Dideba zetsit kurtheuls
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Dideba zetsit kurtheuls (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings) is the old national anthem of Georgia. Written and composed by Kote Potskhverashvili (1889-1959).
It was used as the national anthem of Georgia from 1918 to 1920, and from 14 November, 1990 to 23 April, 2004. It was replaced by Tavisupleba.
Georgian lyrics
- Dideba zetsit kurtheuls
- Dideba kvehnad samotkhes,
- Turpha iversa.
- Dideba dzmobas, ertobas.
- Dideba tavisuplebas,
- Dideba samaradiso
- Kartulmkhne ersa!
- Dideba chvensa samshoblos,
- Dideba chveni sitsotskhlis
- Mizans diadsa;
- Vasha trphobasa, sikvaruls
- Vasha shvebasa, siharuls,
- Salami chesh maritebis,
- Shuk gantiadsa!
English translation
- Praise be to the heavenly Bestower of Blessings,
- Praise be to paradise on earth,
- To the radiant Georgians,
- Praise be to brotherhood and to unity,
- Praise be to liberty,
- Praise be to the everlasting,
- lively Georgian people!
- Praise be to our fatherland,
- Praise be to the great and bright aim of our lives;
- Hail, O joy and love,
- Hail helpfulness and happiness,
- Greetings to the truth, that light of dawn!
External links
- MIDI File (http://members.tripod.com/ggdavid/georgia/dideba2.mid)
- Another MIDI version (http://www.abacci.com/atlas/anthem3.asp?countryID=202)
- MP3 vocal version (http://intranet.parliament.ge/cnobari/simbolika/himni_old/himni_p.mp3)de:Dideba zetsit kurtheuls
et:Dideba zetsith kurtheuls pl:Dideba zetsit kurtheuls pt:Hino nacional da Geórgia (antigo)