Dideba
English: Praise | |
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Dideba | |
A sheet music of "Dideba" from 1918. | |
Former national anthem of | |
Also known as |
"Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls" English: "Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings" |
Lyrics | Kote Potskhverashvili |
Music | Kote Potskhverashvili |
Adopted | 1918, 1990 |
Relinquished | 1921, 2004 |
Audio sample | |
"Dideba" (instrumental)
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National anthems of Georgia | ||||||||
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Dideba (Georgian: დიდება, literally "Praise"), also known as Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (English: "Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings"), was the national anthem of Georgia from 14 November 1990 to 23 April 2004. It was previously the national anthem of Georgia from 1918 to 1921.
History
It was written and composed by Kote Potskhverashvili (1889–1959). It was replaced by "Tavisupleba" in 2004.
Lyrics
Georgian | Latin script | Cyrillic script | IPA transcription | English translation | |
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დიდება Dideba | |||||
დიდება ზეცით კურთხეულს, |
Dideba zecit k’urtxeuls |
Дидеба зецит кӀуртхеулс |
didɛba zɛt͡sʰitʰ kʼurtʰxɛuls |
Praise be to the heavenly Bestower of Blessings, |