One of the most beautiful hymns in the Orthodox Church. Georgian Orthodox Hymn "Chemo Patriarqo" (My Dear Patriarch) is a beautiful reminder to pray for all our heirarchs and the Patriarchs of all the local Churches.
Currently as the Coptic Orthodox and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church also prays for our new Patriarchs, let us also pray for HH Pope Shenouda III, HH Abune Paulos and all the Patriarchs who have reposed. Let us also ask for the prayers of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia and all the Patriarchs of all the Orthodox Churches who are currently reigning on their respective thrones.
Mtskheta - was the capital of Georgia
Agmashenebeli - David Agmashenebeli was the King of Georgia (Agmashenebeli is his last name and he was the grand father of Queen Tamar, which was called as King here, because of her braveness)
Achkhoti - is the place in Georgia, small village, there is the great church (it's in the chant)
Vakhtang - Vakhtang Gorgasali was the king of Georgia also, he was the founder of Tbilisi - the capital of Georgia
Mirkani - is a Georgian name and a place
Literal translation from the Georgian by Niniko from http://www.onehourtranslation.com. Thank you so much Niniko!
სითბოდათოვლილმა ჯვარმა ილიბანა, საროდ გესირმება სული მოსალბუნე, ბერთა იბერიას ნატრის მწირი ბანა, მირონ გადმოღვივით მცხეთის ხოდაბუნებს.
1) ქართულ საგალობელს მადლი დაეფინა, - The Georgian chant is covered by divine grace
Currently as the Coptic Orthodox and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church also prays for our new Patriarchs, let us also pray for HH Pope Shenouda III, HH Abune Paulos and all the Patriarchs who have reposed. Let us also ask for the prayers of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia and all the Patriarchs of all the Orthodox Churches who are currently reigning on their respective thrones.
“My (dear) patriarch” (Monastic Mothers’ chant)
1) The Georgian chant is covered by divine grace
The Iberian soul “breaths” the sunlight
You have the heavenly (clear, clean) eyes coloured by the Sky (Heaven)
In whiteness of your soul the divine grace is flying (over you) (…opens the wings)
2) The Cross covered by the warmness like (covered) by the snow – blossomed
The tender soul surrounds you all over
The poor dugout “dreams” about the Iberia of the friars
The chrism (anointing oil) drops on Mtskheta’s shafts (places)
3) The Father’s May covers Lomisi (Saint George)
Incense (implement as an incense) the fleecy (smoky) Sky in your soul
Clear our hearts, our sweet (dear) patriarch
(Our hearts are) Hailed by the sorrows, befog them with the divine grace.
4) The Queen of the Heaven accepted you as her child
Cover us with the soul of Iberian father
Agmashenebeli gave you the soot (from flowers) as “Davitiani” (hymnary)
The thorns (crucifixion thorn) of Christ “kissed” your forehead
5) The prayer’s refinement “snows” on Ghudushauri (the last name of patriarch)
The Holy (Heavenly) Spirit of Achkhoti has the grace of matins
The horn of “Davituri” is acting in the Sky as the cherubs
The grace of the Christmas makes you the Saint in Gergeti
6) The Georgian chant reached the dome (of the Church) (made the circle)
Vakhtang makes the capital from Mtskheta
Pray for our father, go to Heaven, Iberia
Tamar –the crowned Queen makes your crown shine as the colour of the sun
7) Dear heavy Cross, most sweet Cross
Make the grace from the black sorrow of the world
Pray for our father, our great Ancestors
Dear Invincible (Powerful) Cross, pray for our father
(8) Mirkani put on the cape of the chitonNOTES:
The grace flies over you in the holiness of Mtskheta
You have the clear (clean) eyes “fed” by the Sky (Heaven)
“My (dear) patriarch”, “My (dear) patriarch”
(repeat verse 8 two times)
Mtskheta - was the capital of Georgia
Agmashenebeli - David Agmashenebeli was the King of Georgia (Agmashenebeli is his last name and he was the grand father of Queen Tamar, which was called as King here, because of her braveness)
Achkhoti - is the place in Georgia, small village, there is the great church (it's in the chant)
Vakhtang - Vakhtang Gorgasali was the king of Georgia also, he was the founder of Tbilisi - the capital of Georgia
Mirkani - is a Georgian name and a place
Literal translation from the Georgian by Niniko from http://www.onehourtranslation.com. Thank you so much Niniko!
