Lullaby

(By Georgian folk legend)

Vine is growing in Georgia as symbol of Georgian men’s life and happiness which brings love and joy in life of Georgians. People are getting married. Soon in happy family will born a boy. Child is christening. War starts mother is praying god to help her child, but useless. At that time church collapsed and boy dies. Before burring mother is singing Georgian Lullaby, this magic song which is so strong and full of feeling, that life came back to child. Happiness comes back to that village. Danger come back and war starts again, mothers are sending their sons and men to war. Georgian Lullaby saves again ruined life of Georgian men and happiness comes back again. This how Georgians lived for ages.

Cast:

Mother: Nino Lortqipanidze, Father: Giorgi Gurgenidze, Priest: Amiran Shalikashvili junior

Salome Pilishvili, Sofo Loladze, Salome Okujava, Nino Datunashvili, Ani Chagelishvili, Eka Doborjginidze, Tatia Gvasalia, Ana Chigladze, Ia Miminoshvili, Irakli Bibiluri, Giorgi Tielidze, Vasil Kiparoidze, Shota Qerashvili, Gigi Loria, Otar Laskhishvili, Irakli Chxikvadze.

Staged and musical illustration by Amiran Shalikashvili