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Soon you'll be able to read here the masterpieces of the Georgian Literature.

Hope you'll enjoy it!

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Dear Friends,

As my dissertation is going to be fininshed soon, me and my team will offer you the translations (and originals) of:

Shota Rustaveli

Nikoloz Baratashvili

Ilia Chavchavadze

Vazha Pshavela

Galaktion Tabidze

Lado Asatiani

Nodar Dumbadze

and other famous Georgian writers.


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The eagle                                                    arwivi

I had seen the eagle                               arwivi vnaxe daWrili  
Who had a fight with crows,                    yvav-yornebs eomeboda
He was trying to get up,                          ewada beCavs adgoma,
But was unable to do so.                         magram veRara dgeboda.

With broken wing and bleeding heart       cal mxars miwaze miaTrevs,
He was saying: "Oh you, crows,              gulispirs sisxli scxeboda,
You attacked me when I was asleep...    “vah, dedas Tqvensas, yovebo, 
In any other case, you know,                  cud dros CamigdeT xelada,
I would just tear your feathers off!"           Torem vnaxavdi Tqvens bumbuls
                                                            gaSlils-gafantuls velada”

Vazha Pshavela                                   vaJa-fSavela

(V.M.)
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Wind is blowing

Wind is blowing and blowing and blowing,
Leaves are following after and through,
The army of trees, the queue of trees are bowed down,
Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?
There is rain, there is snow, there is snow,
I would never find you, I guess, really no,
Your image follows me by,
Everywhere, everyday, every time.
The smoky thoughts from the distant sky are falling,
Wind is blowing and blowing and blowing.

Galaktion Tabidze

(V.M. & A.K)
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The sleeping woman

I'm looking at you,
You are sleeping quiet,
Your crystal breast
Is making me dieing.
I hear it is moving
Nicely and gently,
And your heart is beating
With its honest ethics.
Your tender cheeks
Are red as a fire,
And lips made from ruby
Are covered by smile.
Your sleep is magnific
As vision of Heavens,
And shadows of Angels
Are covering its innocence.
Your breathing is pure
Like you and your soul too,
He is the happiest
Whom you belong to!

Ilia Chavchavadze

(V.M.)

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Look, Helen, the spring has come,        gazafxuli Semosula, len,

Watch the birds that made their nests,   budeebi gauwyviaT Citebs . . .

I’ll buy for you the colored flax,            me giyidi wiTel-yviTel CiTebs,

You just bead my white linen!               TeTri tilo momiqarge Sen!

Look, Helen, the spring has come!        gazafxuli Semosula, len!

 

 

I made you dream about hayfield               moganatre saTibi da tye,

                                      and forest,           

To dream about the smell of elder-berry,   suni qusliT gasresili

                             crushed by bare heel,                                    anwlis, 

About the view of Betania church              Sors gumbaTi beTaniis 

                           in distant mountains,                         taZris

About blue and pure, romantic day...       da cisferi, uborkilo dRe ...

I made you dream about hayfield             moganatre saTibi da tye!

                         and forest.

 

I won’t hold you any more at home,        awi aRar gagaCereb Sin,

It won’t be as “prison cell” for you,         awi ojaxs ver daarqmev  

                                                    “dilegs”,

Let our son run along the meadow          mkvircxli biWi Seuyene

                           path,                      biliks -

Feel the hound’s freedom and lead us.    mwevariviT gamixtune win!

I won’t hold you any more at home.       awi aRar gagaCereb Sin!

 

 

Look, Helen, the spring has come,        gazafxuli Semosula len,

Watch the birds that having fun,            ria-ria gaumarTavT Citebs ...

I’ll buy for you the flowered flax,          me giyidi yvavilian CiTebs,

You just bead my white linen!              TeTri tilo momiqarge Sen!

Look, Helen, the spring has come!       gazafxuli Semosula, len!

 

Murman Lebanidze                          murman lebaniZe    

       

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saqarTveloSi

 

saqarTveloSi ibadebodnen

da Semdeg mudam wuxdnen amaze:

eh . . . wuTiT mainc dabrundebodes

Cveni bavSvoba da silamaze.

 

Tavs ar moiklavs qarTveli, ara,

is SeiZleba brZolaSi mokvdes

erTi imediT:sicocxle marad

gagrZeldes qveynad da ganmeordes.

 

saqarTveloSi roca kvdebodnen,

ufro da ufro wuxdnen amaze:

eh . . . wuTiT mainc dabrundebodes

Cveni bavSvoba da silamaze!

