xuan ramon ximenesi

platero da me

andalusiuri elegia

gamomcemloba
`saqarTYvelos macne~
Tbilisi 2008
 Juan Ramón Jiménez

Platero y Yo

Traducido del español al georgiano

por Manana Guiguineishvili

mxatvari: elguja berZeniSvili

© gamomcemloba `saqarTvelos macne~

© manana gigineiSvili

ISBN 978-9941-406-44-7
 xuan ramon ximenesis `platero da me~

didi espaneli poeti xuan ramon ximenesi

(1881-1958) daibada andalusiis patara qalaq
mogerSi. intensiur moRvaweobas eweoda madridis
literaturul wreebSi. samoqalaqo omis dros
datova espaneTi. cxovrobda erTxans amerikaSi,
mere _ kubaSi. 1956 wels mianiWes nobelis premia.
sicocxlis bolo wlebi gaatara puerto rikoSi.
iqve gardaicvala.
literaturul asparezze gamoCenis umal
ximenesi `Tanamedrove klasikosad~ iqna miCneuli.
misma saxelma daiquxa espaneTSic da mTel espa­
nurenovan samyaroSi. kolumbiaSi iqmneboda li­
teraturuli dajgufebebi, romelTac ximenesis
mravalricxovan poetur krebulTa saxelwodebebi
erqvaT.
ximeness `poeziis qurumTuxucess~ uwodebda
garsia lorka da Tavis moZRvrad aRiarebda.
espanuri leqsis didostati antonio maCado ki mis
Sesaxeb werda: `ximenesi moevlina kacobriobas,
rogorc mze, romelic zecaSi CaxCaxebs. mogvevli­
na da gvaCuqa Tavisi xilva samyarosi~.
ximeness sityvis iSviaTi grZnoba hqonda mo­
madlebuli. mas netarebas hgvrida espanuris
enobrivi SesaZleblobani da mkiTxvelsac uzia­
rebda am netarebas. maCadosave TqmiT, `ximenesma
Seqmna axali espanuri ena. momdevno xanis yvela
poeti miakiTxavda xolme mas, mogerel poets,
mSobliuri enis saidumlos mflobels~.
xuan ramon ximenesis platero da me 1917 wels
gamoqveynda, umalve miCneul iqna XX saukunis poe­
ziisa da lirikuli prozis saocrebad da iTargm­na
yvela kulturuli eris enaze (zog evropul enaze

