Suliko (Live @Roundhouse, London, Oct 2, 2013.)(Poem: Akaki Tsereteli Music: Sulkhan Tsintsadze)
*** Suliko ***
saxvarlis sap'lavs vedzebdi,
ver vnakhe!.. dakargulixo!..
gulamoskvnili vt'irodi
„sada khar, chemo suliko?!“
gulamoskvnili vt'irodi
„sada khar, chemo suliko?!“
ekalshi vardi shevnishne,
oblad rom amosulixo,
gulis p'ancqalit vkitkhavdi
„shen khom ara khar suliko?!“
gulis p'ancqalit vkitkhavdi
„shen khom ara khar suliko?!“
sheip'rtqiala mgosanma,
xvavils niskart'i sheakho,
chaikvnes-chaich'ikch'ika,
titqos stqva„diakh, diakho!“
chaikvnes-chaich'ikch'ika,
titqos stqva „diakh, diakho!“
saxvarlis sap'lavs vedzebdi,
ver vnakhe!.. dakargulixo!..
gulamoskvnili vt'irodi
„sada khar, chemo suliko?!“
gulamoskvnili vt'irodi
„sada khar, chemo suliko?!“
* * *
I was looking for my sweetheart's grave,
And longing was tearing my heart.
Without love my heart felt heavy, I cried to the night -
"Where are you, my Suliko? "
Alone among the thorns of the bush
A lone rose was blooming
My heart was beating hard, I had to ask it:
"Where have you hidden Suliko?".
A nightingale hid with bated breath
In the branches of the rose thorn
Gently, then, I asked him if he was the one,
if he had any news of Suliko
The Nightingale lifted his head high
And sang a loud clear song to the stars
His eyes held a gleam, and he cocked his head
As if to tell me "Yes, yes, I know Suliko!"
...
...
I was looking for my sweetheart's grave,
And longing was tearing my heart.
Without love my heart felt heavy, I cried to the night -
"Where are you, my Suliko? "
Suliko (Wikipedia)
