sandro papa

medea
Zveli welTaRricxvis 1460 w.
(miaxloebiT)

***

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(764 weli)

Tbilisi
2011
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 argonavtebis kolxeTSi laSqrobis, oqros sawmisis gata-
cebis, aietis asul medeas rolis Tematika amouwuravia.
TviT gadmocemebi iZleva mraval variants. amitom gasakviri
araa, rom am Tematikas Zvelad Tu axla mravali SesWidebia.
msoflio samecniero Tu mxatvrul Semoqmedebas rom SeveS-
vaT, azrTa simravle arc qarTvelobas aklia.
winamdebare naSromi rigi TaviseburebebiT gamoirCeva.
riT? es mkiTxvelma unda dainaxos da Seafasos. Cven ki imas da-
vumatebT, rom `medea~ avtoris am Temaze Seqmnili naSromebis
`ili~, `aieti~, `troa~ Semadgeneli nawilia. Sesabamisad, yve-
la erTad iZleva im epoqis warmosaxviT realobas. amave dros
igi qarTvelobis uZveles istoriaSi Caxedvis mcdelobacaa.
***
VIII s. Sua xanebi qarTlis moZlierebiT xasiaTdeba.
aRmosavleT da dasavleT saqarTvelos erTi xelisuflis
garSemo gaerTianeba mefe arCil II damsaxurebaa. erTianobis
gareT rCeboda Tbilisis saamiro. naxevrad damoukideblobas
md. kelasuris (klisura, koraxi) CrdiloeTi afxazeTi
inarCunebda. samxreTi afxazeTi (dasavleT saqarTvelos
bizantielebi afxazeTs uwodebdnen) afxazTa da qarTvelTa
samefoSi Sedioda.
arCil mefesTan SeTanxmebiT (rogorc vasali) moqmedebda
CrdiloeT afxazeTis mTavari leon II. leoni dedis mxriv
xazarTa xakans enaTesaveboda da maTi daxmarebiT cdilobda
CrdiloeT kavkasieli tomebis srul damorCilebas.
leon II, qarTlis meore mefis (arCilis Zma miris) siZisa
da memkvidris, leon I-is Zmiswuli iyo da am gziT mefis
gvirgvinis pretendenti.
Tavis mxriv arCils darCa ori vaJi, ioane da juanSeri.
samwuxarod, maT ara Tu samefo ver SeinarCunes, mefobis
titulic ver daimkvidres.
kavkasiis dauflebisaTvis VIII s. didi brZolebi swarmoebda
arabebsa da xazarebs Soris. orive momxduri safuZvlianad
aCanagebda albaneTs (dRevandeli azerbaijans), sasomxeTsa da
saqarTvelos (qarTls).
istoriuli cnobis Tanaxmad 764 w. xazarebma didi
laSqroba moawyves samxreTiT, darubandis gziT. sababad
gamoyenebuli iyo arCilis asulis (ioanesa da juanSeris
dis), silamaziT cnobili SuSanis uari, colad gahyoloda
xazarTa xakans, rogorc `urjulos~, qristianebis mters.
am periodis movlenebs asaxavs winamdebare naSromi.

redaqtori
 medea
Zveli welTaRricxvis 1460 w.
(miaxloebiT)
 1460 w.1
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe.2
`Zlevamosili kolxeTis mefes qveynad veravin
gautoldeba,3~
misi samefo, farTed gaSlili, am dedamiwis kidesa
wvdeba,
sadac fazisi,4 daudgomeli, Tovlian mTebSi
saTaves iRebs,
kldea pitalo, Tvaluwvdeneli, mxolod mnaxveli
rames gaugebs.
iq darCa jaWvi promeTeosi, hefestos5 xeliT
mtkiced naWedi,
dabmuli iyo imiT titani, iqidan hqonda gadasaxedi,
devkalionis ufrosi vaJi, korinTos mefe,
didi dardani,
mamisgan papis samyofels cnobda da roca marcxis
daudga xani,
korinTo daTmo, zRva gadalaxa, Tevkrebis mefes
uTxra moyvroba,
misi badiSi, ili ufrosi, vinc ar icoda Svilebis
grZnoba,
iltvoda ufro aRmosavleTiT, sad heliosis
etli amodis,
1. 1460 w. Zveli welTaRricxvis _ argonavtebis kolxeTSi oqros saw-
misisaTvis laSqrobis TariRi daudgenelia, miaxloebiTia.
2. alkinoe _ Tqmulebis Tanaxmad, kolxeTidan gaqceul argonavtebs
Tan medea gahyva. gzaSi isini feakTa mefis alkinoes stumrebi gaxd-
nen da misi moTxovniT iazonma da medeam `iqorwines~.
3. brWyalebSi Casmuli debuleba apolon rodoselisganaa nasesxebi.
4. fazisi (fasisi-qalRmerT fasianes mixedviT, fasiane, zevsis dedis
rea-kibelas zedwodeba iyo). am SemTxvevaSi._ mdinare rioni.
5. hefesto _ mWedlobis RmerTi, gadmocemiT, mas k. leSnosze, mosxos
mTaze edga samWedlo qura.

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 iq daasaxla korinTelebi, kolxTa saxelic
iqidan modis,
aietia dRes maTi mefe, sxvagan ver naxo
mZlavri samefo,
Rone ar aris win gadaugde, Subi aRmarTo,
agin-Sahyefo.
amitom mijobs xerxi vixmaro, mZinare lomi
ar gavabrazo,
mosuls samoyvro guli vuCveno, samtro azrebis
kari Cavrazo.
arete _ feakTa dedofali
poseidonis Camomavali, navsiToosis, misi Zis, Svili
heliosis Ze aietis wuls, moyvarulad
xvdebi xelebgaSlili,
es megobruli Seni daxvedra mter-moyvarisTvis
gasagebia,
TviT gaarkvion da-Zmam Sedegi, Suri
romlisgan anagebia.
argonavtebi roca mogvadgnen, vin iyvnen,
ratom, Sen ar icodi,
medeam gTxova TavSesafari, misi wuxiliT
mec ki viwvodi.
mas mohyva gundi vaJkacebisa, ormocda aTi,
erT-urTze kargi,
Tu ar Sexvdebi stumrebs moyvrulad,
keTil maspinZlad rogor ivargi?
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
es ase iyo, magram rodesac gavige vin
da rogora fasobs,
ratom iltvodnen kolxeTis mxridan,
vin vis Ralatobs da maxvils asobs,
xom unda meTqva maTTvis uari, vinc Cemi nebis
moimedea,
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 argonavtebi civad gameSva da dametova
mxolod medea.
me ki ra vqeni, misanis rCeviT, iazons misi movTxove
qmroba
aseTi gzebiT SemeZlo mxolod, momespo maTTan
kolxebis mtroba.
iazoni
Sen cudad dardob, brZeno mefeo, Seni moTxovna
gasagebia,
am gziT Cven mdevrebs gzas Cauketav, sityva am azrze
anagebia,
me ar mwyenia Seni naTqvami da arc megobrebs
uTqvamT uari,
es Cemi fiqris aRsrulebaa, ara muqara an satyuari,
mefis asulis colad moyvana, grZnobebis garda,
ari pativi.
Sen Seasrule Cemi survili, Sveba momgvare,
arafers vCivi,
erTi egaa, Tavad medea, sul sxva pirobis
iyo msurveli,
Tumc movewone, rodi metrfoda da amis gamo
Semiwyo xeli,
misi piroba iyo aseTi, roca iolkoss gavmefdebodi,
mas korinToSi gavamefebdi, erTgul guSagad
Tan gavyvebodi
da amis Semdeg guls gadmiSlida, egeb Tanxmobas
kidec metyoda.
piroba mivec, mitom miSvela, sxva gadamwyveti
ara meTqmoda,
axla daCqarda sakeTebeli, me Tanaxma var
Tu momca xeli,
mova, auxsen, ra rada fasobs, ar davibneloT
sofeli vrceli,

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 sxvafriv kolxebi ar dagvindoben, simarTle
imaT mxares iqneba,
iqneb mSvidobiT davSordeT mdevrebs da
avasruloT RmerTebis neba.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
me kargad vici kacuri wesi, winaparTagan ari naTesi _
mteric rom iyos, Tu stumaria, unda gauyo
abedi-kvesi,
Seni Tanmxlebi argonavtebi, rogorc moyvrebi
CemTan stumroben,
Cumad iaraRs aJRaruneben, maxvils lesaven,
ara xumroben.
mdevrebs, vici ar danebdebian, omSi sikvdili
gmirebsa Svenis,
magram ris gamo, es Tu ar ici, xdebi amyoli
avyia enis
stumrebis dacva Cemia vali da arc gavxdebi
bedis sawyali,
erTian ZaliT mdevrebs vaotebT, SurisZiebis
davuvsoT Tvali,
magram xom unda kargad ganvsazRvro vis SeveWido
anda ris gamo,
kolxebi Cveni axloblebia, megobroba gvaqvs
maTTan saamo,
Cven maTTan gvmarTebs mSvidobiT yofna, mSvidoba
brZenTa monagebia,
Tundac amitom mdevrebTan Sebma Cem samefosTan
wasagebia.
mas davumatoT didi Sedegi, aieti rom
Seityobs Sedegs,
SurisZiebiT aRikazmeba, Cven dagvamarcxebs,
moZebnis Semdegs,
gavimeoreb, kolxeTis mefes, qveynad veravin
gautoldeba,
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 lomi Tu aRsdga SemarTebuli, aravin icis
aq ra moxdeba.
arete _ feakTa dedofali
mefes ar awyobs ZlierTan omi, rasac mohyveba
qveynis daqceva,
saqmes ar Svelis stumrobis wesi da arca mxiblavs
stumrebis qceva,
Sen Tu mzada xar daudge gverdiT, tanjva igemo,
daicva mkerdiT,
amaTac unda gaigon Seni, medeas krZalviT ratom
vucqerdiT,
is ara mxolod mefiswulia, jadoqrobaSi
daudevs wili,
gulTamxilveli da mkurnalia, wamlebiTa aqvs
TaxCa avsili.
iazoni
iolkosidan kolxeTis mxares, zRaprad iTqmeba
rogor viareT,
pe-lazg gmirebis Sevkribe wyeba, erTurTis
azri gaviziareT,
gana ra gvsjida, Sori gza movleT keras
viyaviT bedsvianebi,
saerTo saqmem gvaerTiana, radgan qveyana iyo navnebi.
gagegoneba da gagaxseneb, sapelazgoSi bevri tomia,
maT mraval mefeT Soris ver naxav, romelsac
sxvasTan ar uomia,
hoda, SeTanxmdnen, mSvidobis mizniT, omfalos
qvasTan, hqondeT Sexvedra,
delfos misani moaxsenebda RmerTebis nebas,
vin, ras evedra,

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 am samisnosTvis, morigeobiT, mefeni saRmrTo
verZs gamozrdidnen
oqros sawmiss ki mas gadascemdnen, visac morige
mefed CaTvlidnen,
da moxda ise, rom aTamantma, orqomens didxans
vinac mefobda,
morige verZi vis ekuTvnoda da oqros sawmiss
droebiT flobda
dahkarga verZi, masTan sawmisi, RvTiuri nebis utyvi
niSani
wasulTa sulebs waerTvaT gezi, gmirebs miecaT
brZolis mizani.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
aTamants didi hqonia codva, saerTo saqmes
ver mouara,
RmerTebis wyroma daimsaxura, moZme
mefeni daamwuxara,
pelazgebs Soris oqros sawmisi, me gamigia,
didada fasobs,
misi mflobeli uZlevelia, midis, miibrZvis
da mikiskasobs,
me mxolod erTi vici SemTxveva, axlaxans iyo,
miTxres da vici,
oqros sawmisi Zmas gamostaca, magram ver gaxda
qveynis safici.
iazoni
sanam iolkoss mivatovebdi da kolxeTis gzas
davadgebodi,
ambad gavige pelopsis vaJebs, visac verc vcnobdi,
verc Sevxvdebodi,
arakacobiT mosvliaT dava, jiSSi hqoniaT
gautanloba,

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 mama mouklavT, mere dis qmari, ase scodniaT
moyvroba-Zmoba.
roca dis Svilic gzas gauyenes, boroti Zala
mikens uCvenes,
qalaqis mefed dajda aTrei, mZime codvebma
vinc SeaCvenes.
Zmas da mewyviles fiests SeSurda, isic ibrZoda,
mefoba surda,
siZes rom klavda, gana fiqrobda, rom darCeboda
nadavlis xurda,
hoda, iwyina, aivso javriT, mama Tu mokla
Zmas daindobda?
gaumaZRari imisi guli tolad da calad
aravis cnobda
da moifiqra: SeuCnda Zmis cols, Tavi aZlia
da daaZala,
qalic qalia, Wkua mokleobs da mokled
moklec gamoecala.
erTad gaTvales. mikenis mefes verZi hyavs
oqros sawmisiani,
Tu mostaceben, taxts waarTmeven,
gamefdebian codviliani.
asec moiqcnen, verZi mostaces, magram ver SeZles
mefed dajdoma.
qurdi, yaCaRi da moRalate mefed ara cnes,
arvin indoma,
fiests mouxda sxvagan gaqceva, axla sad saxlobs
me aRar vici,
sawmisi isev aTreis darCa, qveSevrdomebma
mas misces fici.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
oqros sawmisi pelazgebs Soris Tu xelmwifobis
aris niSani,

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 maSin aTamants vinRa amefebs, saqme mosvlia moxucs
ugvani.
iazoni
oqros sawmisi ufro metia, vidre niSani
Zalauflebis,
RmerTebis nebis gamJRavnebaa, aq daxmarebis
da iq Tan xlebis,
rac dagvekarga, Zala wagverTva, ver vupatroneT
wasulTa sulebs.
zvaraks ar hqonda RvTiuri madli, verc iamosi1
kurnavda wylulebs,
amitom iyo sapelazgoSi mis dabrunebas
yvela cdilobda,
magram kolxeTi saiTken iyo, arc vin icoda da verc
vin grZnobda,
sanam aTamants ar miuvidnen danabarebiT friqses2
Svilebi,
mamiT mefobis mtkiced msurvelni, Tumca kolxeTSi
gamozrdilebi.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
aTamants hyavda friqse da hele, pirvel colisgan
ase gvaqvs cnoba,
rad moiSora mefem Svilebi, rad gaucivda
mamuri grZnoba?
iazoni
es ambavia cudad saTqmeli,
aTamants bedma daria xeli,
cols gaecala, sxva moiyvana, kaci fiqrobda
Svilebis mcveli
1. iamosi _ daWrilTa, avadmyofTa mkurnali, RmerT apolonis vaJi.

2. friqse _ aTamantis vaJi, romelmac verZi da sawmisi kolxeTSi ai-

ets miarTva.

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 dedinacvalma gerebs ugana, maTi sikvdilis iyo
msurveli,
da miaRwevda dasaxul mizans, gaixarebda
Ralati Zveli,
rom ara zrunva erTgulebisa, romelTac balRebs
aswavles gezi,
verZi sawmisiT Tan gaatanes, rac gaxda Cveni
brZolis mizezi
arete
dedinacvalis moRalatoba, aTamants
rogor gamoepara,
Svilebs ugvani rogor arCia, avi ayvava da gaaxara,
ara yofila mefobis Rirsi, Tu qalis WkuiT
qveynad iara,
Svilebi daTmo, sawmisi daTmo, ers gauCina
eWvis iara,
vTqvaT erTxel Secda, magram rodesac karze
miadgnen SvilTa Svilebi,
ratom mefoba ar dauloca Tu gmirad
iyvnen gamozrdilebi?
iazoni
maTi Sexvedris mowme ara var, magram mravaljer
gamigonia,
TviT aTamantis vici naTqvami, rom damaviwydes
ara mgonia.
ase ambobda: badiSTa mamam, friqse ki iyo
Cemi memkvidre,
momtaca verZi, masTan sawmisi, avasrulebdi RvTis
nebas vidre,
me raRa meqna, ase miambes, rac Cem wargzavnils
uTxra misanma,
unda daxoco friqse da hele, rom gaamarTlos
qveynis mizanma.
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 ara da yvela daiRupebiT, aseTi aris
RmerTebis neba,
Cveni sicocxle maT abariaT da arc vyofilvar
maTTan Tavneba.
da swored maSin, roca Svilebi unda gameRo
RmerTis zvarakad,
moxda iseTi, rac Cven momavals gaaxsendeba
zRapar-arakad.
miRalates da gaqrnen Svilebi, Tan gaiyoles
verZi-sawmisiT,
wasulTa sulebs daexSoT kvali, Seni Tu daTme,
ivargeb visiT?
gavida wlebi, oTxi vaJkaci karze momadga, mefis
taxts mTxoven,
ara fiqroben, colTan axalTan sxva Svilebi myavs
da sisxlsa mwoven.
amitom, roca mTxoves mefoba, sxva mefeebTan
SeTanxmebulad,
winapirobad viTxove ganZi dabruneboda
orqomens srulad.
igiv piroba me wamiyenes, amitom argos moveTaTbire,
is, misi Zmebi melas, frontisi da kitisore oTx
ZmaSi mcire.
kolxuri wesiT gems aagebdnen, radgan aseTi Cven ar
vicodiT,
mxolod kolxuri an da kretuli, sxvafriv kldeT
Soris ver gavidodiT,
argom dasZlia SeuZlebeli, mitom saxeli
gemsac vuwodeT,
SevkribeT gundi vaJkacebisa, bevri SeviZleT
da bevric vcodeT.
arete _ feakTa dedofali
sapelazgodan kolxeTisaken Tu argos gemiT
swrafad icureT,

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 bevri xifaTi gzaSi SegemTxvaT da bevrjer
ofli CamoiwureT,
Tu aieti RalatiT ZlieT, oqros sawmisi
moigdeT xelSi,
raSia Tqveni damsaxureba, ra gaamayebT
wuTisofelSi?
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
axla araa dro Sefasebis, axla mTavari aris qmedeba,
vinc ar dakargavs dros laparakSi, mas warmateba
daebedeba,
kars mogvdgomia aietis Ze afsirti mxne
da daudgomeli,
SurisZiebiT aris aRvsili, win daudgeba miTxar
romeli?
mas mxars umagrebs xalibTa mefe, haliZonebsac
CvenSi ityvian,
unda viRonoT ram saocari, rom stumrebisTvis
ar iyos gvian,
moveTaTbire adaTTa mcodnes, aTenas vTxove,
zvaraki vwire,
davkvaliandi ra SeiZleba da boroteba
varCie mcire
Tu iazoni xels sTxovs medeas, qmris gverdSi dgoma
qalis valia,
afsirti col-qmars ver daaSorebs, unda CavxergoT
gza savalia,
amitom viTxov, Tu surs iazons, rom davifaro
da mivexmaro ,
unda iCqaros, kavSiri Sehkras, SurisZiebis
davwritoT wyaro.
iazoni
rogorc mefes da rogorc maspinZels, pativs
mogageb da geTanxmebi,
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 momec ufleba vnaxo medea da samomavlod
SevawyoT xmebi,
Tu daviTanxme, Cvenc gadavrCebiT, samefoc
rbevas gadaurCeba,
magram Cems sityvas Tu ar aqvs Zala, Tu gamebuta
da meurCeba.
Sen gadawyvite medeas bedi, da-Zmis Tanxmoba
Sen moagvare,
me ki vacnobeb CemTan myof gmirebs, rom momavali
gveqneba mware,
radgan ar davTmobT sawmiss uomrad, xelSi
CavigdeT, axla davkargoT?
davTmoT sawmisi an da sicocxle, romeli
rogor unda ganvkargoT,
maSin ara gTxov Cvens mfarvelobas,
Tu gmirebi varT, mklavi gavsarjoT,
imitom mogvca dedam sicocxle, samSoblosaTvis
kidec davxarjoT.

(iazoni wesisamebr eTxoveba alkinoesa da aretes da

midis medeasTan. Semodis aietis Ze afsirti haliZonebis
mefe odiosTan erTad)

afsirti
mefes brZensa da Warmags Tavs gikrav, SenTan
dedofals pativs mivageb,
Tu megobrobis ar mesmis fasi, maSin megobrad
rogor vivargeb,
magram mizani dRes Cemi sxvaa, iciT aqeTken
ratom vicureT,
meniCbeebi ar Sevasvene, oflis mdinare CamoviwureT.
axla aqa var, unda gadmogce kolxeTis mefis
SemonaTvali:

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 mSvidoba iyo mudam Cven Soris, ar gamqcevia
saomrad Tvali ,
kvlavac mSvidoba rom iyos CvenSi da megobroba
ufro ganmtkicdes,
rac sityviT gviTqvams, dagvificia, igive saqmiT
unda damtkicdes ,
bevrs ar moviTxov, Seni ar minda, Sen kargad uwyi,
rac iyo Cemi,
Cemi asuli, Cemi sawmisi, Cemi kacoba TvalSi sacemi
dRes Sens xelTaa, Sen gadawyvite, Tu ukan momcem
da damibruneb,
CavTvli Ralati ara gdomnia, mcire Secdoma
mogsvlia uceb,
Tu ara, CvenSi rac iyo wminda, yvela sikeTe
dakargulia,
Sedegic ici, ar dagifarav, martivad moxdes is rac
rTulia.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
vici rTulia simarTliT Wedva, simarTlis xedva
ara naklebi,
kolxi gmirebi mogiyvania, gindaT SeiqmnaT
qveynis amklebi,
odiosia Sen gverdiT mdgomi, haliZonebis
mefe diadi,
Seni rom vici, misic vicode, raa ganzraxva
da xvaSiadi?

odiosi _ haliZonebis mefe

Cven, xalibebi _ haliZonebi, ukidegano

soflis mflobeli,
bevris Semkrebi, metis msurveli, bevris mnaxveli,
metis mSobeli,

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 wamosulebi xalibeidan, vanis zRvis kides
xelis mimwvdeni,
naTesaobas kolxebTan vTesavT, sikeTe aris
CvenSi imdeni,
kolxebs vstumrobdi, mefe aiets mama-Sviloba
kidec vuTxari.
mefis asuli sacoled msurda, naTesaoba
gvqonoda myari,
afsirtis gavxdi Zmad Senafici, misi azrebi
gaviziare,
manac gamigo, halisis mxridan kolxeTis mxares
ratom viare,
yvela keTilad damTavrdeboda, CvenSi erToba
gamyardeboda,
rom ara xriki pelazgebisa, arakacoba ar moxdeboda.

alkinoe _ feakTa mefe

haliZonebi mZlavria tomi, bevris mflobeli da

metis mdomi
odio mefe gmirebSi gmiri, magram rad unda mas
CvenTan omi?

afsirti
odio Cemi Zmad naficia, mefe, medeas
saqmrod mindoda
rom ara argos mxlebelT Ralati, es Canafiqri
gamovidoda
SeerTebuli Cveni Zalebi, nebismier mters
daamarcxebda
daculi aris Cveni samefo, susti Zlierebs xels
ver axlebda
kacis azrebze RmerTs ecineba, rogor moxdeba,
misia neba,

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 RmerTi ifaravs guliT morwmunes, misgan isjeba
yvela Tavneba.
Cven yvela viciT, rac uwin iyo, koribiSebSi
Cagviweria,
vervin aicdens RmerTebis nebas, ausruldeba
rac uweria.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
rogorc gavige odio iyo, medeas saqmro,
xelis mTxovneli,
axla mosula kolxebTan erTad, rom aisrulos
survili Zneli?
odiosi _ haliZonebis mefe
mefe xar RmerTTa nebiT dasmuli, mefis Rirseba
simarTliT Cndeba,
Tu dRes erTs ficav, xvale meores, zegac igive
ganmeordeba,
me Tu var mefe, me unda davdo Cem nasrol sityvas
simarTliT fasi,
mona ara var Tavs movatyuo, sxvasTan vicruo
mravalaTasi.
kacis kacoba qceviTa Cndeba, Tu gaamrude,
kacoba tydeba,
Semdeg ramdenic ginda ifico, rac iyo
aRar ganmeordeba.
me afsirts vuTxar kacuri Zmoba, sityvis mona var
da maZevs ymoba.
roca dasWirda, roca SemeZlo, ra kacobaa Txovna
da xmoba,
var misi Semwe, man gadawyitos, ra aqvs mamisgan
danabarebi ,
me mis gverdiT var Cemi gmirebiT, mters SevungrioT
gulis karebi
da amas garda me iazonma qali momtaca,
damivso Tvali,
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 pirispir minda masTan Sexvedra, ar damWirdeba
SoriT TvalTvali.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
Tqveni gavige, isac viazre, adre Tu gvian
momadgebodiT,
Tu var orguli, sityvis gamtexi, balRebi ar xarT
da mixvdebodiT.
amitom getyviT rasaca vfiqrob, xvalindeli dRe
viT mesaxeba,
Tu rom vicruo an vieSmako, mokvdes kacoba,
gaqres saxeba,
roca momadgnen stumrad gmirebi, pelazgTa mxares
gamozrdilebi,
maTSi aTenis mefe Tezevsi, sityviT tkbilebi,
qceviT zrdilebi
da maTTan erTad kolxi asuli, masSi medea uceb
verc vcani,
me ra vicodi, sad ra gadaxdaT da verc gavige maTi
mizani,
stumrebs maspinZlad ar davxvedrodi, ra iqneboda
Cemi ieri,
gana imitom vmefob feakebs, samefo hyvavis
svebednieri.
moyvrad mosulebs pativi ar vce, mtrad mokidebuls
davxvde mtrulada,
sxva gza ar mqonda, maspinZlis vali, me avasrule
maTTan srulada.
Semdeg gamitydnen, miTxres medea iazons etrfis,
rogorc qmars coli,
me raRa meqna, rogor damewva Seyvarebuli
col-qmris sawoli?
pativs mivageb mefe aiets, mSvidoba aris Cveni
warsuli,

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 rogor gamegdo da ar mimeRo kolxeTis mefis turfa
asuli?
sanam medea stumrobs feakebs da qalkiopes gmiri
Svilebi
aietisgan dalocvilebi, misive zrunviT
gamozrdilebi.
valdebuli var maT pativi vce da davifaro, SemZle
var risi,
mewyineboda Cem SvilebisTvis Tqven ar migegoT
ram sakadrisi,
sxva ram ar vici, arc codna minda, Cemi ganzraxva
asea wminda,
sxvagvarad rame Tu mogeCvenoT, sityva iTqva
da Citi gafrinda.
afsirti
Tu rogorc ambob, isea yvela, me Seni vici da
Seni mjera,
magram simarTle sxvagvari ari, Sengan naTqvamSi
sxva ari JRera,
ukve giTxari, sapelazgodan vidre diswulni
mogvadgebodnen,
maTTan gmirebi sxvadasxva mxaris sicruiT Wedvas
Seecdebodnen,
viyaviT mSvidad. oqros sawmisi aresis velze
muxas ekida,
aravin iyo masTan mimsvleli, verc gabedavda,
raimes cdida,
odio iyo CvenTan stumari da saqorwilod
vemzadebodiT,
erT-urTis gvqonda sruli gageba da araferSi
davzardebodiT,
erT dRes mogvadgnen kars diswulebi, maTTan
pelazgi vaJkacTa gundi,

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 muxTlobiT surdaT miznis miRweva, mivxvdi, viazre,
ki ar movdundi,
mxolod eg iyo, mamam piroba iazons ise wamouyena
vervin SeZlebda mis Sesrulebas, Svili var,
magram mec ki meZnela,
1
Tu am pirobas iolkoseli nirSeucvlelad
Seasrulebda,
oqros sawmisi miecemoda, sxvas aRarafers
daavalebda.
maT ra SeeZloT, magram medea raRac xrikebiT
gadaibires,
qali mogvtaces, oqros sawmisic, avi gvakadres,
deda gvitires,
xuTi gemiT var dadevnebuli da kidev sami odios
axlavs,
maxvils mxolod is gadaurCeba, vinc dagvaswrebs
da Tavs did qvas axlavs.
SenTan Cven ra gvaqvs saCxub-sadao, ganze gadeqi,
mogveci neba,
mtyuani-susti Zliers ras uzams, tyuilad rames
daiqadneba.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
aq ori ari sakiTxi rTuli, rom davrCeT orniv
welgamarTuli,
unda gamovyoT qali, sawmisi, WeSmariteba
avwonoT sruli,
qali Senia sisxli da xorci, magram sxvisia,
qali _ qalia,
gaTxovdeba da qmars miudgeba, qmris gverdze yofna
misi valia.

1. iolkoseli _ argonavtTa winamZRoli iazoni sapelazgios qalaq

iolkosidan iyo.

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 Tu ki medea iazons etrfo, Tqves da mtkice aqvT
col-qmris piroba
da rogor ginda qmars daaSoro, gana aseTi
mogdgams gmiroba?
rac Seexeba sawmiss. sawmisi gana aTamants
ar ekuTvnoda?
gana dakarga, Cumad mopares, ra ukan
aRar dabruneboda?
Sen gamarkvie da Tanaxma var, oriv sakiTxi
SenTan ganvsajo,
Tu damnaSaved romeli vcani, gavasamarTlo,
mkacrad davsajo.
afsirti
Seni piroba misaRebia, rac ukve giTxar, gavimeoreb,
simarTles vityvi, ratom vicrueb, pirs aviyroleb,
suls avimZoreb,
WeSmaritia, medea daa, dis gverdiT dgoma Zmebs
kisrad gvawevs,
magram Tu qalma ram Caifiqra, aseT simZimes RmerTic
ver awevs.
medea sxvaa, qalobis garda, mas jadoqroba
ewifeboda,
yvelafris codna yovelTvis surda da koribiSebs1
ewafeboda.
yvela balaxi icoda zustad, yvela wamali
da sawamlavi.
yvela Selocva, yvela dalocva, macocxlebeli
anda momklavi.
is rom iazons ar misdgomoda, guls ar Caedo
mamis Ralati.
ar gaewira soflis amagi, ar daemsxvria
saloci xati,

1. koribiSebi _ tyavze naweri kolxuri wignebi.

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 iazoni da misi Tanmxlebni, kolxeTis miwas
mibardebodnen,
misi dis wulni, Cemi dis wulni1 verc erTi veRar
gadarCebodnen.
moRalatea CvenTan medea, masTan dis wulni,
Ralatis Tavni,
me gadmomeci, mamas mivgvaro da es iqneba
mSvidobis Tavni,
rac Seexeba sawmisis ambavs. TesaliaSi
yvelam icoda,
oqros sawmisi delfosi iyo, mas ekuTvnoda, vinc
iq vidoda.
aTamants hqonda mxolod droebiT, ver mouara
da daekarga,
dakarguli ki man daifara, vinac ipova, vinac ivarga.
xom iyo is dro, roca korinTo, roca delfosi
da simonide,
salocavebi am wminda mxaris da Tavad miwa
kididan-kide,
mefe aiets rom ekuTvnoda, misi iyo da kidec icavda,
viT sxva mefeni pelazgebisa, pelazgTa mefes riT
ar mihgavda?
roca gandevnes ionelebma, kolxeTs mivida
da daesaxla,
magram sawmisi misic xom iyo, ra gansxvaveba
gamodis axla?
RmerTebis nebiT, rodesac friqsem, oqros sawmisi
mas Caabara,
amiT RmerTebis guli moigo da aietic miT gaaxara,
axla pelazgebs da ionelebs, RalatiT
ganZi moupariaT,

1. medeas ufros da qalkiopes aTamantis vaJ friqsesagan hyavda oTxi

Svili argo, melasi, frontsi, kiti sore.

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 RamiT qurdobis gzas dasdgomian, arakacobiT
gauxariaT,
amitom viTxov, xar marTlis mTqmeli, sityvasTan
saqmis rom iyo mqneli
Seni TanxmobiT mSvidobianad, rom davasruloT
es saqme Zneli.
alkinoe _ feakTa mefe
Segawyvetineb, sityvaze giWer, CemsaviT Senac
mSvidoba ginda,
maSin SevTanxmdeT, erTurTs SevficoT, Cveni
naTqvami rom iyos wminda,
zvaraki vwiroT da davadginoT, odio mefe
ar Caerios,
vatyob ficxia SemarTebuli, Tavi moTokos
da moerios.
gadasawyveti Sen gadawyvite, misatevebels
Sen miuteve,
Sen calke Sexvdi das da diswulebs, damnaSeveni
Sen daatyveve,
ganze gavdgebi Tu xar marTali, naTesauri
Tu ici vali,
vinc win dagidges da SegiSalos gauxmes mklavi,
daevsos Tvali,
sasaxlis gverdiT aTenas taZars erTad veaxloT
da mivceT fici,
naTqvams davicav, Tqvenc ar gadaxvalT, kacuri
sityva aseTi vici.

