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Chari​-​rama (Voice I)

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Humorous song from Ach’ara. Source variant from vil. Merisi, recorded in 1959 by Vladimer Akhobadze. Text is from a Gurian version of the song of the same title, as sung by the Zemo Aketi choir in 1913.

Voice I - Giorgi Khukhunaishvili.

lyrics

(Chari-rama)
Bebia,
Chaitsvi da deikhure gakalishvildebia.
Bebia,
Pulsats mogtsem, mzitvsats mogtsem, tuk’i gatkhovdelia.
Babua,
Ts’na tutuns tu ver gishovni makhork’am gabrua.
Bitsola,
Vints shen ar ts’egitsoda, mas kondes chemi tsodva.

Translation:

Grandmother,
Dress up nice and you’ll be a young girl again

Grandmother,
I will give you money, and a dowry, if you marry someone

Grandfather,
If I can’t find you some tobacco, the makhorka* will make you dizzy

Aunt,
Whoever does not pity you, let them have my problems.

*very strong, coarse, cheap tobacco

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from Practice Materials, released December 14, 2016

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