Literature
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Ilia Chavchavadze – The Sportsman’s Story
What will the good backgammon player do, if he does not throw the six in time I I am just…
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Ilia Chavchavadze – Notes of a Journeyfrom Vladikavkazto Tiflis
I In the morning at six o’clock an unwashed, uncombed yamshtchik (Russian driver) drove up with a post cart to …
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Ilia Chavchavadze – Works (Translated by Marjory and Oliver Wardrops)
Ganatleba PublishersTbilisi 1987 The book features some works of Ilia Chavchavadze translated into English by brother and sister Oliver and…
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Raphael Eristavi – Sessia’s thoughts
Dust am I, to dust I cling;A rustic born, my life is oneEternal strife and endless toil,And endless woe… till…
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Raphael Eristavi – The Land of the Khevsuris
The land where I was born and reared on lullabies and loving care,Where I with youthful hand and heart flung…
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Grigol Orbeliani – When I wake
Thy features every vision of my sleep adorn,And when I wake the eyelash of my eyes adorn.Thy willing slave, devoted…
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Grigol Orbeliani – Before the Fresco Painting of Queen Tamari in the church of Betania
Thy saintly faceIn beauteous graceDoth shine with virgin beauty sweet.I humbly prayAnd homage pay,O’erwhelmed by sorrow at thy feet.In joy…
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Shota Rustaveli – The Knight in the Tiger Skin
Translated by M.S.Wardrope 1 Introduction2 Story of Rostevan, King of the Arabians3 King Rostevan and Avt’handil Go Hunting 4…
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Shota Rustaveli – The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
INTRODUCTORY QUATRAINS1 HE who created the firmament, by that mighty power made beings inspired from on high with souls celestial;…
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Iakob Tsurtaveli – The Passion of Saint Shushanik
I.And it came about that in the time when the Persians reigned, a certain margrave of the land of Georgia…
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