***
/medea da iazoni/
iazoni
mefis asulo, Cveni piroba, dRemde arafriT
damirRvevia,

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 mocemul ficis viyav erTguli, fuWad ficilic
ara mCvevia,
RmerTebis nebiT icvleba yvela, Tu ram cuddeba,
maT ZaluZT Svela
saqme moiTxovs giTxra rac xdeba, saTqmeli Tumca
Zalze meZnela.
medea
Cems smenas Cawvda ambavi mware, yvela ganvsaje
da vaRiareb,
feakTa mefe da dedofali Tu mixuraven stumrebis
karebs,
ar CaeTvlebaT CvenTan did codvad da verc
sayvedurs maTsas vityodi,
radgan Cem Ralats ra mohyveboda, patara ar var,
kargad vicodi.
gana ver vgrZnobdi oqros sawmisi aiets rogor
Zalas matebda,
ra ari misTvis delfos samisno an simonides
ratom aqebda,
ra Zneli ari dahkargo ganZi, mefoba masze
bevrad metia,
mec am gancdebiT viyav aRzrdili da grZnoba gulSi
ar Caetia.
mudam vfiqrobdi, ra unda moxdes, rom avasrulo
mamis mizani,
SeeZlos mSobels ar Seexidos, CvenSi ver naxo
ase ugvani.
iazoni
Sen gulis grZnobam ki ar gacTuna, mamis kvals
misdev, kidec ecdebi,
sityva mogeci, ukan ar vixev, yovel Jams mende,
Segexidebi,

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 magram manamde Sori gza ari, aravin viciT
rogor viaroT,
erT-urTs SevficeT da erTmaneTis Wiri-varami
gaviziaroT.
nuTu vera grZnob am miznis garda, rom Cemi grZnoba
SenTvis ireva,
mware da tkbili fiqrebi mtanjavs, kaci gancdebiT
gadaireva,
piroba gvqonda, SevuRldebodiT, roca korinTos
gamefdebodi,
imav wuTidan gzas gavyurebdi da aRsrulebas
velodebodi.
me ra vicodi ra mogveloda, feakTa mefes
vestumrebodiT,
ukan mdevari mogvadgeboda, axal xifaTSi
CavcvivdebodiT,
axla asea, Smagi afsirti, kolx meomrebiT savse
gemebiT.
kars mogvdgomia, gza mouWria, dagvxocs Tu nebiT
ar davnebdebiT,
Sen Tavs moiTxovs, ganuzraxia, mamasTan ukan
rom dagabrunos,
haliZonebis mefeca cdilobs brZolis yiJina
ar gauxunos,
erTad cdiloben feakTa mefe gadaibiron, datovon
ganze,
gamzadebuli meomrebic hyavT Cven dasaxocad yvela
gembanze
axla vifiqroT da gadavwyvitoT, SevebrZolebiT
Tu davnebdebiT
SevebmebiT Tu gaveridebiT, rasac gadawyvet
RmerTebis nebiT.
medea
sibrZne kacisa mravalgvaria, RmerTebis nebam
ise aria,

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 zogs erTi moswons da zogs meore, midis, miibrZvis,
miuxaria,
Cemi mizani ari korinTo, sxva danarCeni misken
gza ari,
sibrZne mizanis aRsrulebaa, sxva, mofiqreba
sxvadasxva gvari.
gzaze afsirtim Tu ki miyela, misi xerxebi vici
sul yvela,
dakrav da ise gavaWrevineb, veravin SeZlos
mdevrebis Svela,
magram manmade unda vicode, is ras moiTxovs
an memuqreba,
brZenma Tu Slegis icis buneba, mixvdeba, rogor
Caucxros neba.
iazoni
afsirtis azri ari aseTi, mamis brZanebiT
gamonakveTi
Sen dagabrunos mSobliur keras, ar dagitovos
gzis monakveTi,
kargad uwyian, Sen Tu dabrundi, mogvyvebi,
aRar davagvianeb.
vis ras davakleb sakiTxavia, Cem momavals
ki davazianeb
afsirtis azri marTebulia, visac CemsaviT
Znelad uvlia,
an zRaprulia misi saxeli, an usaxelod dakargulia
Sen Tu dabrundi, es imas niSnavs, sawmisi unda
ukan waiRon,
Tumc CemTan myofni, misi gulisTvis, yvela mzadaa
sisxli gaiRon,
oqros sawmisi SeniT mogveca, saiT waiReb, Senia neba
win gadagidges, uari giTxras, aravinaa
CvenSi Tavneba.

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medea
didi dardanis STamomavali, ili, rodesac kolxeTs
vidoda,
uSvilo kaci, miusafari, ras eweoda, gana icoda,
kolxeTSi mefes uTxra siZoba, ar dauwyia
sityvaZviroba,
grZneuli qali dausves colad, aseTi iyo
maTi piroba.
da perimedem qmars mouara, uSvilos endo, ar iuara,
umkurnala da Svili aCuqa, gverdiT daudga
da miexmara,
roca mermero, imaTi vaJi, tans ikaJebda,
fexze dgeboda,
papis samefos eaxla ili, Tumc ar icoda
ra moxdeboda.
grZneulma qalma iqac uSvela da daibruna
ilim korinTo,
Tu ar ecade, Tu ar ibrZole, bedis sanTeli
rogor ainTo?
korinTo iyo dardanis bude, roca iltvoda,
gaxda ocneba,
ilim ocneba saqmed aqcia, aseTi iyo RmerTebis neba.
Semdeg mermero mefobda iqve, kolxeTi isec
mas ekuTvnoda,
ori samefos batoni iyo da grZneulis Svils
unda scodnoda,
ar SeiZleba, rom erTdroulad or
mdinareSi iWyumpalavo,
Tu iqiTac xar da aqeTac xar, Tavs Wirs gauCen,
ver damalavo.
Tumc brZeni iyo mefe mermero da asterope
colada hyavda,
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 vera xvdeboda, qals ayolili, samomavlo xes
ukuRma rgavda,
helios RmerTi manaTobeli, cis kamaras,
rom efareboda,
col-qmars Soridan uTvalTvalebda,
qals SeumCnevlad epareboda.1
misi TanxmobiT da mfarvelobiT mermerom zarda
Svili mravali,
aiets, ufross darCa mefoba, aseTi iyo gza gasavali,
persi, misi Zma tavridis mefed daadgines
da gza dauloces,
vinc win daudga, mtroba indoma, mijriT misulma
Zmebma daxoces.
debSi ufrosi circea ari, brZeni, grZneuli
da jadoqari,
bevri aRzarda, bevrs gza uCvena, RmerTebma bedi
misces amgvari,
da pasifae aris umcrosi, izarda, gaxda
minosis coli,
kretas dedoflad ari mamida, sxvagan ver naxo
imisi toli.
mermeros Semdeg gamefda mama da or samefos
didxans uvlida,
xan erTgan iyo, xan meoregan, icavda,
gare Semouvlida,
magram rodesac ionelebma uyeles, surdaT
korinTos floba,
iZulebulni viltvodiT kolxeTs, sad dardanidebs
hqondaT mZaxloba.
korinTo davTmeT, Cven ki ar davTmeT,
Zlierma mtrebma dagvaTmobines,
1. tradiciiT yvela mefis, gmiris RvTiur mamad romelime RmerTi
iTvleboda, deda SeiZleba qalRmerTi yofiliyo. aietis miwieri
mama rom mermero iyo, RvTiur mamad mzis RmerTi heliosi iTvle-
boda.

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 mama-papaTa mSobliur mxares, ar gagvaCeres
da gvabogines,
imas ver vityvi, Sen ar momwonxar, magram korinTo
ari mizani,
Sens CamosvlaSi sityva-pasuxSi, misi miRwevis
niSani vcani.
iazoni
me vizrdebodi kentavr xironTan,1 sanam viyavi
susti, patara,
xironis deda Tilira iyo mxrebze Sesmuli
vinac matara,
Semdeg xariklo, xironis coli, ara mtuqsavda,
manebivrebda,
Tavad kentavri aras dasdevda, damsjida, nebas
ar mimiSvebda,
ase vizarde, tkbili da mware, RmerTebis nebiT
ar damklebia,
brZenTa naTqvami davimaxsovre: aikle is,
rac asaklebia.
roca vizarde, misanma miTxra, rom SoreulSi,
kolxi asuli.
silamaziT da codniT qebuli, Cem bedadaa
qveynad dasmuli,
zRaprad naTqvami iyo megona, arc mifiqria
rame meRona,
bedma damcina Tu maTamama da magrZnobina
misanis wona.
axla aqa var, kolxi asuli, Cem win aris
da azrebs milagebs,
mis pasuxs veli, ras gadamiwyvets, uars metyvis
Tu pativs mimagebs,
1. kentavri _ cxenkaci, sapelazgoSi cxenis etlSi Sebma icodnen, ma-
gram cxenze amxedreba ara. isini, vinc amxedreba iswavla cxenkacad,
erT arsebad warmoedginaT.

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 feakTa mefec da dedofalic Sengan aseve
pasuxs elian
Tu SevuRldebiT, dagvifaraven, sxva mxriv
Tavdaxsna iqneba gvian.
medea
vTqvaT da mogeci kidec Tanxmoba, es risa
aris gamosavali,
gana amisTvis gaveqec mamas, ar davitove
ukan savali?
me bavSvobidan mqonda ocneba, ukan
korinTos davbrunebodi,
qmaris SeZena ra bedenaa, masTan
mamulSi gavmefdebodi,
axla Sen ambob, afsirtis gamo ZiriTad mizans
unda vuyelo.
mizani davTmo, yelze Seviba Seni colobis
susti sayelo,
rogor viando, giTxra Tanxmoba, xval gza arCio
Ralatiani.
me sxva jiSis var, kargad iande, ar darCe
mere codviliani.
iazoni
sofeli Zalze Wreli yofila, marTal-mtyuani
vis gauyvia,
avi imarjvebs, keTili ibrZvis, gaugebari ari avyia,
Tumc var jeeli, me Cemda wilad, cxovrebis bevri
simware vcade,
RmerTebis nebiT ra momeloda, Tumca vicodi,
ar ganvacxade.
mizani TiTqmis miRweulia, Tan vinc viaxle,
is daculia,
afsirti rCeba bolo simagre, mZlavri, amayi,
Tavgasulia,

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 Tu axla SevZel misi dalaxva, Tu axla xifaTs
Tavi varide,
Cveni iqneba xval momavali, erTian ZaliT
davlaxoT ride,
Cven Tu SevuRldiT, col-qmrobis wesi, kacTagan
Zvelad dadgenilia,
kaci qals eltvis, ara naklebad, qali kacisTvis
gaCenilia.
me geficebi, rac vTqvi kolxeTSi, Sesrulebaze
ar viuaro,
kidec damWirdes, zRvas ukarebels, argos
xomaldiT Semovuaro,
oRond erTia, dRes Cveni bedi, Sen xelTaa
da unda dagvfaro,
feakTa mefe ar vazaraloT, iolkosisken
rom gagvaparo,
ceti ara var, vera vxvdebode, ratom da rodis
visTan vdgebode,
RmerTebma momcen imdeni Zala, Seni miznisTvis
gamovdgebode.

medea
Sen maRal RmerTebs mieci fici, mcire ara xar,
ras niSnavs ici,
balRi ara var ver mivxvde saqnels, an davijero
fuWad lacici,
amitom getyvi, Tumca var qali, ar gameqceva
ugvanod Tvali,
simarTles ise gavaWrevino, mtyuani darCes
CvenSi sawyali.
Zma Tu mosula, surs saubari, sicruiT ratom
vicvalo mxari,
afsirts Sevxvdebi, rom gavarkvio, ra ari tkbili,
ra ari mwari,

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 Zmebi rom miyvars, varT Sezrdilebi, didi sofelis
mefis Svilebi,
Cvenia vali, axals rom SevqmniT, ar amovTxaroT
wasulTa Zvlebi,
Cemi da-Zmebi vizardeT ise, Cveni warsuli gaviTavise,
rasac axla vflob, xom ari Cemi da dakargulic
ver gavasxvise.
samSoblo gana ari qoneba, mogeb-wagebiT gagegoneba,
fiqrze metia, grZnobaze meti, sicocxlis
ZaliT agewoneba.
CemTvis korinTo yvelaferia, momavlis gzebi
Tu ameria,
mizani mainc ari ucvleli, sicocxliT sxva ram
ar mimReria,
me mama davTme gana imitom, ra rasa sjobnis
amas vera vgrZnob,
samSoblo aris upirvelesi, samSoblos darad
veravisa vcnob,
afsirts Sevxvdebi, vfiqrob gamigebs, saficars
vetyvi, rogorc Semxvdeba,
meuRleobis Tanxmobas gaZlev, rasac veswrafviT,
erTad axdeba.
iazoni
kacobas vficav, CemTvis kacoba, Cem sicocxleze
ufro metia,
risTvis vizarde, risTvis vidide, erTad saTqmelSi
ar Caetia,
mama ezoni, mefe sviani, qalaq iolkoss
roca stovebda,
gana icoda, misi memkvidre, mis mosisxle Zmas
ar datovebda.
SarSanwin iyo, iolkoss mivel pelis, mamis Zmas
da moRalates

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 movTxove taxtis ukan mocema, maT ki suraTi
es damixates:
oqros sawmisi Tu dabrundeba, Tu aRsruldeba
RmerTebis neba,
CvenTan Widili ar dagWirdeba, mtroba moyvrobad
gardaiqmneba.
axla aqa var, mizanTan axlo, mindixar colad,
rom xeli gaxlo,
erTad gavWedoT sakeTebeli, erTad vaSenoT
Cven samosaxlo.
medea
mama aiets RmerTi hyavs mama, mama-Sviloba
vin gaazava,
hekate deda myavda qalRmerTi, mSoba, gamzarda,
kargad Tu avad,
axla ifiqre, RmerTTa naSobi, rogor viqnebi
ugvanis mSobi,
Ralatis saqmes me mirCevnia gamiskdes guli,
momedos obi.
me yvela vici, rac iyo adre, vgrZnob rac momavals
moewoneba,
kars miefare, Zmas rom Sevxvdebi, Semdegs iRonebs
Seni goneba,
axla damtove, monas uTxari, Zmas SemouZRves,
maqvs sityva mwari,
RmerTebo, Tavad gaaWrevineT, vin marTalia,
vinaa mcdari.
iazoni
gtoveb da mival, magram icode, am qveyanaze Tu
rame vcode,
Cemi Sendami siyvarulia, axlav momkali an Semicode,
sanacvlod, vficav ar davisveno, sityvis simtkice
saqmiT giCveno,
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 iolkosidan CavalT korinTos, oriv samefo
gaxdes saCveno.
(iazoni gadis, cota xnis Semdeg Semodis afsirti)

afsirti
mamis brZanebas vinc gadauva, imas cxovreba
mwared wauva,
ramdenic unda Teso sikeTe, Cadenil codvas
is ver auva.
RmerTebis Svili, mefis asuli, mSoblis alersiT
Tavze gasuli,
amags iviwyeb, Ralatsa Tesav, saqcieli gaqvs
wregadasuli.
medea
qveynad imdeni ari suleli, ramdensac Tavi brZeni
hgonia,
daukvirdebi, gagecineba, SenTan imaTi monagonia,
mec Cemi gza maqvs da imas mivdev, ki ar mivdivar,
miverekebi,
ara mWirdeba sxvis darigeba, gverdiT mimyoli
da marekebi,
Sen Seni gza gaqvs da me maqvs Cemi, Tumc xar vaJkaci
TvalSi sacemi,
nu Seecdebi win gadamidge, ar darCe bolos
bediT nacemi.
afsirti
Tumca ara var SensaviT brZeni da arc iamoss
mivedarebi.
ar miswavlia balaxTa ena, locva, Selocva
da amgvarebi,
magram ar niSnavs is ver gavigo, raa Ralati
da erTguleba,

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 qveynis, mSoblebis, Zmebis orguli sxva Sennairi
ar meguleba
neba rom mqondes ise moviqce, rogorca vfiqrob
da gekadreba,
Sen da iazons cocxlad dagwvavdiT, magram mefuri
makavebs neba,
mamam mibrZana xeli ar gaxlo, sityvac ar giTxra
ukadrebeli,
mitom vindome SenTan Sexvedra, salaparako
meqneba Zneli.
pirvel is unda Sengan gavigo, rad Caidine
saqme ugvano,
ra jado mogcxes Tavad jadoqars, ram gaiZula
mamas ugano?
medea
Sen ras gaigeb vis ra cecxli wvavs,
gulSi vis ra aqvs myarad nadebi,
ra iyo uwin, ra xdeba axla, amis codnas nu daeqadebi,
Seni saqmea brZolis yiJiniT, satevris qneviT
Caikla Jini,
rogor uyelo, sad Causafrde, Rrma fiqriT ratom
iWylito tvini,
magram is mainc Tu gagigia, ocnebis koSki Tu agigia,
mamam korinTo rad miatova, sad mdebareobs an
ra rigia,
aia1 raa kavkonebisTvis2 sad qalaqia
da sad RmerTia
heliosis Ze aietisTvis rogori ZaliT SenaerTia.
Tu gifiqria ra iqneboda, mamas
korinTo dabruneboda,
ramxela iyo Seni samkvidro da Tu iseve
gamTeldeboda,

1. aia _ qalaqi TesaliaSi, aseve xaldebis RmerTi da aietis qveyana.

2. kavkonebi _ tomi uZvelesi, maTi nawili saxlobda olimpos mTis
kalTebze, nawili xaldebis qveyanaSi, nawilma kavkasias misca saxeli.

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 mama isedac RmerTis Ze ari, xom gaxdebodi
RmerTTa sadari,
Sen ver mixvdebi ra cecxli mtanjavs, Cemi gonebis
Zafi sad ari.
afsirti
Sen Tu ggonia goneba giWris, mtanjavs gonebis
me nakleboba,
maSin gaige WeSmariteba: ara gqonia
Sviluri grZnoba,
mamis win mxtomi, usazRvros mdomi, isea, rogorc
ukuRma mjdomi,
vis gaugia, warmatebuli, qalma atexos
kacebTan omi?
Sen Tu korinTos floba gindoda, mamis azrebSic
es Sedioda,
ratom ar ande mamas nafiqri, xom ukeTesad
gamovidoda?
me sxvanairad am saqmes vxedav, RalatTan erTad
sicrues bedav,
nales satevars, mtrisaken miwvdils, grdemlze
abruneb, ukuRma Wedav,
Sen Tu ar gvende, me rogor gendo, mamis azrebiT
rom guli genTo,
sanTels Tu malav, rogor gavigo, sadaa
misi CamonaRvenTo.
medea
mamis saqmeSi mimiZRvis wili, rad unda amas
bevri ficili,
iazons, giTxra wlobiT vicnobdi, xom agitydeba
guliT sicili,
argonavtebi, roca mogvadgnen, vin da vin iyvnen
gana vicodi,

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 mxolod diswulebs vicnobdi maTSi da maTi bediT
Senac iwodi,
ho da gamodis, rogorc Sevxede da iazonmac
rogorc Semxeda,
usityvod iTqva yvela saTqmeli da urTierTi
davsaxeT bedad?
Sen amgvar zRaprebs Tu daujereb, zRapris nawilad
gadaiqcevi,
xom kargad ici, var mamis Svili, misi jiSis var,
mivgavar qceviT,
roca mogvadgnen kars diswulebi da saTxovnelad
gaSales xeli,
ver mimxvdariyav ra rada Rirda, ici ara var
ise suleli.
ase viande, argos Tanmxlebni, Tu oqros
sawmiss daivadebdnen,
Cem daxmarebas daafasebdnen, mefobis gvirgvins
CemTvis aswevdnen,
da amas garda Cveni diswulni, xom iqnebodnen
Cvengan daculni,
orqomenaSi gamefdebodnen, Cemi SewevniT
ze aweulni,
amaSi raa mamis Ralati, arc qveynis bedi gamiwiria,
ramdenic unda melaparako, Seni azrebi
mainc mwiria.
afsirti
pataras didi, uZlieresi, moqaduli ki gmiri hgonia,
patara ar xar ver dainaxo, amaTi Zala monagonia,
Tu iazoni marTla gmiria, mamis samefo rad miatova,
momxdurs dauTmo mefis gvirgvini, daemorCila
da Caeqsova.
kentavr xironis var gamowvrTnili, ambobda,
zRaprebs atrialebda,

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 zuCs da muzarads aJRarunebda, iqadda,
Tvalebs abrialebda,
Tavis samefo vinac dakarga, is sxvas povnaSi
miexmareba?
korinTos mefes win daudgeba da udierad miekareba?
me Seni mikvirs, brZenebSic brZeni, qurds da ugvanos
Tavs Tu uyadrebs,
ratom ar fiqrob, Senc mogatyuebs da mogayenebs
SenTvis ukadrebs,
magram manamde sin upe1 Sevkar, iqidan Tevzic
ver gamiZvreba,
vinc moindomebs zRvaSi gaparvas, misi dRe
SaviT daifareba.
argos gemi aqvT Cemebs alyaSi da odiosic
imaTTan ari,
romeli erTi win dagvidgeba, ar Seeyaros
TvalSi nacari.
medea
haliZonebi2 mogiyvania, odios mefis moTaveobiT,
misi imediT iazons hkninob, ra Sevafaso,
rogor, raobiT.
dRes iazoni Cemi qmaria, mis gverdiT dgoma
Cemi valia,
rasac movigebT, rasac wavagebT, orive
Cveni momavalia.
afsirti
axla ambobdi, rom iazoni gulze sulac
ar gexateboda,
mxolod korinTo, mxolod diswulni genatreboda,
gedardeboda,

1. sin lazurad wyali e. i. wylis upe (ube), gemTa sadgomi.

2. haliZonebi _ homerosi ase uwodebs xalibebs.

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 adre iazons ar Sexvedrixar, mxolod rodesac
mogvadga TxovniT,
oqros sawmisis miReba surda, amayi iyo Cvensken
gzis povniT.
Senc maSin naxe, Senc maSin gnaxa, iyo umweo,
surviliT glaxa,
amitom iyo ar davujere da sityvierad Semomelaxa,
Sen odiosis iyav sacole, rogorc SeSvenis
tolebSi sworebs,
uceb ki yvelas zurgi gvaqcie, mrudesTan keTils
ra gaasworebs?
axla Sen gikvirs, rom odiosi SurisZiebiT
aRWurvilia,
rom CemTan erTad, qurdebis dasja, misi nebaa
da survilia,
mxolod Cems gamo is Tavs ikavebs da arc ecdeba
ram gawyeninos,
lazia, gana pelazgi aris, mTxles Camonadens
eZaxdes Rvinos.
medea
garkveviT giTxar, dRes iazoni, Cemia qmari,
uRlis gamwevi,
araa Tqvengan SeSinebuli, arc moRalate da arc
gamqcevi,
Sen kargad ici, raki vigue, Cemi grZnobebis
gavuxsen kari,
gaviziareb mis bedisweras, gind iyos tkbili
da gnebavs mwari.
afsirti
Sen ukve SeniT gagixednia, rac mamisaa gadasawyveti,
megone brZeni, yofilxar ceti, TavgasulobiT
dagsximia reti,
sadRac vfiqrobdi, qali qalia, ZaliT atyvevnes
da gaitaces,

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 ara mxolod virs, virul saqmesac, joxs mouqneven,
etyvian aces,
Sen Tu iazons uTxar Tanxmoba, ukan bogiri Cagitexia
win me gidgevar Seuval zRuded, gamwarebuli
da utexia,
sulac ar vnanob, gzas acdenili, Senive
codvebs Seewirebi,
Sen mogyvebian Ramis qurdebi, imaT rom hkiTxo
didi gmirebi.
me mxolod argo, frontis, melasi da kiti sore1
mecodebian
das raRa vuTxra, gadaveyare, movindome
da gamoxda gvian?
medea
sul advilia Soridan mzera, ocnebis gamo
ar daisjebi,
safiqrals saqmed maSin gardaqmni, roca mcdelobiT
daixarjebi,
rac Tavi maxsovs vnatrobT korinTos, natvra
saqmesTan Sesadaria?
oxvra mamisa, Seni qadili, Tu nabijs ar dgam,
oriv mcdaria.
me Tu gadavdgi am mxriv nabiji, nabij-nabiji
siarulia,
me win miviwev, ukan mewevi, ukusvliT winsvla
arasrulia,
me rom wavide, Sen ras waageb, magram Tu SevZel
miznis miRweva,
Senic iqneba is gamarjveba, ar dagvWirdeba
mowev-miweva.
radgan korinTo mamisa iyo, mamis Sena xar
ufal-memkvidre,
1. friqsesa da aietis qaliSvil qalkiopes vaJebi, argonavtebis
laSqrobis monawileni iyvnen.

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 is rac Senia, Seni ar aris da arc iqneba
yoymanob vidre,
amas daurTe diswulTa bedi, maTi ra aris
xval momavali,
gaCerebuli mizanze fiqrobs, mizans miaRwevs
misken mavali.
afsirti
Zalze bevri gaqvs mondomebuli, naxe, simZimem
ar dagitanos,
vis imediT xar acetebuli, ecdebi saqmes ukideganos,
aq rom uyureb argos mgzavrebi, Sekrulebia
erTian gundad,
es imitom, rom rac mouparavT, wilis dadeba
imaSi undaT.
roca morCeba ganawileba, erT-urTsac
myisve daerevian,
wils miiTvlian yofil moyvrisa, romelsac
iqve moerevian,
maTSi zogi rom ionielobs, bevri pelazgi
aris ZirobiT,
mtrebi Sekrulad, Cvensken daZrulan, aietma Tqva
rogor pirobiT.
Sen vis endobi, igi dagindobs? sabolood gTxov
Wkuaze modi,
Zma var da Zmurad xels gamogiwvdi, dagelodebi,
adeq, wamodi,
Tu damijereb, Sen gadarCebi, Tu ara bedi
Seni krulia,
sawmiss me mainc arvis gavatan, CaTvale,
TqvenTvis dakargulia.
medea
erTi piroba Wkuas gadavel, yoymani viwye
da dagijere,

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 gulwrfeli iyav, ase megona, gulSi nadebi
amogxda mere,
Sen Cemi dardi ki ar gqonia, sawmisi ari Seni mizani,
usisxlod ginda ganZis miReba, gnaxe,
gismine, amovicani,
mec kargad vici sawmisis fasi, Sen Tu raime
gagegoneba,
migixvdi nafiqrs, Tan mecodebi, cudad daZabe
CemTan goneba,
sawmisi me maqvs, CemTan darCeba, man gamikvlios
gza gasavali.
Cem qmars, dis wulebs, imaT megobrebs, movaxdevino
samSoblos vali,
axla ki girCev, vxedav mosulxar uiaraRo,
rom ufro gendo,
wasvlamde kidev erTxel aswono, ras miaRwie,
gulSi ra gedo,
Cemi gza ukve arCeulia,
aqamde am gziT sxvas ar uvlia,
vinc Seecdeba mis gamrudebas, misi dReebic
daleulia.
gemSvidobebi, Tumca Zma iyav, Sen Seni
gqonda gadasaxedi,
albad verasdros veRar SevxvdebiT, RmerTebma
mogvces aseTi bedi.
afsirti
Serigebaze uari miTxar, damemSvidobe, nebaa Seni,
mec mexsomebi gzas acdenili, Tu ver giSvele
da mogageni,
Sen Tu gadadgi ase nabiji, Cemi mcdeloba
sul sxva iqneba,
cocxals Tu vera, mkvdars dagabruneb, mamisa ari
aseTi neba.
argonavtebi, ase eZaxiT, verc erTi maxvils
ver gadurCeba,

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 oqros sawmisic aresis velze, didebul
muxas daekideba.
iq, sadac aress, muxTal omis RmerTs,
eridas1 rCeviT taZars avugeb,
magram Sen amas veRar ixilav, veras moismen,
veras gaugeb,
feakTa mefe pasuxs moelis, unda vauwyo raa Sedegi,
rom ganze gadges da gza gvitios, ar gaxdes omis
msxverpli Semdegi.
RmerTebis nebas vin gadauva, etyoba
ase gaduwyvetiaT,
SeTanxmebulan Tu ikamaTes,
argonavtebi gauwyvetiaT.
/afsirti stovebs medeas da midis. alkinoes
sasaxlisaken mimaval gzaze, Casafrebuli iazoni
miparviT esxmis Tavs da klavs/.
/iolkosi. mefe peliasis sasaxle/
mefe peliasi
maS iazoni dabrunebula. akaste Svilo, xom
ar momesma?
eridas rCeva ver Sevasrule, sicocxlis Tasis
ver SevZel Sesma?
niSnavs rom bedi mqonia mware? vevedre RmerTebs
da ver vixare?
aTasjer mZime amiwevia, mainc ar movtydi
da movixare,
axla Tu ase Sebrunda bedi, unda vagino me Semoqmedi,
an Zveleburad, eSmakurad vTqva yvavia mtredi
da bati _ gedi.
akaste
msaxurma monam Sematyobina, qalaqs moadga
vaJkacTa gundi,
1 erida _ aresis Tanmxlebi, SuRlis, mtrobis qalRmerTi.

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 maTi moTave gaiZaxoda, iazoni var,
mnaxeT, davbrundi,
oqros sawmisi momitania, rasac natrobdiT
didi xania,
gmirebTan yofna ar minania, maTTan wvaleba amitania.
galavnis dacvam karibWe gaxsna, es iyo
maTi garjiloba-xsna,
argonavtebi Sig SemouSves, ar sWirdebodaT
mizezis axsna,
gemi, romliTac aqeT icures, poseidonis
zvarakad daTqves,
SenTan Sexvedra undaT jiutad,
magram mizezi misi ar gaTqves.
mefe peliasi
cudad meniSna, rac smenas Caswvda, ver moviSore
me iazoni,
ecdeba, yvelas wvrilad gaigebs, risi ar iyo
dRemde gamgoni,
1
rogorc aloas kalos mfarveli, mstovarTa
enebs daatrialebs,
Cven mtrebs Sekrebavs, winaparT amags fexqveS
gaTelavs, gaatilebs.
Zalas vixmardi, magram ZaliTac, ufro Zlierebs
rogora vZio,
Tu ram miSvelis, isev erida, gamocdilebiT
mkarnaxobs klio.2
akaste
aTenas, zevsis meomar asuls Tu CvenTvis
zurgi Seuqcevia,
iazonisTvis gza gauxsnia, Wabuki gmirad gaduqcevia,
1. aloasi (aloade) _ kalos mfarveli, miwis nayofierebis mfarveli
RmerT demetras zedwodeba. aqedan _ alooba.
2. klio _ codnis cxra muzas Soris, istoriis mfarveli.

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 niSnavs Cvenc unda miviRoT tkbilad, vuTxraT
SviliviT dagidges gverdiT,
moxuci, rogorc mama migiRos, xifaTisagan
dagicvas mkerdiT.
amasobaSi argonavtebi,
Tav-Tavis keras dabrundebian,
moxdes mere rac mosaxdenia, winaswar mainc
ver mixvdebian.
mefe peliasi
Wkvianuria, Cemi xerxebi vatyob bejiTad Segiswavlia,
patara nakads did mdinareSi gauqarwydeba
Tavis Wavlia,
mec Sevecdebi rogorc ra iyo, lamaz
ferebSi warmovaCino,
zogjer saR azrebs vneba akninebs da ufro xSirad
akninebs Rvino.
es adrec vcade, gamomivida, iazoni rom
pirvelad vnaxe,
zogi maSin vTqvi rac miTxra atam1, zogi dReisTvis
Semovinaxe.
oci wlis iyo maSin iazon, sasaxles mosdga,
taxti momTxova,
wesiT mamaCems ekuTvnodao, Tan moiyola
biZebis xrova,
me raRa meqna, mWarbobdnen ZaliT, simarTlec iyo
imaT mxareze,
samefos rogor mivatovebdi, verc avitandi
sadme mTvareze.

1. ata _ sicruis qalRmerTi. man TviT zevsic moatyua. ganrisxeb-

ulma RmerTebis mefem atas yurSi Caavlo da olimpodan (RmerTebis
sabrZaneblidan) Zirs isrola. aqedanaa qarTuli matyuara _ ata
yuriT gadagdebuli.

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 ho, da daviwye, vTqvi herofilem1 eriTreidan
SemomiTvala,
Tu vinmes unda Zmam moisarma2, pelazg mefeebs
uCvenos Zala,
man daiviwyos oqros sawmisi, kolxeTSi
aris gatacebuli,
ukan vidre ar dagibrundebaT, yvela iqnebiT
misgan vnebuli.
mere aTamants SevuTanaxmdi, masac xom hyavdnen
taxtis mocile,
vuTxari erTi azriT viaroT da gaWirvebis
gavxdeT mowile,
moxucs ar surda CemTan Tanxmoba, Zmis Svilis
Ralats ver mpatiobda,
inom miSvela, qmars Caagona CemTvis da misTvis im
dros ra sjobda.
ezoni _ visac wavarTvi taxti, misi Zmiswuli
kanonieri,
me nabuSari, Sekedlebuli, oxrobiT mefe
da kadnieri,
aTamants tolad rom ar vuRirdi, kargad vicodi
da mainc vcade,
aTasi xriki gamovigone, Cem TavTan omi gadavixade,
ino qalia eSmakeuli, qmars dauyvava da Caagona,
oqros sawmisze Tu ram icoda, Tu ram enaxa
an gaegona.
bolos pirobad davTqvi aseTi, oqros sawmisi
Tu dabrundeba,
Cemi da misi mocileebis yvela survili erTad axdeba.
axla yvelani kars mogvdgomian, did WirSi yofna
amasa hqvian,
1. herofile _ sibila, cxovrobda eriTreaSi, Tavs apolonis dad mi-
iCnevda.
2. Zma moisari _ RmerTi apoloni (pelazgiuri miTologiis wamyvani
figura).