3
ramdenime Targmani arsebobs). marto 1960 wels
plateros milioni egzemplari gamoica espanurad.
platero da me espanurenovan qveynebSi don-
kixotis mere yvelaze popularuli literatu­
ruli qmnilebaa. igi sayovelTaod aRiarebulia
msoflio literaturis Sedevrad. mas aswavlian
skolebSi, universitetebSi.
platero vercxlisferi CoCoria. aqedan mom­
di­nareobs misi saxeli (Platero _ vercxlisfers
niSnavs espanurad). kaci da viri daexetebian am
awewil wuTisofelSi. gza aqvT gasavleli. es gza
adamianis amaRlebis, znesrulobis, kacobriobis
winsvlis gzaa.
cxovelTan brZolis ZvelTaZveli Tema _
romelic jer kidev miTologiidan momdinareobs
da msoflio literaturaSi mravalgzis aris
damuSavebuli, _ adamianis bunebaSi cxoveluris
daTrgunvisa da RvTaebrivis gaRviZebis mauwye­
beli iyo. sulierebisa da sikeTis ZaliT moTvi­­
nie­rebul cxovelur sawyisTan `damegobrebas~
rom moaqvs samyaros idumalebaTa faqizi wvdoma
da samyaros harmoniis nawilad Tavis Secnoba, _
es gviTxra ximenesma. vercxlisfer CoCors umxels
Tavis safiqrals poeti da yofiTi realobidan
migviZRveba amaRlebulisa da idealurisken.
ximenesis am nawarmoebs gansakuTrebul li­
teraturul da zneobriv faseulobad aRiareben,
esiyvarulebian, SemoklebiT plateros uwodeben
da adamianebi mas TavianTi cxovrebis nawilad
miiCneven.
roca mZvinvarebda samoqalaqo omi da ingreoda
espanuri civilizacia, samSoblodan gaxiznul
emigrantebs espaneTis miwasTan erTad `plateroc~
Tan mihqondaT. ver eleodnen wigns, romelSic mi­
zandasaxul ngrevas ximenesma daupirispira yov­
lismomcveli harmoniis grZnoba.
4
 bibliisa da kacobriobis kulturis sxva udi­
des monapovarTa Semdeg ximenesma kvlav Camoreka
zari, Tanamedrove formiT gvauwya, rom idealur
faseulobaTa cxovrebaSi Seuryvnelad gamota­
reba aris adamianis xsnis sawindari.
plateros `andalusiuri elegia~ uwoda xime­
nesma. am wignSi mSvenierebiTa da sikeTiT mogv­
ril sixaruls Tan axlavs didi sevda. esaa sevda
imis gamo, rom kacobriobas Seunelda ukidegano
samyarosTan harmoniuli erTobis gancda. mzis
gamonaTeba, uCveulod Seferili Rrubeli, Cite­
bis stvena, sicocxle Tu sikvdili, sikeTe Tu
boroteba bevrs aRar ubiZgebs TviTCaRrmave­
bisken, sakuTar sulSi aboboqrebuli qaosis
daokebisken, sicocxlis azris Ziebisken, sakuTar
sulSi mTvlemare RvTaebrivi sawyisis aRmoCenisa
da gaRvivebisken.
ximeness aqvs leqsi me da me. masSi gadmocemulia
bedniereba, romelic moaqvs adamianis `me~-Si
universaluri cnobierebis gaRviZebas, RvTaeb­
rivi `me~-s dabadebas. saTauri _ platero da me
exmianeba am leqss da erTgvari variaciaa am Te­
misa.
plateros winasityvaobaSi ximenesi novalisis
naTqvams moixmobs: `bavSvebi sadac ki arian, yvelgan
oqros xanaa. swored am oqros xanisTvis, romelic
zecidan Camovardnili RvTaebrivi kunZuliviTaa,
Zgers poetis guli... sinazis, silaRisa da bed­
nierebis kunZulo, bavSvobis oqros xanav!.. dae,
Semoiqrolos Senma siom da Tan moiyolos Tavisi
qnari, _ mJReri da zogjer azrmiutanebelic, Se­
Tenebulze torolas galobis msgavsi~.
novalisi, romantizmisTvis udidesi impul-
sis mimcemi, SemTxveviT ar Segvexmiana plateros
Se­sa­valSive romantikuli msoflaRqmisTvis da­ma­
5
xasiaTebeli Tavisi usasrulo ZiebiTa da swraf-
viT. `plateros~ samyaro _ esaa pirovnebis xsnis,
sulieri TavSesafris Ziebis samyaro. yoveldRi-
urobis leqma da Slamma ar unda walekos `suli-
erebis zeciuri kunZuli~, adamianis `me~-s WeSma-
riti samyofeli. wuTisoflis oromtrialSi es
kunZuli, es sulieri garemo unda SeinarCunos
adamianma. nawarmoebis yoveli elegia am kunZulis
aRmoCenas emsaxureba.
samyaros Semoqmeds ar miuyvania bolomde ada­
mianis qmnadobis procesi. adamianma TviTon unda
srulqmnas Tavisi Tavi. samyaroSi mxolod adamians
aqvs miniWebuli Tavisufleba. mxolod mas aqvs
arCevani: SeuZlia iaros sikeTis an borotebis
gziT. misi nebaa, srulyofs Tavs, RvTaebriv misias
pirovnebis ganviTarebisas ganaxorcielebs da
amiT Tanamonawile iqneba RvTaebrivi Semoqmede­
bisa, Tu ngrevis process Seuwyobs xels. es kunZu­
li sakuTar sulSi aqvs adamians mosapovebeli.
yoveli detali am wignisa warmaval wuTisofelSi
mTvlemare adamianis gaRviZebas da waruval,
maradiul samSobloSi mis damkvidrebas, adamianis
`me~-Si RvTaebrivi arsis Casaxlebas emsaxureba.
da ximenesi gvimxels, rogor vicxovroT, yo­­
veldRiur yofaSi yoveli movlena rogor gvimJ­
Ravnebs samyaros idumalebas; zedapirze rac devs,
yvelaferi rogor migviZRveba sxva siRrmeebisken;
gvaswavlis, rom TvaliT ki ara, suliT unda
vumziroT samyaros da maSin saocrebas aRmova­
CenT sakuTar TavSic da garesamyaroSic.
es wigni Sinagani xilviT aris gaSuqebuli.
ximenesisTvis poezia adamianis cxovrebis sti­
lia, RvTaebriv SemoqmedebiT procesTan ziarebaa,
pirovnebis srulyofis, pirovnebis TviTSemecne­bis
gzaa. mSveniereba sikeTea, WeSmaritebaa. mSveniere­ba
6
RvTis gamonaTebaa. adamianis sulic RvTaebrivia.
adamianis bunebaSic devs sikeTe da mSveniereba.
amitomaa, rom sulierad gaRviZebul adamians, Ta­vi­
si Tavis ufal adamians RvTaebrioba da mSveniere­ba
saidumlos umxels yvelgan da yvelaferSi.
platero lirikuli prozis 138 nimuSs Seicavs.
am poetur miniaturebs ar aerTianebs ambis Tan­
mimdevruli ganviTareba, siuJeturi qarga. maT
Soris sxva Sinagani kavSiria. yovel maTgans Tavisi
rigiTi nomeri aqvs. maTi gadasma SeuZlebelia.
yoveli maTgani danarCens awonasworebs da na­
war­moebis erTian mxatvrul formasa da msofl­
mxedvelobriv mTlianobas qmnis.
platero iwyeba vinme SeSlili agediliasadmi
miZRvniT. nawarmoebis pirvelsave striqonebSi
SemoiWreba `SeSlilis Tema~, romelic Semdeg
sxvadasxva variaciebiT xSirad gamokrTeba. ixa­
teba abdali biWi, romelic gardacvalebis Semdeg
sxvagvarad axelili mzeriT miacilebs netarTa
sulebs; poetsa da plateros ukan misdeven boSa
biWunebi da misZaxian: `giJi! giJi!~ naxsenebia
lolilia Serekili, suleli pinito, _ romelic
aravin uwyis, marTla suleli iyo Tu ara. arada,
poets pinitoze ufro sulelad Tvlis zogi.
sazogadoeba xSirad sulelad miiCnevs imas,
vinc gansxvavebuli interesebiT cxovrobs. yalbi
pirobiTobisa da pozisagan garidebuli adamiani,
idealebisken midrekili adamiani uCveulod da
ucnaurad gamoiyureba sazogadoebis TvalSi.
nawarmoebis dasawyisSive gviTxra ximenesma, rom
wigni imaTTvisaa, vinc saerTo Targze ar aris
aWrili, vinc `Serekilia~. masisgan gansxvavebul
am adamianebSi poeti cnobierebis idumal formas
xedavs. am `Serekilebis~ fonze poeti cnobierebis
masobrivi dabnelebis suraTebs gvixatavs; aRwers
7
inglisuri mamlebis brZolas, aRwers koridas da
ambobs: `yvela Seireka, platero! mTeli qalaqi
koridaze Seirya~.
mkiTxvels moagondeba pavle mociqulis sity­
vebi: `ukeTu visme brZen hgonies Tavi Tvisi Tqven
Soris amas sofelsa, sulel iqmenin, raYTa iyos
igi brZen~. sxvadasxvagvaria sibrZne-sisulelis
kriteriumebi!
pirvelsave elegiebSi platerosa da Tavis Tavs
gvacnobs poeti: `ucnauri Sesaxedavi unda viyo
TalxiT mosili, nazarevelis wveriTa da momcro
Savi sombreroTi moTeTro-monacrisfro viru­ka­
ze Semoskupuli~. nazarevelis Tema kvlav gaiel­
vebs nawarmoebSi. poeti gvesaubreba kacTmoZule
mRvdelze, romelic `viriT ise Sedis Cabnelebul
qalaqSi, TiTqos qriste miemarTebodes ierusa­
limisken sikvdilis Sesaxvedrad~. am oridan
romeli emsaxureba nazarevelis ideebs, _ amis
gansja mkiTxvels ekisreba.
fabula ar kravs nawarmoebs, magram deta­
lebi da gamomsaxvelobiTi saSualebebi erTma­
neTs exmianebian, erTmaneTs avseben aseTi ga­
daZaxilebiT, erTmaneTs amdidreben, xvewen.
plateros Sesaxeb poeti gveubneba, rom igi
`mTvaris vercxlisganaa~. ximenesi mkiTxvelis
gu­­­lisyurs Tavidanve araordinaluri aRqmisken
warmarTavs. Semdeg gvetyvis, rom leqsikografi
ver Caswvdeba plateros bunebas. sxva mzeraa sa­Wi­
ro ximenesis CoCris aRsaqmelad. plateros uwila­
debs poeti sazamTros, broweuls, yurZnis mte­­vans.
uziarebs azrebs. espanelebi plateros `oTxfexa
sanCo pansasac~ uwodeben. poetis TqmiT, plateros
sakadrisi aRweriloba `gazafxulis erTi saocari
zRapari iqneba~, platero `nakadulisa da peplis
mokeTea~, `yvavilisa da mTvaris megobaria~. Tavisi
8
patroniviT igic `usaSvelo sevdiT Sehyurebs
varskvlavebs~. da poeti gveubneba: `platero
RvTaebrivia TiTqos~. kiTxva ar icis, magram poe­
tis mier xmamaRla wakiTxuli leqsiT tkbeba.
plateros saxe axal ganzomilebebs iZens yoveli
axali miniaturiT.
Cveulebrivi virebic ixateba nawarmoebSi: me­
naxSireTa, mesaflaveTa, mevenaxeTa, boSaTa vi­
rebi, gargariTa da forToxliT datvirTuli
