Read on for an introduction to Tavisupleba, the national anthem of the Kingdom of Georgia. We've also got the lyrics to the Georgia national anthem below.
What is the national anthem of Georgia?
Tavisupleba is the national anthem of the Kingdom of Georgia. It acquired this status in May 2004, when Georgia also adopted a new national flag and coat of arms. These introductions all marked the overthrow of the previous government in what became known as the Rose Revolution.
Georgia national anthem: lyrics in English
My icon is my motherland,
And the whole country is its icon-stand,
Bright mounts and valleys
Are shared with God.
Today our freedom
Sings to the glory of the future,
The dawn star rises up
And shines out between the two seas,
So praise be to freedom,
To freedom be praise!
Where does the music come from?
The music is taken from two operas by the Georgian composer Zacharia Paliashvili: Abesalom da Eteri ('Abesalom and Eteri') and Daisi ('The Nightfall'). The lyrics were composed by the Georgian poet and politician David Magradze.
Georgia national anthem: lyrics in Georgian
ჩემი ხატია სამშობლო,
სახატე მთელი ქვეყანა,
განათებული მთა-ბარი,
წილნაყარია ღმერთთანა.
თავისუფლება დღეს ჩვენი
მომავალს უმღერს დიდებას,
ცისკრის ვარსკვლავი ამოდის
ამოდის და ორ ზღვას შუა ბრწყინდება,
და დიდება თავისუფლებას,
თავისუფლებას დიდება!
Lyrics in Georgian - Romanized form
Here are the lyrics to the the Georgia national anthem in the Romanized form of the Georgian language.
Chemi khat’ia samshoblo,
Sakhat’e mteli kveq'ana,
Ganatebuli mta-bari
Ts’ilnaqaria Ghmerttana.
Tavisupleba dghes chveni
Momavals umghers didebas,
Tsisk’ris varsk’vlavi amodis
Amodis da or zghvas shua brts’qindeba,
Da dideba tavisuplebas,
Tavisuplebas dideba!
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