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 unda iseTi ram movigono, xvale ar iyos
mcdeloba gvian.
akaste
ukan daxevis dro ar damdgara, axla rom daTmo
da daixio,
niSnavs Svilebis xorci daglijo, sakuTaric Wra
da daixio,
iazoni rom gaigebs ambavs, eWvi araa gaigebs misxliT,
ezoni rogor moakvlevine, ZaliT gaWyipe
Sav xaris sisxliT.
qmars polifeme zed waakali da iazoni
datove oblad,
sxva ra gviSvelis Tu daoblebuls ar moevline
moyvarul mSoblad?
mefe peliasi
Sen marTali xar, sityva, midgoma, mSvids gaaxelebs,
xels daamSvidebs,
zogjer pataras rac ver atyuebs, WeSmaritebad
CaesmiT didebs,
ase SevTanxmdeT, Sen, Seni debi, pelopeia
da alkestida,
iazons uyvars oriv maTgani, imisi deda
orives zrdida,
Tan gaiyole, stumrebs eaxle, dauyvave
da sityva uTxari,
Cemze gkiTxaven, var avad myofi, Cans rom droeba
damidga mwari.
wveTi da wveTi Sen moamzade, Cveni miznebi
erTgulad zarde,
mosulTa naTqvams ar gaeriyo, arc SeuerTde
da arc dazavde,
mere mec moval, viT davrdomili, miusafari,
oblad STenili,
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 argonavtebi erT-urTs wavkidoT, imaT davaSi
gza gvqondes xsnili,
Tu ar ecade, Tu ar vecade, iolkosSi
Tu is gamefdeba,
aravin icis ras Caifiqrebs, Cemi Svilebis
Tavs ra moxdeba.

/sasaxlis win moedanze Sekrebilan medea, argonavte-

bi, iolkosis moqalaqeebi/
argo
Cveni mizani sul sxva ram iyo, dRes Sen ratom gsurs
yvela gagvriyo,
rac susti aris, Zlierma riyo, rac Zlieria
Cvena vTqvaT iyo,
iyo, es sityva sxvas Tu aokebs,
daaZabunebs, moumatebs xmebs,
ver gadafaravs saqmis Sinaars, verc dagvaSorebs
TanaSezrdil Zmebs,
CemTvis mTavari aris kacoba, ara Sexedva,
ise gacnoba,
unda SeviZloT da ganvasxvavoT arakacoba
_ kacobis cnoba.
iazoni
rac fxizelisTvis aris naTeli, gadamTvralisTvis
is aris bneli,
WeSmariteba rom daadgino,
zogjer dRisiTac ginda sanTeli,
colis dis Svilo, Sen msayvedurob,
TiTqos rac gvqonda TavSi piroba,
bolos Sevcvale, arad Cavagde,
gamoCenili Sengan gmiroba.
rodi vuaryof, mxargrZeli gemi,
Sengan bejiTad agebulia,

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 Cven ar vicodiT, kolxeTisken gza,
Sengan naswavliT gagebulia,
me arc isa maqvs daviwyebuli,
warsulis ZaliT damiwebuli,
oqros sawmisi mamaSenisgan aiets hqonda davadebuli,
am mxriv Zmebi xarT yvelgniT marTali,
augad mxedvels daevsos Tvali,
magram uCvenod Tqven ras izavdiT,
xom darCebodiT miwyiv sawyali?
axla ase vTqvaT, Tu gqonda ganZi, sxvas daakeli,
Tavad dakarge,
orqomenelebs Sen ra Semate, sakuTar saqmes
amiT ra arge?
aietma Tqva sityva marTali, sawmiss uCines
axali kvali,
es mama Tqvenis iyo survili, ase warmarTa
gonebis Zali,
Tu aieti korinTos flobda, delfos,
omfalos mamulSi cnobda,
oqros sawmisi misic xom iyo, amitom wesiT
sakuTrad grZnobda.
argo, dResa xar colis dis Svili,
aietisgan keTilad zrdili,
minda keTilad rom gaiazro, naTesaobas
ar dahyves Crdili.
argo
Sen saiT fiqrob, sul yvela vici,
arca mWirdeba sityviT lacici,
oqros sawmisi dabrundeboda, es iyo yvelas
saerTo fici,
sawmisi axla ukve aq aris. davagugunoT
didebis zari,
magram saidan gatacebuli, vis samefodan,
saqme es ari.
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 amitom viTxov, samefo ganZi, damkargavs mivceT,
rom daivados,
axali verZi Tu gamozarda, sawmisiani _ es daiqados,
roca zvarakad verZs Seswiraven, dae Sen gergos,
iyos Sedegi,
sawmisi isec yvelasi aris, ase miiRebs mefe Semdegi,
magram axla ki igi Cvenia, mama Cvenisgan gasxvisebuli,
aTamants Tu ki daubrundeba, Cvenc
ar davrCebiT gawbilebuli.
iazoni
suleli xaro, veravin gkadrebs,
magram arc me var iseTi ceti,
ver gaviazro, rogori saqme, Cvens Soris aris
gadasawyveti,
vici aTamants hqonda piroba,
Tu ki sawmisi dabrundeboda,
mimtans, sanacvlod samefo taxti,
rogorc memkvidres rom darCeboda.
igiv piroba me wamiyenes da saxifaTo gzas gamiyenes,
mitom Sevkribe gmirebis gundi,
mitom mivgavdi tkbilad moenes.
axla sawmisi ukve aq aris, iolkosSi varT
da ase mjera,
Tu aq davtovebT pirvel xanobiT, Cans
aseTia es bediswera,
maSin mefoba me momecema da iolkosSi Tu gavmefdebi,
orqomenaSi Semdeg waviRoT, erTian ZaliT
mefe gaxdebi.
medea
Tqven rom aq daobT vis ra ergeba, ra moergeba
da Seergeba,
visi wyalobiT CaigdeT xelSi, imasac hkiTxoT
cota egeba?

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 me kargad mesmis argos naTqvami, orqomenidan
aqvs dasabami,
sawmisis saqmes, da Tumca didi gavida xani,
movida Jami,
yvelas Tavisi wili mieces.
ar davemsgavsoT awyvetil mxecebs,
1
arc avtolikes , sadac gaCndeba,
mosaparavad Tvals rom acecebs,
Cven dava ise unda warvmarToT,
msmenelisaTvis iyos naTeli,
ar sWirdebodes misanis rCeva
da ar eWiros dRisiT sanTeli,
rogorc eosi2 win uZRvis naTels
da ar sWirdeba sxvisi moxmoba.
CavTvaloT ase gvikamaTia, ar darRveula
Tqvens Soris Zmoba,
sawmisi CemiT daisakuTreT da verc SeZlebdiT
Znel saqmes ukeT,
ar vyofiliyav, ras miaRwevdiT, Tumca erTmaneTs
gmiroba uqeT,
diswulebs vetyvi, Cem qmarsac vetyvi,
argonavtebi mowmeda myvanan.
meTanxmebodiT, dameTanxmebiT da sxva mociled
aravin Canan,
me im pirobiT viyav Tanaxma, korinTos
roca davibrunebdi,
radgan samefo mamiseuli Cemad mimaCnda,
sxvas aras vsdevdi,
mogcemdiT sawmiss, Cemi dis qmaris friqses sulic
Tu daisvenebda,
axla vuyureb, meficebodiT da Turme yvela Tavis
azrs sdevda.
1. avtolike _ Zveli drois cnobili qurdi.
2. eosi _ mzis RmerTi heliosis da, romelic Zmis mobrZanebas auwyebs
samyaros. qarTulad eosi aiss niSnavs.

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 Cemi moTxovna aris aseTi, fiqrTa morevSi
gamonakveTi,
sawmisi mudam CemTan iqneba, ar daakldeba
pirobas wveTi.
iazoni
me Tanaxma var, xar Cemi coli, erTad gvidgia
Ramis sawoli,
niSnavs sawmisi aqve darCeba,
Znelad saTqmeli xdeba ioli.
argo
Tu ase aris, maSin gamodis, Zmebs iolkosSi
ar gvedgomeba,
wavalT orqomens, mcire imediT, egeb
movgvaroT aTamants Sveba,
egeb moxucma kidec ikmaros,
pirobis ase dagvirgvineba,
aravin icis win ra mogvelis, rogori aris
RmerTebis neba,
1
mxolod erTia, Cem momdevno Zmas, sawmisis
mZevlad aqve davtoveb,
rac gulSi mqonda gadanaxuli, mas davubareb
da Cavaqsoveb ,
Zmav kiti sore, guls CaiWede, kolxurad getyvi,
Zmav sore kiti.
unda SeiZlo, yvelas gauZlo, kirkit kaklebSic
gaxde kirkiti,
Cven Tu SevZeliT miznis miRweva, aqac Seityob
adre Tu gvian,
Tu ver SevZeliT, anderZad gqondes,
ar daviwyebas erToba hqvia,
deidas vetyvi, SeniT vamayob,
deidas dedis suni hqonia,
1, argos momdevno Zma iyo kitisore, Semdeg melasi da frontisi.

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 Sen sibrZnes vandob Zmasa da sawmiss,
rom gviRalato ara mgonia,
olimpos msxdomebs1 _ SevTxovdi Svelas,
mfarvel-batonebs yvela mxaresi,
2
erosis isars Tu agvaridebT, mSvelelad
miwyiv gvyavdes aresi,3
Cven samni wavalT, egeb SeviZloT
da avasruloT danapirebi,
kaci brZolisTvis dabadebula, sanam Zala maqvs,
mec ar davSvrebi.
Tezei _ aTenis mefe
argo, SeCerdi, mec maTqmevine, Cven ra,
ara varT saqmis mowile?
ratom aravin ar gvekiTxeba, varT
Tu ara varT Tqveni mocile,
iazons vetyvi, aTenis mefe, vinc Cavidine
bevrjer gmiroba,4
gzaSic, kolxeTSic bevrjer ganaxeT SesaZlebloba
da garjiloba.
nuTu ara varT imisi Rirsi, me da yvelani argonavtebi,5
1. olimpos msxdomebi _ miTologiis Tanaxmad, pelazgiuri (Semdeg
ZvelberZnuli) RmerTebis sabrZanebeli mTa.

2. erosi _ siyvarulis RmerTi. isars esroda da visac moartyamda is

siyvaruliT aRivseboda.
3. aresi _ daundobeli omis RmerTi, romlis sadidebeli taZari
kolxebma balkaneTis naxevarkunZulidan kolxeTSi gadaitanes.
4. Tezeis pelaz-giur _ ZvelberZnuli gadmocema mraval gmiro-
bas miawers, maT Soris sinidis, kerkioni, perofeta, skironis,
prokrustes (namdvili saxeli damasti) cnobili yaCaRebis mkvlelo-
bas. masve miewereba kretis cnobili mefis minosisa da misi meuRle
pasifaes Svilis minotavris mokvla ariadnes daxmarebiT. ariadna
Tezeim gaitaca da mZinare kunZulze miatova (RmerTis karnaxiT).

5. argonavtebs Soris iyvnen orfei (simReris da kiTaraze dakvris

ostati, polidevki, kastori (spartis mefis Svilebi), maTi biZaSile-
bi linke da idasi, sawyis etapze herakle da sxva. sul 50.

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 rCeva gvkiTxoT da gaiziaroT
Cveni ocnebis Canaxatebi,
arvin ifiqros, amdeni tanjva mxolod
imisTvis gadavitaneT,
bevri Ralatis gavxdiT mowmeni, bevri viTmineT
da avitaneT,
rom iolkosSi daedo kera, imas,
rac yvelam erTad viSoveT,
saerTo unda darCes saerTo, radgan siame
erTobiT vpoveT,
sawmisi egeb delfos samisnos mivuZRvnaT
rogorc Zvirfasi ZRveni,
omfalos qvaze gadavafinoT, yvelasTvis
gaxdes TvalSi saCeni,
Tu ara, maSin CavTvliT iazons, CvenTvisac
ise uRalatia,
rogorac afsirts miparviT uyo,
rogorc misganve danaxatia.
maSin aq aRar dagvedgomeba, TviTeuls gvixmobs
Cveni mSobeli,
Cveni samefo, Cveni mamuli da arc gavxdebi
maTi mgmobeli,
mefis asulo, qalo grZneulo, moZmeTa Soris
mainc eulo,
Seni mizani Cvenze Sors aris, Tu ar CauTqvi
ram uCveulo.
(argo Tavis ZmebiT, Tezei danarCeni argonavtebiT
stoveben iolkoss. rCebian iazoni, medea da kitisore
moqalaqeebTan erTad, Semodian akaste, pelopea da al-
kesitida, mefe peliasis Svilebi)
akaste
Tu ar matyuebs mzera da smena, Tu atas ZaliT
ar brunavs ena,

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 iazons vxedav, uZvirfases Zmas, marTali uTqvamT,
ar momeCvena,
Cven sixaruls xom ara aqvs zRvari, amitom miCans,
rogorc zRapari,
promeTes1 kvalze mavali vnaxe, ra unda moxdes
ufro magari.
iazon Zmao, Sen sanaxavad, Cemi ori da momiyvania,
Seni bed-iRbliT damwuxrebulni, gzas
gahyurebdnen didi xania.
axla CvenTan xar, Cven guls axareb, vici,
Senc amav grZnobas atareb,
sad da ra naxe, gagviziareb, erTobas Crdils ki
ar miakareb.
iazoni
Tqveni danaxvis var moxaruli, Tbilma sityvebma
gamiTbes guli.
biZis Svilebi Zmad mimiCneven, miZRvnes alersi
da siyvaruli,
iolkosSi var, Cem tomelebTan Wirgamovlili,
bevris mnaxveli,
mognatrebiaT Cemi danaxva, ar dagviwyniaT
Cemi saxeli.
erTobas ra sjobs, Tvals cremli madgas,
guli siamiT avsebulia,
davsxdebiT, getyviT Tavs ra gadamxda,
nanaxi rogor gagebulia,
magram manamde unda vikiTxo,
TqvenSi ver vxedav biZas da mefes,

1. promeTe _ pelazgiur-ZvelberZnuli miTologiis meore Taobis

RmerTebis warmomadgeneli, titani, romelmac zevsze ganawyenebul-
ma, kunZul lemnosze, mosxos mTis wverze mdgari hefestos samWed-
lodan cecxli moitaca da adamianebs misi moxmareba aswavla. sisx-
lis samarTlis aseTi danaSaulisaTvis igi kavkasiis mTebs miajaWves,
iseve, rogorc amirani.

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 gmirTa sulebma xom ar miixmes,
avma sulebma xom ara hyefes,
me masTan mqonda mtkice piroba da daTqmuls
Tuki Sevasrulebdi,
niSnavda viyav mefobis Rirsi, RmerTTa wyalobiT
kidec SevZlebdi.
pelopea
Sen rom gadardebs Cveni ambavi, Cven iqiT
Seni gvainteresebs,
vxedav gverdiT gyavs ucxo asuli, TvalebiT gvWams
da elvas akvesebs,
egeba gviTxra visia Svili, ase lamazi,
vardiviT Slili,
aqeT saidan mogiyvania, pelazgi ar Cans,
ucxoa xili.
iazoni
mefe vikiTxe, pasuxi ar Cans, ase vicado
kidev ramden xans,
arvin ifiqros, rom Cemi saxiT gadaekida uvicsa
da xams,
verc mamas vxedav SekrebilebSi, moxucs ver vxedav
da medardeba,
guli sagules rogor Cavtio, vikadro is rac
ar mekadreba,
me vin amixsnas yvela mizezi, vin gamifantos
Savi eWvebi,
vin damaokos Tu aviWrebi da satevariT
kars miveWrebi.
akaste
Cven rom davSordiT sxva weli iyo,
mere ramdeni imogzaure,
sad ra gadagxda jerac ar viciT, ra gaakeTe,
ra ixmaure,
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 Senc Seicvale, sxva gaqvs ieri, xar mediduri
da bednieri,
aqac bevri ram sxvagvarad aris, Sen rom datove
sxva gaxda eri.
Seni Zvirfasi mama ezoni da polifeme mSobeli deda.
Tumca cocxlobdnen, dardiT ar iyvnen
da Senze fiqrsac gadahyvnen zeda,
biZas kiTxulob, mefe pelias, Cavardnilia,
Tumca cocxali,
visac SeSurdes imisi yofna, moukvdes guli,
daevsos Tvali,
samefos mainc eimedeba, radgan RmerTebis nebiT
ar kvdeba.
sanamde sunTqavs, unda vacaloT,
mkvdari cocxldeba, asedac xdeba,
Seni Camosvla roca gaigo, gaixara da janze movida,
vidre aqeTken wamovidodi,
moxuci mama adgomas cdida.
Tu ver SeiZlo monebs ubrZanebs
da taxtrevaniT gamoiyvanen,
cota vacaloT, mefe mefea, xel-pirs dabanen,
kidec morTaven,
vxedav, naTqvamis dasamtkiceblad,
sasaxlis kari ukve iReba,
mefe gamohyavT, rom Zvirfas Zmis Svils
aq gagimarTos Tbili miReba.

(taxtrevaniT gamohyavT naxevrad misvenebuli moxu-

ci. damxvedrebi qedmodrekiT xvdebian).
mefe peliasi
Tumca siberem damria xeli,
movWame grZeli wuTisofeli,
moxaruli var, rom moveswari
da memateba TvalSi naTeli,

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 oqros sawmisi dabrunebula, wasulTa sulebs
eqnebaT Sveba,
aidi1 gaxsnis samoTxis karebs,
da dasruldeba tanjva-vaeba.
ramdeni weli velodiT am dRes, gzas ver vaZlevdiT
gmirebis sulebs,
ar gvasvenebdnen mware sizmrebi,
ver veyrebodiT wlobiT wasulebs,
axla cxovreba sxva azrs SeiZens,
mefes mefoba gaumyardeba,
misi sikeTe da siZliere, msaxurs
da monas gauxardeba.
iazon SesZel SeuZlebeli, Cemi xar da me meamayebi,
gmiri xar, gmarTebs gmiruli qceva,
msaxurTa Worebs xom ar ahyvebi,
minda gviambo Tavs ra gadagxda da Cvenic iqiT
wvrilad icode,
guls gamixarebs Seni sikeTe, Senc guls migiklavs
Tu rame vcode.
iazoni
kolxeTisaken gza aris grZeli, kunZulebi
da qveynebi vrceli,
argonavtebma bevri viwvaleT,
sanam movigdeT xelT sawadeli.
kunZul lemnosze, mosxos mTis irgvliv aris
samefo amorZalebis,
qalebma stumrad dagvtoves erT xans,
viyaviT msxverplni maTTa wvalebis,
aRar gviSvebdnen, magram heraklem gvixsna
da iqiT gza gavagrZeleT,
dolionebis samefos movxvdiT, vinc win dagvixvda,
vcemeT da vTeleT.
1. aidi _ zevsis da poseidonis Zma, miwisqveSeTis RmerTi _ mflo-
beli.

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 bolos davzavdiT, mSvidobis niSnad,
davTqviT sikeTe da megobroba,
iqidan movxvdiT mizielebTan,
visic ar gvqonda manamde cnoba,
RmerTTa brZanebiT iq CamogvSordnen
didi herakle da polifemi,
Tumca vewvaleT, mcurav kldeT Soris
mSvidobianad vacureT gemi.
didi savali erTad davlaxeT,
saocrebani mravali vnaxeT.
visac Cvenebis surda ziani, daviWireT
da iqiT gavlaxeT.
kolxeTs mivediT, arsad arsebobs ufro mZlavri
da vrceli samefo,
ramdeni unda gyavdes mebrZoli, rame Sebedo,
agin-Sahyefo,
aietia imaTi mefe, sxvagan ver naxo ufro mrisxane,
daifurcleba umal sicocxle Tu ver ivarge
da daaxane,
Cven misgan gvixsna misma asulma, man gvipatrona
da dagvifara.
oqros sawmisic man moitaca
da aTas xifaTs gamogvatara.
viT Cemi toli da Cemi coli, Cem gverdiTa dgas
da mxars mimSvenebs,
mkurnalia da momavlis macne, Tu ram damengra,
is amiSenebs.
mefe peliasi
kolxebi gana ucxo eria, korinTos mxaris naSierebi,
aqedan iqiT wasulebia, gauwvdeniaT SoreTs xelebi,
aieti ki, imaTi mefe, korinTos flobda
kolxeTTan erTad,
amayi iyo, miukarebi, Tavi miaCnda olimpos RmerTad.

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 da ase didxans gaagrZelebda,
magram delias1 dResaswaulze,
2
vercxlis moisars jibri dauwyo, nawyenma RmerTma
javrian gulze,
sasjelad mtrebi Semousia,
damarcxebulma daTmo korinTo.
kolxeTs iltvoda heliosis Ze, taxti daidga,
cecxli ainTo,
oqros sawmisic moigdo xelSi, rCeuli mefis
bedis niSani,
is, rac aq daTmo, iq aisrula, albaT,
aseTi hqonda mizani,
Sen rogor SesZel imisi Zleva,
amays ar hqonda daTmobis Cveva,
arca mgonia gaxareboda, mondomeboda keras miwveva.
iazoni
marTali brZane, Cveni stumroba kolxeTSi
arvis gaxarebia,
rac movipoveT bevr codvad Rirda,
bevris ocnebad natarebia,
oqros sawmisis aq dabruneba
mefis asulis aris wyaloba,
RmerTebis nebis aRsruleba
da aRmsrulebelTa bedis cvaloba,
amitom davTqviT, vinc moipova,
imas ekuTvnis mopovebuli,
mcvelic is iyos da damfaravic,
vinc aris misi ase erTguli.
mefe peliasi
rogor, sawmisi iolkosSia,
magram CemTvis ar Camoitane?

1. delia _ apolonis pativsacemad gamarTuli dResaswauli. imarTe-

boda kunZul delosze,4 w. erTxel.
2. vercxlis moisari _ apolonis zedwodeba.

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 xarji gaviRe, gemi agige da Cemi neba qars gaatane?
sawmisi Tu ki me ar mekuTvnis, maSin mqonia
mxolod wageba,
damiwyvetia gonebis Zafi, ara mqonia moyvris gageba.
iazoni
oqros sawmisi saerTo iyo da momavalSic
ase darCeba,
wels iolkosSi, Semdeg ki vnaxoT,
romeli mefis ganZi gaxdeba,
orqomenaSic elian sawmiss, aTamanti xom biZaa Seni,
yvelas ufrosi, pativsacemi,
sxva mefeebSi gamosaCeni,
aTenis mefec, gmiri Tezei,
droebiT flobas epireboda,
danarCenebic, vinc CvenTan iyo
da gzaSi Zmobas meficeboda,
amitom davTqviT, morigeobiT sawmisi
yvelas kars daamSvenebs.
amiT erTobac gagvimtkicdeba,
aRar davarqmevT sxvisas da Cvenebs,
amav dros ganZsac unda momvleli,
rom ifaravdes erTgulis xeli,
medea vcaniT erTxmad aseTad, man moipova,
isaa mcveli.
mefe peliasi
aTamants ambob, biZaa Cemi, rogori biZa,
es kargad ici,
me xom geri var imisi Zmisa,
ratom daviwyo liqna-lacici,
roca kreTevsma, aTamantis Zmam, tiro,
ZmisSvili SeirTo colad,
me da nelevsi gerebada gvcno
da arc mivaCndiT Svilebis tolad.

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 kreTevss tirosgan eyola ezon, Semdeg fereta
da amfaoni,
gerebs SvilebTan rom gagvarCevda, amas mtkiceba
ar unda mgoni.
amitom iyo, kreTevsis Semdeg ezons, ara me,
ergo mefoba,
asakiT ufross umcrosad mTvlida,
aseTi gvqonda urTierToba.
me ar vuaryof mefoba ezons ZaliT wavglije
da motyuebiT
da amis Semdeg dawynarda guli,
amovisunTqe Cagrulma SvebiT,
amitom moxda, roca momadeq
da mefis taxti ukan momTxove,
amfaoni da fereta gedgnen gverdiT,
imedad maT Caeqsove,
maSin giTxari, mefobas davTmob, kidec gekuTvnis
da gamefdebi.
roca sawmisi iqneba Cemi, roca tanatis1
msxverpli gavxdebi,
axla ras vxedav, aidi mixmobs, mogitania
oqros sawmisi,
Caval qvesknelSi, sulebs ra vuTxra, rac Cemi aris,
isaa sxvisi?
Zmis suls ra vuTxra, Zmao ezoni,
rZlis suls ra vuTxra, dav polifeme,
gza ver vuCvene Tqven tanjul sulebs,
sawmisis floba ver daviCeme,
ara da giTxres, Seni mSoblebi, wasuli iyav,
Sen javrs gadayvnen,
zeciur kibes zeviT ver ahyvnen,
miusafarni qvesknels Cavardnen.

1. tanata _ sikvdilis RmerTi.

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iazoni
is, rac RmerTebma mogvces sikeTe,
saerTo saqme gamovakeTeT,
aTasi tanjva gadavitaneT, mijriT mivediT,
bolomde vkveTeT,
aris medeas damsaxureba, ar mouxdeba SuriT yureba,
ficsac ver Secvlis mokatuneba,
arc mizezebis gaxmaureba,
me kargad vatyob, rogor ra aris,
vin sityvas Secvlis, ecvleba mxari,
sxvisgan sxvaobiT vrCebi erTguli,
rogorc brinjao sityva maqvs myari.
mefe peliasi
sul ar megona, Cemi Zmiswuli,
CemTan pirobas gadaxvidodi,
sawmiss ar miTmob, magis gareSe, ar mWirdebodi,
ras modiodi,
SemeZlo kidec ZaliT waReba, magram RmerTebis
ar vici neba,
amitom mijobs mqondes Tanxmoba, ase ivargebs,
ar meCveneba.
dae sawmisi mis mcvelTan darCes,
iolkosSi xom eqneba kera.
Senc aq iqnebi, viqnebiT erTad, Cveni Tanxmobis
me isev mjera,
magram radganac sawmiss ar maZlev,
arc me meTmoba maSin mefoba,
taxtTan iqnebi da ar imefeb, arc me meqneba
sawmisis floba.
iazoni
Sena xar mefe, bevris mnaxveli
da ufro metis mosurne soflad,

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 mitom ver xedav sxvis garjilobas, arc daiRvrebi
sisxlad da oflad,
Cveni cdebis gza sxvadasxvagvari, arc SedegebiT
aris erTgvari,
Sen rogorc mefe Sensas moiTxov,
magram mtkiceba ara gaqvs myari,
mizezi naxe, mefobas ar Tmob,
sxvebis monagars iwuneb da gmob.
sityvasa texav, azrebsa grexav,
sxvis gmirobaze arafers ambob,
vxedav kargi dro SegirCevia, sicruiT Wedva
kidec gCvevia,
moxucebuli da avadmyofi, saRTan ioli gasarCevia,
rom ar gameSva argonavtebi,
vnaxavdi mizezs ras moidebdi,
Cemi bralia, Zmebi gavuSvi, Torem naxavdi
ras moigebdi,
de ase iyos, davelodebi, tanata
rodis gagiRebs karebs,
Semdeg mefoba Cemi iqneba, sawmisic iqve gaielvarebs.

/orqomeni. mefe aTamantis sasaxle, TaTbiroben aTa-

manti, misi meuRle ino, Svilebi learqe da melikerte/
aTamanti
Tu marTalia, oqros sawmisi,
orqomenidan gatacebuli,
ukan dabrunda, niSnavs RmerTebsac moubrundebaT
mowyaled guli,
risxva damTavrda, argonavtebis damxmare iyvnen
hera, aTena,
orma qalRmerTma, gmirebTan erTad,
ramdeni Rame TeTrad aTena,
xarisTvaleba hera gvwyalobda,
misi brZanebiT haeriT vsunTqavT,

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 amitom aris mis sadideblad zvaraks rom vwiravT,
survils CavuTqvavT.
ino
hera pelazgTa saTayvanebi,
rad damifaravs kadmosis asuls,
finikiuri visac gvaqvs Ziri, is da aTena
gvaxsenebs warsuls,
maT momivlines sadardebeli,
Sengan gaqceul Svilebis saxiT,
Cem Svilebs maTgan xifaTi elis
da SesZaxeben risxviT da zaxiT.
dazRveuli xom aRarc Sena xar, movlen,
samefo taxts moiTxoven,
gaqceul mamis mtrobas da Ralats,
sakuTar Ralats Sig Caaqsoven,
Cemi learqe, Cveni ufrosi da melikerte
umcrosi Cveni,
Seni erTgulni, Sengan nawrTobni,
moyvarulebi gamosaCeni,
argosgan xifaTs gadeyrebian,
wesiT mefoba argosi ari,
gana amisTvis vzarde Svilebi,
dRe dasdgomodaT ase sazari?
aTamanti
rac qveynad xdeba, RmerTebis nebiT,
zecaSi aris gadawyvetili,
kaci ver Secvlis olimpze nafiqrs,
sizific1 iyo Tavawyvetili,

1. sizifi _ aTamantis, kreTevsis, samonevsis Zma, erTi periodi korin-

Tos marTavda. RmerTebis motyuebisaTvis miesaja didi qvis lodi
goraze unda aegorebina, romelic mudmivad qveviT ugordeboda e.i.
fuWad Sromobda, aqedan sizifis Sroma-fuWad Sromas niSnavs.

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 ginda tantali1 mionieli, erTic, meorec
RmerTebs ejibrnen,
roca Sedegad SexvdaT vaeba, sakuTar codvebs
maSinRa mixvdnen,
Sen xom ar ginda mec ase viyo, RmerTebs veurCo,
vuTxra vin xaro,
es imas niSnavs davce samefo da eris codviT
ver gavixaro,
RmerTebis survils vemorCilebi,
moxdes rac CemTvis mosaxdenia,
araqnes2 xvedrs ar gaviziareb,
msgavsi codva ar Camidenia.
learqe
codva arc Svilebs Cagvidenia,
codvis Sviloba codvaa gana?
mitom ar gvinda metoqeT xilva, vis surT
gagviyon Cveni qveyana,
deda brZenia, simarTles ambobs,
Tu kars mogvadgnen argonavtebi,
taxts moiTxoven, Sen ras gizaven,
gulze arc erTi ar vexatebiT.
risTvis gvakeTe, risTvis dagvzarde,
rom ucxos darCes Cveni qoneba?
kacs ganZi hqondes, sxvas aZalebdes,
msgavsi brZeni ar gamegoneba.
melikerte
mefoba mainc me ar mekuTvnis, ra bedenaa
vis kars viqnebi,

1. tantali _ miniis mefe, mdidari, mousvenari, misi vaJi iyo pelopi,

peloponess misi saxeli ewoda. mama _ tmolosi, deda _ omfale.
2. araqne _ minieli feiqari qaliSvili. qsovis xelovnebaSi qalRmerT
aTenas gaejibra da RmerTebis sasiyvarulo scenebi daxata. RmerTe-
bis gakilvisaTvis aTenam is obobad aqcia, ekide kuTxeSi da qsoveo.

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 magram Sen unda kargad gansazRvro,
miusafarni ar davrCeT Zmebi,
friqses Svilebi, ZmisSvilebia, mamiT erTi gvaqvs
sisxli da Ziri,
arc axlos vicnob, pirze vakoco da arc meTqmeba
ucnobze Zviri.
SeuCvevel lxins, sevda sjobs Zveli,
gacnobili var, vici saxeli,
learqes mitom gverds veyolebi,
guls gadviyaroT sadardebeli.
aTamanti
kacis sixarbes ara aqvs zRvari,
landiviT dasdevs eWvi sazari,
daundobloba, gautanloba,
moskdeba rogorc wvimisas Rvari,
ramdeni unda gqondeT qoneba, rom ar alesoT
SuriT goneba,
sxvaT siyvaruli aris sikeTe,
manaTobeli da mogoneba.
friqse da hele, Tqvenze ufrosni,
nefele1_sagan myavda Svilebi,
gana ra scodes umankoebma,
keTilad iyvnen gamozrdilebi,
es me Sevcode, cols vuRalate
da dedaTqveni SevirTe colad,
2
kadmosis asuls me ar vuyvardi da arc qalRmerTi
miaCnda tolad.
me Cemi codva CrdiliviT maxlavs, Svebas ar maZlevs,
WiasaviT mxravs.

1. nefele _ aTamantis pirveli RvTiuri coli, RrubelTa qalRmer-

Ti.
2. kadmosi _ finikielTa mefe agenoris vaJi, gadmocemiT pelazgebSi
finikiuri damwerlobis gamavrcelebeli.

