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. <p> I sta… - Ilia Chavchavadze

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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. <p> 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?

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About Ilia Chavchavadze

Prince Ilia Chavchavadze (Georgian: ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 8 November 1837 — 12 September 1907) was a Georgian writer, political figure, poet, and publisher who spearheaded the revival of the Georgian national movement in the second half of the 19th century. He is Georgia's "most universally revered hero.

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Native Name: ილია ჭავჭავაძე
Alternative Names: Prince Ilia Chavchavadze • Saint Ilia the Righteous • Čavčavaże, Ilia, tʻavadi, 1837-1907 • Chavchavadze, I., 1837-1907 • Chavchavadze, Ilya, 1837-1907 • Čavčavaże, I. (Ilia), 1837-1907 • Ilia, Cmida, Martʻali, 1837-1907 • Chavchavadze, Ilʹi︠a︡ Grigorʹevich, kni︠a︡zʹ, 1837-1907
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The wood is decked in light green leaf. The swallow twitters in delight. The lonely vine sheds joyous tears Of interwoven dew and light. <p> 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?
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