Dideba

დიდება
English: Praise
Dideba

Dideba sheet music.

Former national anthem of
 Georgia

Lyrics Kote Potskhverashvili
Music Kote Potskhverashvili
Adopted 1918 (1990)
Relinquished 1921 (2004)
Music sample
Dideba (Instrumental)

"Dideba" ("Praise", დიდება in Georgian) was the national anthem of Georgia from 1918 to 1920, and from 14 November 1990 to 23 April 2004. It was written and composed by Kote Potskhverashvili (1889-1959). It was replaced by Tavisupleba.

Contents

Georgian lyrics

დიდება ზეცით კურთხეულს,
დიდება ქვეყნად სამოთხეს,
ტურფა ივერსა,
დიდება ძმობას, ერთობას,
დიდება თავისუფლებას,
დიდება სამარადისო
ქართველ მხნე ერსა!
დიდება ჩვენსა სამშობლოს,
დიდება ჩვენი სიცოცხლის
მიზანს დიადსა;
ვაშა ტრფობასა, სიყვარულს,
ვაშა შვებასა, სიხარულს,
სალამი ჭეშმარიტების
შუქ-განთიადსა!

Transliteration

Dideba zetsit k'urtkheuls
Dideba kveq'nad samotkhes,
T'urpa iversa.
Dideba dzmobas, ertobas,
Dideba tavisuplebas,
Dideba samaradiso
Kartvel mkhne ersa!
Dideba chvensa samshoblos,
Dideba chveni sitsotskhlis
Mizans diadsa;
Vasha t'rpobasa, siq'varuls
Vasha shvebasa, sikharuls,
Salami ch'eshmarit'ebis,
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!
National anthems of Georgia
Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (1918-1922)
Anthem of the Georgian SSR (1944-1991)
Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (1990-2004)
Tavisupleba (2004-present)

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