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Letter 3793b
| Date | 13/25 February 1889 |
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| Addressed to | Paul Cossmann |
| Where written | Berlin |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location |
unknown; auctioned by Bolaffi, Turin, June 2009 (see: http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/tchaikovsky,-pyotr-ilyich-43-p-1354f85861  ) |
| Publication | Not previously published |
| Notes | For a detailed commentary on this letter, see "Klin, near Moscow, was the home of one of the busiest of men …" (Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No.1) |
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French text (original) |
English translation |
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25 Fevrier [= Février] [18]89 |
25 February '89 |
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Mon cher ami Paul! |
My dear friend Paul! |
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| De grâce veuillez m'excuser, — je ne puis avoir aujourd'hui le plaisir de dèjeuner [= déjeuner] avec Vous. J'ai eu tort de ne pas Vous prendre Votre adresse l'autre jour, — cela m'a empèché [= empêché] de Vous prèvenir [= prévenir] à temps! J'ai ce matin une répétition après laquelle il faut absolument que je déjeune chez notre consul. Venez[,] je Vous en prie[,] demain chez moi à 1 heure après midi. Pardon de grâce | Please would you excuse me—I cannot have the pleasure of having lunch with you today. I was wrong not to ask you for your address the other day, for this has prevented me from warning you in time! This morning, I have a rehearsal after which it is absolutely necessary for me to have lunch at our consuls. I kindly ask you to call on me tomorrow at one o'clock in the afternoon. Please accept my apologies. | |
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P. Tschaïkovsky |
P. Tchaikovsky |
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