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.

Anthology of Georgian Poetry (1948)

 * Quotes of Chavchavadze from Anthology of Georgian Poetry (1948) by M. Kveselava

Thy sacred duty to thy land: Endow thy sons with spirits strong, With strength of heart and honor bright; Inspire them with fraternal love, To strive for freedom and for right.
 * Ah here, O mother is thy task,
 * Lines to a Georgian Mother, p. 59

Nurture thy sons with spirits strong Led by the torch of truth whose flame Will banish ignorance and wrong.
 * O mother! hear thy country's plea:
 * Lines to a Georgian Mother, p. 59

My mother land in silence lies; Yet oft is heard an anguished moan As Georgia in her slumber sighs. 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?
 * No sound doth great the still of night;
 * Elegy, p. 60

The swallow twitters in delight. The lonely vine sheds joyous tears Of interwoven dew and light. 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?
 * The wood is decked in light green leaf.
 * Spring, p. 61