 

Cven vaJkacoba ZvelTagan mogvdevs,

yvelam gaigos, yvelam icodes!

Cven, SeiZleba, brZolaSi movkvdeT,

magram arc maSin vtovebT sicocxles.

 

radgan sicocxle ase navardobs,

sikvdilis yvela kari darazeT

da im bednier dRes gaumarjos,

roca Cven gavCndiT am qveyanaze!

 

lado asaTiani

 

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ar vici ase ram Semayvara!

 

yvela xevsuri da yvela svani,

qarTveli qali Tvalebmayvala,

Cemi Tbilisi da firosmani,

ar vici, ase ram Semayvara!

 

mokvda Tu ara, yvelam acxona,

cocxali arvin ar miikara,

me firosmanis quCaze vcxovrob

da yovel diliT vxvdebi nikalas.

 

Zilgatexili da areuli

Wiqa arayiT gaixsnis madas,

mere SekrTeba, viT mTvareuli

da orTaWalis lamazebs xatavs.

 

qarTuli zeca, qarTuli zvari,

mtkvari mRvrie da mtkvari ankara . . .

Cemi Tbilisi da firosmani,

ar vici, ase ram Semayvara!

 

lado asaTiani

 

 

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krwanisis yayaCoebi

 

hei, Tqven, aragvelebo, gaumaZRarno omiTa,

Tqvens saflavebTan mosvla da muxlis modreka mominda.

SavCoxiano vaJkaco, Wriloba xom ar Segxsnia?!

es sisxli aris, Tu marTla yayaCoebis cecxlia?!

SavCoxiano vaJebo, ese ram gagaxalisaT,

Jriali xom ar mogesmaT oJa jurxais farisa?!

simRera xom ar mogesmaT patara kaxis xmalisa?!

iqneb, me Tvali matyuebs, zeca mabrmavebs kriala,

maSin Tqven TviTon aRsdegiT da marqviT omaxianad:

Tu arc yayaCos cecxlia da arc axali iara,

ma es beberi krwanisi ra Zalam aabrdRiala?!

hei, Tqven, aragvelebo, gaumaZRarno omiTa,

Tqvens saflavebTan mosvla da muxlis modreka mominda.

 

lado asaTiani

 

 

me da Rame

 

exla, roca am striqons vwer, SuaRame iwvis, dneba,

sio, sarkmliT monaqroli, velTa zRapars meubneba.

 

mTvariT nafens aremare ver icilebs vercxlis sabans,

sio arxevs da atokebs Cems sarkmlis win iasamans.

 

ca mtredisfer, lurj sxivebiT ise aris daserili,

ise aris savse grZnobiT, viT riTmebiT es werili.

 

saidumlo SuqiT are ise aris Sesudruli,

ise savse uxv grZnobebiT, viT am Rames Cemi guli.

 

didi xnidan saidumlos mec Rrmad gulSi davatareb,

ar vumJRavneb qveynad arvis, niavsac ki ar vatareb.

 

ra ician megobrebma, Tu ra naRvels itevs guli,

an ra aris mis siRrmeSi saukunod Senaxuli.

 

ver momparavs bnel gulis fiqrs wuTi wuTze uamesi,

saidumlos ver momtacebs qalis xvevna da alersi;

 

verc Zilis dros neli oxvra, da verc Tasi RviniT savse,

ver wamarTmevs mas, rac gulis bnel siRmeSi movaTavse.

 

mxolod Ramem, uZilobis dros sarkmelSi mokamkamem,

icis Cemi saidumlo, yvela icis TeTrma Ramem.

 

icis - rogor davrCi oblad, rogor vevne da vewamwe,

Cven orni varT qveyanaze: me da Rame, me da Rame!

 

galaktion tabiZe

 

 

 

saqarTvelo iyo maTi saocnebo saxeli

 

Zvelad Turme, roca mtrebis uTvalavi jarebi

modiodnen, rom gaeRoT saqarTvelos karebi,

mamakacebs gverdiT hyavdaT, viT foladis farebi,

da mtrebs maTTan erTad scemdnen saqarTvelos qalebi.

 

ise mtkice iyvnen Turme, viT metexis kedeli,

gmiri Tamar vaSlovneli da maia wyneTeli.

