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Valiko Tskipashvili, the director of Lashari Ensemble, learned this song from his grandfather.   The narrator in the song is speaking to the Aragvi River,¹ hoping that it brings news of his love.

¹The major river of the eastern Georgian highlands of Khevsureti, Pshavi and Mtiuleti. The 112 kilometer long Aragvi was dammed in Zhinvali in 1986, forming the Zhinvali Reservoir which provides power to much of Georgia. The river eventually flows into the Mtkvari at Mtskheta. 

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There is no English translation or lyrics available for this song. If you are able to provide one, please include it in an email to TsutisopeliProject@gmail.com and we will update the page.

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Melody on the panduri,¹ played by Valiko Tskipashvili.

¹A three-stringed, fretted lute common in all regions of northeastern Georgia. The instrument is most frequently used to accompany ballad singing. Read more about the panduri here.

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Jvari Tsinasa was a ritual song traditionally performed at weddings throughout the eastern Georgian highlands as well as in Racha and Javakheti. This variant is from Pshavi.

To hear other versions of this song, visit the pages of  Maqvala Tsiklauri, Didebai Ensemble and Tsiura Beriashvili.