ენაჲ ქართული (enay kartuli - Old Georgian)
სითბოდათოვლილმა ჯვარმა ილიბანა, საროდ გესირმება სული მოსალბუნე, ბერთა იბერიას ნატრის მწირი ბანა, მირონ გადმოღვივით მცხეთის ხოდაბუნებს.
TRANSLITERATION
1) kartul sagalobels madli daepina, suli iberuli suntkavs samzianos, zetsit daperili tsʼminda tvalebi gakvs, sulis sitetreshi madli dagprtianobs.
2) sitbodatovlilma jvarma ilibana, sarod gesirmeba suli mosalbune, berta iberias natʼris mtsʼiri bana, miron gadmoghvivit mtskhetis khodabunebs.
3) lomiss eponeba mamis maisoba, tsai smaragdoi sulshi chaikʼmie, guli gagvitsʼmide tʼkʼbilo pʼatʼriarko, dardit dasetʼqʼvili, madlit chagvinisle.
4) zetsis dedopalma shvilad dagigulva, ibert mamobrivi suli dagvimorche, aghmashenebelma shtʼakhsi gidavitna, kristʼes ekʼlebma kʼi shubli dagikʼotsnes.
5) lotsvis sinatʼipe atovs ghudushaurs achkhotʼs sulitsʼmindis madli atsiskʼarebs, zetsas kerubimobs rkai davituri kristʼeshobis madlit gergetʼ gatsʼmidanebs.
6) kartul sagalobel gumbats ekʼamara, vakhtʼang madlsamosad mtskhetas ipʼirvelebs, mama dagvilotset, zetsad iberiav, tamar gvirgvinosan, gvirgvins gimzisperebs.
7) jvaro umdzimeso, jvaro uutʼkʼbeso soplis sishavidan madli amodzove mama dagvilotset didno tsʼinapʼrebo, jvaro udzlevelo - mama dagvilotse.
8) mirkʼans mouskhia kʼvartis mosaskhami mtskhetis sitsʼmindeshi madli dagprtianobs zetsit dakʼvebili tsʼminda tvalebi gakvs, "chemo pʼatʼriarko", "chemo pʼartʼiarko".
4) zetsis dedopalma shvilad dagigulva, ibert mamobrivi suli dagvimorche, aghmashenebelma shtʼakhsi gidavitna, kristʼes ekʼlebma kʼi shubli dagikʼotsnes.
5) lotsvis sinatʼipe atovs ghudushaurs achkhotʼs sulitsʼmindis madli atsiskʼarebs, zetsas kerubimobs rkai davituri kristʼeshobis madlit gergetʼ gatsʼmidanebs.
6) kartul sagalobel gumbats ekʼamara, vakhtʼang madlsamosad mtskhetas ipʼirvelebs, mama dagvilotset, zetsad iberiav, tamar gvirgvinosan, gvirgvins gimzisperebs.
7) jvaro umdzimeso, jvaro uutʼkʼbeso soplis sishavidan madli amodzove mama dagvilotset didno tsʼinapʼrebo, jvaro udzlevelo - mama dagvilotse.
8) mirkʼans mouskhia kʼvartis mosaskhami mtskhetis sitsʼmindeshi madli dagprtianobs zetsit dakʼvebili tsʼminda tvalebi gakvs, "chemo pʼatʼriarko", "chemo pʼartʼiarko".
