Letter 4320
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 1/13 February 1891 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Yekaterina Laroche |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 45 |
| Notes | Photocopy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
1-е февраля Завтра утром зайду к Вам. Простите, пожалуйста, что утром не мог отвечать, — я ехал на репетицию и, как водится, очень волновался. Сегодня выдался день, что мне ни минуты нет свободной. Уэр хав Ю бот дзе фотографи? Энд уай? Ай кан гив Ю даром. П. Ч. |
1st February I'll come to you tomorrow morning. Please forgive me for being unable to answer in the morning [1], — I went to rehearsals [2] and, as usual, was very flustered. Today has been of those days when I didn't have a minute free. Where have you bought the photograph? And why? I can give you gratis?[3] P. T. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Yekaterina Laroche's letter to Tchaikovsky has not survived.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was rehearsing his Suite No. 3 for a concert at the Patriotic Institute in Saint Petersburg on 3/15 February 1891.
- ↑ Except for the last word, Tchaikovsky wrote this sentence phonetically in English using Cyrillic characters, which transliterates as: "Uer khav Yu bot dze fotografi? End uay? Ay can giv Yu darom".
