Don’t cry, don’t cry, my child!
He isn’t worthy of your distress.
Believe, he caressed you just for fun,
Believe, he loved you out of boredom!
There are many lovely young men
In our Georgia,...Read more

Don’t cry, don’t cry, my child!
He isn’t worthy of your distress.
Believe, he caressed you just for fun,
Believe, he loved you out of boredom!
There are many lovely young men
In our Georgia,
Their eyes are aflame with more fire,
Their moustaches are black and curly!

He was thrown here by chance
From a far, alien country;
He`s looking for glory and for war.
What could he find with you?
He presented you with gold
And swore that he’d be faithful forever.
He valued your love a lot,
But he will not value your tears!

—translation by Igor Prokhorov

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