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|Publication={{bib|1908/14| Мой воспоминания о Петре Ильиче Чайковском}} (1908), p. 65 <br/>{{bib|1959/50|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том V}} (1959), p. 278–279<br/>{{bib|1995/8|П. И. Чайковский. Забытое и новое}} (1995), p. 86 | |Publication={{bib|1908/14| Мой воспоминания о Петре Ильиче Чайковском}} (1908), p. 65 <br/>{{bib|1959/50|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том V}} (1959), p. 278–279<br/>{{bib|1995/8|П. И. Чайковский. Забытое и новое}} (1995), p. 86 | ||
|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}}<br/>Includes a short humorous verse: ''As Soon as | |Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}}<br/>Includes a short humorous verse: ''As Soon as the Game is Over'' ([[TH]] 378) | ||
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Based on a handwritten copy in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], 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. | ||
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|Language=Russian | |Language=Russian | ||
|Translator= | |Translator=Brett Langston | ||
|Original text=Мы хотим сегодня вечером поиграть с Кашкиным в 4 руки, но под непременным условием, чтоб и ты был. Отвечай немедленно, можешь ли быть и как рано. Я полагаю часов в 8. Игра будет у меня. | |Original text=Мы хотим сегодня вечером поиграть с Кашкиным в 4 руки, но под непременным условием, чтоб и ты был. Отвечай немедленно, можешь ли быть и как рано. Я полагаю часов в 8. Игра будет у меня. | ||
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{{right|Пётр Великий}} | {{right|Пётр Великий}} | ||
|Translated text= | |Translated text=We want to play 4 hands with [[Kashkin]] this evening, but under the strict condition that yoy are there too. Reply immediately if you can come and how early. I think it will be at 8. The game will be at mine. | ||
{{quote|<poem>As soon as the game is over, | |||
Fresh caviar will be served, | |||
And with it the most refined vodka, | |||
And (perhaps) even herring too.</poem>}} | |||
{{right|Peter the Great}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 18 August 2024
| Date | by June 1872 |
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| Addressed to | Ivan Klimenko |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | Мои воспоминания о Петре Ильиче Чайковском (1908), p. 65 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 278–279 П. И. Чайковский. Забытое и новое (1995), p. 86 |
| Notes | Manuscript copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve Includes a short humorous verse: As Soon as the Game is Over (TH 378) |
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 |
Мы хотим сегодня вечером поиграть с Кашкиным в 4 руки, но под непременным условием, чтоб и ты был. Отвечай немедленно, можешь ли быть и как рано. Я полагаю часов в 8. Игра будет у меня.
Пётр Великий |
We want to play 4 hands with Kashkin this evening, but under the strict condition that yoy are there too. Reply immediately if you can come and how early. I think it will be at 8. The game will be at mine.
Peter the Great |