virebi. platero yvelasgan gansxvavebulia. igi
poetis ocnebebiT ocnebobs.
brma berikacic daexeteba Tavisi Waki viriT.
misi viris Sesaxeb poeti gveubneba: `eg sacodavi
Tavisi patronis davsebul Tvalsa hgavs~. da
mkiTxvels uneburad uCndeba safiqrali: vin brmad
daiareba am sofelSi, vin _ Tvalxiluli. vin risi
SemZlea, ise galevs Tavis gzas. gza ki yvelas aqvs
gasavleli.
skolis maswavlebels miaCnia, rom `gavi­re­bu­
lebi~ arian bavSvebi da `gaadamianurebis~ mizniT
mogeris sanaxebSi daatarebs maT. magram daata­rebs
saTavisod. maswavlebeli eZebs myudro adgils,
rom sauzme SeuWamos patarebs, sulieri sazrdos
miwodebis nacvlad, rac sagzali hqondaT bavSvebs
ganviTarebis gzaze, imasac arTmevs. `lipiani Sen
namdvilad gagavirebda. ara, ara, me Sen gagacnob
yvavilebsa da varskvlavebs!~ _ mimarTavs poeti
plateros da mkiTxvels aReZvreba fiqrebi, rom
Turme swavla TviTSemecnebaa, sulis gafaqizebaa,
yvavilebisa da varskvlavebisTvis gulis gaxsnaa;
Turme swavlis mizani samyaros idumalebaTa
samzerad sulieri Tvalis axela yofila.
is fiWvi ki, romlis ZirSic maswavlebeli
bavSvebis sagzals Seeqceva, igive mTis mwvervalze
gaxarebuli fiWvia, ximenesis sulieri savanea.
9
 kacobrioba miikvlevs gzas. nawarmoebSi aris
orientirebi, romlebic TandaTan ikveTebian ele­
giidan elegiamde. gza Txzulebis erT-erTi mTa­
vari orientiria.
deda terezac am gzaze megzurad viRac meba­
Res uxmobs; viRac kaci dgas gzaze, ar midis,
gamvlels elis, magram verc ki amCnevs poetsa da
plateros. ase scodnia gzaze SeCerebas. zogi aC­
qarebiT miemarTeba am gzaze, zogi san-lukaris
boganoebiviT _ zantad. zogi gzidan gadauxvevs.
am fonze gansakuTrebul datvirTvas iZens
platerosa da misi patronis gza.
poeti da platero Cabnelebul mZinare qa­
laqSi Sedian. ase iwyeba platero. poeti mebaJes
arwmunebs, rom TeTri peplebis meti araferi
aqvs godorSi. mebaJe verafers xedavs. poeti da
platero mebaJisagan mouxelTebel sulier sazr­
dos ezidebian. TeTri peplebi dasawyisSive iZenen
simbolur mniSvnelobas. mere pepela bevr elegia­
Si gamoCndeba kidev da es xati sxva xatebTan erTad
qsovs nawarmoebis erTian qsovils.
plateros sikvdils win uZRvis elegia mad­
rigali. madrigali aq espanuri cekvaa, mas wyvi­
li asrulebs. dafarfatebs, `cekvavs~ pe­ pe­
la
baRSi, romelic, poetis TqmiT, peplis samyaroa.
`sinamdvileSi ori pepelaa: TviTon da misi Cr­di­
li~. _ gviTxra poetma. arada, erTia sinamdvileSi.
magram poetisTvis sinamdvile isaa, rom sadac
naTelia, iq Crdilicaa, sadac sixarulia, iq
sevdacaa.
momdevno elegiaSi Crdilma iZala: movida
sikv­dili. pepela kvlav `cekvavs~, kvlav wres
uvlis amjerad plateros gomurSi. madrigali
grZeldeba. magram Cveni TvalisTvis mxolod
maSinaa dasanaxi, roca sarkmlidan CamoRvril mzis
10
aTinaTSi SeiWreba pepela. ase Seamzada madrigal­
ma mkiTxveli plateros sikvdilisTvis da peplis
mxatvrulma xatma sikvdili sulier gardasaxvad
warmogvidgina. ase lamazad da ase brZnulad gag­
vesaubra poeti sulis ukvdavebaze da imazec, rom
bneliT mocul cnobierebaSi mzis aTinaTma unda
SemoaRwios.
plateros sikvdili tragikulad ar aRiqmeba.
ximenesi agviwers mis gaberil mucels, zemoT
aSveril gafSekil fexebs, fitulis daCrCiluli
buwuwebiviT bewvs (fituliT gamowveuli Semza­
ravi ganwyoba adre ukve Segviqmna miniaturiT igav-
araki). bunebrivad Cndeba fiqri, rom yovelive es
CenCoa, es ar SeiZleba iyos platero. es isaa, rac
platerom datova.
poets plateros saflavze mihyavs bavSvebi. da
maT TvalebSi Cabudebul SavnaRvlian kiTxvebs
poeti ase Seepasuxeba: `platero, Cemo megobaro,
Sen Tu axla namdvilad zeciur velebSi xar, me ki
mgonia, rom xar, _ da Seni gaburZgnili zurgiT
daatareb yrma angelozebs, me albaT kidec dami­
viwye. miTxari, platero, isev gaxsovar? da Cemi
kiTxvis pasuxad umsubuqesma TeTrma pepelam
zambaxidan zambaxze iwyo suliviT farfati~. ase
gviTxra ximenesma, rom sikvdiliT sicocxle ar
mTavrdeba, rom sikvdil-sicocxle universaluri
cnobierebis ganviTarebis etapebia, rom plateros
isev gaburZgnili aqvs zurgi da rom pepela,
romelic TiTqmis yovel elegiaSi gvxvdeba, _
kvlav farfatebs.
nawarmoebSi bednierebisa da sixalisis gver­­­­
diT asvetilia sikvdili. bevri sikvdilia pla­
teroSi.
iadoni kvdeba, magram gazafxulze vardis gu­
lidan amofrindeba; `Citunebi foTlebs umxe­
11
len ucnauri da lamazi sikvdilis saidumlos~;
foTlebi kvdebian ganaxlebis imediT. bunebaSi
kvdomas yvelgan ganaxleba mohyveba. yvelaferi
Tavisi cikliT viTardeba. yvavilis sicocxle
plateros gazafxulis erTi dRea, poetis erTi
gazafxulia. adamianic CarTulia samyaros ritm­
Si. abdal biWs gardacvalebiT sxva mzera aexila;
Wleqiani gogona zecis gzas miuyveba; ronsari
saiqiodan ismens Tavis leqss; plateros zecaSi
SeuZlia wignis gageba. poeti iseT rameebze
esaubreba, rac masze ukeT aravis esmis. yvela mo­
nawilea yvelafrisa. da mogeris sasaflaos mo­
xilvisas poeti TiTqos SemTxveviT hkiTxavs
plateros: `am or TeTr pepelasac xom xedav?~
is ori pepela sasaflaozec `cekvavs~.
ximenesisTvis sikvdili, _ rogorc aryofna, _
ar arsebobs.
mze da mogeris ca ixateba lamis yovel ele­
giaSi. mogeri konkretuli garemoa. espaneTis
zRvis­pira patara qalaqi, poetis samSoblo, ixa­
teba detalurad, konkretuli realiebiT, Ta­visi
yoveldRiuri, mxolod andalusiisTvis dama­
xasiaTebeli cxovrebis wesiT, adaTebiT. da Tan
mogeri universaluri garemoa, igi wuTisofelia,
sofelia Cveneburi Zveli qarTuli gagebiT.
mogeris universalurobaze isic metyvelebs,
rom mogeris suli aris Rvino da puri, rac qristes
sisxlisa da xorcis Sesaxeb fiqrebs iwvevs.
brundeba mogerSi poeti da Tan kiTxulobs:
`dabruneba... saidan? risTvis? sad?~ _ da migvaniS­
nebs, rom mogeric ar aris misi WeSmariti samyofe­li.
mogeris sanaxebSi es xetialic sulieri samSoblos­
ken gzis gagnebaa. saidan movdivarT? saiT mivdi­­varT?
risTvis? ra mizani aqvs amas yvelafers? _ dais­mis
kiTxva da am kiTxvis pasuxia mTeli nawarmoebi, misi
12
yoveli elegia. platero da poeti isev CaZinebul
qalaqSi brundebian. sibneleSi ar Canan, magram
surnels afrqveven zambaxebi, romlebsac poeti
da platero amjerad TeTri peplebis nacvlad
ezidebian mZinare qalaqSi. `Cabnelebuli qalaqi~,
`CaZinebuli qalaqi~ mkiTxvelisTvis ukve sruliad
garkveuli datvirTvis mqonea. `Cemi suli zambaxia,
sibneleSi gamonaTebuli!~ _ ityvis poeti da mkiTx­
vels aRuZravs fiqrebs: egeb iqaa samSoblo, sadac
surneleba yvavilobs, sadac zambaxi gamoanaTebs
sibneleSi.
yvavili pirvelsave elegiaSi gamoCndeba.
me­­
re uyvavilod TiTqmis arcerTi elegia ar
aris. yvavilis xats SegvaCvevs poeti da Semdeg
wagveS­veleba, gvauwyebs, rom mxatvrul-msofl­m­
xedvelobrivi daniSnulebis mtvirTvelia: `yva­­­
vili xatia Cveni maradiuli gazafxulisa~. bo­­
los ki plateros saflavze `amoyvavilebuli da
amoRaRanebuli~ zambaxebi gvesaubrebian mara­di­
ul gazafxulze.
bavSvebi mravlad arian plateros da poetis
garemoSi. platero maT zurgiT daatarebs,
eTamaSeba; patara gogonas naninaze Tavadac
bavSviviT iZinebs; ixateba patarebis saTuTi me­
gobroba platerosTan. ixateba bavSvebis une­bu­ri
sisastikec, cnobismoyvareobiT an gauazreblo­
biT gamowveuli: kus piraRma amotrialeba, misT­
vis Tofis daxla, qvebis daSena bexreki virisTvis,
TeTri faSatisTvis.
poeti da platero sicocxles uxaliseben
bavSvebs, zogjer iumoriT ganmuxtaven situacias.
plateros irgvliv bavSvebia sicocxleSic da
merec. `aCu, platero!~ _ mijiriToben ocnebis
velze patarebi. platero ki bavSvebis nacvlad
zeciur velebSi eTamaSeba yrma angelozebs.
13
 bavSvebTan erTad plateroSi ixatebian mo­
wifuli kacebi, maTi garToba-TamaSobani. aRd­
gomis wina diliT siyvarulis nacvlad siZul­
vils autania `didebi~. gabavSvebulan TiTqos
da warmosaxviT xocaven maTTvis saZulvel
adamianebs. `didebs~ Roris Sigans miugavT saxeebi,
aZiZgilaveben mamlebs, romlebic adamianTagan
imuxtebian siZulviliT. `es ori amazrzeni, mris­
xane da boroti sisxlisferi yvavili~, _ ambobs
gasisxlianebuli mamlebis Sesaxeb poeti da
kvlav Tavs Segvaxsenebs yvavili _ sulierebis
xati, romlis gadagvarebac, borot yvavilad
qceva Turme ase iolad SeuZlia adamians. da am
dros xmianobs poetis suli: `ra bednierebaa, iyo
ayvavebuli forToxlis xe, iyo laRi sio, iyo
maRali mze!~
ixateba koridaze Seryeuli qalaqi. platero
da poeti ki mindvrebisken gauyvebian bunebis
WeSmariti mSvenierebis saxilvelad da elegias
ase asrulebs poeti: `suli, platero, suli
grZnobs, rom namdvili ufalia Tavisi Rirseuli
grZnobebisa, ufalia bunebis diadi da saRi