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 gindaT am codvas codva davurTo,
gadavekido borotsa da avs,
sanam getyodeT, ra maqvs pasuxi,
herofile myavs kars mowveuli.
unda Sevkadro da rCeva vkiTxo,
gadavuSalo guls Caxveuli,
Tqven damelodeT, yvelas gavarkvev
da mere erTad davTqvaT piroba.
gamoviCinoT gulis sikeTe, CavklaT Suri
da piraSliloba
1
sibila brZeni gzas mimaniSnebs, mecodineba,
me ra viRono
Tu cnobilia RmerTebis neba, axali raze gamovigono.

(aTamanti gadis)
ino
Tu herofile aTamants stumrobs, yvela rac iyo,
gamomJRavndeba,
sul wvrilad maxsovs rac Cavidine, isic mis gamo
aq ra moxdeba.
mimiZRvis codva umankoebis, es me gavwire
Cemi gerebi,
magram ra meqna, gza riT gamexsna,
Cemebi myavdiT mosaferebi,
axlac asea. erT mxares Tqven xarT,
ZuZu nawovi Cemgan Svilebi.
meore mxares Tqveni Zmis wulni, ucxod,
ucxoTgan gamozrdilebi.
Tu aras vizamT, bolos mefoba maTi iqneba, asea wesi,
rac TqvenTvis minda, maTi gaxdeba mTeli qoneba,
saxnav-saTesi
1. sibila _ korinTos pirveli mefis dardanisa da nesos asuli,
pirveli winaswarmetyveli. misi saxelis mixedviT winaswarmetyve-
lebs sibila-s uwodebdnen.

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 da Tqvenc xom ityviT, sxvisi Semyure,
rad dagvaCina qveynad dedama,
sikeTem ratom gvaqcia zurgi
da bedisweris moqmedebama,
Zmoba kargia, magram am Zmobas unda mohqondes
Zmebis sikeTe,
Tu buxars zixar da nacars qeqav,
niSnavs maxaTi yverSi ikeTe,
gana amitom gavwire Tavi,
gana, amisTvis gzardeT Svilebi,
ucxos waeRo Tqveni samefo,
darCeniliyavT karaSlilebi.
axlaa Jami moqmedebisa, gza Tu Caxerges,
unda gawmindo,
xelis SemSleli vinac Segxvdeba, Cahkla, Cahqolo
da ar daindo,
moxuci mama sanam TaTbirobs, sanam mixvdeba ra
rogor aris,
friqses Svilebi, metoqeebi,
visac moeqca aqeTken mxari,
samefo gzidan CamoicileT,
imaT cxedrebze kidec icineT,
jer gza gawmindeT, taxti moigdeT
da Semdeg taxtze Tavad iZineT.
unda iCqaroT, vinZlo qalaqSi
ar SemouSvaT metoqeebi,
Tqven win iareT, arc me davrCebi,
rac SemeZleba ukan mogyvebiT.

/ino, learqe da melikerte gadian. Semodian aTamanti

da herofile eriTreidan/
aTamanti
moxaruli var Seni stumrobis,
vercxlis moisars pativs mivageb,

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 da Seawuxa, gamomigzavna,
aRsaniSnavad niSsac avageb,
zvaraks Sevwirav da Seni piriT delfos
samisnos Sevevedrebi,
RmerTTa wyaloba nu momakldeba,
ara maqvs codva dasayvedrebi.
Tu Cemma friqsem, gzaareulma,
oqros sawmisi gamomacala,
delfos, RmerTebis nakarnaxevi, ver Sevasrule,
ar damacala,
gana me vcode? me xom mzad viyav,
imaTi nebis aRsrulebasa,
Tu mama scodavs, Svils ara sjian, Svilisa
ratom vkiTxoT mamasa?
Svili Cemia, magram Wkua xom Tavisi aqvs
da Tavada sajos,
da-Zma aris Tu mama-Svilia, mainc sxva ari,
rad daisajos?
herofile
Sens gamo RmerTebs hqondaT msjeloba,
ra gqonda kargi da garjiloba,
raSi Sescode an Segacdines,
raSi rogori gqonda mcdeloba,
Zmam momivlina naTlad xilvebi,
mibrZana SenTan movsuliyavi,
brmisTvis Tvalebi rom amexila
da amecdina saqveyno avi.
aTamanti
moxuci ki var, ar damklebia RmerTis wyalobiT
smena da mzera,
mesmis ras ambobs CurCuliT ena, vxedav mwers
yvavils Tu miefera,

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 am mxriv ara maqvs nakli da xinji,
momadlebuli uxvad maqvs niWi,
arc muxls vemduri, arc mklavis Zalas,
Tumc Senca xedav ara var biWi.
herofile
guliT ismens da gonebiTa mzers,
brZeni amiTi gamoirCeva,
TvaliT danaxva, yuriT mosmena,
mokvdavisaa ukvdavi Cveva,
Tumca mefe xar, mainc mokvdavi, qveynad brma
da yru daiarebi,
ver daginaxavs eosis sxivi da ver gigrZvnia
guls iarebi.
roca nefeles, RrubelTa qalRmerTs uRalate
da SeirTe ino,
ucxo tomeli, ucxo Teslisa,
simarTles getyvi Tund gawyenino,
Svilebs, axloblebs mteri uCine,
amiT sibrmave gamoaCine,
mzera daixSe, smenac daixSe,
sikvdils veravin gadaarCine.
aTamanti
qalRmerTi, vinac Rrublebs warmoSobs,
wvimas mogvivlens, niqsis1 nayofs Sobs.
friqses da heles RvTiuri deda,
ar akarebda sinestes da obs,
magram rodesac miwier dedam oblad
datova norCi Svilebi,
RvTiurma dedam zurgi aqcia,
darCnen oblebi gzaaSlilebi,

1. niqsi _ pelazgiur-ZvelberZnuli miTologiis nislis momyvani

RmerTi.

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 me raRa meqna, Sen xar sibila,
rac iyo SenSi yvela naTldeba
Sen Semaxsene, dedinacvali mohyavT yovelTvis,
ase ar xdeba?
ho da ra meqna, mec moviyvane, sikeTiT savse,
saTno arseba,
oblebs mihxeda da upatrona,
yvela gaigo ra da ras eba
da albad ase gagrZeldeboda,
rom ara gvalva, nefelas Suri,
ar mogvca wvima, gaaxmo miwa,
mona-msaxurma ver Wama puri.
damSeulebi ixocebodnen,
ver movigone me sxva saSveli,
delfos gavgzavne inos msaxuri,
kaci Wkviani, SemZle da qveli,
mizezi risxvis hkiTxa piTias1,
Semdeg pasuxi es momitana,
Tu gsurs daacxro RmerTebis wyroma,
daRupvisagan ixsna qveyana,
yelebi unda dasWra Sen Svilebs,
olimpos mkvidrebs msxverplad Seswiro.
an ara ijde xel dakrefili,
qveSevrdomebis codvas ucqiro,
miTxar ra meqna, eri kvdeboda,
cal mxares idgnen Cemi Svilebi,
zvinad eyarnen daxocilebi,
Svelas SemTxovdnen davrdomilebi.
qveynis satanjvels ver gavuZeli, rogorc vifiqre,
ise SevZeli
Svilebi msxverplad Znelad davsaxe
da sasikvdilod aRvmarTe xeli
da saocreba, ai, aq moxda, dResac ar vici,
rogor gamoxda,

1. piTia _ delfoSi, apolonis taZris mkiTxav-msaxuri.

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 Svilebi gaqrnen, verZiT, sawmisiT
da Svebis oxvra tanjuls amomxda.
herofile
giTxari brma xar, gonebis mzeriT,
Rrma sibneleSi daiarebi,
ver gagigia sulis yivili, ar mogrCenia guls iarebi,
Se dalocvilo, Tu gifiqria,
rogor gageqcnen ganwirulebi,
verZi sawmisiT vin gaatana,
vin daifara codvilT sulebi?
Tu gifiqria Svilebis bedi, samefos bedi,
msaxurs miande
gierTgulebda inos msaxuri, Tu Segacdenda,
es Tu iande?
aTamanti
ino yovelTvis myavda erTguli, qali gulCvili
da moyvaruli,
friqses da heles is ifaravda,
imaTi codviT gauCnda wyluli,
da mxolod Semdeg, roca learqe
da melikerte bolos gveyola,
sulis simSvide eRirsa inos,
javri patarebs gadaayola.
herofile
me aq movedi, rom Sevasrulo,
gadamogce misi danabarebi,
TvaliT rom xedav da yuriT ismen,
daxuruli gaqvs gulis karebi,
xom uyurebdi, rad ver xedavdi,
xorbals saTesles mudmiv xarSavdnen,
inos brZanebiT, inos msaxurni miwyiv Sromobdnen,
codviT gaSavdnen.
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roca es Tesli miwas miandes, ra moxdeboda,
iqve iandes,
xvnaSi sjobia patiosneba, mkaSi Sedegi ar daziandes,
moxarSul marcvals aRmoceneba ar uweria,
ai, Sedegi,
piTias vkiTxoT gvalvis mizezi,
inos nabiji iyo Semdegi,
roca delfoSi inos msaxuri, misi mziTevi,
misi erTguli,
gauSvi ZRveniT simarTlisaTvis,
rad daiyene ukuni sruli?
Sen ra ar gyavda sxva ufro sando,
vis Caabare samefos bedi,
qmaris sibriyve da mimdobloba,
colisTvis gaxda kvesi-abedi,
piTiam mxolod is uTxra msaxurs,
SimSilis mizezs sxvagan nu eZeb,
daukvirdebi garSemo myofebs,
gvalvis gamomwvevs mixvdebi uceb.
inom ra giTxra msaxuris piriT,
rogor astexa fuWi xmauri,
friqses da heles dasWer yelebi,
RmerTebs ar undaT sxva sazRauri.
erTgul msaxurebs da naTesavebs ra unda eqnaT,
brma dadiodi,
inos nafiqri guls agebeWda,
simarTlec mxolod misi icodi,
hoda, gadawyda, codva gaSores,
kolxeTs gaxiznes Seni Svilebi,
dedinacvalis Serisxulebi,
mamisgan mwared ganwirulebi,
Tan gaatanes samefo verZi,
oqros sawmisi zurgs rom efara,
rom verZi kravad ar dakluliyo,
sawmisic msaxurs ar moepara,
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 es iyo fasi Seni Ralatis,
qalRmerT nefelas es iyo Suri,
Sen ki misdevdi Ralatian gzas,
SvilTa sikvdili gqonda saSuri.
aTamanti
Sen ginda is Tqva, dedinacvali Cem obol Svilebs
friqses da heles _
mtrad moekida da ocnebobda, rogor davWridi
orives yelebs?
gafiqrebac ki mTrgunavs da mzaravs,
rogor briyvulad vumzerdi amas,
erTgulad vTvlidi, vinac cdilobda
Cemi Svilebis dakvlas da Wamas.
maS brmac vyofilvar, yruca da munjic Cemi oblebis
ver SevZel dacva,
mas mivefere da davujere, vinc moindoma
Cemi gaZarcva,
Cemi sibrmaviT davkarge hele, vinc suls merCia,
vinac miyvarda,
SeSinebuli iltvoda Turme, frena ver SeZlo,
zRvaSi Cavarda.
da Cemi friqse, taxtis memkvidre, Cemgan nawrTobi,
Cemgan nazardi,
kolxebTan Cemgan imaleboda,
da arc eRirsa aqeT navardi,
Rirsad momsvlia, rac momivida,
RmerTebis wyroma damatyda cidan,
gveli vigue, ubes Cavisvi, ubiT nazardni
movwyvite gzidan,
sikeTe movspe, boroti vTese, masTan vamravle
sxva boroteba,
Tu mcdar gzas misdev, yovel nabijze codvas
codvebi miemateba,

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 kars rom momadgnen friqses Svilebi,
aietisgan gamozrdilebi,
sad winaparTa saZvalebia, surdaT hqonodaT
is adgilebi.
maSinac inom pelisTan erTad oqros sawmisi
naxa mizezi
amiT badiSni CamomaSora da sasikvdilo
uCvena gezi,
axla raRa vqna? msaxurma miTxra,
mobrunebulan ukan gmirebi,
oqros sawmisi moutaniaT, aRsrulebula danapirebi,
axal mizezad ras ityvis ino. inos ver vxedav,
veRarc mis Svilebs,
memalebian Tu TaTbiroben da siborotis
wonian wilebs?
sibila Sen xar, Seni valia, maswavlo gza
da momce imedi,
me mSvid siberes ver moveswari,
rogori damrCa gadasaxedi?
herofile
sawyalo kaco, gza areulo, mefe ki gqvia,
xar maTxovari,
Tu ar iCqare, gza ekliani da momavali giCans sazari,
Svilebis codva ar mogasvenebs,
badiSTa codva ufro metia,
naTlada vxedav Seni codvebi,
erT kacis bedSi ar Caetia.
Sen dagikargavs verZi sawmisiT,
RmerTebs daakel Sesawiravi,
rac adre iyo, isaa codva,
rasac Caiden, isaa avi.
gaswie swrafad, egeb ixilo, rogor kvdebian argo,
melasi,

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 maTTan frontisi, friqses Svilebi,
xdebian msxverplni satevelasi.

(aTamanti darbazidan garbis)

RmerTebis nebas vinc eurCeba,

SurisZiebas ver gadurCeba,
Senma codvebma ibarty-imravla, dRes ras moimki,
xval ra dagrCeba,
naTlada vxedav inos karnaxiT,
codvilianma misma Svilebma
miparviT mokles friqses vaJebi,
ver gaubedes pirispir Sebma.
mamis da papis codvam uwiaT,
ver moipoves zecis wyaloba,
ver moitanes oqros sawmisi,
ver gauwies erTurTs caloba.
aTamants vxedav mSvild-isriT xelSi,
gaognebuli Sehyurebs Svilebs,
Zmis SvilTa xocviT TvalanTebulebs
da siborotiT galaRebulebs.
inos, romelmac geris naSierT gza mouWra
da dauvso Tvali,
siborotisTvis dabadebuli,
msxverplis SexedviT iqneba mTvrali,
magram es raa, Zmao, ras vxedav,
aTamants Wkua daukargia,
lxenaSi rogor ivargos iman,
visac brZolaSi ar uvargia.
mSvild-isriT misdevs colsa da Svilebs,
irmebiao Tan ase yviris,
esmis nadirTa mdevrebis yefa,
yurSi Caesmis xmebi sayviris,
moWima lari da isris wverma learqe
dasca muxlmokveTili.

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 RmerTTa nebarTviT mkvlelis mkvleloba
odiTgan iyo saqme keTili,
learqe mokvda, moklulis bedi aidisaa gansaxilveli,
mamisgan mokvda miusafari,
vinc Zmiswulebze aRmarTa xeli.
ino SeSlili da melikerte zRvaSi cvivian,
Svelas eZeben,
rac siborotiT miwaze darCaT,
imas zRvis fskerze viT miagneben?
ase aRsrulda danabarebi, sikeTem gasWra, Suri iZia,
dideba Senda RmerTo maRalo,
vinac simarTle gamoiZia.

/7 wlis Semdeg. iolkosi. bWobaa. arian iazoni, akaste,

fereti, amiTaoni damswreni/
fereti
mefe aRar gyavT, moxuci mokles,
Cveni valia mkvlelebis dasja,
amas movrCebiT, Semdeg daviwyoT
axal mefeze fiqri da gansja,
me getyviT imas, rac yvelam icis,
aq dasamali araferia,
daviwyeb, Semdeg sxvam daamatos Tu SemeSala
an ameria.
mefe Svilebma mokles da daWres, Semdeg moxarSes,
kravi egonaT,
sxva uaresi ra unda eqnaT, sxva sazareli
ra moegonaT.
pelopea da alkestidaa amis Camdeni, damnaSaveni,
amiTaoni da me varT Zmebi, sisxlis aReba valia Cveni,
magram akaste xom memkvidrea, SurisZieba misi valia,
mohkiTxos mkvlelebs, is aRasrulos, rac wesia
da samarTalia.

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akaste
Tumca biZa xar, mainc xar ucxo, Sen
da Seni Zma amiTaoni,
dediT sxvebi xarT, sxvas emxrobodiT,
aseTad darCiT orive mgoni,1
mitom Tqven rCevas gulTan ver viReb,
debs ver gavwirav Tqveni rCeviTa,
maT sisxlSi xelebs me ver aurev,
ver gagaxarebT aseT ZRveniTa.
Cem debze metad damnaSavea medea, vinac es STaagona
uWkuo qalebs ra unda eqnaT, is Seasrules,
rac gaegonaT.
amiTaoni
medeas ambavs Cven calke ganvsjiT, damnaSavea?
sastikad davsjiT,
tyuilad cdilob Sen debis dacvas,
ver dagvarwmuneb sityvier garjiT,
TviTon amboben, aRiareben,
rogor aduRes did qvabSi wyali,
mama akuwes da Sig Cayares,
rogorc perangi gamonacvali,
medea im dros iq ar yofila, ase amboben eg Seni debi
Tu iq ar iyo, rogor mohklavda, Tu gaiazreb,
kidec mixvdebi.
iazoni
debs Tu daicavs, Tavs gadairCens,
aseTi aris magis mizani
manac icoda, ras apirebdnen, Tumca gvimalavs,
amovicani
1. ezoni, fereti da amiTaoni peliasis naxevarZmebi iyvnen. Svidi
wliT adre, rodesac oci wlis iazoni iolkosSi mivida da mefe peli-
ass taxtis daTmoba mosTxova mamis (ezonis) RviZli Zmebi fereti da
amiTaoni mas miemxrnen.

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 mxolod eg aris, Sars gaerida,
radganac iyo codviliani,
roca dabrunda, mama ikiTxa,
magram mokiTxva iyo gviani.
fereti
Sen marTals ambob, Cvenc ase gviTxres,
vinac iq iyo mona-msaxuri,
maT amoiRes qvabidan gvami, Zval-xorc daSlili,
ram usaxuri.
akaste
monam ra icis, ras gZnobda guli,
rogori gancdiT iyo daguli,
mama gviyvarda, veferebodiT,
Cveni mcdelobiT iyo daculi,
sxvafriv xifaTs ver gadurCeboda,
didxans cocxali ver darCeboda,
iazons surda misi sikvdili
da sasurvel dros elodeboda.
oqros sawmisi rogorc dabrunda,
medea gaxda imisi mcveli,
qmars mefed Tvlida da iazonmac bevrjer waiRo
kverTxisken xeli.
rom ara Cveni didi mcdeloba,
mizansac male aisrulebdnen,
mefis asaks da naTesaobas coli Tu qmari
arafrad sdevdnen.
wlobiT gagrZelda maTi lodini,
wlobiT ar gvqonda Cven tkbili Zili,
da-Zmani vgrZnobdiT utyuar xifaTs,
sikvdilis sufra iyo gaSlili,
bevrjer gacudda maTi mcdeloba,
bolos col-qmarma es moigones,

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 Cem debs SeuCndnen, Wkua wauRes,
rac amaT surdaT, imaT iRones,
amitom vambob mefis sikvdilSi medea aris
codvis Camdeni,
aravin icis jadoqaris suls codva amZimebs
kidev ramdeni.
iazoni
ucnauria Seni msjeloba, areuli gaqvs gza
da mcdeloba,
ar gSvenis Tavis mokatuneba, fuWi fusfusi
da garjiloba,
aba ifiqre, mama moxuci, mudmiv mkvnesari
da davrdomili,
aRar icoda jansaRi Zili, mis gamo wuxda mona
da Svili.
rom momendoma misi sikvdili
anda medeas hqonoda wvlili,
Svidi welia rad moviTmendiT,
ratom gavWimeT misi manZili?
umjobesia Wkvas CauRrmavde, Tu ar gsurs gareT
suleli Cande,
ra gqonda gulSi Cafiqrebuli
da aRsruleba debs ratom ande.
akaste
debs ki ar vicav, simarTles vicav da rasac vambob,
aris simarTle,
Tu movityuo, aqve damsajeT,
gamomecalos TvalSi sinaTle,
es ase iyo, debma medeas SesCivles,
wuxdnen moxucis gamo,
Tu SeiZleba kaci daberdes
da daibrunos wlebi saamo?

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medeam uTxra, wlebis sirbilSi
ar ikargeba axalgazrdoba,
mTavari aris icode ra qna da ara scado
viTom dandoba,
xom daariga, gzebi aswavla,
Semdeg uCvena magaliTebi,
cxvari beberi, mduRares Casva, ar daswvomia, ise,
TiTebi,
cxvari ixarSa da imis nacvlad qvabSi aRmoCnda
TeTri batkani,
medeam frTxilad amoiyvana,
gaocebuli davrCiT da-Zmani.
mere agvixsna, Tu marTla gindaT
moxuci mama gaaxalgzrdaoT,
TqvenSi ucodvels miandeT dana, arc dainanoT
da arc idaoT.
rogorc me cxvari vaqcie batknad,
Tqvenc SegiZliaT moeqceT mamas,
mxolod ucodvels es SeuZlia,
codviliani ver SeZlebs amas,
codvis meti ra Camidenia, mitom ver SevZel
da gaveride,
dana lesili debs davuloce, aseTi codva
Cem Tavs ver vide.
wavedi viTom sanadiroda,
fuWad mxarjveli uRono droTa,
aqeT da iqiT vexetebodi ara salxenad da sagmiroTa,
roca davbrundi, Sedegi vnaxe, dardi momedo
da gavilaxe,
fuWi fiqrebis gzebi davlaxe,
mivxvdi, medeam dagvigo maxe,
kargad gansazRvra, ara cdeboda, icoda CvenSi
rac moxdeboda,
rodis yofila kaci kvdeboda
da mere axlad ibadeboda.
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amiTaoni
Tu ise iyo, rogorc Sen yvebi,
damnaSaveni yofilan debi,
codvils-ucodvels rogor gaarCev, Tu ara scade,
rogor mixvdebi,
medeam rac qna, rac Senc ixile,
cxvari batkanad gadaaqcia,
mamaSens axlos ar gaekara, arc waaqcia, arc gaaqcia,
ratom CavTvaloT is damnaSaved,
rac ar uqnia im saqmis gamo,
mxolod imitom, rom ase ginda Seni naTqvami
unda viwamo?
iazoni
aq dasamali araferia, akaste cruobs, ar aeria,
man kargad icis qali Txovdeba, visac mihyveba,
imis feria,
medea me myavs, niSnavs rom me mgavs, rogoricaa,
mec iseTi var,
is Tu mkvlelia, mec xom mkvleli var,
mis TvalSi es var, aseTsa vgavar.
es Tu asea, maSin rogorc mkvlels samefo taxti
fexqveS mecleba,
maSin akaste unda gamefdes, sicruis azri aq imaleba,
amitom viTxov sicruis mTqmeli, imav simarTliT,
rogorac mkvleli,
dasjili iqnes da gandevnili,
devnili iyos sicocxle mTeli,
maSin mamis sisxls aRar moviTxov
da arc dedisas Sevedavebi,
Tumc kargad vici, brali miuZRvis,
man asva sisxli ganazavebi1.
1. gadmocemis Tanaxmad iazonis mamas ZaliT asves xaris sisxli da ase
mokles. deda meuRlis sikvdils gadahyva.

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fereti
Cven calke ganvsjiT, rasac davadgenT,
garSemo yvelas SevatyobinebT,
TqvenSi marTali gaxdeba mefe, imedwamxdarsac
ar vawyeninebT,
radgan gaxdeba momdevno mefe Tu pirvels
rame daemarTeba.
mainc Zmebi xarT biZaSvilebi, erT-meores
ras emarTleba,
gana ar iyo ezoni mefe, dediT Zmam
roca taxti wahgvara
da mainc Zmebad darCnen bolomde,
CvenSi aravis uTqvams sxvagvarad.
ase moqceva kargia wesi, winaparTagan aris naTesi,
Tqvenc ase unda gaimeoroT, is Tu abedobs,
esaa kvesi.1

/beotia. orqomeni. Rrmad moxuci aTamanti mzes

eficxeba/

aTamanti
vinac amqveynad bevri indoma,
daimsaxura RmerTebis wyroma,
vinac SeiZlo daecva zoma, mas daufasda garja
da Sroma,
yvelaze meti Semxvda sasjeli,
radgan dRisiTac gars mertya bneli,
vis vuRalate, vis vuerTgule,
vis ar miveci saSvelad xeli.
roca qalRmerTi SemrTes nefela,
ase megona wvaleba yvela,
1. abedi da kvesi _ cecxlis anTebis Zveli tradiciuli saSualeba.

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 eolas1 qrolas Tan gavatane, davZlie
rac ki adre meZnela,
Cemia brali, damevso Tvali, qalRmerTs varCie,
mokvdavi qali.
masTan gavwire Cemi Svilebi, davrCi euli
da Sesabrali,
inom wamiRo maxvil-goneba, davkarge gansja
da mogoneba.
qalis xmas avyev, mas Cavabare Svilebi, eri,
mTeli qoneba,
inom daRupa friqse da hele,
wmindanebs xvevda WuWyian xelebs,
mec brmad mivdevdi da ar vfiqrobdi,
amyoli simwriT rom daaxvelebs,
SvilebTan erTad oqros sawmisi, sxva mefeTagan
me rom mebara,
inos mzakvrobas gadavayole,
TiTqos msgavsebi irgvliv eyara.
maSinac, roca friqses wulebi, dakacebulni,
aRkazmulebi,
samefos mosdgnen, surdaT gacnoba,
gadamiSales alal-gulebi.
kvlav inos rCeviT gavuSvi ukan,
SeuZlebelis SeZleba vTxove,
vicodi kolxeTs ver miaRwevdnen,
magram gulcivad gamoveTxove
Cans iyvnen marTlac bevris SemZleni,
rac me mindoda da vera vqeni,
maT Seasrules, sxvas vis unaxavs
msgavsi gmirobis ase Camdeni.

1. eola _ qarebis RmerTi (pelazgiuri miTologia). aTamanti mis

Svilad iTvleboda. mefes, gmirs, gamorCeul pirovnebas miwieri
mSoblebis garda RvTiuri mSoblebic `sWirdeboda~.

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 da roca ukan dabrundnen lxeniT, inos karnaxiT,
avbediT eniT,
gaavebuli maTi biZebi, Tavze daesxnen
satevris qneviT,
friqses wulebi,
biZebisagan muxanaTurad ganwirulebi,
qalaqis karTan daecnen mijriT,
mouSuSebi darCaT wylulebi.
da mxolod Semdeg TvalT amexila,
RmerTebis nebiT damidga dila,
yvelafrisaTvis viZie Suri,
gza gamkvalavi myavda sibila,
simarTlis zoma gavige gvian,
aseT mixvedras sibriyve hqvian,
Cemebr qalebis amyolTa wlebi
uSinaarsod miimsxvrevian,
samarTlianad marqves suleli,
me Cems momavals davrie xeli,
umemkvidreod gadavegebi,
sanam momwvdeba sikvdilis celi.

/Semodis aTamantis msaxuri. Semohyavs kitisore,

medea SvilebiT mermero da fereta/

msaxuri

aqeT mobrZandiT, batons movZebni

da Tqvens Camosvlas Sevatyobineb,
saTuTi aris moxucis guli, ar avaRelveb
da vagrZnobineb,
isedac bevri tanjva gadaxda, suliT daeca
da xorciT gaxda,
roca simarTle bolos gaigo,
roca RmerTebis survili axda.

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kitisore
is, rac aq moxda orqomenaSi, Cven iolkosSi
gvian gavigeT,
Zmebi momikles, papa gagiJda, tyuil-marTalis
yore avigeT,
SurisZiebis mklavda wyurvili,
biZebma dakles Zma da Zmis Svili,
qalis mzakvrobas gadahyva yvela,
qalisa iyo mTavari wvlili.
msaxuri
Cemo batono, is, rac aq moxda,
cud sizmariviT mogvagondeba,
wlebi rom wavlen da Taobebi,
msgavsi ambavi aRar moxdeba.
medea
kacTa survili aris usazRvro,
miswrafebebis are uRrani,
ramdenic unda moigdon xelSi, ver dadgebian,
undebaT sxvani ,
erTi mxriv kargi aris es swrafva,
adgilze mdgari ukvea mkvdari,
meore mxriv ki borotebaa,
Tu ver mixvdeba zRvari sad aris,
me kargad vici yvela, rac moxda, riTi daiwyo
da ra gamoxda,
vis ra undoda da ra miiRo,
pativis nacvlad kvnesa aRmoxda.
axla mTavari aris sxva rame,
unda dasruldes gonebis Rame,
aTamants imis wamals mivarTmev, rac movipove
da Sevaxame,
ager Tavadac, aqve yofila, mefev moxuco,
kaco sviano,
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 minda balaxTa Zala SegZino,
sicocxlis simi agixmiano.
Sen isec bevri gadaitane, geyo,
rac codva Svilebis zide,
momiyvania bolo badiSi,
gza gaginaTos kididan-kide.
aTamanti
Sen me vera gcnob, magram radganac
CemTan Sexvedra mogdomebia,
winaswar getyvi, is, rac Sen ginda,
Seni azrebis Tanamxlebia,
me vis vWirdebi, wavida is dro, roca viyav
da roca vmefobdi,
jani momdevda, Wkua miWrida,
garSemo tolad veravis vgrZnobdi.
gavida xani, dRes Cemi jani,
sicocxlis deniT galaxulia,
rac Tavs gadamxda, bedis dacinva arc mosmenili,
ar naxulia,
TiTqos mefe var, magram ver vmefob,
win savali gza Tavad movWeri,
aRar myavs wuli da imis wuli,
darCenili var viRac oxeri,
me rom movkvdebi, orqomenaSi dasadgurdeba
zizRi da SiSi.
aq ar iqneba aTamantis Ze, dasamardeba
ZirZveli jiSi,
Sen me ra unda miTxra axali, Zala Semmato,
momce imedi,
Ralati iyo Cemi cxovreba, uazro damrCa gadasaxedi.
medea
es marTalia, bevri gadagxda, tanjva-vaeba gadaitane,
sakvirvelia, ra codva zide, ras gauZeli da aitane,
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 Tu rame gqonda cxovrebis vali, gaiRe,
darCi guliT sawyali,
magram adrea xelis Caqneva, CeroSi jdoma,
SoriT TvalTvali.
aTamanti
risi gulisTvis davrCe cocxali,
an visi kidev mqondes imedi,
vaJebi ar myavs, maTi wulebi, oqros sawmisis
ar vici bedi,
wlebis win iyo, rom momaxares,
dabrunebulan Seni gmirebi,
kolxidis mxare daulaxiaT,
moaqvT sawmisi Sesawirebi.
wlebi gavida Sedegi ar Cans,
ver moviSore codva ulevi,
ar damifasda namsaxurevi, ar damiamda
guls nawylulevi.
medea
aq ukve cdebi, aba, dafiqrdi samefos bedi
xom gabaria,
unda dalagdes, unda dawynardes,
inos mzakvrobam raic aria.
da amas garda dagrCa badiSi, Wkvas moegebi,
is gipatronebs,
xelmZRvaneloba unda samefos, Sina
da gareT, glexebs Tu monebs.
aTamanti
me ase vici, friqses vaJebi, yvela Cem vaJebs dauxocia,
Tuki gadarCa erTi maTganic,
misTvis mefoba damilocia.
kitisore
vismen saubars, fiqriT sxvagan var, suliT SeZruli
gulSiRa vtiri,

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 argo, frontisi, maTTan melasi,
erTad davkarge samive gmiri,
nuTu imisTvis iltvoda mama,
mitom gvawova ZuZu dedama,
ar moutanos mSobels siame,
qveynad pataras dabadebama.
mama aRar myavs, deda sad aris,
mSobelma erTic ver daitira,
sad daibadnen, saiT vidodnen, ras natrulobdnen,
vin Seiwira,
ra muxTalia wuTisofeli, axali tanjva,
gaxdeba Zveli,
Zvels axali cvlis, mxolod cvlileba qveynad
darCeba marad ucvleli.
aTamanti
Sen ambob Cemze, RmerTebisagan, yvela codvisTvis
me var dasjili,
hera, aTena Semomwyromian, rac moxda
maTgan maqvs me misjili,
grZeli gza ganvle, Tumc iTqmis mokled,
TanamoZmeebs vexmarebodi,
mefe aiet Cven vaiZuleT simonide
da omfalos lodi,1
sxvisTvis daeTmo, kolxidisaken
modgmasTan erTad gza gaekvala.
umaduroba gamoviCine, monanieba Tavs mawevs valid,
Cans samarTali ar dakargula,
radgan RmerTebma ase gansajes,
oqros sawmisi aiets darCa, is gaamarTles
da me damsajes
1. omfalos qva (lodi) _ delfos samisnoSi iyo es lodi. igi iTvle-
boda msoflios centrad, radgan zevsis brZanebiT, qveynierebis ki-
disaken gafrenili arwivebi aq Sexvdenen. delfos samisno korinTos
samefoSi iyo.

