Thisone of the most performed and popular Georgian folk songs, and has been recorded in different versions by the best-known folk choirs. Much of the text consists of nonsense syllables - think of them as the Georgian version of "fa la la. "Khatelishvili (1932-1988) wrote Khorumi in 1964. It is based on a unique 5/4 Adzharian folk dance rhythm and some melodic fragments which were common in the folk dance music of the Georgian province of Adzharia. This edition presents the piece in its original form. The text is a "Naduri" is a working song from the Imereti region in western Georgia; calls for unique Georgian yodeling technique known as krimanchuli. |
