Ilia Chavchavadze: Land

Ilia Chavchavadze was Georgian poet and politician; a saint of Georgian Orthodox Church. Explore interesting quotes on land.

Ilia Chavchavadze: 8 quotes 0 likes

“Ah here, O mother is they task,
Thy sacred duty to thy land:
Endow thy sons with spirits strong,
With strength of heart and honor bright;
Inspire them with fraternal love,
To strive for freedom and for right.”

Ilia Chavchavadze

Source: Anthology of Georgian Poetry (1948), Lines to a Georgian Mother, p. 59

Love , Freedom , Strong , Heart

“No sound doth great the still of night;
My mother land in silence lies;
Yet oft is heard an anguished moan
As Georgia in her slumber sighs. I stand alone … the mountains, shades
The slumber of my land caress.
O God! O God! when will we wake
And rise again to happiness?”

Ilia Chavchavadze

Elegy, p. 60
Anthology of Georgian Poetry (1948)

God , Mountain , Silence , Night

“The wood is decked in light green leaf.
The swallow twitters in delight.
The lonely vine sheds joyous tears
Of interwoven dew and light. Spring weaves a gown of green to clad
The mountain height and wide-spread field.
O when wilt thou, my native land,
In all thy glory stand revealed?”

Ilia Chavchavadze

Spring, p. 61
Anthology of Georgian Poetry (1948)

Mountain , Spring , Tear , Light