 

maTi xmali cecxls afrqvevda, mteri TrToda verani,

saqarTvelos cis fers hgavda feri maTi meranis.

sadac unda yofiliyvnen, marad dauzraxvelni, -

saqarTvelo iyo maTi sayvareli saxeli.

 

brZolis velze midiodnen rainduli ocnebiT,

midiodnen da mihqondaT Calisferi droSebi,

bevrjer sisxliT SeRebila maTi avgarozebi.

 

sadac unda yofiliyvnen, Tund samaris karamdis,

osmaleTis miwa iyo, Tund mindori marabdis, -

saqarTvelo iyo maTi sayvareli maradis.

 

sadac unda aRemarTaT satevari da gora,

vaJkacurad miiwevdnen, vaJkacurad gahqondaT -

sparseTSi Tu daRestanSi, krwanisTan Tu SamqorTan,

saqarTvelos erTi muWa cxeli miwa Tan hqondaT.

 

sikvdilis win rusTavelis Sairebis ZaxiliT 

miwas gulSi Caikravda qarTleli Tu kaxeli, -

saqarTvelo iyo maTi saocnebo saxeli.

 

Svilebs omSi agzavnidnen warbSekruli dedebi,

agzavnidnen, abarebdnen dedur daimedebiT:

Tu isari zurgSi mogxvdeT, ar daiWraT mkerdebi,

xelmeored nu genaxoT saqarTvelos edemi!

 

ise mtkice iyvnen Turme, viT metexis kedeli,

gmiri Tina wavkiseli da maia wyneTeli.

 

maTi xmali cecxls afrqvevda, mteri TrToda verani,

saqarTvelos cis fers hgavda feri maTi meranis.

 

mamulisTvis daiRupnen vaJkacobis msaxvelni,

saqarTvelo iyo maTi uwmindesi saxeli.

 

lado asaTiani

 

 

 

 

***

rusTvelis prospeqtze siaruli

nu momiSalos RmerTma,

viyo mudam ase mxiaruli,

qarTveli poeti merqvas.

 

puris natexi da erTi litra Rvino

simdidred CamiTvaleT,

Tu meti vinatro an es viTakilo, -

ver vnaxo samoTxis mTvare...

 

mxolod drodadro damaretianos

qaSveTis Semoxedvam -

rusTvelis prospeqtze xetiali

nu momiSalos RmerTma!

 

lado asaTiani

 

 

 

 

abasTumani

 

abasTumani - xabazTubani...

mzem fanjrebidan SemoanaTa.

Cemi sawoli da sasTumali,

Cemi palata, TeTri palata.

 

Cemi simReris eSxiT eSxiT mimqrali

qeraTmiani eqimi qali,

 

kelaptariviT CemTvis damwvari

da sanukvari sikvdilis dRemde...

kviraSi erTxel TeTri sacvali

moxetiale cxovrebis Semdeg...

 

sanTliT SuaRamis akelaptreba

da gatexili sicxis sazomi...

wevxar, ocnebob da genatreba,

odaSi rom dgas, is xis sawoli.

 

gana odesme damaviwydeba

abasTumanSi Tavdaviwyeba?

 

TeTr magidaze wignebis grova,

cisfer vazaSi naZvis rto mwvane,

ocneba:Tbiliss wasvlis droc mova,

miiwureba agvisto male!

 

abasTumani - xabazTubani...

mze fanjrebidan moipareba,

Cemi sawoli da sasTumali,

Tavdaviwyeba da netareba.

 

lado asaTiani

 

 

 

 

qarTuli ena

 

saqarTvelos mTebSi gagaCina zenam,

siyvarulis, leqsis, sadRegrZelos enav!

moimRera dRemdis uZvelesma tomma

Slegi CanCqerebis napralebze xltoma,

myinvarebis RvTiur brwyinvalebiT dnoba,

jagnarebSi irmis jogis navardoba,

 

gafantuli faris mTaze dajanReba

da qarTuli faris farze dajaxeba!

uZvelesma tomma dRemdis moimRera,

mwife puris yana qarSi rogor Relavs,

sarkineTSi grdemlze rogor scemen uros

da varskvlavi zRvebze rogor mogzaurobs,

an mTvarian RamiT cixe-koSkis CrdilSi

ra tkbilia farul siyvarulis SiSi,

roca RamismTevlebs lxini gaumarTavT

da sizmrebi roca Tvlemen sasTumalTan...

saqarTvelos mTebSi gagaCina zenam,

xmaTa xaverdebis da RmerTebis enav!

