Sakartvelos Kalebi

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Mshvidobis mt’redi aprinda nair perovan mdelodan

Mshvidobis momkhre khalkhebo salami sakartvelodan

/Salami sakartvelo da/

Dzvelad turme, rotsa mt’rebis utvalavi jarebi

Modiodnen rom gaeghot sakartvelos k’arebi

Mamak’atsebs gverdit hqavdat, vit poladis parebi

/Da mt’rebs mattan ertad stsemdnen sakartvelos kalebi/

Ise mt’k’itse iqvenen, turme, vit met’ekhis k’edeli

Gmiri tamar vashlovneli da maia ts’qneteli

Mati khmali tsetskhls aprkvevda, mt’eri trtoda verani

/Sakartvelos tsis pers hgavda peri mati meranis/

Mamulistvis daikhotsnen vazhk’atsobis msakhvelni

/Sakartvelo iqo mati uts’mindes sakheli/

Translation:

Georgia's Women
 

The dove of peace flew up from the meadow

The supporter of peace, greetings from Georgia

In ancient times

When uncountable armies of enemies

Were coming to open the doors of Georgia

Men had shields of steel

Georgian women were fighting, too

Wherever they wanted to be, they were

Always beloved and accepted

Georgia was theirs

The place of their dreams

The heroines were standing as strong

As the walls of Metekhi Fortress

Tina from Ts’avk’isi, Maia from Tskheneti

Their swords sparked and the enemies were frightened

The color of their horses resembled the Georgian sky

The color of pegasus

They died for their fatherland, without regret

And Georgia was the place of their dreams

Saingiloze

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O sakartvelos niavi

Dakrole saingilosk’en

Kurmukhis ts’minda santlebo

Saingiloze ilotse

Shen shegvets’ie giorgi

Shen shegvets’ie ts’mindao

Kartveli davarche kartvelad

Me met’i ara mindao

Gulo ar chakre iare

Sulo ar chakre iare

Chven gavamteleb chvens mamuls

Chven moushushuebt iarebs

O sakartvelos niavo

Dakrole saingilosk’en

Kurmukhis ts’minda santlebo

Saingiloze ilotse

Translation:

Georgia’s breeze

Blows towards Saingilo¹

Kurmukhi’s² sacred candles –

Pray for Saingilo

Save us, Giorgi

Save us, Saint

I don’t want more

Than for Georgians to remain Georgian

Heart, don’t be quelled – walk

Soul, don’t be quelled – walk

We will restore our fatherland

Georgia’s breeze

Blows towards Saingilo

Kurmukhi’s sacred candles –

Pray for Saingilo

¹A territory in western Azerbaijan, historically linked to Georgia by way of politics and culture. The territory was disputed between 1918-1920, when both Azerbaijan and Georgia claimed it. Under Soviet rule the territory was allocated to Azerbaijan, but as borders were fluid, travel and cultural exchange were possible. Since the mid 1990’s many points along the border have closed and passing across has become much more difficult.  The district of K’akh, which borders Georgia, has a rich Christian inheritance from the Middle Ages. Today there are many people in Saingilo who identify with Georgia culturally and religiously. Read more about Saingilo here.  

²An old Georgian settlement in present-day Azerbaijan, outside the city of Kakh which was historically Georgian territory. There is an old Georgian Orthodox church there called Kurmukhi’s Church of Saint George.

Sakartvelo

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Sakartvelo dedamits’is qvavilnari

Silamazit zghap’radtkmuli nat’vristvalia

/Sinarnarit p’irimzit da p’irimtvarisa

Sap’at’ardzlo samk’auli zurmukht’-lalisa/

Ar momk’vdara tsotskhalia upro mshvendeba

Tsotskhalia arasodes ar daberdeba

/Sakartvelo gulshi vardada aqvavebia

Maszed met’ad tvit sitsotskhlets ar mqvarebia/

Bevrjer siskhlit shegvighebes mt’k’vari rioni

Magram monad ver aktsies k’avk’asioni

/Sakartvelo rustavelis t’k’bili mshobeli

Erek’les da saak’adzis ts’armomshobeli/

Translation:

Georgia

Georgia, mother earth’s flower garden

Like a fairytale in her beauty

Georgia, the face of the sun and the moon

A bride, adorned with emeralds and rubies

She is alive! She is becoming ever so beautiful!

She is alive and she is ageless!

Georgia, blooming as a rose in my heart

I love her more than my own life

Many times were painted

The Mtkvari¹ and Rioni² red with blood

But still they did not enslave the Caucasians!

Georgia, Rustaveli's³ sweet parent

Creator of Erekle4️⃣ and Saakadze 

¹ The largest river in Georgia, the Mtkvari flows through Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan before it enters the Caspian Sea.

² The largest river in western Georgia, the Rioni flows from the Caucasus mountains of Rach'a westward into the Black Sea.

³ Shota Rustaveli was a poet in the 12-13th centuries, and one of the most important contributors to Georgian literature. His most famous piece is a national epic poem called Knight in the Panther's Skin.

4️⃣King Heraclius II united the Kingdoms of Kartli and K’akheti during his rule in the 18th century.