Letter 3621
| Date | 17/29 July 1888 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Nikolay Konradi |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 276 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 487 |
| Notes | Manuscript copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
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.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
17 июля [18]88 Голубчик Количка! Письмо твоё ужасно долго шло, и я лишь вчера его получил. Не знаю, успеет ли дойти до тебя этот ответик. Желание твоё исполню и Моде напишу то, что ты желаешь. Заедешь ли ты на возвратном пути ко мне, надеюсь, что да! У нас установилась, наконец, чудная погода! Целую тебя. Обними за меня симпатичного Володю. Твой П. Чайковский |
17 July 1888 Golubchik Kolichka! Your letter has taken an awfully long time, and I only received it yesterday [1]. I don't know if this reply will reach you in time. I want to abide by your wishes, and I'm writing to Modya that this is what you want [2]. Will you call on me on your way back? I hope so! At last the wonderful weather has arrived! I kiss you. Give a hug to handsome Volodya from me [3]. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Letter from Nikolay Konradi to Tchaikovsky, dated 6/18 July 1888.
- ↑ See Letter 3622 to Modest Tchaikovsky, 18/30 July 1888.
- ↑ Vladimir Argutinsky-Dolgorukov (whom Tchaikovsky jokingly called "handsome Volodya") had sent his greetings to the composer in a postscript to Nikolay Konradi's letter.