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 da amas garda Cemi memkvidre,
friqse mis karze gamoizarda,
mteris asuli SeirTo colad, mas miekedla,
vinc ar miyvarda,
friqses vaJebi, CemTvis badiSni,
aietisTvis aris igive.
man gamozarda, daavaJkaca,
me ki nayofic ver moviwie,
Tu darCa maTgan Tundac erT-erTi,
misTvis mefoba damilocia,
mis wilad iyos yvela sikeTe, rac minatria
da milocia,
magram pirobas xom ver gadaval, zvaraki vwire,
RmerTebs Sevfice,
vinc oqros sawmiss me damibrunebs,
misi mefoba iqneba mtkice.
medea

Cven yvelam viciT Sen gadevs codva, saunje viciT,

rom Sen dakarge,
inos xrikebma samefo dasca,
mama-mfarvelad veRar ivarge,
dRemde trialebs RmerTebis risxva,
gzas ver igneben mkvdarTa sulebi,
mama-papani gsayveduroben, Tanatomelni iq wasulebi,
Seni valia ganZi ipovo, Sesawirav verZs gadaafino,
zvaraki swiro, guli moulbo,
olimpos mkvidrebs ar awyenino,
is, rac gebara, is, rac dakarge,
friqsem SeiZlo gadaarCina,
verZi Seswira, oqros sawmisi aresis velze gamoaCina,
kolxeTis mefe aiets uZRvna,
aieti xom erT dros mas flobda,

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 roca korinTo mas ekuTvnoda,
delfos samisnos mamulad cnobda.
mas iseTive hqonda ufleba sawmisis flobis,
rogoric sxvasa,
hoda, kolxeTSi ganZi diadi,
aietis mtrebs scemda risxvasa,
magram rodesac friqses wulebi,
mamaCemisgan gamozrdilebi,
ukan mobrundnen, sawmisi sTxoves,
argonavtebi maTTan frTxilebi,
ganwirulebi iyvnen mamisgan,
me rom Ralati ar Camedina,
oqros sawmisi ar mometaca, Tavi mis mcvelad
ar damedgina,
axla sawmisi aq aris CvenTan,
ase aRsrulda Seni piroba,
kitisorea dRes misi mcveli
da dabruneba misi gmiroba,
Tu ar gadaxval Sens mefur sityvas,
diswuls dauTmob qveynad mefobas,
sawmiss vutoveb, mcvelad vayeneb
da vaiZuleb droebiT flobas.
aTamanti
oqros sawmisi Cem badiSs rCeba,
RmerTebis neba amaSi Cndeba,
rac iyo CvenSi gautanloba, Suri
da mtroba amiT mTavrdeba,
me moxuci var da davrdomili,
sxva me ara myavs memkvidre, wuli,
Tu kitisore aq gamefdeba,
mec xom viqnebi misgan daculi.
qalo, grZneulo da jadoqaro,
ar mikiTxia Sen vina xaro,

95
 vgrZnob aietis asulsa vxedav,
mtrobis daZleviT minda vixaro,
Sen momirCine tanjuli suli,
Tu jadoqrobiT tans mimixedav,
mtrobas moyvrobiT Sevcvli umalve,
rasac SeviZleb, rasac Sevbedav.
kitisore
tkbilo deida, patarebs, maxsovs,
gviwevdi dedis magivrobasa,
rom ara Seni sibrZne da garja,
veRirsebodi me mefobasa?
yvela xifaTi Sen amaride,
Cemi darCena argos mosTxove,
sikvdils maride, gza gamixseni iolkoss
roca SenTan damtove,
dResac, rac moxda, rac me vismine,
gadmosulia Cemze wyaloba,
qalRmerTis niWi mogmadla dedam1,
unda viloco Seni qaloba.
orqomenaSi Tu me vimefeb,
xom aRsruldeba mamis anderZi,
fuWad mamaCems ar uwvalia,
ar Seuwiravs samefo verZi,
oqros sawmisi Sena gaqvs axla
da Tu me gavxdi misi mflobeli,
unda viloco deidas madli,
tkbilad vuxseno oriv mSobeli.
me jer xanobiT ra SemiZlia, gTxov
CemTan darCe Seni SvilebiT,
deidaSvilebs rom Zmad davudge,
davicva Tavgza abneulebi,
me ki vimefeb, magram ufrore,
Seni iqneba qveynad mefoba,

1. medeas dedad miTologia qalRmerT hekates miiCnevs.

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 codniT da azriT vinc aris meti,
mas damSvendeba xelmZRvaneloba.
aTamanti
mec kitisores azrs vuerTdebi, CvenTan darCi
da gadagvarCine,
rac zRapariviT vicodi Senze, gvimkurnale
da gamoaCine,
Torem amboben medeas codna,
medeas xerxi mkvdarsac acocxlebs,
mkvdrebs aRar vCivi, aq gvaqvs sawmisi,
gaWirvebulebs mogvxede cocxlebs.
medea
diswulo, modi win waviwioT
da saqme ase davagvirgvinoT,
wylisgan waRebuls nu vemsgavsebiT
da wyalgareuls nu vityviT Rvinod.
Sen kargad micnob, ara mCvevia fuWi moTqma
da ukan daxeva,
susts nu Seebmi, iqiT dauTme,
vaJkacobaa Zlieris Zleva,
Sen Zliers sZlie Zlieris xeliT, ara CiviliT,
moCliqur eniT,
dRes oqromenSi gvirgvins daidgav,
momavals unda uyuro lxeniT.
Cemi saqme ki sxva ram gvaria, man daawynaros,
vinac aria,
me var damwyebi, Cemi valia, davagvirgvino,
rac mTavaria,
CemTvis mTavari aris korinTo, gzaze damdgarma
ratom CavyvinTo,
unda movnaxo misken savali,
miznis miRwevis cecxli avinTo.

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 Sen yvela ici, dRes iazoni
iolkoselTa mefed iTvleba,
magram ver mefobs, radgan saqmeSi,
nafotebiviT wvrilad iTleba.
samefos unda mama-patroni, ara molxine da monadire,
sxvis TvalSi vardnil wamwams xedavde
da sakuTarSi ver naxo dire?
axla korinTos aris wasuli,
mefe kreontis aris stumari,
drostarebisTvis dabadebuli, aris molxine
da moxumari.
Tan meficeba iyav iolkoss, xar Cemi coli
da dedofali,
moficar kacis ar daijero,
am dros sxvisaken uWiravs Tvali,
cudi ambavi ram moxvda smenas,
Tumca ar avdev avyia enas,
kreontis asul kreusas hyvarobs
da Cem sawolSi cdilobs Cawvenas.
me bevri rame gadavitane, bevri viTmine da avitane,
miznis gulisTvis arvin davinde,
mamis Ralatic ar davaxane,
iazons ori vaJi vaCuqe, vuzarde, xedavT rogorebia.
vwurTne, vaswavle, kvali vuCine,
nebierani ar mgonebia.
TviTon iazons taxts vin uTmobda,
mefobis Rirsad bevri ar scnobda,
rogor Cavugde xelSi mefoba, xom Wkviania,
mainc ver grZnobda,
Cveni piroba iyo aseTi: roca iolkoss gamefdeboda,
fesvs gaidgamda, xelebs gaSlida,
myarad fexebze rom dadgeboda,
Semoikrebda vaJkacTa wyebas,
rogorc Sekriba argonavtebi,

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 korinTos kreonts mivuxtebodiT,
vinac ara mcnobs da vexatebi.
aman ki ra qna, kreonts estumra, dauaxlovda,
gauTbo kera,
misi asuli unda SeirTos, ambavi momdis
da ase mjera,
unda gavigo danamdvilebiT,
mitom movdivar Cemi SvilebiT,
roca gavarkvev da gadavwyvetav,
amovisunTqeb euli SvebiT.
TqvenTan davrCebi cota ram xani,
gamovusworo aTamants tani,
Semdeg movZebno korinTos gzebi,
SevZlo aRmasvla da mimotani,
TqvenTan davtoveb umcross feretas,
Tqvengan iqneba aq dafaruli,
mermero mimyavs, CemTvis Tu ara,
misTvis aRsruldes azri faruli.

/korinTo. mefe kreontis sasaxleSi saqorwilo

zeimia/

kreonti
mibrZanebia, srulad aRsruldes,
rac saqorwino gvqonda piroba,
ise, momavals ar daezaros, damaxsovreba
da sxvisTvis Txroba,
xuTi dRe aris ukve vnadimobT
da dionises veTayvanebiT,
qali Tu kaci, moxuci,
balRi mas emoneba sakuTar nebiT.
kidev amden xans iyos zeimi, ase minda da mibrZanebia,
ise diadi, sxvas ar enaxos
da mxolod zRaprad naxsenebia,

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 Cemi asuli, kocniT nazardi,
visic ar vici msgavsi da toli,
qorwils gadixdis umagaliTos
da iazonis gaxdeba coli.
me sxva memkvidre ar mabadia, Cemi siberis aris imedi,
qmaric ipova gamorCeuli, Cans rom saerTo hqoniaT bedi,
aq, darbazSia yvela arxonti,1
vis sityvas qveynad daejereba,
vis ewifeba sibrZniT msjeloba,
sicrues arvin miefereba.
me maT mivmarTav, piruTvnel pasuxs
mouTmenelad davelodebi,
kenWebi hyaron, ho-a Tu ara, rogorc wesia,
davTvaloT xmebi,
gadasawyveti erTi maqvs saqme
da gadadeba aRar iqneba,
gansajeT, Tanac daimaxsovreT,
dRes aseTia mefuri neba.

kreusa _ kreontis asuli

Zvirfaso mama, Seni mefobiT,
korinTo aris gabrwyinebuli,
bednieria vinac Segyurebs,
madlierebiT uTbebaT guli,
CemTvis yovelTvis iyo saamo
didebul mefis qaliSviloba,
ara mCvevia pirSi laquci, zurgis Seqceva
da gulgriloba.

1. arxontebis _ uxucesTa da brZenTa sabWos instituti farTed

iyo gamoyenebuli yvela saxelmwifoSi. kenWisyra WurWelSi TeTri
an Savi kenWebis CayriT mimdinareobda da romeli ferisac daaWar-
bebda, gadawyvetilebac Sesabamisi iyo. saqarTveloSi arxotis sax-
elwodebac am terminTan unda iyos dakavSirebuli. iseve, rogorc
aTenasTan aTena-genoba (aTengenoba).

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 CageWrebi da amitom vityvi,
Tumc aCqareba sul ar gCvevia,
dRes xar Secvlili, sxvagvarad msjelob,
marTla sibere xom ar gwvevia?
sxva droisaTvis gadade saqme,
vici rac ginda rom ar gadado,
ar minda Cemi siyvarulisTvis,
momavlis bedi sasworze dado.
kreonti
Cemo Zvirfaso, me mifrTxildebi, mesmis, miyvarxar,
var madlobeli,
wina kacia ukanas xidi da SvilisaTvis aris mSobeli,
me gamivlia cxovrebis kvali,
win araferze damrCeba Tvali,
minda Cem taxtze gnaxo damjdari,
Soridan viwyo Seni TvalTvali.
mefobis tvirTi Tu moviSore,
Smagi morevi gavxdebi mdore,
vityvi mSobelTan Tu davakeli,
SvilTan Secdoma gamovaswore.
arxonti
aqa varT yvela, visac ekuTvnis
mefes samefo ram misces rCeva.
Sen gviTxar raze unda vimsjeloT,
ar gadavagdoT ZirZveli Cveva,
dRes Svils aTxoveb da qorwils ixdi,
sazeimoa ganwyobileba,
gana, ra saqme aris iseTi,
qeifis moSlad rom eRireba?
kreonti
TqvenSi zogia Cemze uxnesi
da rac momxdara, emaxsovreba,
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 Cven erTi azriT varT Sekrulebi
da erTad gavleT mTeli cxovreba,
erTad vibrZoleT da aieti
erTian ZaliT aqedan vdevneT.
gavida xani, daberda jani, dagvamaxsovrda sad
da vis vevneT?
vfiqrob, ar iyos raRac niSani, rac ar vici
da amovicani,
gamikvirdeba, fiqri wamiRebs, rasac velodi,
amaSi vcani.
arxonti
Tumca xar mefe, mefe xnieri, qveynad myofeli,
svebednieri,
kmayofili gaqvs qveynad ieri, dro mogakiTxavs,
rCebi mSieri,
SenisTanebi unaxavs awymos, bevric ikvlios,
vervin daawyos,
ramdenic unda ecado qveyniT,
gaaxsendebi ukuRma awymos.
me amas vambob ara imitom,
rom SevadaroT awymos warsuli,
Cven yvelam vuwyiT sad sikeTea,
sad gvpatronobda qveynad avsuli,
dRes Sen xar mefe, SeniT iwyeba, SeniT mTavrdeba,
CvenSi sikeTe,
SesZeli ise, Wir-varams sZlie
da siduxWire gamoakeTe,
dRes sul sxva dRea, CvenSi vinc mxnea,
Sengan moiTxovs kacur-kacobas.
Cven ar gvWirdeba SigniT Ralati,
arc sxvis Ralatis vapirebT cnobas,
Sen mefe Cveni, sikeTis mCeni,
Cvengan moiTxov azris Tanxmobas,
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 Tu simarTlea, simarTle iyos,
mdidari Raribs rad uwyebs Zmobas?
ar xar uWkuo, arc Cven gvaklia qveynad codna
da gamocdileba,
Sen rom Sens iTvli, Cvenic ikiTxe,
Sen ramden nabijs axlda mxileba,
da amis Semdeg, eZebde Sedegs,
vin aris azris mefe Tu mona,
vin marTalia da vin mtyuani, vin rame icis,
an moigona.
Sena xar mefe didebis mSxefe,
magram mainc xar qveynis stumari,
Sen Seni ici, Cvenc viciT Seni
da SegviZlia CamovkraT zari,
amitom vidre kenWebs CavyrideT,
rom simarTlis gzas ar gadavideT,
gviTxar ra aris aq kenWsayreli, arxontTa ride,
Cven ratom vzideT.
kreonti
Cemi safiqri, Wmunva da dardi,
ar aris ymawvil kacis navardi,
davberebulvar da aRar minda sad ekalia,
megonos vardi.
aq yvelam icis, rom iazoni,
romlis ar icis sofelma woni,
aris nabrZoli iseT mxareSi,
rom gegonebaT gamonagoni,
promeTes kvali Tu sadme aris,
Tu gza iqiTken gakvalulia,
devkalionma rac dagvibara
da is rac dRemde damalulia.
iazonisgan aris nanaxi, iazonia maTi mxilveli

103
 oqros sawmisic man daabruna, moavlo mzera,
Seaxo xeli,
aseTi gmiris CemTan stumroba, ambis moyola,
simarTlis Txroba,
korinTelebis moZmeTa xmoba, RmerTTa ficili,
maTi moxmoba,
aris raRaca argagonili,
did saqmeebSic didad Cenili,
vinc es ar icis da ar afasebs Cven Soris
aris CamorCenili.
gmiri, romelmac es aasrula,
oqros sawmisi Cven dagvibruna,
sanaqeboa, me mefed miRirs
da arc minaxavs vinc daiwuna,
dRes, roca igi siZea Cemi, gmiri, gmirebSi gamosaCeni
minda, rom mefed miiRos yvelam,
yvelam miagos mefuri ZRveni.
me gadavdeqi, dReidan iqiT, mas eTqmis sityva,
yofa Svenodes,
minda, rac msurda kreusasaTvis,
kreusas xaziT mas axdenodes.
arxonti
Cven, arxontebma adrec vicodiT, adrec vimsjeleT
da azri vcvaleT,
kargs kargi varqviT, avi davzraxeT,
marTali tyuils ar vanacvaleT,
Cveni azria, mgoni ar vcdebiT, rac Sen gviTxari,
Cven mas mzad vxvdebiT,
ara gvWirdeba kenWebis Cayra, rasac Sen ambob,
im azrze vdgebiT.
iazonsa vcnobT korinTos mefed,
win migviZRodes dReidan iqiT,
korinTelebma mxrebi gavwioT moyvareobiT,
muStiT da jiqiT,
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 magram erTia, Tu ki dReidan misia delfo
da simonide,
manac agvixsnas, ratom gveZmoba an misi Zmoba
Tavs ratom ide,
qals Tu aTxoveb, iazons mihyavs,
iolkosSia misi mamuli,
Cven ras movigebT coli qmrisaa,
asea wesi odiTgan Tqmuli.
iazoni
Tu vinme fiqrobs, minda mefoba,
kreusas mitom vTxove coloba,
cdeba, radganac ara mCvevia,
tyuil-marTalis monacvleoba,
jer kidev rodis, argonavtebiT,
vidre kolxidis gzas gavkvalavdi,
kreusa iyo Cemi rCeuli,
masze ocnebiT davdni, gavTavdi.
da rogorc iqna, mefe kreontma, Tanxmoba miTxra,
Sedga piroba,
qali rom momca, ganZs ar Sempirda,
gamoiCina sityvaZviroba.
pirvelad vismen, taxts siZes uTmobs,
esec araa gasakvirveli,
misi memkvidre qaliSvilia,
mefobis Rirsic aris pirveli,
me rogorc qmari da rogorc siZe,
taxtis memkvidred ase vundivar,
aseT pirobiT var mec Tanaxma,
arxontTa TvalSic Tu ase vRirvar.
kreusa
es samsjavroa, ar minda viyo am gansjis wevri
da monawile,

105
 mitom dagtovebT, rac ar mindoda,
misi ganxilva ver avicile,
umjobesia vnaxav saCuqrebs,
sasiamovno meqneba grZnoba,
minda uCemod rom gadawyvitoT,
qmris uflebebis vis ar surs cnoba.

/kreusa darbazidan gadis/

arxonti
mefis asuli, dedoflad mjdomi, moyvaruli
da sikeTis mdomi,
ratom davtovoT survils uklavi,
sxva korinTelebs vin gvyavs sandomi,
amitom vityvi, Cemi azria,
magram yvelasTan SeTanxmebuli,
RmerTebis nebam Tu gvikarnaxa,
aseTi grZnobiT aenTo guli.
vuTxraT Tanxmoba, kreusas qmari, mefed gviRirs
da dagvilocia,
samagaliTod CavideT delfoss, sad sawiravi
da salocia,
kreonts mivmarTav arxontTa azriT,
rac CvenTvis dRemde wlobiT iyavi.
dRes dauloce adgili siZes,
samefo daTme, ar gauyavi,
amieridan iazonia korinTos mefe, misi batoni,
kreontisagan aris naTqvami, ara atasagan gamonagoni,
Cvenc fics viZleviT, iazonsa vcnobT,
mefed vRebulobT, siamayes vgrZnobT,
rac adre iyo sasiqadulo imiT vlaRdebiT,
uaryofiTs vgmobT,
arxontTa fici isea mtkice, rogorc gvesiZe
da daifice

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 Cvenc iseve varT Seni erTguli, rogorc Segvpirdi
da Tavs daice.
kreonti
axla damtkicda, rac guliT msurda, rac me gadamxda,
axla dabrunda,
RmerTebs Sevwirav madlierebiT,
bolo saTqmeli davurTo unda,
gulSi trialebs yvela rac iyo,
Cemi cxovreba risiT gaiyo,
eWvebi mRrRnida mTeli cxovreba
da amis gamo ar gaviriyo.
Cemze ufrosebs xaniT da janiT,
axsovT aiets rogor vuyele,
Sevkribe yvela misi metoqe,
karze mivuxti da gavaxele,
is me ganvdevne da vaiZule,
rac misi iyo CemTvis moeca,
rasac Tqven xedavT, rac samefoa, zRva, mTa da veli,
cisferi zeca,
ase megona, RmerTebis nebiT,
is samudamod Cemi xdeboda,
ara vfiqrobdi droni mefoben
da xani roca gamoxdeboda,
mec momiwevda nebiT daTmoba,
rac sxvas sxvis ZaliT davaTmobine.
ukvdavi ar var, jani daberda,
survili mainc ver avixdine,
axla dagtovebT, vnaxav kreusas,
misi siturfiT minda vixaro,
sanam maqvs suli, misTvis vicocxlo, ar davZabunde
da movixaro,
Svilo iazon, Sen dagWirdeba,
Semoikribo brZenTa krebuli,

107
 mamuls mixedo, yvelas miuzRa,
aravin darCes mitovebuli.

/kreonti gadis/
iazoni
yvela aqaa visac kreontis aqvs SiSi, ridi,
pativiscema,
is, rac Taobebs moaqvT Cvenamde,
Cvengan momavals gadaecema,
Tqven aRiareT Cemi ufleba,
rasac gansazRvravs kreontis neba,
me Tqven uflebebs vcnob da davicav,
ver gadasZalavs boRma da vneba.
Tu SevTanxmdebiT da davificebT,
delfos SevwiroT Sesawiravi,
RmerTebs SevTxovoT mogvces mSvidoba,
mSvidobian ers aSoros avi,
arxontTa Tavi, brZenebSic brZeni,
samefo sabWos win miuZRodes,
iSromos qveynis sadarajoze,
sakuTar karze rac unda moxdes.
aq momavalma mefoba davTme, akaste davsvi
da davavale,
is, rac mamebis iyo siave, ar gaixsenon Svilebma xvale,
aqac igives gavimeoreb, aietis da kreontis omi,
iyo warsuli da daviviwyoT,
nuRar viqnebiT siavis mdomi,
saerTo ZaliT vmarToT korinTo,
saerTo nebiT davxnaT da vTesoT,
Tqveni tkivili tkivilad maCndes,
Cemi wuxili gulze dagesoT.

/Semodis herofile/

108
herofile
ubedurebo, korinTelebo, axla dro dadga,
momkaT naTesi,
RmerTebma daTqves: kbili kbilis wil,
Tvali Tvalis wil, asea wesi,
gindaT SecvaloT RvTiT dadgenili,
TviTeuls masSi migiZRviT wvlili.
Tu angariSobT ra rasa niSnavs, raa aSlili
da ra waSlili,
delfoSi viyav, Zmas vec Tayvani,
vinc dagirwiaT grZnobis akvani,
apolon vercxlis isris msroleli,
romels RmerTebSic ara hyavs mgvani,
is Zmaa Cemi, misanTa RmerTi, is me mkarnaxobs,
rasac me vyvebi.
ukvdavTa orTqlma Tavbru damxvia
da saocari Camesma xmebi,
korinToSia dabudebuli, ramac iqneba,
mogiklaT guli
mosuli aris ucxo-nacnobi,
sul sxva grZnoba aqvs dagubebuli,
Zmam damavala, aqeT vidode,
yvela agixsnaT, raic vicode
axla vuyureb drons gadavyevi, sadac viyefe,
iqave vcode.
sanam getyodeT Zmam ra mibrZana, me ra viRone,
Tan xandaxana,
unda vicode, rac aris CemSi, marTla iyo
Tu ram damezmana,
Zmam apolonma, vercxlis moisrem,
romlis ar iciT amqveynad msgavsi,
me damavala korinTos mxares,
rom ar daedos Wvartli da xavsi,
Camovide da vuTxra simarTle,
Tqven arxontebo TvalT agixiloT,

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 rogor moiqceT, sad ra iRonoT,
rom momavali qveynad ixiloT,
ubedurebo, usmenT iazons,
romels mravali hkidia codva,
romlis nafici aris Ralati,
romlis simarTle mtyuanis bodva.
is aq qadagebs, sad ras ganagebs, vis mopovebuls
da vis anagebs,
is samarTali visa sWirdeba,
sad damnaSave pasuxs ar agebs.
iazoni
gagawyvetineb da Cagerevi,
Tu xar sibila simarTlis mTqmeli,
maSin uari ar gamogiva, Cemi mowmea mTeli sofeli,1
sapelazgios yvela samefo oqros sawmisis
dakargvas wuxda,
mitom Sevkribe yvela vaJkaci,
romlis saxelic qveynada quxda.
maTi SewevniT da TanadgomiT, Wkuis simardiT
da ara omiT,
kolxeTs Cavedi, aiets Sevxvdi, Semxvda gulcivad
da ara ndomiT,
oqros sawmisi bolos movtace,
sapelazgoSi Camovitane,
Sen ra maswavlo, Tavad ar ici, Tavs ra gadamxda
da avitane.
axla mosulxar samefo karze da gsurs,
erToba Cveni waSalo,
rad dagijeroT, marTali rwmena,
Sens naTqvam sityvas rad vanacvaloT.

1. sofeli _ qveyniereba, qveyana, mosaxleoba Zveli gagebiT identuri

Sinaarsis cnebebia.

110
 Sen mTvli qadagad, sicruis mTqmelad,
orgulobis da Ralatis mqnelad,
me qalTan omi ara mCvevia, Tavs Sevikaveb,
TumcaRa Znelad,
mijobs mivxedo samefo saqmes,
dResve gavWedo xvales imedi,
ramdenic unda vibrZoloT erTad,
yvelas Tavisi dahyveba bedi.
herofile
codvilis codvebs ara aqvs zRvari,
mitom boboqrobs rogorc avdari,
mis gamo codva trialebs TqvenSi, moismenT, naxavT,
dagesxmiT zari,
ubedurebo, gadiT da naxeT, Tqveni mefe
da misi asuli,
usicocxloni iataks yrian,
daepatrona maT suls avsuli.
kreusa mokla codvilis codvam,
mefe asulTan ganSorebama,
miganiSnebdiT, vera xvdebodiT,
Tqven dagatyvevaT tkbilma enama.
(iazoni, arxonti gadian)
axla mismineT, is, rac Zmam miTxra,
TqvenTvis momavlis sawuxaria,
momaval tanjvas sWedavs yoveli,
sxvis boroteba vis uxaria,
Tezeim iciT, aTenis mefem, minoss1 uyela da ariadna,
romlis siturfiT vardic xarobda,
mravali gmiri lodiniT dadna.
1. minosi _ kretas legendaruli mefe. misi meuRle iyo kolxeTis me-
fis aietis da pasifae. aTenis mefe Tezeim jer minosis ufrosi asuli
ariadna gaitaca da miatova, Semdeg ki umcrosi asuli fedra moi-
yvana colad.

111
 mostaca mamas da Semdeg gzaSi, mZinari daTmo
da gaepara,
minosis coli dardma imsxverpla,
codvam codvebi amoiyara,
axla Tezei ariadnas das, gadaekida,
dedoflad unda,
erTs miemata, axla meore,
qveynad dagrovda codvebis gunda.
iazonma ki, iolkoselma, Tezeis codvas, codva awia,
yvelaze meti SeZlo am gzaze,
yvelaze mZimec manve aswia,
mis codvas mihyva kreusa msxverplad,
kreonti mokla Svilis codvama,
mefed vis iTxovT,
visi xelobac mxolod eqidnas qveynad eama.
mova dro, roca maRla RmerTebi,
dabla dagrovil codvebs gansjian,
ras gadawyveten winaswar vici,
amiT momavals Tqvensas dasjian,
atydeba omi ukidegano, ara yofila qveynad iseTi,1
gaiWimeba aT wlis manZilze,
sisxlisgan dagcliT wveTi da wveTi.
Tu gons moegeT, maRla RmerTebma,
egeb aTi wlis omi ikmaron,
ucodvelebi cocxlad datovon,
codviliani ar gaaxaron.
(iazoni da arxotni brundebian)

1. gadmocemis Tanaxmad sibila herofile eriTreelma iwinaswarme-

tyvela momavalSi troas omis dawyeba, gadmocema omis mizezad aTe-
nis ufliswulis Tezeis mier ariadnas motacebasa da iazonis mier
medeas gatacebas asaxelebs. amas troas ufliswulma parisma imiT
upasuxa, rom ulamazesi qali, menelaes meuRle elene gaitaca. rasac
mohyva omi troelebTan.

112
 moinanieT, Tqveni Secdoma,
codvaSi aRar gadaizrdeba,
gadavaddeba pasuxisgeba, sanam axali ar gaizrdeba.
iazoni
ucnauria, kreusas tanze, ratom acvia kolxuri kaba,
is xom medeas sacmeli iyo, erTi meores viT gadavaba?
egeb jadoa ram Cadebuli, medeas mudam exerxeboda,
magram es kaba mas tans emosa,
kreusas tanze viT gaCndeboda?
herofile
xedavT? man icno kolxuri kaba,
rac gamoarCevs saTvistomosa,
magram ar ambobs visi colia,
visac es kaba tanze emosa,
maSin me getyviT,
korinTos axlos Semxvdnen mwuxare deda da Svili,
ambavi vkiTxe, gamovikiTxe,
Tmebi rada aqvs mxrebze gaSlili.
vin aris anda sadauria,
ram moiyvana korinTos karTan,
qalni kerias unda aTbobdnen, balRebs uvlidnen
da matyli arTan,
cremlmoreulma kvnesiT momigo,
momiyva rac Tavs gadaitana,
yvela gawira qmris gulisaTvis,
qmris Ralati ki ver aitana,
roca gaigo, misi meuRle, Svilebs aoblebs,
sxvis SerTvas cdilobs,
iqiT Ralatobs, aqeTa cruobs,
damsgavsebia ferebiT Wilobs,
kera datova, aqeT vidoda, aq ra xdeboda kargad icoda,
sxvas ras Sematebs iseTi kaci,
vinc sakuTari ar Seicoda,

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 maSin vurCie, gaeZro kaba,
gamoegzavna rogorc niSani,
qmari naxavda da unda egrZno:
`Seni Ralatis mizani vcani~.
arxonti
Sen xar sibila saxeliani,
gvaxsovs naTqvami Sengan fxiani,
varT arxontebi da axloblebi,
erT-urTis azris gamgebiani,
mainc ver vxdebiT bolomde naTqvams,
ras migvaniSneb, keTilsa Tu avs,
pirdapir gviTxar visa gulisxmob,
qaragmebiT nu gauWirveb Tavs.
iazoni
me ukve mivxvdi saiT umiznebs, saTqmels daReWavs
da daamZimebs,
sxvis danaSauls gadmomabralebs,
daZabavs rogorc kiTaras simebs,
herofilea mtrebTan Sekruli,
undaT momiklan wamebiT guli,
Cemze aRmdgaran coli da Svili.
visic viyavi miwyiv erTguli.
medeas kabam mokla kreusa,
Sig sawamlavi albaT, eria,
im saqorwilo saCuqrebs Soris,
viT ucxo xili Semoeria,
arc damimalavs, kreonts vuambe,
rom iolkosSi coli-Svilebi,
kreusas gamo Camovicile,
dReis-dReobiT varT gayrilebi.
kreusa mudam miyvarda guliT
da colad SerTvas vepirebodi,

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 kolxeTSic mitom wavel salaSqrod,
rom gmiri metad veyvarebodi,
medea mxolod SemTxveviT vnaxe,
misi moyvana saqmes dasWirda,
oqros sawmisi mitom dabrunda,
dabruneba ki am saqmed Rirda.
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arc me miTqvia da arc medeas, Sen TviTon ambob
da adastureb,
korinTelebis gulis mogebas tyuilad cdilob
da axmaureb,
Se dalocvilo, aba, dafiqrdi,
brZen-naTesavTa mTeli krebuli,
fara briyvebis nu gegoneba
da nu ecdebi moulbo guli.
moRalateTa Soris izarde, RalatiT SeZel,
rac moipove,
vinc mxarSi gedga, Zalas gmatebda, isic acTune
da Caeqsove,
magram rogorc ki miiRe Seni, ki ara loce
misi gamCeni,
viTom imisi miznis gulisTvis,
misi Ralatis gaxdi Camdeni.
viTom kreusa sul ar giyvarda,1
magram medeas miznebis gamo,
kreonts esiZe, mefoba igde da daiyene Jami saamo,
medeas surda eniSnebina, rom yvela icis
da yvelas xvdeba,
rom axlos aris, Sen pasuxs elis, iolad Ralats
ar danebdeba.
Cem win gaiZro Tavis samosi, me movitane viT saCuqari,

1. gadmocemiT _ iazoni medeas winaSe Tavs imiT imarTlebda, TiTqos

kreusa mxolod Zalauflebis mopovebis mizniT SeirTo.

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 ar SememCnia Tu ijadoqra,
ara yofila qveynad amgvari,
roca ixila, xom moewona, roca Caicva, kreusam naxa,
Sig Cadebuli SenTan kiribi1
da sacodavma wamoiZaxa:
`visTvis Ralati aris ioli, arc me damzogavs
da mimatovebs,
qalebi, misgan motyuebulni,
davemgvanebiT CamomWknar Stoebs,
Cemi qorwili aris Ralati,
am niadagze ra unda davrgo,
damcirebulma mamas ra vuTxra,
damcirebulebs mivce da vargo~.
qalTa krebuli gare exvia da vervin mixvda,
es rogor moxda,
raRac iynosa da gadaylapa, moicela
da gminva aRmoxda.
am dros kreonti waadga Tavze, mamam ismina
da Tan ixila,
sixaruls mohyva ubedureba
da Svilis bedi ver aicila,
Sen axla ginda, rom yovelive,
mitovebul cols gadaabralo,
Tu ar daindob vinc gipatrona, moyvaris mteri,
rCebi sabralo.
iazoni
me ar mindoda colis sikvdili
da arc medeas mqonda Ralati,
ver moverie gulis cTunebas, ramdenic vnaxe,
gamixda xati,
kaci kacia, lamazs rom naxavs, moewoneba, gadaegeba,
erTs meore cvlis, Tvali ver ZReba,
wertili dasvas Jamma egeba.
1. kiribi _ tyavze naweri.

