Sevdis magvari simshvide t’anshi, mozhruant’elo t’alghebi k’anshi
Vipikre amas vervin ts’amartmevs, magram gavordi sul tsot’akhanshi...
Khan vidzirebi udziro t’bashi, khanats k’ari var, vk’idivar tsashi...
Ramis tkmas vtsdilob, bzari makvs khmashi, misi ghrubeli sveldeba dzmarshi
Potlebis shrials mivugde q’uri, titkos chamesmis zaris khma mtashi
Ritmashi rkhevit matsek’vebs kari, am sit’q’vebs mighma azri ra aris?
K’ont’rast’ebs mgoni mats’vdis momgoni, ra unda iq’os misi sadari...
Vatsnobiereb, vighimi t’uchtan: "egre sad aris, egre sad aris!?"

Gismen! Da ver vkhdebi, mitkhari isev, torem vnebdebi

Zedap’iris sighrmis chats’vdoma mts’q’uria, ase amboben - „gantsda rtulia“
Saamuria pikri ats’mq’oze, ts’arsulis ch’rilshi, momavlad ktsevit
Q’vela nap’iris sigrdze nulia, massht’abis jami k’utkhit tkmulia
Dadzabulia chemi goneba, tsot’a shevsvi da isеv mts’q’uria...
Dro gacherdeba, gamakhsendеba - q’vela ts’vrilmani sheni gulia
Khan zevit var da khanats kvevit, nabiji uk’ve gadadgmulia
Kgasadzlisa chumi t’k’ivili, sheni gatsnoba isev mts’q’uria
Da am vazidan tsisart’q’elashi, q’vela nishani saskhulia

Gismen!

Mt’eri chemshi, chemive khmit mimititebs mizezs skhvebshi
Tsru nak’valevs mivuq’vebi, mt’veri adevt pakt’ebs skhvenshi
Sigizhis zghvars shorit vlandav „an akhloa?“ - vpikrob khvneshit
Azris sighrmes tu chavts’vdebi aghar vivli ikneb leshit
Sskheuls ise mivat’ghev da guls vimshvideb am nugeshit...
Titkos vkhdebi, "ar gachumde!" matkhovari dagdev p’eshvit
Gismen! Da ver vkhdebi, mitkhari isev, torem vnebdebi

Is rats shenshi matrobs, vitsi rom gamatbobs
Ik gaachereb dros, damt’oveb arasdros
Davighale, modi male