Alipasha from Practice Materials by Adilei
Epic table song from Guria. Source variant by Anton, Davit and Meliton Dumbadze. Transcribed by Dmitri Araqishvili in Ozurgeti in 1903.
The tune is reminiscent of a Gurian work song, “Khelkhvavi”
The Alipasha mentioned in the song was a real historical personnage, who, during the war in 1877-1878 betrayed the Russian government and defected to the Ottoman side.
Voice I - Lasha Bedenashvili, Voice II - Sandro Natadze, Bass - Demetre Kiria.
Tracklist
| 17. | Alipasha | 1:13 |
Lyrics
Alipasha gvighalat’a chagviqvana K’virik’etshi
Translation:
Alipasha betrayed us and brought us to K’virik’eti
Credits
from Practice Materials,
released December 14, 2016