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 kacTa Widili qalisTvis xdeba, erTi rom kvdeba,
meore Cndeba,
ase yofila, ase iqneba, maradis ase ganmeordeba,
ratom gikvirdeT, umanko qali, isea,
rogorc axali xili,
zRvari ara aqvs axlisken ltolvas,
Zveli migvyveba rogorc samxili.
me siyvarulma aq momiyvana,
magram sikvdili sul ar mindoda,
RmerTebis nebas vin gadauva
da arc vicodi ra moxdeboda.
arxonti
Cven erTmaneTSi azri gavcvaleT,
simarTle survils ar vanacvaleT,
kenWi vuyareT, gadaviTvaleT, vinerviuleT
da gavewvaleT,
bolos dadginda: kreonti ar gvyavs,
Tan gaiyola mefem memkvidre,
iazons vcnobdiT momaval mefed,
dagvatydeboda RvTis risxva vidre.
axla gamodis Zveli aRar gvyavs,
axals aRar vcnobT da vemoyvrebiT,
qalaqs ki unda iseTi vinme,
saerTo saqme azidos mxrebiT,
vin SeiZleba aseTi iyos, visze SevCerdeT,
gvqondes imedi,
or cecxls Sua varT,
Cveni pasuxi aris RmerTebis gamosaWedi.
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Zalze mZimea es amocana, Zalze mZime da Tanac ioli,
radgan Tqven Soris aravinaa mefis memkvidre
an misi toli,

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 amitom girCevT. me ki ar girCevT,
Cemi Zma aris amis mTxrobeli,
yvela dafiqrdes da gaixsenos,
ras giyvebodaT Tqveni mSobeli.
Semdeg warsuli dRevandel ambavs SeudareT
da ise gansajeT,
swori pasuxi aq imaleba,
siswores Tqvensav RmerTebs eajeT,
adre ra iyo, me gagaxsenebT,
ramdensac swvdeba Tqveni goneba,
ramdenic vici misnebisagan da Cemi Zmisgan gamegoneba.
promeTes wulis, devkalionis,
ufrosi vaJi iyo dardani,
fTiadan1 aqeT gadmoxvewili.
aq mefed myofi sakmao xani,
roca wavida Tevkrebis2 mxares,
axal samefos misca saTave.
mis STamomavlebs bevri gadaxdaT
da gadaxdebaT kvlavac siave,
ilim, dardanis badiSis wulma,
kolxebis mxares siZed wasulma,
SeZlo korinTos mefed dajdoma,
da rogorc papis taxtze asulma,
korinTo kolxeTs SemouerTa, mZlavri iyo
da swored gansaja.
sibrZniTa marTa oriv samefo,
roca orgulni mkacrad dasaja,
1 devkalioni _ noes msgavsad warRvnas gadarCenili, adamianTa mamam-
Tavari, q. fTiis mefed iTvleboda, dardani iyo vaJi pirveli colis-
gan aseve q. korinTos pirveli mefe. igi devkalionis meore cols
moyolilma gerebma gaaZeves. gaqceulis saxeli ewoda dardanelis
srutes, dardani kolx-iberTa Soris gavrcelebuli saxeli yofila.
2. Tevkrebis mxare _ marmarilos zRvis aRmosavleTi. aq dardani
Tevkrebis mefes CaesiZa, dafuZnda da dardanidebis dinastias dau-
do saTave. misi Camomavlebis erT Stos ganekuTvnebodnen q. troas
mefeebi, meore Stos warmomadgeneli iyo kolxeTis mefe aieti.

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misi memkvidre iyo mermero, vervin etyoda,
vin xar oxeri,
ori samefo fexqveS efina,
organve hqonda sasaxlis Cero,
mermeros hyavda Ze aieti, brZeni da myari,
rogorc kerketi.
Tqveni qveyana mas ekuTvnoda,
sxva raRa giTxraT amaze meti,
magram rodesac kreontma SeZlo
korinTos mterTa erTad Sekreba,
erTian ZaliT sZlies aiets, devnes Tavneba
da ukareba.
dRes, roca aRar aris kreonti
da arc memkvidre Cans Rirseuli,
Tqven iazoni mefeda scaniT, sxvagan devnili,
aqac euli.
is mefed giRirT da Tan ar giRirT,
ho Tu araa saswors nadebi,
iciT ra iyo misi mizani da iolkosSi danaqadebi
sanam gadawyvetT, esec iandeT, saiT gagiWraT,
iqiT miandeT,
magram ar minda korinTelebi,
iolkoselTa sacinlad CandeT.
meore mxriv ki es Zneli saqme, aris ioli gadasawyveti,
sasworis pinas erTada Canan mkvdari kreonti
da aieti,
RmerTebis nebiT kars mogdgomiaT,
medea aris misi saxeli,
dardanebis STamomavali, visic bevrni xarT mcodne,
mnaxveli,
mouyvania mas Tavisi Ze, dardanidebis ZuZunawovi,

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 iazonisgan hyavs gaCenili
da heliosis1 sxiviT naqsovi.
Zma ase fiqrobs, ase mkarnaxobs, Tqven rom gadarCeT
da rom ar evnoT,
rom aiciloT sisxlis morevi, arc dazaraldeT
da arc sxva sdevnoT,
iazonis Ze da medeas Ze, mefeTa jiSis
maTi nazardi,
mamlayinwobis asakSi myofi,
jerac bavSvuri icis navardi.
mefed daisviT, Tan ukarnaxeT,
Tqven daasruleT misi kacoba,
SeiyvareT da win gagiZRvebaT,
ara sCvevia cetis ancoba
amiT iazons scnobT da ara scnobT,
Svils gzas dauTmobs da gagcildebaT,
sxvafriv Tqvenganve mefed dasmulis
gadayeneba gagiZneldebaT.
meore mxares TqvenSi nawili,
vinc aietis iyo erTguli,
mis Camomavals miefereba,
gauqavrdeba warsulis wyluli,
miT ufro, masac hqvia mermero
da heliosi dahyveba mcvelad,
dasdevs aTenas locvas-kurTxeva
da aRiarebs Cem Zmas mfarvelad,
axla ifiqreT da gadawyviteT, sxva ra gza giCanT,
ra gaqvT Zalebi,
dReis sibrZnea momavlis Suqi,
ar daiTxaroT fuWad Tvalebi.

1. heliosi _ mzis RmerTi aietis RvTiur mamad iTvleboda, Sesabam-

isad aietis STamomavlebi heliosis STamomavlebic iyvnen.

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gadmocemis Tanxmad im periodSi korinTos mefe mermero
iyo, mis Semdeg ki ili.
iazonma miatova korinTo, ixetiala, bolos mivida im
adgilas, sadac gemi `argo~ miatoves. gemis CrdilSi Camoisvena.
am dros daZvelebuli gemis kiCo CamoiSala, iazoni moiyola
da mokla.
medea korinTodan aTenSi wavida TezevsTan. misi Semdgomi
bedis ramdenime variantia Semonaxuli.

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SuSani
(764 weli)
ioane sabanisZe
aisi nazad haers Searxevs, mzis sxivebs Sehkravs,
Semoaxvevs xels,
gamoaRviZebs, gamoafxizlebs,
imeds CaunTebs msmenels da mnaxvels,
mxolod me erTi vrCebi ucvleli,
guls ara tovebs iara Zveli,
Sengan moZRvnili damyveba sevda,
sadardebelis gavmxdarvar mcveli,
gana ra vcode soflad iseTi,
sisxlis cremli mdis wveTi da wveTi,
grZnobis yamiri ver gadavxani,
uazrod cvdeba saxnis-sakveTi.
SuSani
Sen isev ginda momikla guli, gareT faruli,
SigniT daguli,
ar miyvars fici wregadasuli,
davbadebulvar Seni erTguli,
rac Tavi maxsovs gverdiT medeqi,
TanaSezrdaa amis Sedegi,
naswavls da nafiqrs miziarebdi, garjis fasia
_ codna Semdegi,
rogor iqneba es daviviwyo, Zveli davkargo,
axali viwyo,
rwmena da codna gana mZivia, davfanto, vZebno,
axlad aviwyo.
ioane sabanisZe
me swavlis fasi rodi madardebs,
codnis gaReba Cemi valia,
ici, ra fiqri gonebas tanjavs,
sxva siamisTvis ar miwvalia,
roca viyaviT mcire asakis,
ar iyo CvenSi rame sxvaoba,

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 ras viandebdi, davizrdebodiT, daiwyeboda ratom,
raoba.
Sen mefis wuli, me mefis mona,
nerse erisTavs Sekedlebuli,
gamoikveTa raoba didi,
magram codnaze daxarebebuli,
sxva siRaribes ar vuCiodi
da arc mqonia sxva miswrafeba,
is moipovebs namdvil simdidres,
vinc swavla-codnas daewafeba.
SuSani
gareSes saqme CvenSi iolobs, Cveni,
_ sazari dasanaxia,
zogjer SevcdebiT, mtyuans vamarTlebT,
marTalze vityviT masze axia,
Cemi cxovreba Soridan moCans, uzrunveli
da miwyiv mziani,
axla me mkiTxe, rasa grZnobs guli,
ramdenjer eniT Semxvda ziani.
magram megona iyavi sul sxva,
raze vdardobdi, yvela icodi,
megona iyav Tanaziari, Cemze fiqrobdi,
CemTvis iwodi.
vxedav yofilxar gulCaxveuli,
sxva ocnebebi gamoZravebda,
vatyob vcdebodi, aras veWvobdi,
Sengan ZRvnil sitkbos simware sdevda.
ioane sabanisZe
maSin mogikvdes Sen Cemi Tavi,
fiqrad gavivlo zmaneba avi,
magram ra vuyo, guls ver verevi,
Caqindruli var rogorc TavTavi.

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 gana ra vcode, uflebac ar maqvs,
grZnobis saganZurs gavuxsna kari,
sifrTxile mtanjavs da Senze SiSi,
mudmivi eWvis mesxmis Tavzari,
Cem gulis nadebs veravis vandob, aravinaa toli
da sando,
Soridan xilvac ki mekrZaleba, sad da ra varga,
raRa viando,
uimedoba rodemde mqondes, dards vicilebde
da Tan damqondes,
ra iqneboda bedi mixmobdes,
gverds ar mivlides, CemTan dayovndes.
SuSani
Sen Sensas Civi, Tumc kargac ici,
uimedobiT ver mitoldebi,
ra bedenaa mefis wuloba, xizanis odens
Tu ver Sevwvdebi,
mdabio am mxriv bednieria, tolsac monaxavs,
sityvasac etyvis.
me unda yvelas veridebode,
ar viqce miznad Worebis setyvis,
vin mekiTxeba guli rasa grZnobs,
mzeras romeli moewoneba,
TviTon ubedom, samefos bedze,
unda davZabo miwyiv goneba,
dRes rom aq Semxvdi, fiqrob,
SemTxveviT nerse batoni lxinobs da stumrobs?
deda batonTan ras TaTbiroben,
Zmebs ras mouTxrobs ki ara xumrobs,
vici, rom Cemze aris kamaTi da ar mkiTxaven,
rogor da raze.
aqeTken mitom gamovipare, saZinebelis kari Cavraze,
unda icode, arabi elCi, somxis amiras Suamavali

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 Cem Tavs moiTxovs ena Tafluli
da saCuqrebi Tan aqvs mravali,
unda amiras colad miTxovos,
haramxanaSi damidon kera,
dairis hangze cekva viswavlo,
arabulad vTqva locva-simRera,
meore mxares xazarTa xakans,
mosurvebia Cemi coloba.
dapirebaa, mis pirvel colTan damimkvidrdeba
sruli toloba,
sasixarulo mqonia bedi? Sen iqiT Civi, Cemi ar ici,
visi rjulisa, vis unda gavyve, vis vuRalato,
vis mivce fici.
dRemde megona umanko suli zecaSi ufals ebareboda,
qveynad Sen iyav bedis mowile,
sxvas araferi ekiTxeboda,
axla icvala irgvliv yoveli,
dardma gamxada cremlis mToveli,
sad siyvarulis brolis koSks vdgavdi,
uimedobis gavxdi mqsoveli.
ioane sabanisZe
ena kacisa satevaria da fari aris sityvier omSi,
naTqvami aris azris sazomi,
ar gaicvleba sxvagvar sazomSi,
Sen rom ar geTqva, isec vicodi,
sityviT vmagrobdi, SigniT viwodi,
vfiqrobdi deda gidarajebda,
Cem sanaxavad ver moxvidodi.
arabTa elCebs ar daumalavT, somxebis mefe,
arabT amira,
ibn usaidi momarTulia, aqedan gzebi gaiyamira,
unda mzis sxiviT gaiTbos suli,
colad daisvas mefis asuli,

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 Tu ara, rbeviT dagvemuqreba,
sisastike sdevs wregadasuli.
xazarT ambavi me ar vicodi,
Tavad xazarTa mqonda imedi,
vfiqrobdi ase, Tu meRirseba Seni Tanxmoba.
mqonia bedi.
xazarTa mxares vnaxavdiT Svebas,
ltolvilT mfarveli is gaxdeboda,
arabebisgan Tavs davicavdiT,
Tu ki Zalian gaWirdeboda,
axla ra mesmis, xazarT xakani zRvaSi margalits
Tu Tavad eZebs,
rad gamoiwvdis megobrulad xels,
rac Tavad unda, rad dauTmobs sxvebs.
SuSani
vxedav, imedi gadamewura, samoTxis kari gamomexura,
sjobda dedaCems ar gavCenodi,
Tavze leCaqi ar damexura.
garSemo mxolod mtrebis jaria,
ra surT, ras mdeven, ram gadaria,
borotis gulSi mudam daria, ras damakleben,
is uxaria
erTiRa mrCeba kidev imedi,
cxum-afxazeTSi didi da Cemi
dedofalia, yvelas ganagebs, sikeTiT savse,
TvalSi sacemi,
Tu mivawvdine guranduxts sityva, Cemiania,
damifaravda,
Tu ara, Caqra sulSi sinaTle, imedi Cakvda,
dapataravda.
maSin gza mrCeba monastrisaken
da monazvnoba damebedeba,
gangebis nebas vin gadauva, rac miweria, igiv axdeba,

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 isev Sen unda miSuamdgomlo, unda SeiZlo,
naxo didi da
mouyve yvela, momgvaros Sveba,
iqneb sicocxle viwyo Tavidan.
ioane sabanisZe
jer unda Sen Zmebs ufleba vTxovo,
quTaTiss wasvlis rom damrTon neba,
nerse batonsac Tu ar vauwye,
gaparva Ralats daemgvaneba,
mizezs movZebni, Sen ki manmade,
ustari mcire egeb dawero,
danarCens TviTon mivxedav saqmes,
dila dagidges guls sasimRero.
Tu uars metyvis, berZnebs vewvevi
da Tanadgomas Sevexvewebi,
Sen Tu gzas momcem da gaminaTeb, ialbuzs aval,
varskvlavs Sevwvdebi.
SuSani
grZeli msjeloba araa saqme,
grZeli nafiqri mokledac iTqmis,
me Cemi azri gagiziare, dardi gagiyav,
davmSviddi TiTqmis,
saqmis keTeba moqmedebaa, wavideT,
rac vTqviT imas mivxedoT,
mizans mivaRwevT, lxenas movimkiT,
Tu misvla gvinda, unda SevbedoT.

/samefo darbazi. TaTbiroben ioane da juanSer arC-

ilis Zeni, adarnase erisTavi (kurapalati), nerse eri-
sTavi, SemouerTdeba ioane sabanis Ze).
ioane arCilis Ze
samefo darbazs bevri unaxavs
da monaTxrobi mousmenia,
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 magram is rasac aq ganvixilavT,
Tavad CvenTvisac dasadgenia,
amitom Zmebma moviTaTbireT
da gadavwyviteT dedoflis rCeviT,
Tumca araa darbazis wevri, dRes dagvswreboda
Cemi mowveviT.
sabanisZe myavs mxedvelobaSi, kaci ymawvili,
friad swavluli ,
unda mogviTxraos yvela, rac icis,
rom warmodgena Segveqmnas sruli,
gansasjelia didi sakiTxi, erTi SexedviT cxadi,
udao,
iseTi, ityvis gareSe msmeni, kveri davukraT,
sxva ra undao.
magrma kargad Tu davukvirdebiT, rTuli aris
da Zalze sadao,
isic vifiqreT, asec vimsjeleT, ver gavarkvieT vin
da sadao,
modi dRes erTad moviTaTbiroT,
yvela ras fiqrobs da ra vuRonoT
xvalis Sedegi dRes amovicnoT,
ar gadavwyvitoT saqme ugonod
gansjis sagani exeba Cem dis, SuSanis beds
da gaTxovebasa,
sul ar megona qalis siturfe, Sars gadagvyroda
da vaebasa.
juanSeri arCilis Ze
Zmas CaverTvebi, mokled mogiTxrobT,
ra safiqrali gagviCnda yvelas,
ris ar egeba, gadavadeba, dResve moiTxovs pasuxs
Tu Svelas,
samefos irgvliv mteri darajobs,
oria maTSi sxvebze Zlieri,
xan xmals gviqneven, isrebs gviSenen,
xan megobrebis daaqvT ieri,
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 axla arabTa mogvadga elCi
da ucnauri daTqva piroba,
sasomxeTs mjdomi didi amira,
visic gvsmenia omSi gmiroba.
ibn usaidi, Tu das gavatanT,
gadasaxebs Segvimsubuqebs,
CvenTvis es raa, kargada xvdebiT,
amgvar sikeTes vin gaamuqebs,
magram urjulos da rogor mivceT,
vurCioT qriste aginos-dagmos
da arc Zala Cans, arabT muqara, gaaqarwylos
da wynarad alagmos,
nerse batoni mitom vawvieT
da masTan erTad es axalgazrda,
ician wvrilad arabTa wesi, mtroba-moyvroba,
Svilebis gazrda.
gvainteresebs Tu aris maTSi,
colma daicvas mSoblebis rjuli,
qristes rwmena ar Seacvlevinon, radgan SuSani,
Tavgadakluli
morwmunea da ar daTmobs rwmenas,
arabulad ar moiCleqs enas,
arc gvinda Zala rom davatanoT
da verc davuwyebT gvemas da rqenas.
nerse erisTavi
arabTa tomebs omi swyuriaT
da bevri eric moinadires,
sababs eZeben, mitom sxvis TvalSi Cavardnil wamwams
arqmeven dires,
qali gamxdara xSirad sababi, mas mohyolia
sastiki omi,
Zlieri miwyiv sababs daeZebs, Sariania
da sisxlis mdomi,

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 TbilisSi myofi sxvas ras vakeTeb, viTom vmegobrob
da vexmarebi,
vstumrob, mstumroben, saqme moiTxovs,
gaRebuli gvaqvs saxlis karebi,
magram maT colebs TvaliT ver vnaxav,
calke aqvT kera, calke saZile,
mofarebulni sxedan colebi,
ver gaxdebian sxvaTa sawile.
adarnase erisTavi (kurapalati)
es ara niSnavs qali monaa, sanTibioSi gamoketili,
imaTSic xdeba col-qmris Ralati
Tu qali aris Tavawyvetili,
ar Sevexebi alahis rCeuls,
qalebTan imis urTierTobas.
imasTan erTad da imaT mere,
vin Ralatobda colobas, qmrobas.
somxeTs amira iazidia,
vinc moindoma CvenTan moyvroba,
imdeni coli daisva karze,
rom veRar gaswvda misi oxroba,
hoda, is moxda, rasac elodnen, vinc axlo iyvnen
da saqmes cnobdnen,
mxolod xaTuni da misi kuro, lxeniT maSvralni,
verafers grZnobdnen
dro gamovida, qalis mucelma,
Ralatis kvali veRar dafara,
mZime sasjeli SexvdaT mijnurebs,
umankos sisxlic iq daiRvara.
ioane arCilis Ze
ar gamigia eg istoria, gviambe
Sig rac simarTle yria,
qalia miwyiv kacis sawyao, imas mieltvis da uxaria.

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adarnase erisTavi (kurapalati)
ra, rogor iyo es me ar vici, vTqvi,
rac TbilisSi gamigonia ,
vis da ra Sexvda jildo-sasjelad, vinmem icodes,
ara mgonia.
ioane sabanisZe
Tu nebas momcemT, Cavereodi
erisTavebis naTqvamis arsSi,
davamatebdi, rad ar gavcvlidi erTi colis wess,
imaTis asSi,
Tan adarnase erisTavs vetyvi
da Cemi azri nu ewyineba,
aravin icis vin-vis Ralatobs,
rogori aris imaTi neba.
arc vidardebdi me imaT yofas,
magram rodesac arabi elCi,
karze mogvadga, mefis asuls gvTxovs,
rom ar vikiTxo xom ar var lenCi.
jer erT, CvenSi Tumc airia,
roca deda kacs qali vuwodeT,
wuli asulad gadavakeTeT,
saSvelad xeli ar gavuwodeT,
coli uRelSi SevibiT kisriT, meuRle varqviT
da ase vaqeT,
avriv-davrieT Zveli, axali
da ase davalT gorgaslis aqeT.
da mainc SegvrCa kacuri grZnoba,
rac amaRlebs suls, ar amdablebs tans
mamakac zrunavs deda kac gamo, wuls ar daCagravs,
mters ar gaatans
axla meore sakiTxi vCxrikoT
da mere ise pasuxi davTqvaT,
egeba cecxli mters gavuneloT, Cveni ki gvenTos,
vmaloT, ar gavTqvaT.

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somexT amira ibn usaidma,
romelsac Svenis coli mravali,
xuTi wlis winaT, ara tkbobisTvis,
saqmisTvis naxa gamosavali.
xazarTa xakans baRaTurs,
visac mravlada hyavda coli da Svili,
qalwuli sTxova morig sacoled,
haramxanaSi daudo wvlili.
baRaTuris wuls, umanko xaTuns,
simwariT Turme cremli sdioda,
ijda kerasTan trfobis lodinSi,
qmari ki sdumda, ar midioda,
ori wlis Tavze qalma ianda, mixvda,
ra rogor unda eRona,
saidumlos rom ver dafaravda, sul ar fiqrobda
da ar egona.
SarSan win moxda ucnauri ram,
xaTuni uceb gardaicvala,
Semdeg gamJRavnda, ra rogor iyo, vin ra moigo,
ras anacvala,
Svil moklul mamas xakan baRaTurs,
hqonda sababi arabTa dasjis,
arc dauwyia bevri tirili,
jalaTs arc unda didi dro gansjis,
SarSan daecnen darubandis gziT
da sasomxeTi aatiales
visTvis undodaT, vis miwvda xmali, sad,
visi droSa aafriales.
xazarT ra uWirT, ra uWirT arabT,
albanebs-somxebs orniv Telaven,
nadavls iTvlian, omebs igeben, vis ratom klaven,
rodi Relaven,
SarSan xazarebs Tu dauzavda,
CvenTvis moiclis axla amira.

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 xos SevuTvliT Tu aras SevbedavT, oriv erTia,
gvijdeba Zvirad.
juanSer arCilis Ze
mec veTanxmebi gamoTqmul azrebs, raa Sedegi,
rom gavceT qali,
ciskris varskvlavi, sinaTlis mfeni,
sikeTis mTesi, guliT sawyali,
is rom mogvSordes, ase mgonia,
sasaxlis karze Camobneldeba,
sad daibada ase lamazi,
vis mivakuTvnoT masze xeldeba.
amas rom vambob gana das vicav,
mxolod simarTle malaparakebs,
Sensas Tu hyidi, sxvisas daindob?
cru moigonebs aseT arakebs.
adarnase erisTavi (kurapalati)
sanam arCili mefobda myarad,
msgavsi saqmeni migvaCnda arad,
alanTa kari1 mtkiced gveWira, qarTvelT imedad
da gasaxarad,
icvalnen droni, iqiT xazari,
aqeT arabTan mis gamo omobs,
TbilisSic dasves Tavis amira, isic xels iwvdens
da metsa ndomobs
ra SegviZlia maT winaaRmdeg
pirdapir omSi veras gavxdebiT
sanam jars SevkrebT, Zalas movirTavT, dagvecemian,
yvela wavxdebiT.
amitom, vidre mivcemdeT pasuxs, sjobs davfiqrdeT
da davkvaliandeT,
amirasTan var kars miRebuli,
saqmis daWera masTan me mandeT.
1. alanTa kari _ dariali (kari alanTa)

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 Tu uars vetyviT, unda vicodeT,
gaxdeba Cveni dasjis mdomeli,
Surta1-s ZalebiT gadagvivlian, win aRudgeba,
aris romeli,
Tu hos SevuTvliT, Cven Tavs Cven davsjiT,
ar unda resi2 an muhTabisi,3
rad ginda Tavi, Tuki saunje, Seni rom iyo,
gaxdeba sxvisi.
erTic avia, meorec avi, romels miendo, daudo zavi,
kargad vifiqroT da gadavwyvitoT,
winaswar ratom moviklaT Tavi.
ioane sabanisZe
mefeT, mTavarTa da erisTavTa
qveynis sawuxars rom viziareb,
Tqveni erTguli var sisxliT, xorciT,
amas ganvicdi da vaRiareb,
Cven arabTagan bevri ram gvevno,
kidev bevri gvaqvs gadasatani,
urjuloebTan xangrZliv brZolaSi
sjuli davicvaT, gavtanjoT tani.
as oci weli aris gasuli,
rac arabebi qarTls batonoben
vebrZviT momxdurebs, Tan vuzavdebiT,
did xifaTs Cvengan mitom ver grZnoben,
arabTa Zala Zalze didia,
zRvidan zRvebamde gadaWimuli,
veravin SeZlo magaTi Zleva,
vervin daicva maTgan mamuli.
qarTli ra aris, TviT xazareTi,
auzomavi sivrcis qveyana,
1. Surta _ saamiroSi wesrigis damcveli, dRevandeli gagebiT poli-
ciis ufrosi.
2. mahmadianuri sakiTxebis damcveli da meCeTebis mSenebeli_resi.
3. muhTabisi _ religiur yofacxovrebiTi wesrigis momrigebeli.

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 vervin moTvalos ramdeni mTebi, tbebi, mdinare,
baRi Tu yana
da mainc aris arabebisgan cecxliT damwvari,
cxeniT naTeli,
Cven ufro meti gvamarTebs sifrTxile
visTan gvaqvs saqme, iyos naTeli.
madloba ufals, CvenTa winaparT SeZles
arabTa zaviT oteba,
ar Seejaxnen ugono ZaliT, ar iyo moTqma,
viSi, godeba.
habibi hyavdaT sardlad arabebs, gonieri
da gamgebiani,
ikmara Cvengan xarkis aReba,
ar davrCiT didad zaraliani,
Cven mxolod erTxel Segvxvda ziani,
roca murvan yru mamuls arbevda,
kidiT-kidemde gadaiara, arvis arCevda,
arafers sdevda,
ocdaCvidmeti weli gavida, zogs ar egonos,
rom iyo Zvelad,
mirma, arCilma, leonTan1 erTad gmiroba SeZles,
rac iTqmis Znelad,
stefanozis Ze miri da arCil, Zmebi,
mefeni afxaz-qarTvelTa,
2
anakofiis cixe-qalaqTan
medgrad Seebnen arab mtarvelTa.
mTavari leon, maTTan TanxmobiT,
sobRisis cixes efareboda,
jarebs ikrebda, saerTo ZaliT,
momxdurTa rbevas epireboda,
1. leoni _ lazikis (egrisis) mefeTa STamomavali. md. kelasuris
(kelisura, koraxi) CrdiloeT afxazeTis mTavari. mefe miris siZe,
mokavSire da memkvidre.
2. anakofia _(dRevandeli axali aToni), mTavar leonis wili afxa-
zeTis mTavari cixe.

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 uyeles kidec SeTanxmebulad,
lixT-amereTSi mteri iltvoda.
damarcxebulis, SeSinebulis,
gaqceulis qveS miwa iwvoda
im brZolis Semdeg Tavi gvanebes,
brZolebis gezi sxva mxriv warmarTes.
alanebs miswvdnen, gadauares
da xazarebTan omi gamarTes,
mas Semdeg ari CvenSi mSvidoba
Tu ase yofnas mSvidobas varqmevT,
xarks gadavixdiT, Tavs gvanebeben, arc aras vaZlevT,
arc aras varTmevT,
Tbiliss amira hyavT dadgenili,
qalaqs batonobs xalifas ZaliT,
iazidia misi ufrosi
da arc uyurebs mowyale TvaliT,
Tu uars vetyviT, somexT amira,
didi jarebiT Cvenze wamova,
Cveni amira ver dagvifaravs, mxarsac ar mogvcems,
es ar gamova.
ra SegviZlia, riTi davuxvdeT,
mteri ra ZaliT davazianoT,
mefe-mTavarTa dasadgenia
da arc mzadeba davagvianoT.
ioane arCilis Ze
ena iolobs, roca saTqmeli sxvas exeba da araa Zneli,
ufro rTulia imis ganxilva,
risic ara xar Semwe da mqneli,
magram Tu safrTxe Sen Segexeba,
saqmec Senia sakeTebeli,
ena munjdeba, saTqmeli qreba, boRma yels uWers,
rogorc sabeli,
yvela mesmis da ar vici ra vTqva, SuSani,
Cveni gulis SroSani,
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 Zmebs, rogorc Svili gvyavs gamozrdili,
arc vis unaxavs magisi mgvani.
netav lamazi ar gagvCenoda,
maxinjad mainc mosCveneboda,
mamuli safrTxes airidebda,
saTuo saqme ar gveqneboda,
axla raRa vqnaT, moyvrobis TxovniT,
kars mogvdgomia arabT amira,
meore mxridan xazarTa elCma
darubandis gza gaiyamira.
isic igives gvTxovs da gvTavazobs,
aris SuSanis xelis msurveli,
mdablad Tavs gvikravs da gveajeba,
Tan satevarze udia xeli,
aqeT amira, iqiT xakani, arCevania sakeTebeli
erTi-meores riTi sjobia, oriv Wiria axali-Zveli.
juanSer arCilis Ze
vaxtang gorgasals, me ase vici,
os-xazarebTan omi hqonia,
gamorCeuli maTi gmirebi,
Tavad mouklavs _ gamigonia,
Zveli dro iyo da ufro adre,
maTze mirians hqonda zeoba,
Cveni gmirebi maTsas sWarbobdnen,
aseTi iyo qarTvelT meoba.
icvalnen droni, axla piriqiT,
xazarni qarTvelT mamuls ikleben
dovlaTs, saqonels gairekaven, qalebs igdeben,
ar daikleben
da mainc maTi ara viciT ra, rogori aris adaTi-
wesi,
Cvengan aravin aris namyofi,
ar daunaxavs naxnav-naTesi.

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nerse erisTavi
batoniSvilo, eg marTalia,
Tavad qveyana Cven ar gvinaxavs,
magram sxvebi xom namyofebia,
Cven maTi codna Semogvinaxavs,
Tavad papaSens, diad stefanozs,
xakanTan hqonda mWidro kavSiri.
arabebs erTad eomebodnen, mimosvla hqondaT,
stumroba xSiri.
Semdeg, rodesac murvan yru mosdga,
stefanoz imerT mxares wavida,
patrikiosi gaxda imaTi,
raTa daewyo brZola Tavidan,
veRar moeswro, sikvdilma uswro,
magram datova arCil da miri,
maT daamarcxes murvan yru maSin,
arCili gaxda gmirebSic gmiri.
juanSer arCilis Ze
patara viyav da mainc maxsovs, mama arabebs eomeboda,
mxolod Tbilisi ver gamoixsna,
qalaqis eri ecodeboda.
Cven ver vivargeT, arabma gvZlia,
davkargeT mamis monapovari,
verc xazarebTan avawyeT saqme,
warsuli mogvdevs viT saxsovari,
amitom msurda kargad gagvego, xazarTa Cveva,
maTi buneba,
rom marTebuli gadavdgaT biji
da ar dagvWirdes Semobruneba.
ioane sabanisZe
mefeno, vxedav rogor mZimea
xvalindeli dRis gadasaxedi,

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 dRes ra mogvelis aravin icis,
bundovania momavlis bedi,
gainteresebT, me mogiyvebiT,
ras warmoadgens qveynad xazari,
`kacni velurni~, `mxecis buneba, sisxlis mWameli~,
omSi sazari
`saSinel piriT~, modgmiT da ZiriT, urmebze sxedan,
qoxebSi yrian,
sad saqoneli gaswevs ZovebiT, ukan misdeven,
gzas gadaxrian,
vervin gazomos maTi savali
da saTvalavi veravin Tvalos,
zRva mdinaridan meore zRvamde2
1

atrialeben cxovrebis kalos.

erTi hyavT mefe, sam did qalaqSi,
sam sasaxleSi dafuZnebuli,
tarki, al-baid da semenderi,
mdinaris piras gaSeSebuli.
Cven xakans vetyviT xazarTa mefes,
sxvebi etyvian xakans, kagani,
oriv erTia, saxelwodebiT,
rodi icvleba Tavad sagani,
xuTasi wlis win mohyvnen alanebs,
axlac mezoblad, tkbilad saxloben
exmarebian erTi-meores,
nadavlis gamo kidevac mtroben.
Cven alanebi, gvyavs mezoblebi, kari alanTa
imaTgan gvicavs
3
cixe Cemia , alTa da balTa Cven gvekuTvnis
da Cven mefes ficavs,
1. zRva mdinare _ volga.