sxeulisa. buneba ki yvelas damsaxurebisamebr
mianiWebs amaRlebuli da mSvenieri sulis Sesafer
sxivnaTel da maradiul sanaxaobas~.
oRond adamianma ar unda daivsos bunebis
`sxivnaTeli da maradiuli sanaxaobis~ saxilveli
Tvali.
ase uTxra mkiTxvels poetma, rom srulyo­
filebamde win didi gza aqvs adamians savali.
imitomaa amdeni bavSvi plateroSi, rom bavSvi
unda gaizardos, kacobrioba unda moiwifos, Tan
bavSvuri silaRe da ubiwoeba unda SeinarCunos.
plateros bavSvebi sulier zrdas mowyurebuli
kacobriobaa. plateros `didebi~ metwilad zrda­
14
SeCerebuli, sulierebis gzaze Seferxebuli ada­
mianebi arian. aRarc `sulierebis zeciuri kun-
Zulis~ Zieba axsovT, arc is ician, gza Tu aqvT
gasavleli. da erT-erTi elegiidan Segvexmianeba
poeti: `adamiani naxevrad Tvalxiluli daiareba.
ixedeba SigniT Tu gareT. Tavisi sulis bnel xveu-
lebSi axvavebs sadRexvalio yofiT xatebs, an­da
Tavis guls gadauxsnis mzes da maradiul gaR­­ma
napirze namdvili yvaviliviT gaaxarebs vervis­gan
mosaxelTebel poezias, poezias gaciskrovne­bu­li
sulisas~. maradiuli gaRma napiri rom suliere­­bis
zeciuri kunZulia~, _ es naTelia mkiTxvelisTvis.
plateroSi bavSvebis saxelebic gamoCndeba da
`didebisac~. magram ar viciT, ra mimarTebaSi ari­
an isini erTmaneTTan da poetTan. es arcaa mniSv­
nelovani. konkretuli naTesauri kavSirebi ar
vlindeba. `savaxSmod mixmoben~, _ ityvis poeti da ar
viciT, vin uxmobs, vin hyavs ojaxSi. vin arian blanka,
pepe, anilia da sxvani? poetis winaSe ar dgas naTesaur
urTierTobaTa sakiTxi. plateroSi sxva univer­
salur kavSirebsa da sulier naTesaobazea saubari;
poetma gviTxra, rom adamianebs Soris sisxliT
naTesaobaze ufro Zlieri sxva kavSiri arsebobs.
saerTo mSoblebs garda dedamiwis mkvidrT saerTo
gvaqvs mze, mTvare, varskvlavebi, feriT uTvalavi
samyaro, sulieri miswrafebebi. poetma gviTxra, rom
adamianebi yvelani naTlis Svilebi varT.
viciT, rom poets Zma hyolia, bavSvobaSi erTad
upoviaT berZnuli ku. mere araferi viciT mis
Sesaxeb. `Cemi Zmebi arian beRurebi~, _ gveubneba
poeti, radgan bevr saerTosa da naTesaurs grZnobs
cis laR da Tavisufal binadrebTan. pirobiTobe­
biT SeuzRudavi maTi cxovrebis wesi xiblavs poets.
mkiTxvels ki CitebTan poetis Zmoba gaaxsenebs
saxarebis igavs, romliTac macxovari moZRvravs
15
xalxs, mibaZon frinvelebs, romelnic ar iunjeben
saunjes, magram ufali ar aklebs maT sazrdos.
saxarebasTan aseTi gadaxmianeba xSiria plateroSi.
sul ramdenime monasmiT ixateba STambeWdavi
saxeebi sxva `didebisac~: gargariT movaWre adre
dakacebuli biWi, ybadauyenebeli granadilia,
Tavqeifa pikoni, beiTali darboni, mebarguli
leoni, deda tereza da sxvani. nawarmoebis Ta­
viseburi stili xasiaTebis Zerwvas ar moiT­
xovs, magram yoveli maTgani kolorituli da
ganumeorebelia. eseni mogeris mkvidrni arian,
wuTisoflis yofis farTo speqtri warmoCndeba
maTi saSualebiT.
plateros vecnobiT martSi. igi kvdeba Te­
bervalSi. dedamiwa Semoivlis mzis irgvliv
zodiaqoTa srul wres. erTi wlis ganmavlobaSi
daexetebian platero da misi patroni mogeris
SemogarenSi. egebebian ganTiadsa da mwuxrs, Seh­
xarian miwas, cas, varskvlavebs. ixateba weliwadis
oTxive dro TiToeuli maTganisTvis Sesaferi
yofiTi garemoTi da emociuri muxtiT. weliwadis
yoveli dro Taviseburad `gviwvevs Cven-Cvens
sulebSi Casaxedad~, _ gveubneba poeti.
saguldagulod aRwerilia wlis yoveli Tve
saTanado ganwyobilebiT. weliwadis droTa da
TveTa saxelwodebebi elegiebis saTaurebSic
aris gamotanili. amiTac miaqcevinebs poeti
mkiTxvels yuradRebas imaze, rom dedamiwis ritms
Seesabamebian elegiebi.
nawarmoebSi amasTanave wamoiWreba saWir­ bo­
roto socialuri problemebi: siRatake, aRzr­dis
mankierebani, ekologiuri problemebi. poetis
azriT, zneobrivi damokidebuleba, gulisxmie­re­
ba bunebis mimarTac iseve auci­le­belia, rogorc
adamianis mimarT. Tavisi d ­ ar­gu­li xe gauucxov­
16
da poets. bunebis gaufrTxileblobam harmoniis
xelyofa moitana. nawarmoebSi aisaxa garemos
uxeSi xelyofiT gamowveuli savalalo Sedegebic
da zangTa adamianuri Rirsebis Selaxvac ki.
da es yvelaferi bunebis ufaqizesi aRqmiT
Camoqnil suraTebSi Zaldautaneblad, TiTqos
sasxvaTaSorisod aris CarTuli. ase, magaliTad:
zamTrispiria, `mzes uWirs Tbili loginis mitoveba
da glexebi adgomas aswreben~. _ gviTxra poetma da
bunebis harmoniul xatSi ase mravlismTqmelad
Caiwera glexis muxlCauxreli yofis Tema. sxvagan
aseve sasxvaTaSorisod gviTxra, rom ara aqvs
Zlieri SemecnebiTi interesebi glexs (`sZinavs
glexs~), magram dedamiwis ritmTan mas iseTi har­
moniuli kavSiri aqvs, Tavisi saqmianobiT isea
CarTuli dedamiwis ciklSi, rom `maRal zecas mainc
xedavs Rrma ZilSi~. gazafxulis yvavilebs waetana
platero da poeti mas mimarTavs: `eh, platero, Cemo,
ra iqneboda, Cvenc yvavilebi gveWama da SensaviT
Segvrgeboda!~ ase poeturad da ase sadad gagve­saub­
ra ximenesi socialur siZneleTa Sesaxeb da idea­­lur
faseulobaTa gamo nostalgiac gvagrZnobina.
adamians Tavisi qceviT SeuZlia fexi auwyos
samyaros ritms da SeuZlia disonansic Seitanos
harmoniaSi. TeTri faSatis mimarT gamoCenili
ulmobloba damangrevel stiqias agonebs poets,
momakvdavi cxenis mimarT gamoxatuli sibraluli
ki _ grigalSi peplis farfats.
disharmoniuli yofis, gzaze SeCerebisa da
ukusvlis SemTxvevebic ixateba plateroSi. bo­
SaTa ojaxis yofa iseve disharmoniulia, rogorc
maTi Seuwyobeli hangi.
weliwadis ritmTan erTad nawarmoebSi ga­
mok­veTilia dRe-Ramis ritmic. xan koSkis saa­
Tis rekviT, xan sadguris omnibusis, xan ki sa­
17
fosto etlis reisiT dros Segvaxsenebs poeti.
nawarmoebSi ixateba bevri ganTiadi, bevri mwuxri,
dila, SuadRe, Rame. drois Seunelebeli pulsacia
igrZnoba. yoveli elegia gvafrTxilebs, rom dro
ar icdis.
religiuri cxovrebis ritmi CarTulia ast­
ro­nomiuli drois msvlelobaSi. aRwerilia re­
ligiuri da saxalxo dResaswaulebi, romlebSic
monawileoben platero da poeti.
eklesiis zarebis rekva xSirad gaismis da
Segvaxsenebs, miwisaganni rom ara varT mxolod.
da bolos, yvela ritmi eTanxmeba kosmiur
ritms, maradiulobas, zedroulobas. `roca mwux­
ris zarebi rekaven, sicocxles TiTqos ecleba
Cveulebrivi Zala da wamoimarTeba sxva Zala:
ufro Rrma, ufro diadi, ufro Zlieri da ufro
wminda. bednierebis SadrevaniviT amoxeTqili es
Zala varskvlavebamde azidavs da amaRlebs yve­
lafers~. sxva elegiebSi poeti gveubneba, rom
`uRrublo cis dasalieridan, samoTxis gaxsnili
bWidan~ moismis zarebi, rom `zarebi sul zeviT,
maRla, varskvlavebs Soris rekaven~.
dedamiwis ritmidan zeciuri ritmisken mig­
viZRveba poeti da momdevno elegiaSi gvauwyebs,
rom adamianic unda CarTuli iyos samyaros
ritmSi, `Cvens mkerdSi unda rekavdnen zarebi da
Cveni guliviT unda Zgerdnen~. poeti migvaniSnebs,
rom wirvis zarebic im zeciuri ritmis Sexsenebaa.
ximeness aqvs leqsi, romlis saTauria weli­
wadis mexuTe dro. es leqsi miiCneva mis sulier
da poetur ZiebaTa mwvervalad. swored es mexuTe
dro, anu zedrouloba, aris warmmarTveli we­
liwadis oTxive droisa. maradiuloba aris gamrige
warsulisac, awmyosic da momavlisac.
poeti adamianis cxovrebis ritmTan bunebis
18
movlenebis umWidroes kavSirze dagvafiqrebs.
anilias mwvel vnebebsa da elva-Weqas Soris aris
raRac idumali erToba. anilia rom mexTan erTad
sakuTarma vnebaTaRelvamac dadaga, _ es fiqri
uCndeba mkiTxvels.
`aTasgvari formebi ibadeba cecxlis mSvenier
usasrulobaSi~, _ ambobs poeti da cecxlis stiqiis
gamovlinebas xedavs siyvarulis mwvel alSi da
Cveni sisxlis CqrolvaSi.
zafxulis xvatSi, daxaSmul garemoSi wylis
Cqeris formaTa cvalebadobaSi wylis stiqiis
SemoqmedebiT Zalas SeigrZnobs umanko bavSvi.
poeti poeturi xatebiT gvidasturebs ada­
mianis unars bunebis idumalebaSi SeRwevisas.
elvis mWaxe yivilia Turme mexistexa, sibnelis
xmianobaa Turme bnel kristalebad dafSvnili
WriWinobelas hangi.
poeti CarTulia samyaros harmoniaSi da gvi­
ziarebs am harmoniiT mogvril Tavis ufaqizes
gancdebs: `sazamTro wiTlad SeTrTviluli sig­­
rilea~; `broweuli laliviT gamonaTebaa alio­
nisa~; `misi qerqis simwklarte ki simSralis gemoa~
Turme.
`beRuram TrTola Seatova rtos~, `yanas yaya­
Coebi SeSxefeboda~, _ gvetyvis poeti da vgrZnobT,
rom Cveni nebaa, SemovifarglebiT umartivesi
gancdebiT, Tu SevaRwevT yofierebis idumale­­ba­Si.
poetma unatifes formebs miakvlia adamianuri
satrfialo vnebaTaRelvis gadmosacemad. minia­
turebSi _ `leRvebi~, `is da Cven~, `antonilia~ _
amis damadasturebeli araerTi mxatvruli mig­
nebaa.
intuiciiT ganaTebuli poeturi xilvebiT da­
xunZlulia nawarmoebi.

