Tovli

me Zlier miyvars iisfer Tovlis
qalwulebiviT xididan fena.
mwuxare grZnoba civi sisovlis
da siyvarulis ase moTmena.
Zvirfaso! suli mevseba TovliT:
dgeebi rbian da me vberdebi!
Chems samshobloshi me movvle mxolod
udabno lurjad naxaverdebi.
oh! aseTia Chemi cxovreba:
ianvars moZmed ar veZnelebi,
magram me mudam memaxsovreba
Sheni TovliviT mkrTali xelebi.
Zvirfaso! vxedav... vxedav Shens xelebs,
ugonod daxrils TovlTa dafnashi.
ielvebs, qreba da kvlav ielvebs
Sheni mandili am udabnoshi...
amitom miyvars iisfer Tovlis
Chveni mdinaris xididan fena,
mwuxare grZnoba qrolis, mimovlis
da zambaxebis wyebad dawvena.
Tovs! aseTi dgis xarebam lurji
da dagaluli sizmriT damTova.
rogorme zamTars Tu gadavurchi,
rogorme qarma Tu mimatova!
aris gza, aris neli Tamashi...
da Shen midixar marto, sul marTo!
me Tovli miyvars, rogorc Shens xmashi
erT dros faruli dardi miyvarda!
miyvarda mashin, maTrobda mashin
mshvidi dgeebis TeTri broleba,
mindvris foTlebi Shens dashlil Tmashi
da Tmebis qariT gamoqroleba.
momwyurdi exla, ise momwyurdi,
viT ubinaos — yofna binashi...
Tetri tyeebis mimyveba gundi
da kvlav marto var me Chems winashe.
Tovs! amnair dgis xarebam lurji
da dagaluli fifqiT damTova.
rogorme zamTars tu gadavurchi!
rogorme qarma tu mimatova!