2. meore zRva _ azovis zRva.

3. Cemia _ amJamad oseTis sof. Cmi. aseve oseTis Semadgenloba-
Sia balTa. alTa ki inguSeTs ekiTvnis.

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 wanarebia1 warmomavlobiT,
wina mavalni cxare brZolisas,
myinvarwvers zurgiT miyudebulni,
dawafebulni wyaros brolisas,
wanarebs iqiT alanebia,
Cven osebs vetyviT erT tomis gamo,
alanebs iqiT Tvaluwvdeneli,
xazarisaa mTeli midamo.
xazars ki vityviT, magram imaTSic
SesamCnevia tomTa sxvaoba,
Cven ras gavugebT, Tavadac uWirT,
rom daadginon visi, raoba,
ase amboben, mTavari Zala, `qaris qveSaa dabadebulni,~
saiTac qari Semouberavs, iqiT gasweven galaRebulni,
sxvebs, danarCenebs,
TviTon xazarni ujiSo-jiSad moixseneben,
rwmenis mixedviT etyvian berZnebs, arabs, musulmans
da agineben,
ebraelebic gamoCdnen maTSi, rwmeniT
da locviT ebraeloben,
vin ras loculobs, aravin icis,
radgan sxvaobas sxvafriv ver grZnoben,
Tavad xakani da garemocva,
marilis kerpebs Tayvansa scemen,
`adam ruxani~ hqvia angelozs, gare uvlian
da maRla sweven.
salocavebi TiTqmis ara aqvT,
Tu aqvT marilis sabadoebSi
ise araa, Cven qristianebs,
eklesiebi roma gvaqvs mTebSi,
marilis RmerTma, imaTi azriT, visac Sexeda,
is ar berdeba,

1. wanarebi _ kaxeTis TianeTidan gadasuli qarTul-kavkonuri tomi.

kavkonebi _ mTis iberebi.

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 locvis magier cremlebsa Rvrian,
sanam Tavi aqvs ar SeCerdeba,
sizmrebis sjeraT, udarajeben,
sizmari sxvasTan ar gaeparoT
gaqceul sizmars kvalSi misdeven, SegxvdebaT?
sjobs rom ar gaekaroT.
daWeril sizmars foTolSi xveven,
foTols amdagvars ku-s eZaxian,
foTlis momparavs mtrad miiCneven,
weras ugeben adre Tu gvian,
sizmris amxsneli did pativSi hyavT,
rogorc CvenTan mRvdels, pativsa scemen,
magram Tu `axsna~ ar gamarTldeba, amxsnels dasjian,
tanjaven, cemen.
sizmris dakargva bedis Secvlaa,
cremlis dakargva uaresia,
ver daiZinebs codvis Camdeni,
es rwmena mtkiced danaTesia,
xazarebs uyvarT brZolis yiJina,
nadavls misdeven kididan kide,
rasac hpoveben, cxens ahkideben,
erT adgils fexi ver moikides.
xazarTa tomebs hyavT beladebi,
belad-sardlebi maTi pexia,
pex-i miuZRvis mterze maval jars, falavania
da utexia,
Tavad xakani aris ras-pexi,
yvela meomris mTavarsardali,
TumcaRa, xdeba, jars sxvas usardlebs,
Tavad Soridan uWiravs Tvali.
beladTa garda maT hyavT mTavrebi,
erisTavs maTSi hqvia `tuduni~,
ufros-umcrosTa urTierToba daxvewilia,
ara aqvs wuni.

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 xakani yvelas batoni aris,
yvelas sWirdeba misi xeldeba,
oTx TveSi erTxel ers eCveneba,
yvela sakiTxi mas ekiTxeba,
xakans calke hyavs mravlad colebi,
colebs mohyveba SvilTa simravle,
erT colTan imdens ver iyolieb,
welTa simravliT sofelic ganvle,
Cvengan sxvaobiT, colTa
da SvilTa sibevriT xarobs, irgvliv yoveli,
simravle Zalad gardaiqmneba,
eris didebis xdeba mqsoveli.
ori welia mokvda baRaTur,
mTlad xazarebis didi xakani,
bolgarebs, berZnebs, aqeT arabebs,
ara hyoliaT metoqe mgvani,
rac Tarxania axla xakani, baRaTuris Ze,
mZlavri ras-pexi,
somexT amira miuCnevia, rogorc dis mkvleli,
piris gamtexi,
apirebs kidec amiras dasjas, jarebs agrovebs,
marjve dros ucdis.
`adam ruxani~ Tu Semwed eqmna,
mis mters saSvelad xels vin gauwvdis,
misi meore daa atexi, afxazTa mTavris, leonis deda,
CvenTanac mitom unda moyvroba,
mZime brZolebSi gavuxdeT mweda,
cal kerZ xakani, meore mxares,
moyvrobas iTxovs arabT amira,
Cvengan xo aris, Tu vityvT ara,
mamuls gviqceven mainc yamirad.
adarnase erisTavi (kurapalati)
Tu yovelive marTlad daxate,
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 ori veSapi Camogvexsneba,
Semobrundeba sikeTiT bedi,
maTi mxriv rbeva rom aviciloT, ra unda vTqvaT
da rogor moviqceT,
mtrebi erTmaneTs daerevian, maT qveS ar movyveT
da ar waviqceT.
arabi karze aris momdgari,
Tu dasWirdeba Zalsac moirTavs,
Cveni amira, somexT amiras, eaxleba,
ver aaridebs Tavs,
es imas niSnavs, qarTli maTia
da rbeva aRar gauZneldebaT,
mogvadgebian, gadagvTelaven,
romeli aris win daudgebaT,
maTTan xazarni axlos ver movlen,
myarad gvicaven maRali mTebi.
kari alanTa Caketilia,
darajad dganan wanari Zmebi.
meore mxares darubandia,
cixe upyriaT mtkiced arabebs,
albanTa miwa aris daculi,
arabTa gamo veravin arbevs,
amitom vfiqrob, Tu ver SevZeliT,
oriv mxriv safrTxe ver avirideT,
isev sjobia arabs mivemxroT,
maTi Zalebi daviwyoT rideT.
adrec giTxariT Tu saWiroa,
mival, amiras veTaTbirebi,
mteria, magram kacia sando,
samegobrod aqvs Ria karebi.
nerse erisTavi
Cven aq vTaTbirobT da gegmebs vsaxavT,
Zvels gavixsenebT da vityviT axals,

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 Tavad SuSanis Tu vinmem hkiTxa,
qali ras fiqrobs da Tavs ras axals,
Cven rom amiras ho SevuTvaloT,
saqme avawyoT, mziTevi vTvaloT,
iqneb gavigoT qalis gulis xma,
Tan ar gavxadoT saqme saqalod,
ra urCevnia ise vicodeT, rom vTqvaT,
SevZeliT, naklebad vcodeT,
sadac SegveZlo sikeTiT xedva,
borotad xeli ar gaviwodeT.
ioane sabanisZe
Cemi patroni, nerse batoni, keTili guliT,
naTeli goniT,
saqmes iZiebs, simarTles brZanebs,
vin aris qalis azris gamgoni,
egeb amira guls exateba, egeb ar unda misi gageba,
egeb xakani ufro moswondes,
ras ukarnaxebs viciT gangeba?
me dRes vixile da vesaubre, iyo sikeTis mavedrebeli,
miTxra, Sens batons Sevexvewebi
da Tu iqnebi misi mxlebeli,
icode mainc, minda dedofal guranduxts
fiqri gavuziaro,
brZeni qalia, gzas mimiTiTebs,
Wkvianis rCeva rad viuaro,
kidec Sevpirdi, Tu nebas damrTavT,
afxazeTis gzas davadgebodi,
mefis asulis gavxde Sikriki,
ukeTess raSi gamovdgebodi,
afxazT dedofals veaxlebodi,
qali, romelic sibrZniT ganagebs,
uceb mixvdeba, keTilad gansjis,
mefis asulis dardiT anagebs.

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ioane arCilis Ze
guranduxti xom biZis Svilia, cota ufrosi
da bevrad brZeni,
afxazTa mTavris leonis qvrivi,
unda davlocoT misi gamCeni,
SuSani raa, me da juanSers dagvtrialebda,
rogorc mamida,
ase mogvdevda, ase veZaxdiT,
Cem das SemorCa ase Tavidan.
axla Tu stanjavs raime azri,
unda guranduxts gauziaros,
aras rad vetyviT, aq varT ufrosni,
romeli aris rom iuaros,
Sen azri gviTxar da uneblieT,
yvelas gviCvene gamosavali,
xelis mTxovnelebs unda vauwyoT, rom ufrosi da
da dedofali,
Tavis Tanxmobas Tu SemogviTvlis
da dagvTanxmdeba ra viciT raze,
xos ver SevuTvliT xazarTa xakans,
ver SevCerdebiT verc amiraze,
magram erTi ki xelgvwifeba
da rom darwmundnen Suamavlebi,
afxazT dedofals Sikriks vaaxlebT,
xom dainaxavs maTi Tvalebi.
Sikriki wava Cveni ustariT, Cven das miarTmevs,
Seevedreba,
ar daizaros male pasuxi
da ar moaklos SuSans xeldeba.
aq amaT vetyviT, unda gvadrovoT,
guranduxtia Cveni ufrosi,
unda vicodeT risi momxrea egeb arasi an egeb hosi,
an ufro sulac sxva ram aqvs gulSi, daa
da unda gagviziaros,
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 araa wesi erTobis momxrem, calke iazros,
martom iaros.
juanSer arCilis Ze
me kargad vici SuSanis azri
da Tu mis fiqrebs Cvensas Sevadri,
darbazs veswrebiT sul axloblebi,
maT gasagonad ase Sevkadri,
Rrmad morwmunea mefis asuli,
uflis monaa wregadasuli,
unda locvaSi gatanjos tani,
RmerTs Seavedros umanko suli.
vici urjulos is ar gahyveba, Tumca araa urcxvi,
Tavneba,
ucxos colobas monasters arCevs,
Cven Tu miveciT amisi neba,
amitom vfiqrob, das SevuTvaloT,
frTxilada vTxovoT, ar davavaloT,
leons gaendos, azri gacvalos,
egeb moyvrobis Tasi davcaloT.
leoni misi mazlis Ze aris,
misganve mTavrad aRzevebuli,
Tu davmoyvrdebiT,
samefo taxti iqneba misTvis gamzadebuli.
ioane arCilis Ze
aseT did saqmes Sikriks ver vandobT,
darbazis wevrTa Tua Tanxmoba,
erisTav nerses davavalebdiT, naTesavia
da mosdevs Zmoba,
1
Cavides cxums da anakofias, naxos guranduxt,
naxos leoni,
Cveni nafiqri gauziaros,
darCnen erTobis momxre-gamgoni.
1. cxumi _ soxumi, anakofia _ axali aToni.

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 Cvenma mamebma Tuki SeiZles,
saerTo ZaliT mtris damarcxeba,
dawyebul saqmes unda gaZRola,
vinc mTavrebi varT yvelas gvexeba,
sxvas sxva azri ram Tu amoZravebs, axlave Tqvas
da gaviziaroT,
Tu ara, movrCeT zedmet msjelobas, saqmes mivxedoT,
mtkiced viaroT.

/anakofia. afxazTa mTavari leon II, sasaxlis darba-

zi. TaTbiroben guranduxt dedofali, leon II mTavari,
abazgebis erisTavi ivane Savliani, nerse erisTavi, io-
ane sabanisZe/
guranduxti1
axla vin moTvlis, uricxv mterTagan,
ramdeni tanjva gadavitaneT
welSi ar gavwydiT, Cveni dideba sxvas ar davuTmeT
da gavataneT.
dideba ufals, SegvaZlebina,
gveSenebina qveynis erToba,
zeviT jiqebi, qveviT murvan yru,
omi ar iyo maTTan garToba,
Cemi meuRle, leoni didi, Zmobis aSena,
romelmac xidi,
mamas da papas mxars usworebda, erTi gza hqondaT
da Sesaxidi,
axla rad movSliT am mtkice kavSirs,
monapovari gavaniavoT.
Tu salxinoa, erTad vilxinoT
da gaWirvebac gaviziaroT.
1. guranduxti _ stefanoz qarTlis erismTavrisa da lazikis (egri-
sis) patrikiosis Zis miris asuli, lazikis mefeTa STamomaval, afx-
azTa mTavar leon I-is qvrivi. miris samefo gvirgvini guranduxts
ekuTvnoda.

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 nerse, batono, varT moxaruli,
Seni stumrobis mizani vcani,
moviTaTbirebT, pasuxs gacnobebT,
Tan SegayovenTbT patara xaniT.
leon II, afxazeTis mTavari
biZis qvrivia Tumca guranduxt, Cemi gamzrdeli,
meore deda,
magram Cems gulSi biZas magivrobs,
aranaklebad mxars midgas mweda,
raki ufalma ase ineba, deda-Sviloba Cveni valia
vinc siyvaruliT aSena kera,
cxovreba tkbilad iman galia.
me vin maswavlos Cemi warsuli,
gana ra droa Semdeg gasuli,
rac gubaz mefes umtres berZnebma,
siborote qmnes wregadasuli,
waTes1 Semdeg ki mospes mefoba,
patrikiosad2 mefe aqcies,
amiT sparselebs, Semdeg arabebs, vera daakles
da gaaqcies.
ormoc wlamdea TiTqmis gasuli, rac biZaCemma,
leon mTavarma,
momxdurisaTvis mRelvare talRam,
moyvarisaTvis sicxeSi qarma,
brZolaSi Relvam daundobelma,
lxinSi saamo niavis qrolam,
vinc ver daRala moyvrisTvis zrunvam
da verc moyvrisTvis Sromam da brZolam,
klisuras aqeT Semoimtkica,
iqiT Caacxro Jini jiqebis.
1. gubazi, waTe _ lazikis (egrisis) mefeebi VI s.
2. patrikiosi _ lazikis mefobis gauqmebis Semdeg, maT STamomavlebs
da qveynis mmarTvelebs patrikiosis wodeba uboZes bizantiis keis-
rebma, rac qarTul mTavars utoldeba.

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 Zma daamoyvra xazarTa xakans,
Rirsi gaxada erToba qebis,
Cven axlac imis danaTess vimkiT,
gagrZelebaa Cveni mcdeloba ,
guranduxtia erTobis Tavi, sulisCamdgmeli
da dRegrZeloba.
ivane Savliani
kargia, roca warsuls Seaqeb
da wasulebi ar gaviwydeba,
saqebars axlavs saginebeli,
meoris gareT erTi ar xdeba,
sxvam Tu ram icis, mec gamigia,
afxazTa1 mxares rodis ra iyo,
sad vin cxovrobda, vis batonobda, rogor erTobda,
rogor gaiyo.
gorgaslis daTqmiT, klisuras aqeT,
mdinaris aqeT farTe miwebi,
Savlianebis mamuli iyo, maTive iyo dasaficebi,
Savlianebi didi gvaria,
Zalebi zRvidan awvdeba mTamde,
sxvas Tu ara swams Cveni dideba,
iqiT rad iTxov rom Cvena gvwamde,
Savlianebi, erisTavebi laias aqeT afxazeTs vicavT,
patrikiosad leoni vcaniT,
patrikiosis saxelsa vficavT.
ioane sabanisZe
xom ara fiqrobT Savlianebi,
vinc kaxeTidan aqeT movediT,
1. afxazTa mxare _ farTe gagebiT moicavda trapezunidan _ mdin-
aremde mcire xazareTisa (amJamad ruseTis, krasnodaris mxaris md.
nogofsuxo) Zvel droSi mas md. laia ewodeboda, zRvasTan mdinaris
SesarTavTan mdebareobda gamagrebuli navsadguri laiaSi, Zv. w. a. I
s. igi pompeusma gaamagra da nikofsia uwoda. mxare mTel dasavleT
saqarTvelos moicavda.

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 ucxo Tesli varT, arc ara viciT,
rodis ra iyo Tqvengan moveliT.
Cven kargad gvaxsovs Tqveni warsuli,
egrosis1 mier aRzevebuli,
Sors gatanili aietisgan,2
medeas3 gamo damwuxrebuli.
sakmarisia, rom movigonoT,
mdinare, romels arqviT klisura,
adre koraxad iwodeboda,
tomma korxebis ase isurva,
swored es wyali Zvel kolxebisa
keisrisaTvis iyo sazRvari,
grZeli kedeli zRuded gasdevda,
da arc gqoniaT sxva amdagvari.
iqiT vinc darCiT, tomi mravali,
afxazTa mxare manve uwoda,
Tavis jarebi Camoayena, saSvelad xeli gamouwoda,
Savlianebi, vinc farnavazma,
erisTav qujis daumorCila,
afxazeTs dasxdnen erisTavebad,
erma dayofa ver aicila.
lazTa4 samefos mowyda nawili,
korax, henis5 wyals iqiTa mxare,
1. egrosi _ leonti mrovelis Tanaxmad Targamosis saSualo vaJi,
egrebis tomebis gamaerTianebeli da pirveli samefos damaarsebeli.
Tavad Targamosi, noes ufrosi vaJis iafetis STamomavali (ufro
farTed, ixile `gayra~).

2. aieti _ sapelazgoSi (dRevandeli saberZneTi) qalaq-saxelmwifo

korinTosa da kolxeTis mefe. iZulebuli iyo korinTo mietovebina
da kolxeTSi dafuZvnebuliyo sabolood.
3. medea _ aietis asuli. korinToSi mefobis dabrunebis mizniT, dae-
xmara argonavtebs oqros sawmisis gatacebaSi da Tavadac Tan gahyva
(ufro dawvrilebiT ixile `ili~ da `aieti~. amave avtoris).
4. lazTa _ lazikis (egrisis) samefos mosaxleobis wamyvani nawili
lazebi-megrelebi-afxazebia.
5. henis wyali _ dRevandeli md. kodori (henioxebis tomTa gaer-

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 henioxebis tomic gaiyo,
erTobiT didxans ver gaixares,
iqiTken darCa mdinareebi laia, mzimTa, gumis mTa,
bzebi.1
2
mxolod speris zRvam aerTiana
kavkonTa3 mTidan mdinari wylebi.
wylebi ratom vTqvi, odiTgan wesiT,
aseTi mogvdevs Cven danaTesi,
tomi wylis piras esaxleboda
da iqve hqonda saxnav _ saTesi,
henis wyals ahyvnen misiminebi4,
henioxebis tomi Zlieri,
klisura darCaT korxebs Tu kolxebs,
vinc cxumis cixes misces ieri.
gumis mTis mxare ergoT absilebs,
korxTa ganayars da imaT Svilebs,
iqiT bzebi da maRali mTebi guls gasayolad
misces abSilebs,
mzimTis wylisa da mzimTis mTis are,
sanigTa tomis gaxda miwebi,
sanigTa iqiT abazgebia Savlianebis dasaficebi.
abazgTa Semdeg jiqeb-Zigebi,
xazarebi da alanebia,
ufals wyaloba am mzis qveSeTSi

Tianebis mixedviT). Tavad henioxebi Zveli helioxebidan (pelazguri

mzis RmerTis heliosis `STamomavlebi~. aieti Tavad heliosis
Svilad iwodeboda, Tumca hyavda miwieri winaprebi mama _ mermero,
papa _ ili,
1. md. bzebi md. bzibi an bzifi. sxvanairad mas kapoetis wyalsac uwo-
debdnen (kapoeti-oragulis jiSis Tevzi).
2. speris zRva _ Savi an pontos zRva.
3. kavkonTa mTa _ kavkasioni. kavkonebi, mTis iberebis tomTa gaer-
Tianeba, aq dasaxlebulebi sapelazgodan wamosvlis Semdeg.

4. misimanebi _ misimanelebis saxelwodebiT arsebuli svanuri war-

moSobis tomi, romelic henis (kodoris) an dalis xeobaSi saxlobda.

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 aravisTvis ar dananebia,
yvela, vinca vTqvi abazgTa CaTvliT,
RmerT heliosis iyvnen Svilebi,
misgan ewodaT henioxebi,
zRvidan mTebamde mxargaSlilebi.
alanTa iqiT, lomekis1 mxares,
alanTa aqeT jiqeb-Zigebi,
kavkonTa modgmis nawilebia,
ar vambob amas niSnis migebiT,
xedav? Sen ici da rac Sen ici, imaze meti gagvegoneba,
aRar movTvale ufro wvril-wvrilad,
aRar davZabe Tqveni goneba.
ivane Savliani
me kargad vici alanTa modgma, isic,
romeli tomi sad saxlobs.
is ver gavige Zigeb-jiqebi Tergis gadaRma
vis rogor mZaxlobs,
me isic vici, rom gorgasalma
alanebs roca Semoutia,
afxazebs miswvda CrdiloeTidan,
sxvas gasavali ar dautia.
Sen aq ambobdi kavkonTa modgmas,
maRal mTebs vinac Cahkonebia,
gana urTerTis naTesavia, nuTu yvelani kavkonebia?
maS, Cven vina varT es gamarkvie,
visac afxazi erTad gviwodes,
me Tu ar vici, anderZad ra vTqva,
asi wlis mere vin ra icodes?
ioanes sabanisZe
afxazTa modgmis vrceli warsuli,
uxsovar droSi Cakargulia,

1. lomeki _ Tergis (dergis) Zveli saxelwodeba.

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 `uwmindur wignebs~1-is miakiTxavs,
gardasul droTa vinc erTgulia,
Tu miakiTxav, amoikiTxav,
vin iyo Tqveni didi dardani.~
rogor datova delfos, korinTo,2
saiT vidoda sakmao xani.
ra iyo misTvis ili, mermero, aieti da Tavad medea,
romeli RmerTis iyvnen Svilebi,
qveynad vin visi moimedea,
gavimeoreb tomi mravali,
visac berZenma arqva afxazi,
mzis RmerT helioss Tayvansa scemda,
aseTi hqonda bedis naxazi.
helioxebi bevria ricxviT,
wylis xeobebSi mimofantuli,
yoveli Tavis kiloze mReris,
Tavisi saqmiT aris garTuli,
droni gavidnen, mowydnen erTmaneTs,
erTs meoresi aRarc ki esmis,
naTesaobas gaixseneben,
gareSe mteri Tu Tavs daesxmis.
drom gaiyola Zveli RmerTebi,
helios cvales henioxebma,
ena icvales, rwmena icvales,
ar mosdomniaT warsulTan Sebma,
gamoikveTa bolos saerTo,
saerTo aris mSobeli miwa.
sadac romeli tomi mosaxlobs,
sadac romelis akvani irwa,
am miwas hqvia dRes afxazeTi,
yvela tomisTvis miwaa erTi,
1. uwminduri wignebi _ qristianobamdeli wignebi, istoriuli cno-
bis Tanaxmad.
2. dardani _ korinTos mefe, delfosis mflobeli, gamoZevebuli sam-
Soblodan, miTologiuri genealogiis mixedviT aietis winapari.

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 henioxebi yvelasa hqvia,
yvelas saerTo gauCnda RmerTi.
xval ra iqneba aravin icis, vin gaxdeba cis,
darCeba miwis,
kaci maradJams cecxlSi trialebs, cas avardeba,
qvesknelSi iwvis.
leon II, afxazeTis mTavari
warsulis codna, warsulze fiqri,
mogonebebze anagebia,
dRes xvalis saqme unda vakeToT,
gavyoT wasageb-monagebia,
Savlianebs, rom gulsa aqvT xinjad,
xelT ver moigdes eris mTavroba,
ver Sehkres eri mimofantuli,
da ver aCvenes jiqebs mZlavroba.
es gana marto maTia brali,
mterma dagvivso Cven yvelas Tvali,
mTlad afxazeTi gaatiales,
gavxdiT monebi da Sesabrali,
mxolod abazgeTs, unda icodeT
da maTi codviT kidec iwodeT,
orjer gawyvites mosaxleoba,
erisTavebma orjer SescodeT.
madloba ufals, axla erTad varT
da erTad vebrZviT saerTo saqmes,
Tu gagvimarTlda didi mcdeloba, ra bedenaa,
vin ras daarqmevs.
nerse erisTavi
mTavaro leon, didebulebo, Sori gza gana
mitom viare,
sad vCerdebodi, moZmes vxvdebodi,
maTi gulisTqma gaviziare,

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 mefe arCilis ZeTa saxeliT, movel
da Sengan pasuxs moveli,
CvenSi erToba isedac sufevs,
ufro metis varT mdomel-mqsoveli.
Senma Ziam da mefis asulma,
roca col-qmruli kavSiri Sekres,
klisuras aqeT, xazareTamde,
mizani misces tomebis Semkrebs,
Sen xar mTavari am afxazeTSi,
afxazeTi ki ufro didia,
1
Soravanamde yvela Sen gelis,
imaTi bedi Senze hkidia,
Sen isedac xar mefis memkvidre,
miris sxva vaJi ar darCenia,
arCilis asuls Tu SeuRldebi,
orive xaziT taxti Senia.
guranduxti
moxaruli var, rom Cemi Zmebi, arCilis Zeni,
ase fiqroben,
naTesaoba Tu ganmtkicdeba,
erToba Segvkravs aSkarad grZnoben,
cudi rodia SekavSireba, magram am survils
sxva ramec axlavs,
Tqven or devs Soris moqceulebi,
gadmogvilocavT Cven TavSi saxlavs,
Cven isedac gvaqvs mefis gvirgvini,
mamam niSani me damitova,
me is leonis gavunawile, roca SemirTo da Cameqsova.
qmari momikvda, mogvikvda mefe,
magram xom darCa mefis gvirgvini,
me is mazlis Svils gadavuloce,
aRar viWylite sxva azriT tvini.
1. Soravani _ Sorapani. vani (TurqeTSi), sevani (sasomxeTSi), Tafara-
vani (faravani) Sora vani, vani egrosis ganvlili gzaa.

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 Cemi saxeliT, Cemi gvirgvini,
Cemi mefoba dRes leons ergo,
vinc Wkvianurad miiRo ZRveni,
samemkvidreo imas Seergo,
leonis bedi me gadavwyvite, mefea,
Tumca hqvia mTavari,
mova dro saTqmels gamoamJRavnebs
da ar eqneba im saqmes bzari.
ivane Savliani
Tu ase aris, raRas ayovnebT,
Cven sakeTebels mivyveT bolomde,
katac rom iyo, Tu dro ixelTe, Tu SegiZlia,
unda galobde,
Sen win ra gidgas, dedoflis mjera
da gadawydeba afxazTa bedi,
mTlad afxazeTi SemovierToT, vlocoT ufali
da Semoqmedi.
leon II , afxazeTis mTavari
Sen rom aq gasWer, ase ar aris, gvirgvinis garda,
aris kacoba,
arCilis ZeTa win gadavudge, arc xumrobaa
da arc ancoba,
leon biZias arCil mefesTan
aseTi hqonda mtkice piroba,
klisuras aqeT, xazareTamde,
gamoCndeboda misi gmiroba.
klisuras iqiT arCili iyo,
axla mTavroben misi Svilebi,
juanSeri da ioanea,
arabTa gamo ver moclilebi,
arabTa gamo mxolod mTavroben,
mefobas ki ver aRiareben,

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 me maT vuyelo, Zmoba movSalo,
vici xmasac ar amoiReben,
magram kacobis grZnobas ra vuTxra,
im qveynad biZas rogor Sevxvdebi,
me mirCevnia, davrCe mTavari,
droni mefoben Tuki mixvdebi.
nerse erisTavi
Seni kacoba unda davloco
da saficari Seni mSobeli,
pirnaTeloba kacis fasia,
gulmarTali var amis mTxrobeli,
Cem meufeebs gadavcem naTqvams,
erTgulis sityviT kidec ixaron,
maTi survili _ da mogaTxovon,
SuSanis javri gadaiyaron.
erTobas ufro ganamtkicebda, SeaerTebda,
Zalas SesZenda,
erTi gvaqvs jiSi, erTi gvaqvs rwmena,
Cveni warsuli erTad aSenda,
dRes unda xvales mivceT saTave,
momavlis bedi dRes unda vWedoT,
momavalma Tqvas: CvenTa winaparT,
CvenTvis anTebul sanTlad SevxedoT.
SuSani aqeT Tu davinaxeT,
Cveni erToba xom ganmtkicdeba,
veRarc xazari da verc arabi,
qalisTvis win ver gadagvidgeba,
vici Tqven calke moiTaTbirebT,
pasuxi unda dawon-awonoT,
ise rom mteri ar gavaxaroT,
magram moyvarec ar davaRonoT.
guranduxti
Tqven Tqveni azri ar dagimalavT,
Cvenc ar vapirebT kuku-malobas,

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ulamazesi aris Zmis wuli,
ver dauwuneb keTil qalobas,
Camomavlobac mefisa Svenis, uZvelesi aqvs gvari
da jiSi,
yovel samefos daamSvenebda,
ra saWiroa eniT varjiSi.
magram erTia Zalze saeWvo
da dafiqreba didi gvWirdeba,
Tu ar miviReT mxedvelobaSi,
bolos sul yvelas gagviWirdeba,
Tqven kargad iciT leonis deda,
xakan Tarxanis RviZli da aris,
moyvrobis ZaliT mtkice gvaqvs zurgi,
arc gasCenia erTobas bzari.
axla, Tu Tarxans uyvars SuSani,
mosurvebia misi coloba,
Cven CaverioT, qali wavarTvaT,
gana gamova Zmoba-toloba?
sanam baRaTur iyo xakani,
CvenSi ar iyo sityvis gamtexi,
mitom viTxoveT misi asuli,
mazls movuyvaneT colad atexi,
qalma icvala rwmena da niri, Cveni miiRo,
xazaruls scoda,
qmars daufasa kacuri zrunva,
mazlis saxeli pirmSos uwoda,
is dro wavida, wavidnen bevrni,
leons daudga mTavrobis xani,
xazareTSiac baRaTuris wil,
Tarxani gaxda maTi xakani.
me mas ar vicnob, icnobs leoni,
dalagebuli araa mgoni,
dis wuls ara mtrobs da arca moyvrobs,
ara var misi qebis gamgoni,

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 Cven rom viTxovoT axla SuSani,
adre xakans Tu moswonebia,
Tu ar dagvarbevs, arc gvapatiebs,
ecdeba CvenTvis rac savnebia.
amitom vfiqrob, mTavar leonTan,
dedis magier rCeva meqneba,
unda vicadoT, sanam ar viciT,
rogori aris Tarxanis neba,
qalis gulisTvis, Tumc Zmis wulia,
afxazeTs vervis davarbevineb,
qmris naamagars qars ver gavatan,
momavals augs ver vaTqmevineb.
Cemi azria, jer SevicadoT,
Tarxanis azri kargad gavigoT,
hos rom ver vambobT, arac ara vTqvaT,
moTmenis sibrZnis koSki avigoT.
leon II, afxazeTis mTavari
mefeTa azri, diaxac momwons,
ar iqneboda CvenTvis urigo,
Seni Tu ar gaqvs sakmao ganZi, sxvas raRa misce
da daurigo,
erTi mxriv marTlac kargi azria, qali lamazi,
gvari samefo,
rogori unda iyo ugono mTvares agino,
kidec dahyefo.
es damoyvreba sasurvelia
da gadavwyvetdi maleve ambavs,
magram Tu vinme daukvirdeba,
meore mxares pirvels miabavs,
aRmoCndeba, rom rac iyo kargi, sasurveli
da gulis saamo,
gadaiqceva miuRebelad, rac mas mohyveba
im ambis gamo.

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jer erTi, Cemi dedis Zma aris,
misi Ralati ki ar egeba,
kaci, romelic moZmes uganebs, Tavs waagebs
da gadaegeba,
vinac gaigebs, rogor ra aris,
mis TvalSi mudam viqnebi mcdari,
TviTon Tarxani gaxdeba mteri, ginda cocxali
da Tunda mkvdari.
vTqvaT da es mtroba Tavs aviride,
Semovirige mZlavri xazari,
moZmes TvalebSi rogor Cavxedo,
rom ar daeces marTals Tavzari,
rogorc gavige, meore mxares,
ara naklebi safrTxe momelis,
somexT amira aRiWurveba,
arabTan omSi me vin miSvelis.
keisari rom damidges gverdiT,
mSvelelad mainc ar gamodgeba,
me davaSaveb, martos momiwevs,
mter-moyvaresTan pasuxisgeba.
amitom ase gadavwyvet saqmes,
momwons moyvrobis winadadeba,
magram pasuxze Tavs Sevikaveb,
momiwevs misi gadavadeba,
nerse erisTavs, mis Tanmxleb pirebs,
CemTan davtoveb, iyvnen stumrebi,
erTad vizrunoT da gavisarjoT, vinadiroT
da gavSaloT mxrebi.
amasobaSi diad ivanes, Savlianebis goroz erisTavs,
davavalebdi mZime samsaxurs,
vici isedac gadadebda Tavs,
magram ajobebs aseTi saqme
sitkboTi iyos gajerebuli,
amitom vTxovdi, ar vubrZanebdi,
rogorc sCvevia garja qebuli.