19
 ca, mze, mTvare, varskvlavebi CarTulni arian
adamianis yofaSi: platerom wyalSi Catopa, zed
mTvares daabija da Sxefebad mimoisrola misi
nafleTebi; varskvlavebi irwevian da mTvare
inTeba Wis siRrmeSi; mTvariTaa SemTvrali da
varskvlavebiTaa gabruebuli WriWinobelas han­
gi; lekvi amomaval mTvaresa hgavs; platerom
mTeli kasri wyali Sesva Tavis varskvlavebianad;
xe mwvane cecxlia, oRond misi simwvane iRvreba
laJvardovani cis TeTri Rrublebidan.
ca Camosulia miwaze, CarTulia dedamiwis
mkvidrTa cxovrebaSi, airekleba plateros Tva­­­
lebSi, bdRvrialebs patara gogos wvirian crem­
lebSi, cis nafleTs svams WasTan daRvrili wyli­dan
beRura.
mzis dabneleba dasawyisSive dagvixata poet­
ma. mze yvelafris gamrigea. dabnelda mze da
yvelaferi airia. qceva SeeSalaT frinvelebs, ieri
Seecvala dedamiwaze yvelafers da mkiTxvelis
azrebs epatroneba safiqrali: ucvleli araferia
wuTisofelSi, magram amasTanave arsebobs am
cvalebadobaTa ganmgebeli Zala. TiTqmis yovel
elegiaSi mzea. an Cadis, an amodis, an RrublebSi
ifSvneba, zeciur da miwier ferTa siuxves qmnis.
naTelTan mzis SeTamaSeba warmoSobs ferTa
mravalgvarobas da ferTa qmnadobis procesiT
moculi poeti mkiTxvelsac saocari ZaliT agrZ­
nobinebs feris fenomenis saidumlos.
fers raki gansakuTrebuli roli ekisreba
plateroSi, mkiTxvelsac marTebs gansakuTrebu­
li yuradRebis SeCereba ferze. igi naTlis
maradiuli arsis sxvadasxva aspeqtTa gamovline­
baa xime­nesisTvis. amitomaa, rom lamis yovel ele­
giaSi ixateba mzisagan ferTa jadosnuri TamaSi.
ami­
tomaa, rom Zveli wyaro ferebs icvlis mzis
20
gamonaTebis Sesabamisad, magram `mainc marad TeT­
ria~.
mzis sxivs mihyveba poeti zecaSi da gaerideba
brbos yayans, Camoitovebs damcinav SeZaxilebs.
mze monawilea yvelafrisa, beberi iadoni Camavali
mzis sxivebSi afaTqunebs frTebs; lekvebdakar­gu­
li ZaRli Camaval mzes Sehymuis. sul mzea. magram
aprilis mze mainc sxvaa. igi `weliwadSi erTxel
amoCaxCaxdeba xolme gazafxulze, CasvliT ki Ca­
dis yovel saRamos~. nazamTralze mzis monatreba
ase Caatia poetma sityvaSi.
elegiebis Tanmimdevrobasac xSirad mziT amza­
debs poeti. xatavs namsxvrevebad daseril mzes,
sisxlCamomdinares. Camavali mze wiTlad Seferavs
wyals da mowyurebul plateros sisxliviT Camu­
qebuli nakadi CaeRvreba pirSi. gaivlis xani da
plateros, romelsac wurbela Sehyva, marTla
evseba piri sisxliT. amgvari detali uamravia.
ximenesi movlenebs sxvadasxva rakursiT gva­
naxvebs. xedvis kuTxis SecvlasTan erTad saxes
icvlian sagnebi da movlenebi. sxvenidan danaxuli
SeCveuli garemo sxvagvarad aRiqmeba. sxvanairia
maRlidan danaxuli ezo-yure, adamianTa saqmia­
noba, sxvanairia plateroc.
poetma gviTxra, rom yoveldRiur yofaSi
Cakargva ar gvmarTebs, sadRexvalio sazrunavSi
CaflulT gvekargeba mTavari. zogjer garedan,
maRlidan unda SevxedoT realobas. amasve
gveubneba poeti, roca Citebis TvaliT danaxul
Cvens yofas gvixatavs. Semodgomaze Citebi ada­
mianebs Camocvenili foTlebis siyviTleSi
gvxedaven, iseve rogorc gazafxulze Cven vxedavT
maT simwvaneSi.
zogjer poeti sakuTar Tavsac uyurebs ga­re­
dan. aseTi xedvis Sedegia: `vwevar Cemken zurg­
21
SeqceviT~. sxva elegiaSi Ramis idumalebas Seezava
poetis suli da Tan Sinisken mimaval Ta­vis Tavs
TviTonve Sehyurebs.
xedvis kuTxis mixedviT icvleba sinamdvile da
am cvalebadobaSi mosaxelTebelia waru­vali, mara-
diuli, ucvleli faseulobani. yovel­dRiuroba­ze
amaRlebas, didi gadasaxedidan movlenebis danax-
vas moiTxovs poeti. maSin gaiol­deba mTavarisa da
wvrilmanis garCeva da is wvrilmanic Tavis mniSv­
nelovan adgils gagvimxels.
poets saganTa da movlenaTa Sinagan arsSic
SevyavarT. erT-erT elegiaSi `wiTeli vardis
cxeli gulisgulidan~ danaxuli garemoa asaxuli.
sulieri TvaliT mzerasTan erTad sulieri
yuriT smenac rom SeSvenis adamians, _ esec
gviTxra ximenesma. xmaurian yofaSi poeti usmens
siCumes. `da am siCumes gamoscems samyaro, anu
mogeri, misi vel-mindvrebi, Sen da me, platero~. _
gvetyvis ximenesi da mkiTxvelsac asmeninebs `cis
dasalierSi davanebul RvTaebriv garindebas~. es
harmonia yvelgan aris, oRond sulieri Tvali da
sulieri yuri sWirdeba mis Secnobas.
yvelas Tavisi gza aqvs. magram usiyvarulod
es gza ar gaileva. ximenesma gviTxra, rom usiy­
varulod adamiani Segubebul tborsa hgavs.
adamians Tavisi ocnebis nakaduli unda hqondes,
gaRma napirze gasaRwevi. wyarom unda amoxeTqos
adamianis sulSi. es wyaro `Tavis TavSi moicavs
mTeli samyaros sevdas, anu sicocxlis WeSmarit
gancdas~. _ gveubneba poeti da gvauwyebs, rom
sicocxlis WeSmariti gancda samyaros did
sevdasTanaa gadajaWvuli.
adamianis sulSi amoxeTqil am wyaros unda
vumadlodeT arsebobas parTenonisas, pirami­
debisas, sxva genialuri qmnilebisas. miqelan­
22
jelo, rodeni, beThoveni _ yvela am wyarodan
iRebs dasabams. poetma gviTxra, rom adamianis
sulSi amoxeTqilma wyarom Seqmna yvelaferi,
rac diadia kacobriobis kulturaSi, radgan
TviT maradiulma Semoqmedma Caubuda adamians
sulSi es wyaro. elegias poeti ase asrulebs:
`sikvdili Cemi sulidan amoaCqefebs wyaros Cemi
maradiulobisas~.
ximenesisTvis sikvdili maradiuli arsebobis
erTi etapia. poetma isic gviTxra, rom sikvdils
ganSorebis gausaZlisi dardi moaqvs. adamiani
iiolebs kaeSans: zogjer muyaos plateros
mivCerebivarT, roca zeciur velebSi gaWrils
ver vwvdebiT. magram poeti saocrad saTuTi
da damndobia imaT mimarT, visac es sanugeSod
sWirdeba.
gza zeciur ganzomilebebSic grZeldeba. poe­ti
plateros mimarTavs sikvdilis Semdeg: `am wignis
kabadonebiT Cemi suli ayvavebuli mayvlovanidan
gaudgeba zeciur gzebs, dRiTi dRe amaRldeba da
gaxdeba ufro keTili, ufro saTno, ufro wminda~.
mkiTxveli albaT mixvdeba, rom es ayvavebuli
mayv­lovani bibliuri `uwvavi mayvlovania~, mose
winaswarmetyvelis RvTaebriv xilvaTa samyaro.
ximenesma srulyofileba sicocxlis principad
miiCnia.
srulyofilebis romel maradiul principze
SeiZleba saubari, Tu adamianis suli nadgurdeba
sikvdilTan erTad?! ganviTareba ar arsebobs
sulis ukvdavebis gareSe.
ximeness miaCnia, rom adamiani daSorebulia
Tavis WeSmarit arss, bevrad metia misi SesaZ­
leblobani, bevrad mniSvnelovania adamianis
ad­gili samyaros erTian harmoniul sistemaSi.
adamians SeuZlia, adamians RvTiT evaleba, gaRr­
23
mavdes da gafaqizdes ise, rom igrZnos ma­ ra­
diuloba sakuTari sulisa da samyaros RvTaeb­ri­
vi arsisa. ximenesis cnobili aforizmia: `adamiani
frTosani arsebaa, oRond frTebis moqneva mxo­
lod Semecnebis naTelSi SeuZlia~. adamianSi
Cabudebulia sevda Semecnebis naTelSi frTebis
gaSlis gamo, Tavisi Tavis Secnobis gamo.
ximenesis ufrosi Tanamedrove, espanureno­vani
cno­bili poeti ruben dario mis Sesaxeb werda: `iSva
is, vinc amoTqva andalusiis sulSi Cabudebuli
idumali sevda~. andalusiis sevda amave dros
universaluri adamianuri sevdac aris.
ximenesis plateros `esTetikur eTikas~ da
`eTikur esTetikas~ uwodeben. samyaros harmonias
miyuradebuli poeti afuZnebs maradiul eTikur
da esTetikur idealebs.
wuTisoflis warmavalobas uZleben cxovreba­­Si
gamotarebuli zneobrivi faseulobani. `sica­rie­
lesa da ganadgurebas Tvals vusworebT, vdga­varT
gamarTulad, radgan SegvrCa saunjeTagan umS­
venieresi _ guli~. _ ambobs poeti. zRvari iS­leba
sikvdil-sicocxles Soris da plateros bolos
sadidebeli eZRvneba adamians _ wuTisofelSi
Rirseulad gavlili gziT amaRlebuls, mara­ di­
sobaSi gaRweuls.
platero ioli sakiTxavia. sisaTuTe, sinaze,
mSveniereba, siTbo sulSi eRvreba mkiTxvels
daZabvis, fiqrisa da garjis gareSe.
platero Zneli sakiTxavicaa. plateroSi yve­­
la­feri xelSesaxebad grZnobadia da Tan zegrZ­
nobadicaa. platero metismetad espanuria da
Tan universaluria. plateroSi uamravi qve­
teqstia, uamravi orientiria. erTi xati uamravi
sxva xatiT ikrebs Zalas, sxva gamomsaxvelobiT
saSualebebs ganapirobebs da Tavadac maTgan aris
24
ganpirobebuli. yoveli sityva mniSvnelovania,
radgan erTian konteqstSi iZens Tavis gansa­
kuTrebul mxatvrul funqcias da masStabur
ganzomilebas.
plateros yvela xatis gaxsna SeuZlebelia.
arc aris saWiro, ximeness Tavisi plateroTi
kacobriobisTvis risi Tqmac undoda, mxolod ase
da am formiT SeiZleboda Tqmuliyo.
yvela adamiani Tavisas amoikiTxavs am wignSi
Tavisi miswrafebebis, sulieri wyurvilis, pi­
rov­nuli siRrmis, sisaTuTis, Ziebis unaris,
cnobierebis donis Sesabamisad. magram SeuZ­
lebelia, plateros mere sxvanairi ar gaxdes
cxovreba. ganaTebuli xveulebi Cveni sulisa
iolad veRar Caixureba isev. metis danaxva,
samyaros idumalebisTvis gulis gadaxsna moun­
deba adamians, rom naTlis sxivma meti ZaliT
SemoaRwios sulSi.
platero RvTaebrivi harmoniis momcveli
didebuli musikaluri qmnilebaa, sanoto niSnebis
nacvlad sityvebiT Cawerili.

