Tavisupleba
Encyclopedia : T : TA : TAV : Tavisupleba
- This article is on the National Anthem of Georgia (country). For the political party, see Tavisupleba (political movement).
"Tavisupleba" (Georgian: თავისუფლება) is the current national anthem of Georgia. The anthem, whose title means "Freedom", was adopted in 2004, along with the new national flag and coat of arms. The symbols change was brought upon the successful overthrow of the previous government in the bloodless Rose Revolution. The music, taken from the Georgian operas Abesalom da Eteri ("Abesalom and Eteri") and Daisi ("The Nightfall") by the Georgian composer Zakaria Paliashvili (1871-1933; ზაქარია ფალიაშვილი), was adopted to form the anthem by Ioseb Kechakmadze (იოსებ კეჭაყმაძე). The lyrics was composed by Davit Maghradze (დავით მაღრაძე).
History
The new Georgian anthem was adopted by the Parliament of Georgia on 20 May 2004 Parliament of Georgia. The Constitutional Law on the National Anthem of Georgia ([No 72-2s]; საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი "საქართველოს სახელმწიფო ჰიმნის შესახებ"). Retrieved Apr. 4, 2006 . , exactly 5 months after the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze, the former Soviet Foreign Minister, in the Rose Revolution. A bill was introduced in the first plenary meeting of the 6th convocation of the Georgian Parliament on April 22, 2004. The bill to adopt Tavisupleba as the anthem was presented by the Minister of Culture Giorgi Gabashvili; in which the music was played for the deputies soon afterwards. Parliament of Georgia [The First Plenary Meeting of Parliament]. Apr. 22, 2004. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2006. The law does not give any regulations, but refers to the corresponding Presidential Decree."Tavisupleba" succeeds the old anthem Dideba zetsit kurtheuls, which was in use by the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921, and again by the newly independent (from Soviet Union) Georgia from 1990 to 2004.
The new anthem quickly gained popularity in contrast to its predecessor, whose lyrics were somewhat archaic and difficult to memorize.
Music
The music of the anthem were adapted from two Georgian operas, "Abesalom da Eteri" (1918)and "Daisi" (1923), composed by Zakaria Paliashvili, the father of the Georgian classical music genre.Official lyrics
| Georgian | TransliterationThe following is a reasonably accurate, though unscientific, transliteration. It does not fully account for the complex Georgian consonants. | Literal translationEnglish translation is done by David Chikvaidze |
|---|---|---|
|
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.
|
Chemi khatia samshoblo, Sakhate mteli kveqana, Ganatebuli mta-bari Tsilnaqaria Ghmerttana. Tavisupleba dghes chveni Momavals umghers didebas, Tsiskris varskvlavi amodis Da or zghvas shua brtsqindeba. Dideba tavisuplebas, Tavisuplebas dideba!
|
|
Regulations
According to the Regulations for the Parliament of Georgia, Chapter 3, Article 4.5., the national anthem of Georgia is played at the opening and closing of each session. It is also performed following the signing of the Oath of the Parliamentarian after the Parliament recognizes the authority of at least two-third of its newly elected members (Chapter 25, Article 124.7). The anthem is also played prior to the annual report of the President of Georgia to the Parliament. Parliament of Georgia: [Regulations for the Parliament] ((საქართველოს პარლამენტის რეგლამენტი)). (PDF, 430 KB). Retrieved on Apr. 4, 2006At the beginning and closing of television and radio programing, the anthem is played. For example, on Georgian Public Broadcasting, a video plays with the Georgian flag being flown and features current Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili singing.
Trivia
During the U.S. President George W Bush’s visit to Georgia, on May 10 2005, when he along with President Mikhail Saakashvili were addressing tens of thousands of Georgians on Tavisuplebis Moedani, Tbilisi, a recording of Georgia's national anthem failed to play properly. Saakashvili then motioned to choirs, and thousands in the crowd joined the singers in singing the anthem, a moment which was described by media as "the most powerful moment of the day". The Washington Times[Bush praises Georgians, by Joseph Curl]. May 11, 2005. Retrieved Apr. 4, 2006.Media
-
[Vocal] ([file info])
-
[Instrumental] ([file info])
- Problems playing the files? See .
References
External links
| National anthems: Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | People's Republic of China | Republic of China (Taiwan) | Cyprus | East Timor | Egypt | Georgia | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | North Korea | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Qatar | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Syria | Tajikistan | Thailand | Turkey | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Yemen
Regional anthems: Assyria (Iraq) | Kurdistan (Iraq) | Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan) | Palestinian Authority (Israel) | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Cyprus) | Tuva (Russia) |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.