"Dideba" (Georgian: დიდება, "Glory") was the national anthem of Georgia[1] from November 1990[2] to May 2004. It was previously the national anthem of Georgia from 1918 to 1921.[3]
English: Glory | |
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დიდება | |
![]() Sheet music of "Dideba" | |
Former national anthem of ![]() Former regional anthem of the ![]() | |
Lyrics | Kote Potskhverashvili |
Music | Kote Potskhverashvili |
Adopted | 1918 (DR Georgia) |
Readopted | November 1990Georgian SSR) 1991 (Georgia) | (
Relinquished | 1921 (DR Georgia) 1991 (Georgian SSR) 20 May 2004 (Georgia) |
Succeeded by | "Tavisupleba" |
Audio sample | |
"Dideba" (instrumental) |
History
editBackground
edit"Dideba" was written and composed by Kote Potskhverashvili and was adopted by the "Menshevik"-led Georgian government as the country's national anthem in 1918 after it became free from Russian rule. However, "Dideba" was only be used for a few years, until Georgia came under Soviet rule from 1922 onward.
Readoption
editFollowing the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, "Dideba" was readopted as the Georgian national anthem, though at the time of its re-adoption it was barely known by most Georgians[2] as it had been almost seven decades since it was last used as the country's national anthem.
Replacement
edit"Dideba" was used as the Georgian national anthem from November 1990[2] until 20 May 2004, when it was replaced by the current Georgian national anthem "Tavisupleba" following the 2003 Rose Revolution.[4] Though the replacement of "Dideba" came after a change in government, efforts to replace the song reportedly predated said reforms.[4]
Lyrics
editGeorgian original | Romanization | IPA transcription[a] | English translation |
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დიდება ზეცით კურთხეულს, |
Dideba zecit k’urtxeuls |
[di.dɛ.bɑ zɛ.t͡sʰitʰ kʼuɾ.tʰχɛ.uɫs] |
Praise be to heavenly Bestower of Blessings, |
Notes
edit- ^ See Help:IPA/Georgian and Georgian phonology.
References
edit- ^ "FBIS Report: Soviet Union. Republic affairs". The Service. 25 November 1991 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Jones, Stephen (2013). Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. I.B. Tauris. p. xxi. ISBN 9781784530853. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mikaberidze, Alexander (6 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442241466 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Georgia: 1918-1920, 1991-2004". Nationalanthems.info. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2019.