Boulanger to the Stravinsky Family
Gerry’s Landing
Cambridge
Manhattan
New York
Mademoiselle et Messieurs Strawinsky
25 Fbg St. Honor [sic]
Paris, France
March 6, 1939
My Dear Friends,
I am with you at each moment and am saddened to be so far away. What can be said at such a
sad time? I know well that there is no consolation, and that only God can support you. As well as
thinking of those whom you mourn—these are the anniversaries of the deaths of Mother and my
dear Lili, who, before her death said to me: “I offer my sorrows to God so that they will return to
you as joy.”
I know that this was your Mother’s wish. Could you still feel, despite your grief, that She is
forever with you? With deepest affection, I am, more than ever, alas, your old and faithful friend,
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Boulanger aux Stravinsky
Gerry’s Landing
Cambridge
« Manhattan »
New York
Mademoiselle et Messieurs Strawinsky
25 Fbg St. Honor [sic]
Paris, France
6 mars 1939
Mes Chers Amis,
Je suis avec vous à chaque moment, et malheureuse d’être si loin. Que vous dire, devant un tel
malheur ? Je sais trop bien qu’il n’est aucune consolation, et que seul Dieu peut vous aider.
Aussi, la pensée de celles que vous pleurez—voici les jours anniversaires de la mort de Maman
et de ma petite Lili, qui, avant de mourir m’a dit : « j’offre à Dieu mes souffrances pour qu’elles
retombent en joie sur toi. »
Je sais que cette pensée était celle de votre Maman, puissiez-vous, malgré votre douleur, sentir
qu’Elle est à jamais avec vous. Je vous embrasse et suis, plus que jamais, hélas, votre vieille
fidèle amie,
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Nadia Boulanger, “Chapter 2, 6 March 1939,” Digital Exhibits, accessed October 8, 2024, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/2283.
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