Georgian to ENGLISH
ჩემო პატრიარქო - “My (dear) patriarch”
დედების გალობა - Mothers’ chant
გალობის ტექსტი - The text of the chant
გალობის ტექსტი - The text of the chant
1) ქართულ საგალობელს მადლი დაეფინა, - The Georgian chant is covered by divine grace
სული იბერული სუნთქავს სამზიანოს, - The Iberian soul “breaths” the sunlight
ზეცით დაფერილი წმინდა თვალები გაქვს, - You have the heavenly (clear, clean) eyes coloured by the Sky (Heaven)
სულის სითეთრეში მადლი დაგფრთიანობს. – In whiteness of your soul the divine grace is flying (over you) (…opens the wings)
2) სითბოდათოვლილმა ჯვარმა ილიბანა, - The Cross covered by the warmness like (covered) by the snow – blossomed
2) სითბოდათოვლილმა ჯვარმა ილიბანა, - The Cross covered by the warmness like (covered) by the snow – blossomed
საროდ გესირმება სული მოსალბუნე, - The tender soul surrounds you all over
ბერთა იბერიას ნატრის მწირი ბანა, - The poor dugout “dreams” about the Iberia of the friars
მირონ გადმოღვივით მცხეთის ხოდაბუნებს. – The chrism (anointing oil) drops on Mtskheta’s shafts (places)
3) ლომისს ეფონება მამის მაისობა, - The Father’s May covers Lomisi (Saint George is also called in Georgia as Saint George of Lomisi and Saint George’s holiday is on May, so…)
3) ლომისს ეფონება მამის მაისობა, - The Father’s May covers Lomisi (Saint George is also called in Georgia as Saint George of Lomisi and Saint George’s holiday is on May, so…)
ცაი სმარაგდოი სულში ჩაიკმიე, - Incense (implement as an incense) the fleecy (smoky) Sky in your soul
გული გაგვიწმიდე ტკბილო პატრიარქო, - Clear our hearts, our sweet (dear) patriarch
დარდით დასეტყვილი, მადლით ჩაგვინისლე. – (Our hearts are) Hailed by the sorrows, befog them with the divine grace.
4) ზეცის დედოფალმა შვილად დაგიგულვა, - The Queen of the Heaven accepted you as her child
4) ზეცის დედოფალმა შვილად დაგიგულვა, - The Queen of the Heaven accepted you as her child
იბერთ მამობრივი სული დაგვიმორჩე, - Cover us with the soul of Iberian father
აღმაშენებელმა შტახსი გიდავითნა, - Agmashenebeli gave you the soot (from flowers) as “Davitiani” (hymnary)
ქრისტეს ეკლებმა კი შუბლი დაგიკოცნეს. – The thorns (crucifixion thorn) of Christ “kissed” your forehead
5) ლოცვის სინატიფე ათოვს ღუდუშაურს - The prayer’s refinement “snows” on Ghudushauri (the last name of patriarch)
5) ლოცვის სინატიფე ათოვს ღუდუშაურს - The prayer’s refinement “snows” on Ghudushauri (the last name of patriarch)
აჩხოტს სულიწმინდის მადლი აცისკარებს, - The Holy (Heavenly) Spirit of Achkhoti has the grace of matins
ზეცას ქერუბიმობს რქაი დავითური - The horn of “Davituri” is acting in the Sky as the cherubs
ქრისტეშობის მადლით გერგეტ გაწმიდანებს. – The grace of the Christmas makes you the Saint in Gergeti
6) ქართულ საგალობელ გუმბათს ეკამარა, - The Georgian chant reached the dome (of the Church) (made the circle)
6) ქართულ საგალობელ გუმბათს ეკამარა, - The Georgian chant reached the dome (of the Church) (made the circle)
ვახტანგ მადლსამოსად მცხეთას იპირველებს, - Vakhtang makes the capital from Mtskheta
მამა დაგვილოცეთ, ზეცად იბერიავ, - Pray for our father, go to Heaven, Iberia
თამარ გვირგვინოსან, გვირგვინს გიმზისფერებს. – Tamar – the crowned Queen makes your crown shine as the colour of the sun
7) ჯვარო უმძიმესო, ჯვარო უუტკბესო - Dear heavy Cross, most sweet Cross
7) ჯვარო უმძიმესო, ჯვარო უუტკბესო - Dear heavy Cross, most sweet Cross
სოფლის სიშავიდან მადლი ამოძოვე - Make the grace from the black sorrow of the world
მამა დაგვილოცეთ დიდნო წინაპრებო, - Pray for our father, our great Ancestors
ჯვარო უძლეველო - მამა დაგვილოცე. – Dear Invincible (Powerful) Cross, pray for our father
(8) მირკანს მოუსხია კვართის მოსასხამი - Mirkani put on the cape of the chiton
(8) მირკანს მოუსხია კვართის მოსასხამი - Mirkani put on the cape of the chiton
მცხეთის სიწმინდეში მადლი დაგფრთიანობს - The grace flies over you in the holiness of Mtskheta
ზეცით დაკვებილი წმინდა თვალები გაქვს, - You have the clear (clean) eyes “fed” by the Sky (Heaven)
„ჩემო პატრიარქო“, „ჩემო პარტიარქო“. - “My (dear) patriarch”, “My (dear) patriarch”
(2-ჯერ) – (repeat (8) two times)