manana gigineiSvili

25
 vuZRvni sabralo agedilias xsovnas.
erTi SeSlili gogo iyo mzis quCidan,
mayvlisa da mixakebis mokiTxva icoda CemTvis.

26
 winasityvaobasaviT
zogs hgonia, rom `platero da me~ bavSvebisTvis
davwere, rom esaa sabavSvo wigni.
ara, 1913-Si gamomcemloba La Lectura-m rom
Seityo, am wigns Sevudeqi, mTxova, `saymawvilo
biblioTekisTvis~ winaswar SemerCia yvelaze
poeturi adgilebi. imwamsve viuare da swored
maSin vifiqre, damewera es Sesavali:

rCeva didebisTvis, romlebic

am wigns waukiTxaven patarebs
es patara wigni, romelSic plateros yure­
biviT tyupad, erTmaneTis gverdigverdaa sixa­
ruli da sevda, dawerilia... ra vici, visTvisaa
dawerili!... maTTvis, visTvisac vwerT xolme
lirikosi poetebi... rac Seexeba bavSvebs, am
wignis mkiTxvelebad maT arc gamovricxav da arc
sagangebod vgulisxmob. Zalianac kargi!
`bavSvebi sadac ki arian, yvelgan oqros xanaa~. _
ambobs novalisi. swored am oqros xanisTvis, romelic
zecidan Camovardnili RvTaebrivi kunZuliviTaa,
Zgers poetis guli. Tavs ise kargad grZnobs aq poeti,
rom urCevnia, ar mouwios misi mitoveba.
sinazis, silaRisa da bednierebis kunZulo,
bavSvobis oqros xanav! xSirad mogakiTxav xolme
sevdis zRvad qceul am Cems cxovrebaSi. dae,
Semoiqrolos Senma siom da Tan moiyolos Tavisi
qnari, _ mJReri da zogjer azrmiutanebelic,
SeTenebulze torolas galobis msgavsi.
arasdros damiweria da arc davwer raimes
bavSvebisTvis, radgan mimaCnia, rom patarebs
mSvenivrad SeuZliaT waikiTxon wignebi, romelTac
didebi kiTxuloben. oRond gaaCnia bavSvs. gamo­
naklisi yvelganaa: kacebSic, qalebSic da a.S.
27
 1
platero
platero pataraa, gaburZgnili, fafuki. iseTi
qunqulaa, TiTqos mTlad bambisa iyos da Zvlebi
arc ki hqondes. mxolod Tvalebi aqvs mkvrivi,
giSris xoWoebiviT Tvalebi, romlebSic sarkesa­
viT ixateba aremare.
nebaze vuSveb. mdeloze danavardobs da
drunCs ucacunebs, efereba vardisfer, cisfer,
oqros­ fer yvavilebs... nazad, dayvavebiT veZaxi:
`platero?!~ gaxarebuli ise moCindrikebs Cemken,
TiTqos kiskisebs, TiTqos raRac ucnaur eJvans
awkarunebs.
Wams, ramdensac mivcem. uyvars mandarini. mus­
k­atis jiSis Caqarvebuli yurZeni, iisfrad Camu­
qebuli leRvi Tavis daTaflul wveTianad.
damyolia da alersiani. bavSviviTaa, patara
biWiviT, patara gogonasaviT. magram Zliericaa
da Sinaganad mtkicea, qvisaa TiTqos. kviradRes
soflis ganapira SukebSi rom Cavatareb xolme,
sagareod sufTad gamowkepili dinji glexebi
Tvals ayoleben:
_ foladisganaa Camosxmuli..
diax, foladisganaa, foladisa da mTvaris
vercxlisagan.

