Dideba

"Dideba" (Georgian: დიდება, English: "Glory", lit. '"Praise"') was the national anthem of Georgia[1] from November 1990[2] to May 2004. It was previously the national anthem of Georgia from 1918 to 1921.[3]

Dideba

English: Praise
დიდება
1918 sheet music of "Dideba"
Former national anthem of  Georgia
Lyrics	Kote Potskhverashvili
Music	Kote Potskhverashvili
Adopted	1918
Readopted	November 1990
Relinquished	1921, 20 May 2004
Succeeded by	"Tavisupleba"
Audio sample
"Dideba" (instrumental) file help

History

Background

"Dideba" was written and composed by Kote Potskhverashvili and was adopted by the "Menshevik"-led Georgian government as the country's national anthem in 1918 after it became free from Russian rule. However, "Dideba"'s usage in this manner was to be short-lived. It would only used for a few years, until Georgia was invaded, occupied, and forcibly annexed by Russia in 1921 and came under Soviet rule from 1922 onward.

Readoption

After Georgia became free of Soviet rule in the early 1990s, "Dideba" was readopted as the Georgian national anthem, though at the time of its re-adoption it was barely known by most Georgians[2] as it had been almost seven decades since it was last used as the country's national anthem.

Replacement

"Dideba" was used as the Georgian national anthem from November 1990[2] until 20 May 2004, when it was replaced by the current Georgian national anthem "Tavisupleba" following a change in governments.[4] Though the replacement of "Dideba" in 2004 came after a change in governments, preliminary efforts to replace "Dideba" reportedly predated said reforms.[4]

Lyrics

Georgian	Latin script	IPA transcription	English translation
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!	Dideba zecit k’urtxeuls Dideba kveq’nad samotxes, T’urpa Iversa. Dideba dzmobas, ertobas, Dideba tavisuplebas, Dideba samaradiso Kartvel mxne ersa! Dideba čvensa samšoblos, Dideba čveni sicocxlis Mizans diadsa; Vaša t’rpobasa, siq’varuls Vaša švebasa, sixaruls, Salami č’ešmarit’ebis, Šuk-gantiadsa!	didɛba zɛt͡sʰitʰ kʼurtʰxɛuls didɛba kʰwɛqʼnad samɔtʰxɛs, tʼurpʰa iwɛrsa. didɛba d͡zmɔbas, ɛrtʰɔbas, didɛba tʰawisupʰlɛbas, didɛba samaradisɔ kʰartʰwɛl mxne ɛrsa didɛba t͡ʃʰwɛnsa samʃɔblɔs, didɛba t͡ʃʰwɛni sit͡sʰɔt͡sʰxlis mizans diadsa; waʃa tʼrpʰɔbasa, siqʼwaruls waʃa ʃwɛbasa, sixaruls, salami t͡ʃʼɛʃmaritʼɛbis, ʃukʰ gantʰiadsa	Praise be to the heavenly Bestower of Blessings, Praise be to paradise on earth, To the radiant Iberia, 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!

References

1. "FBIS Report: Soviet Union. Republic affairs". The Service. 25 November 1991 – via Google Books.
2. Jones, Stephen (2013). Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. I.B. Tauris. p. xxi. ISBN 9781784530853. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via Google Books.
3. Mikaberidze, Alexander (6 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442241466 – via Google Books.
4. "Georgia: 1918-1920, 1991-2004". Nationalanthems.info. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

External links

• MIDI version
• Video of a 2003 performance