[Saint-Saëns]]' opera ''Henri VIII'' (libretto by [[Léonce Détroyat]] and Armand Silvestre) was premiered at the [[Paris]] Opéra on 5 March 1883 {{OS}}. This means that Tchaikovsky here must have been referring to the final rehearsals, which he had probably read about in the newspapers.</ref>
	<ref name="note3">''Le truc d'Arthur'' (Arthur's Trick; 1882), a comedy in three acts by Alfred Duru (1829–1889) and Henri Chivot (1830–1897).</ref>		<ref name="note3">''Le truc d'Arthur'' (Arthur's Trick; 1882), a comedy in three acts by Alfred Duru (1829–1889) and Henri Chivot (1830–1897).</ref>
	<ref name="note4">In February 1883 there were several demonstrations by the unemployed in [[Paris]]. They were led by the French anarchist Louise Michel (1830–1905), who had recently been allowed to return to France after being deported, in 1873, to a French colony in the Pacific for her role in the [[Paris]] Commune of 1871 — note based on information provided in {{bib\|1940/107\|Дни и годы П. И. Чайковского}} (1940), p. 288.</ref>		<ref name="note4">In February 1883, there were several demonstrations by the unemployed in [[Paris]]. They were led by the French anarchist Louise Michel (1830–1905), who had recently been allowed to return to France after being deported, in 1873, to a French colony in the Pacific for her role in the [[Paris]] Commune of 1871 — note based on information provided in {{bib\|1940/107\|Дни и годы П. И. Чайковского}} (1940), p. 288.</ref>
	</references>		</references>

Brett: Text replacement - "in the Klin House-Museum Archive" to "in the {{RUS-KLč}} at Klin"

2023-09-23T15:27:53Z

Text replacement - "in the Klin House-Museum Archive" to "in the {{RUS-KLč}} at Klin"

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	==Text and Translation==		==Text and Translation==
	Based on a handwritten copy in the [[Klin]] ~~House-Museum Archive~~, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.		Based on a handwritten copy in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
	{{Lettertext		{{Lettertext
	\|Language=Russian		\|Language=Russian

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{{letterhead
|Date=1/13 March 1883
|To=[[Anna Merkling]]
|Place=[[Paris]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph={{locunknown}}
|Publication={{bib|1951/49|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 216–217<br/>{{bib|1970/86|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XII}} (1970), p. 75
|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (signature omitted)
}}

==Text and Translation==
Based on a handwritten copy in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Luis Sundkvist
|Original text={{right|Париж<br/>1/13 марта 1883 г[ода]}}
Голубушка Аня! Хоть несколько слов хочу тебе написать, хоть ты и запрещаешь. Я ужасно тебе благодарен за милейшие письма! Ничего особенного сообщить тебе не имею. Часов 7 в день работаю, а остальное посвящаю поездкам к Тане и фланированию. Всё это так меня утомляет, что, действительно, затрудняюсь вести постоянную корреспонденцию с теми милыми людьми, которые меня радуют своими письмами. В театрах бываю редко; Модя гораздо чаще. Весь Париж теперь занят оперой ''Сен-Санса'', которую только что великолепно поставили в «''Grand Opéra''». Вообще, хвалят; я ещё не слышал. Так как я сам вожусь целый день с музыкой, то ни в концерты, ни в оперу меня не тянет, и я предпочитаю бывать в таких театрах, где много смеха. Вчера я видел, вероятно, известную тебе по Питеру пьесу «Le truc d'Arthur» и хохотал до изнеможения. Думаю, что не раньше как через месяц мне можно будет направиться в Россию. Лето я, действительно, мечтаю прожить в окрестностях Москвы, но осуществится ли это, — не знаю.

Всё зависит от денежных обстоятельств. Но вероятнее, что так устроится. Во всяком случае, я тебя увижу в Петербурге, через который проеду, и останусь там несколько дней. Погода здесь стоит до того отвратительная, что ничего подобного я не запомню. Снег с вьюгой, чередующийся с дождём, холод, слякоть, сырость, — ну просто октябрь петербургский. Манифестации здешние издали видел. Мне кажется, что это вспышки пламени, которое в непродолжительном будущем должно разгореться.

Целую ручки, обнимаю, благодарю.
{{right|Твой,}}

|Translated text={{right|[[Paris]]<br/>1/13 March 1883}}
Golubushka [[Anya]]! I want to write you at least a few words, even if you forbid it. I am awfully grateful to you for your ever so sweet letters! I don't have anything in particular to tell you. Every day I work for about 7 hours, and the rest of my time I spend on visits to [[Tanya]] <ref name="note1"/> and on flânerie. All this exhausts me so much that, truly, I find it difficult to carry on a regular correspondence with those dear people who make me happy with their letters. I don't go to the theatres very often; [[Modya]] does so far more frequently. All [[Paris]] is now preoccupied with ''[[Saint-Saëns]]'' opera, which has just been staged in a magnificent production at the ''Grand Opéra'' <ref name="note2"/>. On the whole, people are praising it; I haven't heard it myself yet. Since I am busying myself with music all day long, I don't feel drawn either to concerts or to the opera, and I prefer instead to go to those theatres where there are lots of laughs. Yesterday I saw a play which you are probably familiar with from [[Piter]] — 'Le truc d'Arthur' <ref name="note3"/> — and I was splitting my sides with laughter. I think it won't be until after another month that I shall be able to head for Russia. Yes, I am indeed dreaming of spending the summer in the environs of [[Moscow]], but as to whether this will come true, I don't know

It all depends on my financial circumstances. Still, it is more likely than not to work out that way. In any case, I shall see you in [[Petersburg]], where I shall be stopping over for a few days. The weather here is so repulsive that I don't think I can remember anything like it. We are having snow and blizzards, alternating with rain, cold, slush, dampness — in short, the kind of weather you get in [[Petersburg]] in October. I saw the local demonstrations from a distance. They seem to me like bursts of a flame which in the near future is bound to blaze up <ref name="note4"/>.

I kiss your hands, and embrace and thank you.
{{right|Yours,}}
}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">The composer's niece, [[Tatyana Davydova]] ("Tanya") , was being treated for her morphine addiction at a private hospital in [[Paris]]. She was also at an advanced stage of her pregnancy with an illegitimate child. The only members of her family who were aware of her predicament were her uncles [[Modest]] (who brought her to [[Paris]] in mid/late January) and the composer. They both helped to look after [[Tatyana Davydova|Tatyana]] during her confinement, and, when, on 26 April/8 May 1883, she gave birth to a boy, christened [[Georges-Léon]], Tchaikovsky arranged for the child to be taken care of by a French family for the time being.</ref>
<ref name="note2">[[Saint-Saëns]]'s opera ''Henri VIII'' (libretto by [[Léonce Détroyat]] and Armand Silvestre) was premiered at the [[Paris]] Opéra on 5 March 1883 {{OS}}. This means that Tchaikovsky here must have been referring to the final rehearsals, which he had probably read about in the newspapers.</ref>
<ref name="note3">''Le truc d'Arthur'' (Arthur's Trick; 1882), a comedy in three acts by Alfred Duru (1829–1889) and Henri Chivot (1830–1897).</ref>
<ref name="note4">In February 1883 there were several demonstrations by the unemployed in [[Paris]]. They were led by the French anarchist Louise Michel (1830–1905), who had recently been allowed to return to France after being deported, in 1873, to a French colony in the Pacific for her role in the [[Paris]] Commune of 1871 — note based on information provided in {{bib|1940/107|Дни и годы П. И. Чайковского}} (1940), p. 288.</ref>
</references>