28
 2
TeTri peplebi
Camonislulia da iisfrad Ramdeba. eklesiis
samreklos iqiT qreba wiTel-mwvane mkrTali
naTeli. gza SeRmarTs miuyveba da savsea
CrdilebiT, zanzalakebiT, balaxis surneliT,
simRerebiT, daqanculobiTa da swrafviT. uecrad
sibneleSi viRac Sav-Sav kacs sigaris Suqi wiTlad
gaukrTa dajRanul saxeze. mebaJis qudi hxuravs
da xelSic mebaJis sadgisi uWiravs. naxSiris
tomrebSi Cakarguli erTi CamoZvleuli qoxidan
gamogvakiTxa. platero dafrTxa.
_ ra migaqvs?
_ naxeT TviTon... TeTri peplebia...
kaci godorSi sadgisis SeCxeras apirebs. vane­
beb. vxsni xurjinis Tvals. verafers naxulobs.
sulierma sazrdom, ubralom da mouxel­ Te­
belma, ase gaaRwia ubaJod.

29
 3
mwuxris TamaSobani
SeRamebisas, roca platero da me Semcivnebu­­le­
bi vbrundebiT damSrali mdinaris kalapotis­ken
mimavali erTi usaxuri da iisfrad Cabnelebuli
SukiT, Rataki bavSvebi erTobian xolme erTmane­
Tis daSinebiT. maTxovrobanas TamaSoben. erTs
tomara Camoucvams Tavze, meore Civis brma varo,
mesame koWlobs...
rogorc balRebs sCveviaT xolme, male ecv­
lebaT guneba da, raki tanze perangi acviaT da
fexze _ wuRa, raki dedebma _ RmerTma icis, rogor,
magram rogorRac mainc _ moaxerxes maTi dapureba,
ufliswulebad warmoudgebaT Tavi:
_ mamaCems vercxlis saaTi aaq.
_ mamaCems kide _ cxenii.
_ mamaCems kide Tofi aaq.
es is saaTia, dilabnelze rom aRviZebs maT
mSoblebs; es is Tofia, SimSilsa da wyurvils rom
ver klavs; es cxeni ki siRatakis garda sxvagan
arsad mimyvani araa.
Semdeg ferxuls aCaReben. Camosulma gogonam,
ai iman, sxva kiloze rom uqcevs, paxaro verdes
diswulma, wvrili xmiT, broliviT ankara wyaros
rakrakiviT wamoiwyo sibneleSi. mReroda laRad,
marTla ufliswuliviT:
`me var patara grafis
erTi patara qvrivi...~
...ho! ho! imRereT, iocnebeT, sanam gemRerebaT,
sabralo balRebo! male, Tqveni siyrmis ga­
riJraJzeve, glaxasaviT dagaSinebT zamTrad
SeniRbuli gazafxuli.
_ gavwioT, platero!

30
 4
mzis dabneleba
uneburad jibeSi Caviyavi xelebi. saxeze mo­
mefaTura CrdiliT Segrilebuli haeris TrTo­
la, Camoburul fiWvnarSi rom icis, swo­red ise.
qaTmebma sabudars miaSures da dawalikebulebi
wakriaxdnen xarixaze. irgvliv ise Camuqdnen
mwvane mindvrebi, TiTqos sakurTxevlis iisferi
kretsabmeli wahfarebodaT. Sors TeTrad lap­
lapebs zRva. ramdenime varskvlavi bJutavs.
TandaTan rogor SeimRvra SefeTqili banebis
si­TeTre! mzis dabnelebiT Camovardnil am siCu­
meSi sxvenze asulebi erTmaneTs veZraxebiT,
gadavZaxebT raRacas: met-naklebad Wkvianurs, an
sulac umniSvnelosa da gaurkvevels.
riTRa ar vuWvretT mzes: saTeatro binokliT,
savele WogritiT, boTlis natexiT, gamuruli
SuSiT; da saidanRa ar vuWvretT: SuSabandidan,
gomuris kibidan, beRlis saniaodan, Sidaezos
tixrebiani karis wiTeli da lurji minebidan.
sul cota xnis winaT, sanam mze daimaleboda,
oqros sxivebis CqerSi yvelaferi orjer, samjer,
asjer ufro diadi da lamazi iyo. TandaTan da
nela ar CamoRamebula. yvelaferi uceb daoblda
da dasawylda. oqro da vercxli TiTqos spilenZad
daxurdavda da mTeli sofeli CaJangul Sav fuls
daemgvana, wvril fuls, romelic meti aRar
daxurdavdeba. rogor dasevdiandnen da daCiavd­
nen quCebi, moednebi, koSki, mTebze gaklaknili
bawara bilikebi!..
da iq, SemoragvulSi, platero aRarc ki hgavs
namdvil virs, raRac sxvanairia, sxva ieri aqvs,
TiTqos sxva viria...

31
 5
kankali
mTvare dagvemgzavra, savse mTvare, momS­ ve­
nebuli, didi da umanko. CaZinebul velebze
ilandebian raRac ucnauri Savi Txebi, romlebic
mayvlovans Sesevian. viRac Cumad imaleba Cveni
gamoCenisas. mTvaris naTeliTa da yvavilebiT
gadapentil veeba nuSs qula RrubeliviT
autyorcnia maRla Tavisi varji, Tan martis
varskvlavebiT sxivnatyorcni gzac daufaravs...
forToxlis baRebidan mZafri surneli aRwevs...
nesti da mdumareba... kudianebis xevi...
_ platero, ro... rogor... acivda!
ar vici, platero TviTonac dafrTxa, Tu SiSs
mimixvda. gaiCqara, wyalSi Catopa, zed mTvares
daabija da Sxefebad mimoisrola misi nafleTebi.
plateros TiTqos fexebSi eblandebian kriala
da gamWvirvale vardebi, raTa Seaferxon misi
CorTi...
platero beqobs Seuyva, kudi amoiZua, gegone­
ba, misdevdes vinme. ukve grZnobs rbil, Sinaurul
siTbos maxlobeli soflisas, romelsac ver iqna
da ver mivaRwieT...

32
 6
skola
Sen rom sxva bavSvebiviT gevlo skolaSi, Cemo
platero, anbans iswavlidi da batifexurad, aCxa­
baCxad gamoiyvandi xazebs. imdeni mainc geco­
dineboda, cvilis yvavilwnulebiT morTulma
cvilis virukam rom icis, zRvis feriis megobarma,
ai im feriisam, SuSaSi vardisfrad rom moCans,
yvelaferi rom vardisfrad Cans: sxeulic, oqroc,
Tan simwvanec rom dahkravs*. Se kaco, Cvens eqimze an
palosel mRvdelze meti xom mainc gecodineboda?!
oTxi wlis Zlivsa xar, magram didi xar da Tanac
mouxeSavi! romel skamze daeteodi, romel merxs
miujdebodi sawerad, romel dedaenas moixmardi
da romel kalams moimarjvebdi? `mrwamsis~ ga­
lobisas qoroSi sad dadgebodi?
ara, ara. dona domitila, romelsac ufali ieso
nazarevelis qlamindis msgavsi raRac acvia da
iisfer samosze Calisferi Toki aqvs Semortymuli
mefesaviT an Tevzis vaWariviT, sxva Tu araferi,
ori saaTiT mainc dagaCoqebda Wadrebiani Sidaezos
yureSi da gamxmari lerwmis Soltsac gadagiWerda
fexebze; anda sulac komSis murabas amogiWamda
skolaSi gatanebuli sauzmidan, an kidev kudqveS
Segikvexebda almodebul qaRalds, rom medrogis
biWiviT agwiTleboda yurebi.
ara, platero, ara. wamo CemTan. me gagacnob
yvavilebsa da varskvlavebs. abuCad veravin agig­
debs, rogorc yeyeC bavSvs, veravin CagTvlis
marTla virad, samasxrod Tavze veravin Camogac­
mevs niRabs, romelsac xomaldis sarkmeliviT di­
di molurjo-moJangisfro Tvalebi da oriSenxe­
la yurebi eqneba.
* saubaria bazrobaze gamarTuli sanaxaobis personaJebze.

33
 7
giJi
TalxiT mosili, nazarevelis wveriTa da
momcro Savi sombreroTi moTeTro-monacrisfro
plateroze Semoskupuli, ucnauri Sesaxedavi
unda viyo.
zRvrebisken rom gavwevT, kiriT gadaTeT­
rebul, mziT gaCaxCaxebul ganapira Sukebs rom
SevuyvebiT, gamotantaldebian xolme gaziznili,
Tmaaburduli boSa biWunebi. gamorbian wiTel-
yviTel-mwvaned Camokonkilebi, mziT garujulebi,
muceldaberilebi. mogvdeven da mogvZaxian:
_ gi-Ji! gi-Ji! gi-Ji!
Cven win mwvaned RaRanebs jejili. maRla lur­
jad Rvivis ukidegano kriala ca. rogor momwyvi­
ta Cemma mzeram Cemsave yurTasmenas! farTod
gaxelili TvalebiT vewafebi eniT uTqmel am
simSvides, cis dasalierSi davanebul am har­
moniul, RvTaebriv netaryuCobas.
Sors, kalos iqiT, CamovitoveT gamyivani Se­
Zaxilebi. sustdeba, xamuS-xamuS da yrudRa mois­
mis gamabezrebeli xmebi:
_ gi-Ji! gi-Ji! gi-Ji!

