Zamtari (The Winter)

Audio file

Date recorded: August 1, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: table song
Culture: Caucasus, Georgian
Instruments: voice
Location: Republic of Georgia
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1717
Track Number: 4
Archive ID: T1717R04
Note: Original note: "Large male chorus – a little toppy – from Kartli. Zamtazi translated means "the Winter." A rose would not survive this winter, her leaves would wither as the tears would drop from the eyes of a beautiful girl. This song has been recorded and included in a collection of Georgian music published by Professor Chkhikvadze, page 155."
Transcript:
Belongs to: Georgian 8/64
About the session: These Georgian recordings were copied by Alan Lomax from the collection at the Georgian Conservatory of Music in Tiflis, Georgia. They were presented to Lomax by the Georgian Union of Composers, and were compiled by Grigol Z. Ckhikvadze, A. Georgeashvili, and Vladimir V. Akhobadze.
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