Thou Art a Vineyard

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Thou Art a Vineyard (Georgian: შენ ხარ ვენახი, transliterated: Shen Khar Venakhi) is a Medieval Georgian hymn, written by King Demetre I (Demetrius I) of Georgia (1093-1156 A.D.). The hymn is dedicated to Georgia, the patronage of Virgin Mary and the hymn is also a prayer to praise Mary by the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Thou Art a Vineyard is mostly sung by chorus without any classical instruments and it is a classic example of the Georgian choral music.

Compistionally, the hymn is characterized as very polyphonic and resembles the late Medival traditions of Georgian Renaissance.

Contents 1 Text of Tou Art a Vineyard 2 History 3 Media 4 External Links

[edit] Text of Tou Art a Vineyard

Georgian Version: შენ ხარ ვენახი, ახლად აყვავებული, ნორჩი კეთილი, ედემს შინა ნერგული, ალვა სუნელი, სამოთხესა მოსული, ღმერთმან შეგამკო ვერვინა გჯობს ქებული, და თვით თვისით მზე ხარ გაბრწყინვებული.

English Transliteration: Shen khar venakhi, akhlad aqvavebuli. Norchi ketili, Edems zhina nehrguli. Alva zunheli, samotkhesa mosuli. Ghmertman zhegamko vervina gyobs kebuli. Da tavit tvizeet mze khar da gabrtsqinvhebuli.

English Translation: Thou art a vineyard, newly blossomed out. Tender, beautiful, planted in Eden, Aloe-scented from Paradise. God adorned thee, no one deserves praise as thee do, And thou art thyself a brilliant sun.

[edit] History

Thou Art a Vineyard is written by Demetre I (Demetrius I 1093-1156 A.D.) of Georgia the son of arguably the strongest monarch of Georgia, David the Builder. The hymn is written during the Georgian Medieval Renessiance and at the one of the high-points of the Bagrationi Dynasty.

[edit] Media

[edit] External Links

• Confessions of a Recovering Choir Director - [1]
• Sample Music by Kitka - [2]