SoTa rusTavelis qarTuli literaturis instituti

`voii! aw Cven viciT, visic unda gamorCeva,
gvinda jibe Segvisqeldes, radganac gvaqvs amis Cveva,
xan marjvniT varT, xan marcxniT varT, orivesgan
gvaqvs miwveva, _
zafxulSi Tavs gamovikvebT, Semodgomac mogveweva~.
am simReras amomrCevelma Tormeti `xa, xa, xa, xa, xa!~
miayolos da SewevniTa RvTisaTa Savi TeTrad iqceva! _ es
moxerxda, magram am ximikosebs erTi saqmis gakeTeba undodaT,
is ki veRar moaxerxes: undodaT, rom saRmrTo werilis
sityva Sesaxeb kacisa, rom kaci miwaa da miwad iqcevao,
gaemarTlebinaT da kacis sulebi sicocxliTve miwasTan
SeeerTebiaT, rom miTi miwa gaezardaT da sruli cenzi
gamoeyvanaT, magram ver moaxerxes miwisa da kacis erTmaneTze
mikoseba da wiTeli varacuci tyula Sexta da Semobzrialda!
_ bevri kiTxulobs: es wigni, es varacuci
SarSan rom TeTri iyo, wreuls raRam gaawiTlao da mikvirs,
rogor ver mixvdnen! Cemis azriT, is mitom gawiTlda,
rom SarSan veraferi gaariga da Sercxva. _ gawiTlebas
Tqveni Wiri wauRia, kidev ar vinaRvliT, magram Sar-
Sandelma SemTxvevam rom wiTeli feri daadva, vai Tu
wrevandelma yviTeli daadvas da maSin Cvenma mtrebma maTi
guli gaiZRon, _ da Cvenc mwuxarebam es gvamReros:
`waxda Cveni Wirnaxuli: ver movimkeT, raca vTeseT,
Cveni waRma danaTesi, ukuRma gvifarcxes qeziT,
uwesurad gagvilewes, rac movmkeviT umal kvnesiT,
da faliazed wyals gvisxamen, raRas vizamT CaxmaxkvesiT?!
magram mainc nu davscxrebiT, kvals vuyefoT nela,
nela,
egeb odesme gamoCndes warRvnis Semdeg cisartyela!
daiquxos, gaielvos. gagvinaTlos dRes rac bnela,
da axlis tyaviT Segvimosos, rac SemTxvevam
dagviZvela!~
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