Georgia National Anthem
თავისუფლება
Tavisupleba
Freedom
2004
2004
David Magradze
Zakaria Paliashvili
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Key Facts
- 1. The anthem's title, Tavisupleba, means 'Freedom', and its closing lines give glory to freedom
- 2. Zakaria Paliashvili, whose opera melodies form the anthem, was portrayed on Georgia's 2-lari banknote beside a bar of music from his opera 'Abesalom and Eteri'
- 3. The anthem law credits the music to Paliashvili, arranged as an anthem by Ioseb Kechakmadze, and the words to David Magradze; President Mikheil Saakashvili signed it on 21 May 2004
Georgia National Anthem Lyrics
ჩემი ხატია სამშობლო,
სახატე მთელი ქვეყანა,
განათებული მთა-ბარი,
წილნაყარია ღმერთთანა.
თავისუფლება დღეს ჩვენი
მომავალს უმღერს დიდებას,
ცისკრის ვარსკვლავი ამოდის
და ორ ზღვას შუა ბრწყინდება,
დიდება თავისუფლებას,
თავისუფლებას დიდება.
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialAdopted in 2004 after the Rose Revolution, Georgia's current anthem replaced the previous one that had been used since independence from the Soviet Union. The melody comes from two operas by Zakaria Paliashvili, regarded as one of the founders of Georgian classical music.
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Sources & References
- საქართველოს სახელმწიფო ჰიმნის შესახებ . საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე
- ORGANIC LAW OF GEORGIA ON STATE SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA . Legislative Herald of Georgia
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