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Uploaded by on Feb 16, 2009

Samaya, a dance for three women, originally considered to be from the pre-christian era, celebrates a wedding feast. The dance honors King Tamar, the woman king of Georgia's golden age in the 12th-13th Centuries. The women are thought to represent the three muses of Art, Poetry and Music as shown in an ancient fresco in a famous cathedral in Mtskheta /Georgia/.
King Tamar was the king of the United Kingdom of Georgia in 12th-13th centuries and was the first woman king in Georgias history. There are only four frescos that keep the much-revered image of King Tamar. Simon Virsaladze based the costumes of Samaia on the Kings clothing on those frescos. In addition, the trinity idea in the dance represents King Tamar as a young princess, a wise mother and the powerful king. All these three images are united in one harmonious picture. Moreover, the simple but soft and graceful movements create an atmosphere of beauty, glory and power that surrounded the Kings reign.
The choreography is both monumental and subdued. The dancers' hands silently express the ultimate fluidity found in the three faces.
Dance is performed by The Georgian National Ballet The founders' son Tengiz Sukhishvili is the Artistic Director and General manager of The Georgian National Ballet. The Georgian National Ballet was founded by Iliko Sukhishvili and Nino Ramishvili in 1945 and was initially named as The Georgian State Dance Company 'SUKHISHVILEBI'.

Song is performed by band VAS, track: Samaya.
THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR DANCE SAMAYA

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  • This is so beautiful, and thanks for the information too, very interesting read!

  • @charlieandrosie glad you like it :)

  • Lool, sxva musika ratom adevs sukhishvilis samaias? :D

  • da descriptionshi xom ceria rom es araa originaluri musika samaiastvis...... magram VAS aqvs es kompozicia gaketebuli, romelsac samaya qvia :)

  • very very cool, very graceful,& elegant, very beautiful.  Thank You

  • Thank you for your nice comments...)

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  • ra enazea simgeraa??? cekva umagresia magram musika sashinelia

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  • @gilarenasfan94 its not georgian language :) )

  • @GioDorcel arada ucxolebs musika moeconat :D

  • can someone put the lyrics of the song up? I've been looking for them everywhere but i cant find them.

    whoever does it, could you write them not in actual georgian script, but in latin script please? i cant read in georgian :/

  • COOL

  • ike the vid!! PLEASE REMOVE THAT SONG!! MARTLA ARAA LAMAZII MUZIKAA!! MUZIKA KELTURIA GEGONEBA! its like its a celtic song omg:O!

  • we georgians are greates people not evils lie Russians

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