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 Cven sasikeTod warmoimarTos, xakans ewvios,
saqme gamarTos,
ras gadawyvetavs dedis Zma mamcnos,
kargi ambebis cnobiT gamarTos.
ivane Savliani
xazareTs wasvlas rad dagzardebi,
gzad col-Svils vnaxav, iq gavCerdebi,
jalabobasTan guls gavayoleb,
iqidan jiqeTs gavemarTebi,
Semdegi gzebi vakeze gadis,
alanTa mTavrebs uyvarT stumari,
movikiTxav da momikiTxaven,
ara mCvevia davrCe mdumari.
alanTa zeviT xazareTia, gzas ver gaigeb,
sazRvars ver naxav,
bevric ecado napirs gaxvide,
im trial mindvrebs ver gadalaxav.
ug-ru-s1 napirze semenderia2,
xakanis vrceli cixe-darbazi,
miveaxlebi, fexqveS gavugo Cveni mokiTxva
viT fiandazi,
davelodebi, ambebs gavigeb,
vecdebi myisve Segatyobino,
Seni mizani, Cemic xom aris, rad davizaro
da gawyenino.

/qalaqi semenderi, xakanis (kaganis) sasaxle md. Ter-

gis maxloblad, TaTbiroben ras-pexi, xakani Tarxani,
ivane Savliani, pexi blu Cani da pexi jebu/
1. ug-ru _ md. Tergi. Tergis saxelwodebac, droTa viTarebaSi, icv-
leboda. lomeki, dergi, TerTi. xazarebi mas ug-rus uwodebdnen.
2. semenderi _ qalaqi Tergis piras (istoriuli adgili ucnobia). xa-
zarebs sami dedaqalaqi hqondaT. mTavari iyo atili (tarki), volgis
deltaSi, al beida da semenderi (samwuxarod arc erTi maTgani mi-
gnebuli da gamokvleuli ar aris).

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xakani Tarxani
abazgebisgan, mcire mdinare, gagvyofs
da gagvdevs mTel sazRvrispiras,
aqeT gadmoxvalT Tu Cven gadmovalT,
arc mtrobas vTesavT, arc vixdiT qiras,
am megobrobas sxva ra sjobia, viyoT mezoblad,
gvqondes pativi,
iqiT navi gaqvT gadmosasvlelad,
Cvenc SegviZlia rom SevkraT tivi.
vidre baRaTur, mZlavrobda qveynad,
yoveli mxariT iyo ras pexi,1
irgvliv elavda misi maxvili,
mters ecemoda, rogorc xes mexi,
Cven gvmorCiloben viatiCebi, mordvelebi
da yvela slavebi,
aRmosavleTis zRvas2 gare uvliT,
Semowvdili gvaqvs mZlavri mklavebi,
Cernigoviis, kievis mTavrebs xarki
pativad miuCneviaT.
ar awyobT? versa gagvibedaven,
verc amJRavneben ra urCeviaT,
Cven bulgarebi istramde3 vdieT,
aqeT wamosvlas veRar bedaven,
aqeT Tvalebi aqvT davsebuli,
mxolod sxva mxares gza-kvals xedaven,
bizantiasTan mWidro kavSiri, megobroba
da vaWroba xSiri,
orive mxares sikeTes matebs, rad daviCivlo
anda vTqva Zviri.
imaTi mRvdlebic modian xSirad,
raRaca azrebs hyidian Zvirad,

1. pexi _ sardali, ras pexi mTavarsardali.

2. aRmosavleTis zRva _ kaspiis zRva.
3. md. istra _ md. dunai.

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 mudmiv `qaris qveS dabadebulebs~,
maTi naTqvami ar gviCans Cirad,
vinc maT wess misdevs, berZens veZaxiT, Tumca Cvenia,
xazarTa Zeni,
jvarze gakrulis Tayvaniscema,
ar aris CvenTan gamosaCeni.
es im xazarebs unda moswondeT, vinc maTTan vaWrobs,
maTi sworia
vinac gaiyo maTi karibWe, bosforia Tu farnagoria,
Cven mxolod `adam ruxans~ vcemT pativs,
is aris Cveni mama da rwmena,
sxvas ver vigueb da verc viloceb,
verc mobrundeba saqebrad ena,
amas rad vambob, vityvi axlave,
Tundac stumrisTvis es iyos mwvave,
msurda, samxreTiT Zmebi myoloda,
dis xeli vTxove da davezave.
xedav, gabedes, SemomiTvales, ver davujere smenas
da Tvalebs,
pirobad undaT me rwmena davTmo,
etyobaT bedi cudad awvalebs,
magaT hgoniaT Tu wanarebma,
kari alanTa mtkiced Caketes,
xeze gakruli mcvelad dadgeba,
vinc Cemi risxviT ver gaimetes.
karg dros mestumre abazgielo, megobrad sandov,
omSi Zliero,
erTgulo, leon Cemi dis wulis,
misi wyalobiT svebedniero,
ramden farsaxiT1 Sorsa xar Cvengan,
rCeva imdenad metada fasobs,
keTili sityva misaRebia,
mware SiSvel mkerds isars daasobs.
1. farsaxi _ manZilis sazomi. fiqroben erTi farsaxi 5,5 km. utolde-
boda (SeiZleba fexiT mosiarulis dRiuri gasavleli manZili iyos).

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 Sen ufro meti ici imaTi, Cvenic gaige, gaiziare;
afxazeTidan semenderamde,
manZili mcdarad xom ar iare.
ivane Savliani
rogorc Tqvena xarT dayofilebi
da mainc bediT kmayofilebi,
ise varT Cvenac sxvadasxva tomad, mTebs miyuJuli,
xelgaSlilebi,
Sen Tqvi mdinare CvenSi sazRvari, Cven vityviT,
mcire xazareTisa,
abazgTa tomi mosaxlobs iqiT,
nawili didi afxazeTisa.
Cem gvars ekuTvnis erisTaoba,
Savlianebi mZlavri gvaria,
cxumamde Cemi iyo kuTvnili,
mamulSic veRar gamixaria,
zustad orasi gavida weli,
lazikis mefeT dagvries xeli,
patrikiosad dacemulebma,
Cven mogviqnies sikvdilis celi.
samocdaSvidi wlis winandeli,
ers axlac axsovs is sawadeli,
patrikiosma giorgim SeZlo
da gagviCina sadardebeli,
mTlad afxazeTSi arabni dasxa,
tomTa cixeebs kliteni axsna,
mtarvals Caugdo Cveni col-Svili
da moundoma aseTi axsna.
viTom keisars emdureboda,
keisris samtrod ixmo arabi,
gubazis sisxlis surda aReba, mas ras auSveb,
rac ki ar abi?
xo da dagvWirda, xangrZlivi omi,
sisxlis zRva iyo misi sazomi,
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 leon mTavari, patrikiosi,
iyo arabTa gaJletis mdomi,
jer stefanozi, qarTlis mTavari,
mere Zeebi arCil da miri,
leonTan erTad mters mihyiodnen,
afxazTa tyvevna daujdaT Zviri.
dRes afxazeTi lixis mTebamde,
arabebisgan gawmendilia,
am Znel saqmeSi afxaz-qarTvelTa gverdiT mebrZoli
xazarT wvlilia,
amas rad vyvebi, ara imitom, rodis ra iyo
Sen ar icodi,
baRaTur xakans erTgulad vyavdi,
masTan vibrZodi, masTan viwodi.
Sedegi raa? arabi vdevne, nacvlad
leoni mefed damijda,
Tavisufleba ver movipove,
wagebis fasad omi damijda,
Seni diswuli dRes myavs batoni,
momarTuli aqvs Wkua da goni,
sul imas cdilobs xelSi momigdos,
CemSi ixilos mona gamgoni.
axla ase aqvs mofiqrebuli,
yvelas erTbaSad mogviklas guli,
mzeTunaxavi, mefis asuli,
romelzec Sen xar Seyvarebuli,
colad daisvas, col-qmrobis ZaliT,
qarTli afxazeTs aerTianos,
mefed dajdes da Zali moirTas, mtrebs
da megobrebs erTgvarad gvavnos.
maSin arabebs gaumklavdeba,
ar dasWirdeba xazarTa jari,
me ki mona var, monad davrCebi,
SenTvis xakano rogori aris?

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xakani Tarxani
Zalaufleba mZime tvirTia, mama Svils ebrZvis,
Zma Zmas ar indobs,
daekargeba mefis gvirgvini, brmas, moRalates,
sustsa da mimdobs,
es kargad vici, mitom var frTxili,
ficili rwmenad ar mimiRia,
magram Tu vatyob kacs erTgulebas,
karvis karebi misTvis maqvs Ria.
diax, msmenia SuSanis qeba, ulamazesi aris asuli.
naxati vnaxe, guls Camivarda,
grZnoba mereva wregadasuli,
davjeq, vifiqre, qarTSi vin mefobs, ioanea
da juanSeri,
erTic, meorec jerac uSvilo, bedovlaTi
da sakmaod Steri.
TbilisSi uziT susti amira, mefe rom iTmens
da ar aZevebs,
is ra mefea da ra sardali,
mters ar uCvenebs vaJkacis Cvevebs,
Tu das SevirTav, qals ulamazess,
mec xom meqneba maSin ufleba,
samSi iqneba gamarjvebuli,
vinc samefo taxts daeufleba.
pexi barjili, buzanis1 mxares,
qveynis saqmeebs rom ganagebda,
gamoviwvie, kaxeTs vawvie, erTguli CemTvis
Tavsac dadebda,
Cavida, uTxra Cemi survili,
icna am saqmes arabic sdevda,
ibn usaidi, yofili siZe, vinc gauCina xakaneTs sevda.
iqiT arabi, aqeT xazari,
qalis viyaviT oriv mTxovneli,
1. buzani _ md. doni xazarulad.

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 me ra vicodi Seni mTavari,
igives iyo Turme mdomneli,
egeb amitom Cemi survili,
qalwulis Zmebma yurad ar iRes,
aqeT braldebiT, TxovniT, pirobiT,
macTuri rCeviT smena waiRes.
ase amboben, qristes rjuls ficavs
da ar gadava rwmenas SuSani,
sasiZo TviTon gaqristiandes,
aseT naTqvamSi dacinva vcani,
amitom iyo, mwared davsaje,
Tavis mokveTiT movkal barjili,
cudi pasuxi vinc gamibeda,
vinac tyuilad iyo garjili.
ivane Savliani
igiv pasuxi da darigeba, arabT amiras gaunawiles,
TiTqos undodaT megobrad yofna,
magram dacinva ver aiciles,
iazid mwared gaanawyenes da is saomrad momarTulia,
Tu gadawyvita qarTlze wamosvla,
Tavis daRweva Zalze rTulia.
qarTls moaoxrebs, kaxeTs misdgeba,
sisxlian rbevas roca morCeba,
qalsac xelT igdebs TvaliT unaxavs,
rogorc isurvebs ise moxdeba,
leon mTavars ki ra SeuZlia,
ver aRudgeba arabTa Zalebs,
Tundac vaJkaci miwaze mdgomi,
zecaSi arwivs ras daaZalebs.
amitom leons erTi gza darCa,
Zias gexvewos daxmarebasa,
lukma, romelic gaqvs dasaReWi,
sakuTar nebiT dauTmo sxvasa,

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 eWvi ar aris, rogor gadawyvet,
sakuTars daTmob dis wulis wilad?
Zliers TavisTvis unda yoveli,
susti iqceva viTom gulCvilad.
xakani Tarxani
leons pativs vcem, diswuli aris,
ar aris CvenTan piris gamtexi,
aseTi iyo misi mamis Zmac,
mitom miveciT sarZlod atexi,
atexi Cemi ufrosi daa, Tavis qalobiT gamorCeuli,
qmris erTguleba da siyvaruli,
qalis wesia CvenTan Cveuli.
mitom aravis gakvirvebia,
roca berZnulad rwmena icvala,
afxazTa adaT-wesi moirgo, ar gajiutda
da ar iwvala,
igive moxda xaTunis wilad, ibn usaidma, rom miiyvana,
haramxanaSi uCina bina,
rwmenis gamocvlac ar daaxana,
sxvafriv ar iyo arabi marjve,
afxazTa mTavars tols ver udebda,
qals rwmenis garda kaci rom unda
an ar esmoda an ver ugebda.
axla me mawevs xaTunis vali,
unda damevsos sabralos Tvali,
Tu arabs sisxli ar vazRvevine,
ras-pexi unda davrCe sawyali,
hoda, Tu debma, visac misTxovdnen,
Tavisad icnes imaTi wesi,
SuSanma ratom ar miatovos qarTvelTa rjuli
da danaTesi.
miyvars simarTle, simarTliTa vsji,
sicrue mudam Semzaravia,

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 sxvas atyueb Tu Sen gatyueben, Tu kaci gqvia,
oriv avia,
aq ori pex-i myavs mowveuli, orive ici da gaicani,
jebu jer kidev gamoucdeli
da gamocdili omSi bluCani.
meomrebi hyavT gamzadebuli,
mxolod brZanebas Cemsas elian,
gadauvlian adarbadagans, mtkvris
da araqsis napirs lelians,
moyvroba msurda da ara omi,
qarTvelTa tyvevnis ar viyav mdomi,
mSvidobas zogjer sikeTiT vaRwevT,
zogjer Zalaa misi sazomi.

ivane Savliani
arabebs ukve mzada yavT jari, albaT
male qarTls Semouteven,
alanTa karsac gaamagreben,
qarTlelebs saSvels ar dauteven,
Tu marTla ginda sisxlis aReba,
amas rad unda bevris gageba,
vinac daaswrebs, is gaimarjvebs
da sarecelTan qalis dadgeba.
me erTsa vfiqrob, Cemi batoni, axalgazrdaa,
aCqarebuli,
SuSanis flobas ar daexarbos
da ar gatkinos dedis Zmas guli,
Seni nebarTviT, Tarxan ufalo, Seni pasuxiT,
gamiSvi male,
leons vacnobo Seni brZaneba, is, rac urCie
da daaZale.
Tu ar viCqareT, arabTa jari, qarTls
da afxazeTs daeufleba,

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 egeb aqeTac Semogitios, Tu Sen mieci amis ufleba.
xom iyo adrec, jer ibn maslama1
xazarTa miwebs aqeT arbevda,
2
Semdeg jarahi, darialis gziT,
zRva mdinaremde xazarebs sdevda,
qalq al baids musri gaavlo,
samefo ganZi daisakuTra,
gamarjvebuli aris marTali da sayveduri
romelma uTxra.

xakani Tarxani
Sen gaviwydeba, rodis yofila,
xazari valSi darCeniliyos,
varT meomrebad dabadebulni,
CvenSi mSiSari gaCeniliyos,
arabTa sardlebs roca axseneb,
iqve xazarni rad gaviwydeba,
vidre arabebs SevarCenT Zlevas,
xazarTa jari umal gawydeba.
Sen Tqvi maslama, ras miaRwia,
ukan gabrunda xelmocaruli,
igi jarahiT mitom Secvales,
sardali hyavdaT Tavs laf dasxmuli,
arabma erTi brZola moigo, ratom, ra moxda
verc ki gaigo,
meore brZolas TviT Seewira,
nadavlis nacvlad yore aigo.
Cven winaaRmdeg vis ubrZolia,
romeli iyo bedi hqonia,
1. maslama _ habib ibn maslama _ arabTa sardali, romelic darialis
gziT SeiWra xazareTSi 728 w.

2. jarahi _ ibn abd al-lahi jarahi _ arabi sardali 729 w. man xaza-
reTi dalaSqra md. volgaze qalaqi al baida daarbia.

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 ase yofila, ase iqneba, erbo erboa, qoni qonia,
me imdens davZrav xazarTa Zalebs,
cudad Semxedvars dauvsebs Tvalebs,
romeli aris win daudgeba, an pasuxs mosTxovs,
an daaZalebs.
gaucuddeba yvelas imedi, wyevlon gamCeni
da Semoqmedi,
me ra vuSvelo, CvenTan morqenals,
Tuki aseTi hqonia bedi,
somexT amiras roca sisxls vaden,
kisers movuRrec Ralatis Camdens,
Cemi dis wuli Tavad mixvdeba,
ar SeeWidos simZimes amdens.
me aq davrCebi, semenderidan qarTlis sazRvrebi
ufroa axlo,
kari alanTa farTed gavaRo, iqve Cavidga
me samosaxlo,
pexi jarebis iqneba jebu,
xolo ras-pexi marjve bluCani,
maT aRasrulon Cemi mizani,
aqve momgvaron turfa SuSani.

/Tergis xeoba, Cemi1-s cixe-simagre/

juanSer arCilis Ze
ufalo, Tu xar da gesmis Cemi,
rogor ar gkadro sasayveduro,
Cem Tavs ar vCivi, ara vwuwuneb, veravin miTxras,
Se umaduro,
me Cemi kalo gamilewia, avad Tu kargad,
fxizlad viyavi,
vicodi garja, vicodi locva, sulad
da xorcad ar gaviyavi.
1. Cemi _ Cemias sasazRvro cixe-simagre. amJamad oseTis (ruseTis)
SemadgenlobaSia da ewodeba sofeli Cmi.

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 Tu ram SemeZlo Sen gemsaxure, Sen gloculobdi,
sanTels ginTebdi,
Tavs dabla vxridi, cremlmoreuli,
samSoblos miwas Segavedrebdi,
Tu Seni mSoblis aris wilxvedri,
mSobels yoveli miwyiva ficavs,
mSoblis anderZsa da naamagars, ra Svili aris,
mkerdiT ar icavs.
Sen usaSvelod gvaqcie zurgi, ra davaSaveT,
unda vicodeT,
ras erCi ers da deda samSoblos, is gagviyole,
romelTac vcodeT,
ratom erTgvarad unda ewamos, umanko, undo,
codviliani,
ucodvels akldes, itanjebodes,
codvils dRe hqondes miwyiv mziani?
gamagebine, rogor moviqceT, ar iyos mcdari
da arc gviani,
visac vloculobT, unda vicodeT, mowyalea
da gamgebiani.
kaci rom cocxlobs, Sromobs,
gadidebs ar unda hqondes Seni imedi?
maSin gviTxari xarT ganwiruli,
aseTi SegxvdaT Cemganve bedi,
dRes aq vitanjeT, qarTul miwaze,
dResve samSoblos dagvaSoreben,
alTas da balTas rad gvatareben,
xazareTis gzas gagviyoleben,
Zneli yofila Turme tyveoba
da ufro mZime tyveobis gancda,
dardi, romelic guls lodad adevs, fiqri,
safiqrals Tu gzaSi gascda.
SuSani
Sen Cemo Zmao da megobaro,
ar msurs Cems gamo itanjebode,

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 Cem gamo ijde gamoketili
da me Sen gancdebs vera vxvdebode,
gana ar vici, rom xazarebi,
darubandis gziT SemoWrilebi.
albanebs scemdnen, aras dasdevdnen, visi colebi,
deda, Svilebi.
somexT amiras marcxi awvnies
da mere Cvensken gamoemarTnen,
qarTli dalaSqres, Tbilisi Zarcves, qvrivs
da boganos raRas emarTnen,
Cveni ufrosi Zma ioane, mamis nacvlobas
vinac miwevda,
sastikad daWres cxare brZolisas,
daWrils bluCani Tavad misdevda.
axla rom cdilobs Tavi miCvenos,
moinanios viTom Secdoma,
patiebas mTxovs, viT vapatio, Zmis mokvdineba
vinac indoma,
Tu, rogorc ambobs, ramed vuRirvar,
tyved wamiyvanos, Sen ki dagtovos,
erT Zmaze fiqri autaneli,
meore Zmisas ar Caaqsovos.
juanSeri arCilis Ze
nu itanjebi, ubedurebas eris
da beris Senze nu iReb,
erTi rom iyo, yvelas mizezi,
qveynis samsxverplod Tavsac gaiReb,
es ise gviTxra magaT sardalma, roca gatyveva,
hqonda mizezad,
Tu Sen iyavi brZolis mizani,
Tbilisi ratom aiRo gezad?
rad daarbia vrceli qveyana,
rad daamSia qvrivi-oboli,

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 mTel kaxeTs raze Semoesia, daanTo cecxli,
adina boli,
amdeni jari magaT xakanma erTi qalisTvis Semousia?
TavSi mtyuani, boloSi ficavs, boloc Tavia?
ra namusia.
SuSani
Tund silamaziT iyos qebuli, mainc qalia,
warmavalia,
mxolod sakuTars ar ganvicdideT,
qveynad myofeli kacis valia,
me sakuTari araferi maqvs, erTxel movsulvar
da erTxel waval,
ufals vavedri Cems umanko suls,
mis samsxverploze aseve aval,
me suls mitanjavs Cemi qveyana,
romelic ZaliT undaT davtovo,
visi mamuli unda mxiblavdes,
vis baRSi unda cremlebi vTovo.
daWril Zmas veRar unda Sevxedo,
aRar vicode sad darCa deda,
gulis saficars gza avurie,
ver gavuxdebi cxovrebis mweda,
Sen Ra rCebodi qveynis imedi
da Senc Cem gamo gzirad gaqcies,
sasiyvarulo Tu vinme myavdiT, yvela gaqeles
da waaqcies.
raRa azri aqvs aseT sicocxles,
Tund dedofloba melodes wina,
ver Sevifereb imis colobas, vinc damaqcia
da mawyenina,
isec vfiqrobdi, grZnobas rom avyve,
nebas vin momcems, gzas damilocavs,
ver moverie mtanjvel safiqrals,
verc sadardebels grZnobis win mcocavs.
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 mitom mindoda monazvnad wasvla,
sakuTar grZnobebs vemalebodi,
Tavs Tu davisji, ase megona,
amiT sxvis tanjvas vefarebodi.
cudad gasrulda Cemi mcdeloba, ar meyo Zala
da gamZleoba,
sapyaris zrunva sxvis satkivarze,
yofila enis mocaleoba.
juanSer arCilis Ze
cocxali kaci, xelCaqneuli, micvalebulze uaresia,
kacis valia bolomde momkas, rac dauxnavs
da dauTesia,
Cven Cveni vali qveynis winaSe, unda SeviZloT
da SevasruloT,
rac ukve moxda, imas ver SevcvliT
da verc SevxedavT xvales uguloT.
amitom unda kargad ganvsazRvroT, ra aris awymo,
ra momavali,
miznis miRwevis ra aris gzebi,
arc Secdomebze davxuWoT Tvali,
Zmebs ra gvindoda, wamoizarde,
SenTvis gvepova myari patroni,
Cveni survili survilad darCa,
aravinaa misi gamgoni.
Cven arc arabi gvsurda sasiZod
da arc xazari gvexateboda,
ase vfiqrobdiT, mxolod leoni,
afxazT mTavari gitoldeboda,
man ara ar Tqva, hoc ver gabeda dediZmis,
xakan Tarxanis gamo,
SemogviTvala, pasuxs miviReb, egeb,
pasuxi mogceT saamo.
pasuxs velodiT, xazarTa mxridan avis lodini
ara gvqonia,

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magram rac moxda Cveni bralia,
uTavbolobiT anawonia,
me mxolod gvian Cavxvdi simarTles, mivxvdi
da iyo ukve gviani,
sabanisa Ze Cveni yma aris, kaci swavluli, gamgebiani.
magram saCvenod ar egeboda,
arc iyo saqmis gamosavali,
samefo karze mTxovnels ra dalevs,
Seni mTxovneli iyo mravali,
ar vici rogor gadawydeboda,
bevri amaze ar mifiqria,
Tu mTvares Sevcqer, vetrfi da vkvdebi,
aseT grZnobaSi Zala ra yria,
es gansasjeli Zalam, gadaWra,
survils aixdens mudam Zlieri,
aseT axdenas ar SeuZlia gagxados laRi da bednieri.
Zlieris nebam tyved agviyvana, RmerTs mindobilebs
bedma gvigana,
Cven Tu davmarcxdiT, aq vimyofebiT,
bednieria bluCani gana?
jer ramdeni dRe darbazSi vyavdiT,
gzaSi ramdeni dro gavatareT,
Cven Cveni sevda, iqiT bluCanma,
gulCaxveulma mZimed vatareT,
ra damaviwyebs, xmal momarTuli,
darbazs mogveWra galomebuli,
gnaxa, gaxevda, xmali Caago,
muxlze daeca pirdaRebuli.
Sen vera gkadra Tayvanis meti,
naclad landiviT gadamekida,
maleve gaTqva, rad Seicvala, megobroba Tqva,
Zmad momekida,
mas Semdeg damdevs gaxelebuli, arc me masvenebs
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 cdilobs qarTulad azri gamoTqvas, xaxagamSrali
enas isvelebs.
gamosavals mTxovs, rCeva ra vuTxra,
Cemgan pasuxi sxva ra egeba,
unda SeeSvas umweo imeds, Tu ara, cudad gadaegeba,
ficavs, rom daTmobs xazarTa rwmenas,
qristinebis gaxdeba mcveli,
grZnobaa misTvis gonebis sarke,
Senze ocneba grZnobaTa mwveli,
aq ori dRea viTom visvenebT,
maRal kldeebSi gamovlilebi,
sinamdvileSi Sen pasuxs elis,
cxenebi mzad hyavs Sekazmulebi.
SuSani
vinc erTxel Secda, Secda meored,
ar niSnavs mudam gaimeorebs,
magram Tu gimtro, gimtro meored,
suls mesamedac ar aimZorebs?
bluCanma Cem Zmas adina sisxli, meored gimtro,
tyved agiyvana,
mec ar damindo, xazareTis gzas Semomayena,
ar daaxana.
tyves Tan siyvaruls meficeboda,
xazareTisken mezideboda,
me ra mcodnoda, sazRvars misuli,
ukan TianeTs dabruneboda?
adrec vuTxari, Tumc misi tyve var, sulieri var
da miWris goni,
ucxos es guli ar gaikarebs,
arc smena aris sityvis gamgoni,
rwmenac icvalos, gaqristiandes,
CemTvis is mainc ucxod darCeba,
gadawyvetili aqvs Cem gonebas,
nuTu rTulia amis gageba?
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 da amas garda, kidec davTanxmde,
mainc ara aqvs arsiT saSveli,
kaci ara hyavs xelis gamwvdeni,
mtebiT savsea garemo mTeli.
juanSer arCilis Ze
me Seni mesmis, ara imitom, da xar
da Seni unda mesmodes,
Seni sikeTiT unda vxarobde,
sadardebeli laxvrad mesmodes,
verc veras girCev, guls ver ubrZaneb,
rac Sen ar ginda, is ar iqneba,
rogor gadawyvet, dageTanxmebi,
dae, aRsruldes ufalis neba.
raki asea, cota xniT gtoveb, pasuxi mivce,
bluCani melis,
unda gadawydes saiT gautevs, ra gzas airCevs,
mgelis Tu qvelis.
SuSani
mamis suls vficav, arca myolia sxva saficari
da sxva xateba,
roca mixilavs, lxena Semipyrobs,
suls siamaye Seemateba,
rac qveynad viyav, rogorc stumari,
sul wasasvlelad vemzadebodi,
fiqri mtanjavda, Tu Sevcdebodi,
mamas veRarsad Seveyrebodi.
me axla vici, umanko tani, qveynad umankod Seminaxia,
uflis Svili var, fici miveci,
fici arasdros Semilaxia,
mival, warvsdgebi mamis winaSe,
ufalTan manve gza mimaswavlos,
tani darCeba, sulma im qveynad, unda iwvalos,
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 mamam maCuqa me es beWedi,
Zvirfas Tvals qveviT aqvs samalavi,
Tan damariga, rogor moviqce, guli ugrZnobda,
bedi maqvs avi.
monazvnad yofna mitom mindoda,
sulSi yovelTvis grigali qroda,
Ze xorcieli Tvals ar mtacebda,
erTis xilvaze ocneba krToda,
magram vicodi, ar iyo bedi,
sxvagvari mqonda gadasaxedi,
rac miweria, is ar amcdeba, momelis mama
da Semoqmedi.

/TiTidan iZrobs beWeds, amoaclis Tvals, iRebs da-

malul sawamlavs, juanSeri das dastiris, Semodian
bluCani da jebu/.
pex-i jebu
dacvam gvacnoba ambavi avi, smenis
da xilvis Sesazaravi,
moulodnelad gardacvlilao,
xakanis satrfo mzeTunaxavi,
Tvali uyurebs, ar mejereba,
marTla wasula qveynis mSveneba,
romelma RmerTma gagvwira gzaSi,
romel WkvaT myofels ase eneba.
axla raRa vqnaT, xakan Tarxani, ganrisxdeba
da gaborotdeba
Tu pex barjili TqmisTvis dasaja,
sikvdils rom vetyviT raRa moxdeba?
juanSer arCilis Ze
Sen Sensas Civi, Seni tkivili,
Cem gulis TqmasTan monagonia,

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 xakans ra uWirs, ra SemTxvevia,
dahkarga is rac ara hqonia,
Cemi ikiTxe, Cemi gazrdili, sixxli da xorci,
lamazi, zrdili,
romlis aRzrdaSi mqonia wvlili, Tumca da iyo,
da iyo Svili.
mamam anderZad Zmebs dagvitova, ramdenic iyo,
Zmebs Cagveqsova,
axla erTi Zma aris daWrili,
eulad miwevs sicocxlis glova.
ras pex bluCani
RmerTebi ar mwams, ramden toms vicnob,
yvelas uxvad hyavs Tavis RmerTebi,
evedrebian, sakmels ukmeven, azriT
da suliT SenaerTebi,
`adam ruxani~ mimaCnda RmerTad,
gzaSi sikeTes vevedrebodi,
fexze ekida Cemi wadili, ras damcinoda,
gana vxvdebodi.
arc Tqveni RmerTi yofila RmerTi,
imeds rom mohklavs gana RmerTia?
Tu qveynad hyavda angelozebi,
SuSani maTTan SenaerTia,
aseTs Tu mohklavs, viRas daindobs,
visTvis iqneba TviTon sandomi,
Tu sikeTes da sicocxles swirav, siborotis
da sisxlis xar mdomi,
raze girwmuno, ratom mogendo,
rogor giwodo sikeTis mTesi,
cru mRvdeli ityvis, RmerTs kargi unda,
mitom irCia sxvaT ukeTesi.
RmerTze mowyale guli mqonia, ufro gamgebi
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 qalis daRupvam gamomafxizla
da damitova anderZi rTuli,
axla raRa vqna? jebu Sen getyvi, Cemgan miiRe,
rogorc brZaneba,
qali ver mimyavs, xakani momklavs,
vici aseTi eqneba neba.
amitom mijobs, qalTan davrCebi
da masTan axlos davimarxebi,
Zmam mouaros, wesi augos, xels ar SevuSli
da Sevexebi.
Txovna maqvs, iqve axlos CamfaliT,
rom vemsaxuro da vudarajo,
ver moviqeci windaxedulad
da amiT minda Tavi davsajo.
juanSers ukan gavabrunebdi,
azri ara aqvs aseTi tyveobas,
magram umisod semerders misuls
dagimokleben qveynad zeobas,
amitom unda tyve Tan iaxlo,
sakans mouyve Cveni ambavi,
uTxra bluCanma sxva gza ver naxa, darCa
da iqve moikla Tavi.

***
juanSer arCilis Ze erTxans tyved iyo xazarTa
xakanis karze.
bolos igi gaaTavisufles da dasaCuqrebuli samSob-
loSi gamoistumres. am dronis manZilze qarTlSi didi
cvlilebebi moxda _ ioane arCilis Ze miicvala, qarT-
lis erismTavroba jer adarnase, Semdeg ki nerse eri-
sTavs ergo. bolos erismTavroba imiT dasrulda, rom
786 w. aSoti Tbiliss gaerida da tao-klarjeTSi axali
samTavro daaarsa.
aSot kurapalatis mier axali samTavros Seqmna, qa-

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rTlSi (TbilisSi) erismTavrobis dasrulebaa. amave pe-
riodSi gardaicvala mefobis pretendenti juanSeri.
mefeebis, miris da arCilis, memkvidre rCeboda leon II
afxazTa mTavari (guranduxt miris asuli, misi meuRle
leon I da leonis Zmiswuli leon II).
leon II afxazeTis mTavarma isargebla Seqmnili viTa-
rebiT (ufro zustad, viTareba aiZulebda ase moqceu-
liyo), daikava dasavleT saqarTvelo (mTeli afxazeTi,
rogorc mas bizantia uwodebda), taxti quTaisSi gadai-
tana da savaraudod 788 w. Tavi mefed gamoacxada.

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