Jansug Kakhidze - The memory

Jansug Kakhidze (ჯანსუღ კახიძე) (26 May 1936 in Tblisi 8 March 2002) was a Georgian Conductor and Composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansug_Kakhidze
The Moon over Mtatsminda : 4:55
Composer/Performer : Jansug Kakhidze
Poetry: Galaktion Tabidze

My eyes have never seen the moon so lovely as tonight;
In silence wrapt it is the breathless music of the night.
Moonbeams embroider shadows with fine thread of silver light;
O, eyes have never seen the sky so lovely as tonight!

The moon adorned in beams of pearls seems like a queen divine;
The stars like fire-flies tangled in a web about her shine.
The Mtkvari flows a silver stream of lambent beauty bright;
O, eyes have never seen the sky so lovely as tonight!

Here in immortal calm and peace the great and noble sleep
Beneath the soft and dewy turf in many a mouldering heap.
Here Baratashvili came with wild desires to madness wrought,
Oppressed by raging fires of passion, and perplexing thought.

O, could I like the swan pour forth my sould in melody
That melts the mortal heart and breathes of immortality !
Let my free song fly far beyond this world to regions high
Where on the wings of poesy it will glorify the sky.

If death approaching makes the fragrance of the roses sweeter,
Attunes the soul to melodies that make all sadness dearer,
And if that swans song thus becomes a denizen of heaven,
If in that song she feels that death will be but ecstasy, then, -
Let me like her sing one last song, and in death find delight.
So breathless still and lovely I have never seen the night!

O, mighty dead, let me die here beside you as I sing.
I am a poet, and to eternity my song I fling,
And let it be the fire that warms and lights the spirits flight.
O, eyes have never seen the sky so lovely as tonight!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jansug
• Kakhidze
• კახიძე
• ჯანსუღ
• Tabidze
• ტაბიძე

[SuperLuckydream]

Fabulous video, dear Dito, so very enjoyable. Such a romantic and tear-jerking song! And you have created a wonderful clip with the brilliant Jansug Kakhidze.

[ditogam]

@SuperLuckydream My school and institute years memories from Opera house and Philarmonic hall connects with this artist. The second song - "The Moon over Mtatsminda" is his last song recording, dedication to Mtatsminda (holly mountain) and pantheon . Thank you very much for your beautiful comment

[AnryK2690]

Georgian composers say that composing music for Galaktion Tabidze's lyrics is particularly difficult and sometimes impossible, because the lyrics itself contain so much music... When reading this wonderful masterpiece of poetry in Georgian, I feel as if I were hearing a Beethoven symphony. Making such a beautiful song-aria on it puts Kakhidze amongst the greatest Georgian composers. P.S. For heaven's sake Dito, tell me where did you find the English translation. :D

[ditogam]

@AnryK2690 yes, I agree ... both Galaktioni's and Jano's art is like a golden palace in our history.

P.S

Will you believe that I translated it by myself? :P :D

[AnryK2690]

@ditogam What? No. I cannot believe it! :D Well great job, Dito. You surprise me.

[ditogam]

@AnryK2690 Of course, NO, you know my terrible English, I barely connect two sentences together :D

[moharabatta]

immenso!

[laoniricArte1]

Tranquility and Serenity

deep feeling for the soul

he and his Beautiful message

Many thanks!!! Caro Dito!!! for getting it to our knowledge

the great teacher believes

remember from memory

of my childhood?!!

Thank you for this Beautiful Reminder!!!

************Infinites*********­*************

[Kievest]

This great, sensitive, and selfless servant of art has a wonderful, mystical, and

profound way of taking one's mind off one self and putting it on the pulse of the

universe of feeling, sensation, and enlightenment! A rare and unbounded ex-

perience deeply felt, brilliantly and gently expressed, and entirely engrossing!

Thank you, ditogam, for sharing this celestial and enchanting footage!