 

lado asaTiani

 

 

usiyvarulod

 

usiyvarulod

mze ar sufevs cis kamaraze,

sio ar dahqris, tye ar krTeba

sasixarulod. . .

usiyvarulod ar arsebobs

arc silamaze,

arc ukvdaveba ara arsebobs

usiyvarulod.

magram sul sxvaa siyvaruli

ukanaskneli,

rogorc yvavili Semodgomis

xSirad pirvels sjobs,

igi ar uxmobs qariSxlian

umizno vnebebs,

arc ymawvilur Jins, arc velur xmebs

igi ar uxmobs. . .

da Semodgomis siciveSi

velad gazrdili,

is gazafxulis naz yvavilebs

sulac ara hgavs. . .

sios magivrad qariSxali

ealerseba

da vnebis nacvlad uxmo alerss

garemoucavs.

da Wkneba, Wkneba siyvaruli

ukanaskneli,

Wkneba mwuxared, nazad, magram

usixarulod.

da ar arsebobs qveyanaze

TviT ukvdaveba,

TviT ukvdavebac ar arsebobs

usiyvarulod!

 

galaktion tabiZe

 

 

 

romeli saaTia?

 

exla, ra Tqma unda, Zlier gvianaa.

gulSi mwuxarebam Rame gaaTia. . .

mainc ar masvenebs mware sinanuli -

romeli saaTia? romeli saaTia?

 

vdgevar fanjarasTan, Rame ar icvleba,

mTeli Semodgoma Tavze damaTia.

exla mxolod sami iyos, SeiZleba?

romeli saaTia? romeli saaTia?

 

samis, SeiZleba, aris mesamedi,

magram gaixedav, mainc wyvdiadia,

kivis sadguridan zari mecamete - 

romeli saaTia? romeli saaTia?

 

fiqrSi gaxveula bneli derefani,

Ramis meetle rom veRar daatia.

isev nerviulad rekavs telefoni, -

romeli saaTia? romeli saaTia?

 

RmerTo, rogor moxda, wvima mosisxari

TiTqos Seuwyveti kupris nakadia,

aRar gaTendeba Rame sazizRari!

romeli saaTia? romeli saaTia?

 

iyo Sarl bodleri: “mware da Zvirfasi

Trobis saaTia, Rvinis saaTia!”.

ase iZleoda pasuxs SekiTxvaze 

romeli saaTia?

 

galaktion tabiZe

 

 

 

meri

 

Sen jvars iwerdi im Rames, meri!

meri, im Rames mag TvalTa kvdoma,

sandomian cis elva da feri

mwuxare iyo, viT Semodgoma!

 

afeTqebuli da mocaxcaxe

iwoda naTel alTa krebuli,

magram sanTlebze ufro eg saxe

iyo idumal gafiTrebuli.

 

iwoda taZris gumbaTi, kalTa,

vardTa dioda neli surneli,

magram lodiniT daRalul qalTa

sxva aris locva ganukurneli.

 

mesmoda Seni ugono fici. . .

meri, Zvirfaso! dResac ar mjera. . .

vici wameba, magram ar vici:

es glova iyo Tu jvariswera?

 

lodebTan viRac mwared godebda

da beWdebis Tvlebs qarSi kargavda. . .

iyo obloba da Secodeba,

dResaswauls ki is dRe ar hgavda.

 

taZridan gasuls nabiji Cqari

sad matarebda? xedva mimZimda!

quCaSi mZafri dahqroda qari

da ganuwyvetlad wvimda da wvimda.

 

nabadi tanze Semovixvie,

Tavi mivande fiqrs Seuwyvetels;

oh! Seni saxli! me saxlTan iqve

Rone-mixdili mivaweq kedels.

 

ase mwuxare videqi didxans

da Cems win Savi, swori verxvebi

aSrialebdnen foTlebs bnelxmians,

rogorc gafrenil arwivis frTebi.

 

da Srialebda toti verxvisa,

raze-vin icis! vin icis, meri!

bedi, romelic me ar meRirsa 

qars mihyveboda, rogorc namqeri.

 

sTqvi: uecari gasxivosneba

rad Caqra ase? vis vevedrebi?

rad aSrialda Cemi ocneba,

rogorc gafrenil arwivis frTebi?

 

an cas RimiliT rad gavcqerodi,

an rad viWerdi Suqs mokamkames?

an “mesaflaves” risTvis vmRerodi,

an vin ismenda Cems “me da Rames”?

