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Suliko ( ka, სულიკო, tr, ) is a Georgian female and male name meaning "soul". It is also the title of a love poem written in 1895 by
Akaki Tsereteli Count Akaki Tsereteli ( ka, აკაკი წერეთელი) (1840–1915), often mononymously known as Akaki,Sometimes mistakenly rendered in Russian as Akakiy. Georgian spelling Akaki and Russian spelling Akakiy are both derived from th ...
, which became widely known throughout the Soviet Union as a song performed with music composed by Varinka Tsereteli (in 1895). In that form it was often performed on radio during Joseph Stalin's rule, reputedly because it was his favorite. It was translated to and performed in multiple languages including Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, English, German, Basque, Chinese and Hebrew.


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Online performances

There are many online renditions of Suliko. The following are some that demonstrate the varying performance traditions surrounding this piece:
Mdzlevari Ensemble

Alexandrov Ensemble

Large Academic Chorus of Mendeleev University

Franco Tenelli (with English subtitles)

N.Varshanidze,Ch.Surmanidze & Ensemble Batumi

Adi Yacobi


See also

Nino Popiashvili, "Suliko in World Languages" (in georgian and English Languages), Tbilisi State University, 2018 Nino Popiashvili, German Translations of “Suliko”, Tbilisi State University, 2021 in: https://dspace.tsu.ge/xmlui/handle/123456789/778 Nino Popiashvili (in Georgian Language) https://1tv.ge/video/suliko-msoflios-khalkhta-enebze/
SovMusic entry for Suliko, containing the song in German and Russian
Songs of Georgia (country) Georgian words and phrases 1895 songs {{world-music-song-stub