Beethoven to His Immortal Beloved



Letter 1

July 6, in the morning

My angel, my all, my very self


Only a few words today and at that with pencil with yours
Not till tomorrow will my lodgings be definitely determined upon - what a useless waste of time

Why this deep sorrow when necessity speaks - can our love
endure except through sacrifices, through not demanding everything from one another; can you change the fact that you are not wholly mine, I not wholly thine


Oh God, look out into the beauties of nature and comfort your heart with that which must be


Love demands everything and that very justly - thus it is to me with you, and to you with me


But you forget so easily that I must live for me and for you; if we were wholly united you would feel the pain of it as little as I -

My journey was a fearful one; I did not reach here until 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Lacking horses the post-coach chose another route, but what an awful one; at the stage before the last I was warned not to travel at night; I was made fearful of a forest, but that only made me the more eager - and I was wrong


The coach must needs break down on the wretched road, a bottomless mud road


Without such postilions as I had with me I should have remained stuck in the road


Esterhazy, traveling the usual road here, had the same fate with eight horses that I had with four - Yet I got some pleasure out of it, as I always do when I successfully overcome difficulties


Now a quick change to things internal from things external
We shall surely see each other soon; moreover, today I cannot share with you the thoughts I have had during these last few days touching my own life


If our hearts were always close together, I would have none of these
My heart is full of so many things to say to you - ah - there are moments when I feel that speech amounts to nothing at all


Cheer up - remain my true, my only treasure, my all as I am yours


The gods must send us the rest, what for us must and shall be


Your faithful LUDWIG

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To Be Continued

Best Wishes
NOOR

ohhh Dear what a nice sharin !!!!
i really enjyed readin it
Thank you so much sweetie
Be safe