 

qari da wvimis wveTebi xSiri

wydebodnen, rogorc mwydeboda guli

da me avtirdi, viT mefe liri,

liri, yvelasgan mitovebuli.

 

galaktion tabiZe

 

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mTawmindis mTvare

 

jer arasdros ar Sobila mTvare ase wynari!

mdumarebiT Semosili SeRamebis qnari

 

qrolviT iwvevs cisfer landebs da xeebSi aqsovs. . .

ase Cumi, ase nazi jer ca me ar maxsovs!

 

mTvare TiTqos zambaxia SuqTa mkrTali mZiviT,

da mis SuqSi gaxveuli msubuq sizmariviT

 

mosCans mtkvari da metexi TeTrad moelvare. . .

oh! arasdros ar Sobila ase nazi mTvare!

 

aq Cems axlos moxucis lands sZinavs mefur ZiliT,

aq mwuxare sasaflaos, vardiT da gviriliT,

 

efineba varskvlavebis krToma mxiaruli. . .

baraTaSvils aq uyvarda oblad siaruli. . .

 

da mec movlvde simRerebSi tbis sevdian gedad,

oRond vTqva, Tu Ramem sulSi rogor Caixeda,

 

Tu sizmarma viT Seisxa cidan camde frTebi,

da gaSala ocnebaTa lurji ialqnebi;

 

Tu sikvdilis siaxlove rogor asxvaferebs

momakvdavi gedis hangTa vardebs da CanCqerebs,

 

Tu rogor vgrZnob, rom sulisTvis, am zRvam rom aRzarda,

sikvdilis gza arra aris, vardisfer gzis garda;

 

rom am gzaze zRaparia mgosanT siTamame,

rom arasdros ar yofila ase Cumi Rame.

 

rom, aCrdilno, me Tqvens axlos sikvdils vegebebi,

rom mefe var da mgosani da simReriT vkvdebi,

 

rom wahyveba saukunes Tqvengan Cemi qnari. . .

jer arasdros ar Sobila mTvare ase wynari!

 

galaktion tabiZe

 

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es kaci ase ilocavs

 

RmerTo, maCvene yanebi

am sarwyavT monayvanebi;

RmerTo, damaswar zafxulsa,

fqvils am wisqvilzed dafqulsa.

 

yovlad wmindao, damadev

wylurzed wamali samTeli,

SemaZlebine aRvanTo

me Sens winaSe sanTeli. 

 

daviT guramiSvili

 


 

lurja cxenebi

 

rogorc nislis namqeri, Camaval mziT naferi,

elvarebda napiri samudamo mxareSi!

ar Canda Senapiri, ver vnaxe veraferi,

civ da miusafari mdumarebis gareSe.

mdumarebis gareSe da sicivis TareSSi,

samudamo mxareSi mxolod simwuxarea!

cecxli ar krTis TvalebSi, wevxar civ samareSi,

wevxar civ samareSi da arc suls uxaria.

SeSlili saxeebis ConCxiani tyeebiT

usuldgmulo dReebi rbian, miiCqarian!

sizmarian CvenebiT - Cemi lurja cxenebiT

CemTan moesvenebiT! yvelani aq arian!

iCqarian wamebi, me ki ar menaneba:

cremliT ar inameba samudamo baliSi;

gaqra vneba-wameba, rogorc Ramis zmaneba,

viT sulis xmovaneba locvis simxurvaleSi.

viT cecxlis xetiali, rogorc bedis triali,

Cqari grgvinva-grialiT qrian lurja cxenebi!

yvavilni ar arian, arc Sveba-sizmaria!

exla ki samarea Seni gansasvenebi!

romeli cnobs Sens saxes, an vin ityvis Sens saxels?

vin gaigebs Sens Zaxils, Zaxils vin daijerebs?

veravin ganugeSebs saocrebis ubeSi,

sZinavT bnel xveulebSi gamoucnob qimerebs!

mxolod SuqTa kamara veraferma dafara:

mSral ricxvebis amara udabnoSi Reldeba!

SeSlili saxeebis ConCxiani tyeebiT

usuldgmulo dReebi Cndeba da qveskneldeba.

mxolod nislis TareSSi, samudamo mxareSi,

zeviT Tu samareSi, wyevliT SenaCvenebi,

rogorc zRvis xetiali, rogorc bedis triali,

Cqari grgvinva-grialiT qrian lurja cxenebi!

 

galaktion tabiZe