Georgia
"Tavisupleba" (Liberty)

Words by: Dawit Magradse
Music by: Zakaria Paliashvili, adapted by Joseb Ketschakmadse
Adopted: 2004

On April 23, 2004, a few months after a popular revolt replaced the government and altered the national symbols, a new national anthem was adopted. The music was taken from the Georgian operas "Abesalom da Eteri" and "Daisi" by the Georgian composer Zakaria Paliashvili, and were composed into an anthem by Joseb Ketschakmadse.

Special thanks to: Reinhard Popp for informing me of this anthem and providing me with the lyrics; and to Davit Chikvaidze for providing me with the Latin-script lyrics and English translation, as well as some of the information.

See also: Georgia (1946-1991), Georgia (1918-1920, 1991-2004), Abkhazia, South Ossetia.