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''Tavisupleba'' ((グルジア語:თავისუფლება)) is the national anthem of Georgia. The anthem, whose title means "Freedom", was adopted in 2004, along with the new national flag and coat of arms. The symbols' change was brought about upon the successful overthrow of the previous government in the bloodless Rose Revolution. The music, taken from the Georgian operas ''Abesalom da Eteri'' ("Abesalom and Eteri") and ''Daisi'' ("The Nightfall"), by the Georgian composer Zachary (Zakaria) Paliashvili (ზაქარია ფალიაშვილი, 1871–1933), was adapted to form the anthem by Ioseb Kechakmadze (იოსებ კეჭაყმაძე). The lyrics were composed by David Magradze (დავით მაღრაძე). == History == The new Georgian anthem was adopted by the Parliament of Georgia on 20 May 2004,〔Parliament of Georgia. The Constitutional Law on the National Anthem of Georgia ((No 72-2s ); საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი "საქართველოს სახელმწიფო ჰიმნის შესახებ"). Retrieved Apr. 4, 2006 .〕 exactly 5 months after the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze in the Rose Revolution. A bill was introduced in the first plenary meeting of the 6th convocation of the Georgian Parliament on April 22, 2004. The bill to adopt ''Tavisupleba'' as the anthem was presented by the Minister of Culture Giorgi Gabashvili; in which the music was played for the deputies soon afterwards.〔Parliament of Georgia (The First Plenary Meeting of Parliament ). Apr. 22, 2004. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2006.〕 The law does not give any regulations, but refers to the corresponding Presidential Decree. ''Tavisupleba'' succeeded the old anthem Dideba zetsit kurtheuls, which was in use by the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921, and again by the newly independent (from Soviet Union) Georgia from 1990 to 2004. The new anthem quickly gained popularity in contrast to its predecessor, whose lyrics were somewhat archaic and difficult to memorize. During U.S. President George W. Bush’s visit to Georgia, on May 10, 2005, when he along with President Mikheil Saakashvili were addressing tens of thousands of Georgians in Freedom Square in Tbilisi, a recording of ''Tavisupleba'' failed to play properly. Saakashvili then motioned to the choirs, and thousands in the crowd joined the singers in singing the anthem, a moment which was described by media as "the most powerful moment of the day".〔The Washington Times(''Bush praises Georgians'', by Joseph Curl ). May 11, 2005. Retrieved Apr. 4, 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tavisupleba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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