Mr. Jansugh Charkviani was born in 1931, and passed away in 2017. He is renowned as a Georgian poet and was actively involved in the Parliament of Georgia from 1992 to 2004.
Hailing from Tbilisi, Charkviani completed his education at Tbilisi State University in 1953. His literary journey began with the publication of his initial poems in 1947. Throughout the 1960s to the 1990s, he served as an editor for various literary magazines. His contributions to literature earned him prestigious awards, including the Shota Rustaveli Prize in 1984 and Georgia’s Order of Honor. He had the distinction of being named an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi in 1996.
Let me bring
Water to the thirsty,
Debt to the debtor,
Teach the ways
For the lost,
Make me spray
The unsprayed vine,
Elsewhere buried
My brothers find,
Let my bones be
Buried in my home
And let me say:
It was worth living
And I’ll go with you
Wherever you want.
Translated from Georgian into English by Ketevan Tukhareli
