Letter to K.S. Stanislavsky from S.V. Rachmaninov | Dear Konstantin Sergevich

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by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Translation © by Anton Bespalov, Rianne Stam

Письмо К.С. Станиславскому от С.В. Рахманинова

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Дорогой Константин Сергеевич,

я поздравляю Вас от чистой души, от всего
сердца! За эти десять лет Вы шли всё вперёд и
вперёд, и на этом пути вы нашли, - Синюю птицу! -
Она ваша лучшая победа!
Теперь я очень сожалею, что я не в Москве
что я не могу, вместе со всеми, Вас
чествовать, Вам хлопать, кричать Вам на все
лады: - Браво, браво! -, и желать Вам [много, много,
много]¹ лет! Прошу Вас передать всей труппе мой
привет, мой душевный привет.

  Ваш Сергей Рахманинов.
  Дрезден, 14 октября 1908 г.
  Постскриптум: Жена моя мне вторит.

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¹ alternatively, "mnogaja, mnogaja, mnogaja" (this is an archaic style, now grammatically incorrect)

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by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

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by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Письмо К.С. Станиславскому от С.В. Рахманинова", 1908 [sung text checked 1 time]

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Letter to K.S. Stanislavsky from S.V. Rachmaninov

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Dear Konstantin Sergevich,

I congratulate you with my whole soul, from the bottom
of my heart! For these ten years you have gone from strength
to strength, and on that road you have arrived: - The Blue Bird! -
It is your greatest victory!
Now, I very much regret that I am not in Moscow
that I cannot, together with everyone, honour you,
applaud you, shout to you in full chorus:
- Bravo, bravo! -, and wish you many, many,
many years! Please convey to the whole company my
regards, my sincere regards.

Your Sergei Rachmaninov.
Dresden, 14 October 1908
P.S.: My wife echoes my words (also sends her regards).

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