Can you find the source of this Anton Chekov quote "We will make a new
garden, better than this one. You will see it. You will understand.
And joy, quiet deep joy will sink into your soul like the sun at
evening". I'm pretty sure this is close. Thanks.

Hi Dain!

The source of the quotation is in Act Three of The Cherry Orchard by
Anton Chekhov, 1904.

Here is the precise quotation.

?We'll plant a new garden, finer than this, and you'll see it, and
you'll understand, and deep joy, gentle joy will sink into your soul,
like the evening sun?

Context:

?In the reception-room and the drawing-room nobody remains except
LUBOV ANDREYEVNA, who sits huddled up and weeping bitterly. The band
plays softly. ANYA and TROFIMOV come in quickly. ANYA goes up to her
mother and goes on her knees in front of her. TROFIMOV stands at the
drawing-room entrance.?

?ANYA. Mother! mother, are you crying? My dear, kind, good mother, my
beautiful mother, I love you! Bless you! The cherry orchard is sold,
we've got it no longer, it's true, true, but don't cry mother, you've
still got your life before you, you've still your beautiful pure soul
. . . Come with me, come, dear, away from here, come! We'll plant a
new garden, finer than this, and you'll see it, and you'll understand,
and deep joy, gentle joy will sink into your soul, like the evening
sun, and you'll smile, mother! Come, dear, let's go!?
http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/coa3.htm

The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
1904
Translated by Julius West, 1916
http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~morton/modern_drama/cherry.htm



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"Anton Chekhov" "new garden"

I hope this is helpful.


Best regards,
Bobbie7

I saw that this was done in about 12 minutes. I was able to find the
quote in a copy of "The Cherry Orchard" that I had. My translation is
somewhat closer to what I submitted. The context given by bobbie7 was
excellent and enabled me to locate this very quickly. Thanks.

Thank you for the five stars and tip!
--Bobbie7