Mgalobeli

Georgian church singing

The origins of Georgian church singing go back to ancient times, when the ancestors of the Georgians, the Chaldeans, were still pagans. According to historians, Georgian church singing has a history of 5 thousand years ago and was performed in the then religious places. Christianity converted this song to Christianity, giving it a different character. Georgian folk songs and church chants are very similar to each other and it is often difficult to understand the nature and essence of these songs. Georgian chants mainly consist of three voices, and four-part samples are rare. Its polyphony is based on national musical thinking. Today, according to the decision of the Holy Synod of the Georgian Church, divine services in Georgian churches are performed only according to the ancient traditional Georgian church hymns.

 

1.Kirye eleison (Georgian version) (კირიე ელეისონ)

Author –  Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Abkhazia and Bichvinta, His Holiness and Beatitude  Ilia II (Shiolashvili).

«kirye eleison» performed  by The Patriarchal Choir of The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi and Mariam Roinisvili

 Click below to listen to the church song   Arrow, Down Left | Associated Neurologists, P.C.

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2. Trisagion – Holy god, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us

(ტრისაგონი – წმიდაო ღმერთო, წმიდაო ძლიერო, წმიდაო უკვდავო, შეგვიწყალენ ჩვენ)

«Trisagion»  performed by the church choir of monks of the Zarzma monastery

Click below to listen to the church song    Arrow, Down Left | Associated Neurologists, P.C.

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3. Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)  (მამაო ჩვენო)

 «Lord’s Prayer»  performed by the church choir of nuns of the Samtavro monastery

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4. Lord Have Mercy  (უფალო შეგვიწყალენ)

 «Lord Have Mercy»  performed by the church choir of monks of the Zarzma monastery

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5. My Patriarch (ჩემო პატრიარქო)

«My Patriarch»  performed by the church choir of nuns of the Samtavro monastery

Click below to listen to the church song    Arrow, Down Left | Associated Neurologists, P.C.

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