34
 8
iudebi
ram SegaSina, Se kaco! ra mogivida? mSvidad
viaroT... iudebs xocaven, Se CerCeto! ho, iudebs
xocaven. erTi _ monturioze, meore _ enmedios
quCaze, mesame meriasTan rom Waa, iq gamoukidiaT.
wuxel vnaxe. aivnebze gamobmuli Tokebi ar Can­
da bnelSi da iudebi raRac zebunebrivad daf­
rialebdnen haerSi. ucnaurad Sekowiwebuli
Zve­leburi qudebi, kabis saxeloebi, ministrTa
niR­ bebi da axirxluli saraCxunoebi sasacilod
da­konwialebda varskvlavebiT moWedili cis qveS.
ZaRlebi gabmiT uyefdnen, cxenebi maT qveS gav­
lisas frTxebodnen da ukan-ukan ixevdnen.
Cemo platero, axla zarebi gveubnebian, rom
didi sakurTxevlis kretsabmeli gaipo. da ase
mgonia, mTel qalaqSi Tofi ar darCenila, rom
iudebisTvis ar daexalaT. ager Cvenamdec moaRwia
denTis sunma. isvrian! kidev isvrian!
... oRond iuda dRes aris deputati, mas­
wavlebeli, mosamarTle, mezvere, qalaqisTavi an
sulac bebiaqali. hoda, mowifuli kacebi vnebis
kviris am SabaT diliT TiTqos gabavSvebulan da
gazafxulis raRac gauazrebeli da giJuri JiniT
atanilebi laCrulad klaven mas, visac vin sZuls.

35
 9
leRvebi
Camonislulia. nestiani riJraJia. swored rom
saleRvo amindia da am sisxam diliT eqvsi saaTis
reisiT leRvze mivdivarT kidec rikaSi.
Rames sZinavs aswlovani varjis gril CeroSi.
leRvebis nacrisferi tanebi erTmaneTs ise ga­
daWdobia, rogorc savse barZayebi _ qalis kal­
Tis qveS. leRvis farTo foTlebi, _ swored
is foTlebi, adamma da evam rom sarcxvinelze
miifares, _ cvriT momargalitebul-moTvalul
qsels qselaven, isedac mqrqal, naz simwvanes
ifermkrTaleben da Snos imateben. aqedan Cans
qvemoT, zurmuxtovan sivrceSi, Zalas rogor
ikrebs alioni da aRmosavleTis caze cecxls
ukidebs Rrublis fergacrecil rideebs.
gaxelebulebi gavrbivarT, aba, vin miaswrebs
leRvebTan! rosilia da me, siciliT da sirbiliT
gulaZgerebulebi, pirvelebi wavwvdiT leRvis
foTols. `naxe!~ _ CabRuja Cemi xeli da gulTan
miitana. norCi mkerdi jebirebSi momwyvdeul
talRasaviT ufarTxalebda. tanmorCil Caput­
kunebul adelas gauWirda sirbili da Soridanve
vatyob, rom gaRizianebulia. platerom rom ar
moiwyinos, ramdenime mwife leRvi movuwyvite da
beber kunZze davutove.
srolas iwyebs adela, buzRunebs, Tavis
mouqnelobas uCivis, pirze Rimili aqvs, Tvalze _
cremli. uceb SublSi momxvda leRvi. rosilia da
me avyeviT da, piriT ki ara, _ TvalebiT, cxviriT,
xelebiT, kisriT, kinCxiT vnTqavT leRvs. mWaxe
Sekivleba da omaxiani SeZaxili am sisxam diliT
mizansacdenil leRvebTan erTad Tavs atydeba
jer isev mTvlemare zvrebs. platerosac moxvda

36
leRvi da braziT gafiTrda. samwuxarod, arc Ta­
vis dacva exerxeba, arc Sepasuxeba. me gamoveqomage
da molurjo rbilma masam qvemexis findixis
uswrafesad dasera kamkama haeri.
kiskisi gaisma. Tamamic iyo da damorcxvebulic.
qalur dayoliebas amxelda.

37
 10
mwuxris zarebi
Sexe, platero, ramdeni vardi cviva yoveli
mxridan! cisferi vardebi, TeTri vardebi, ufe­
ruli vardebi... swored amaze ityvian, vardebad
CamoSvavdao zeca. xedav, vardebiT rogor dame­
fara Subli, mxrebi, xelebi... ra vuyo amden
vards?
egeb Sen ici? me ar vici, ram gaaCina es nazi
yvavili, vardisfrad, TeTrad, zecisfrad rom
mogvilamazebs xolme aremares. vardebi! kidev
vardebi... swored ise, fra anjelikos tiloze
romaa. ho, fra anjelikosaze, muxlmodrekili rom
xatavda didebas RvTisas.
amboben, vardebs dedamiwaze samoTxis Svidive
cidan isvriano. vardebiT ise gadaipenta koSki,
kramitis saxuravebi, xeebi, _ gegoneba, feradad da
myudrod Tovdes. Sexe, yvelaferi, rac uxeSia da
tlanqi, daxvewa da gaafaqiza vardebma. vardebi!
kidev da kidev vardebi...
platero, roca mwuxris zarebi rekaven, si­
cocxles TiTqos ecleba Cveulebrivi Zala da
wamoimarTeba sxva Zala, ufro Rrma, ufro diadi,
ufro Zlieri da ufro wminda. bednierebis
SadrevaniviT amoxeTqili es Zala varskvlavebam­
de azidavs da amaRlebs yvelafers. varskvlavebi
ki ukve inTebian vardebs Soris... kidev vardebi...
Seni Tvalebi, romelTac Sen TviTon ver xedav,
Cemo platero, zecas mSvidad miCerebuli Seni ori
Tvali, ori mSvenieri vardia.

38
 11
sevda
Cemze adre Tu mokvdebi, Cemo platero, nagvis
urikiT veravin wagagorebs Slamian napirze,
mTis gzawvrilidan veravin mogisvris xramSi
sxva sacodavi virebiviT, sxva cxenebiviT, sxva
ZaR­lebiviT, romelTac qveynad aravina hyavT
mokeTe da moyvaruli. san-xuanisken eqvsi saaTis
reisiT daZrul mewvrilmaneebs TvalSi ar ecemaT
sazareli sanaxaoba, ver naxaven yvav-yoranTagan
dajijgnil, sisxlSi amoTxvril Sens xerxemals,
mewamuli daisiT ferdakruli xomaldis anZis
msgavss; arc SeSupdebi da arc gaifSikebi sadme
lokokinebian TxrilSi; ar daafrTxob Semodgo­mis
kvira saRamos kedris moxaluli Teslis knatuniT
fiWvnarSi gamosul, totebs Cafrenil da xramis­
ken gadaxril cnobismoyvare balRebs.
iyavi mSvidad, Cemo platero. me Sen dagmarxav
mrgvlad gadaSlili didi fiWvis Ziras, Sens say­
varel baRSi, iq, sadac xalisiani da uSfoTveli
sicocxle Cqefs. biWunebi iTamaSeben. jorkoze
Camomsxdari gogonebi iqve, Sen gverdiT, xelsaq­
miT Seiqceven Tavs. moismen leqsebs, romelTac
mar­tooba damawerinebs. mrecxavi gogonebis sim­
Re­ra Semogesmeba forToxlis baRebidan. wylis
saqa­­Ca­vi borblis Wriali Seexmatkbileba Sens ma­
radi­­ul simSvides. Citbatonebi, gulwiTelebi,
nibli­ebi zamTar-zafxul JRurtuliT mogia­ler­
seben fiW­vis varjidan. hangi CaiRvreba Sens mSvid
Zilsa da mogeris ukidegano laJvard cas Soris.

39
 12
xiWvi
ialaRebs rom mivadeqi, platerom koWloba
daiw­yo. CamovqveiTdi.
_ ra dagemarTa? ra gWirs, Se kaco!
marjvena wina toti moedunebina da imdenze
aewia, rom qaCaCis kide uCanda. floqviT arc ki
exeboda gavarvarebul qviSas.
didi gaWirvebiT, frTxilad _ rasakvirvelia,
beber beiTal darbonze ufro frTxilad _ mo­
vuRune fexi plateros da wiTeli Wriloba
davinaxe. forToxlis msxvili mwvane ekali
wverwamaxuli zurmuxtis xanjaliviT Casoboda.
misi tkiviliT Sezarebulma amovuRe ekali da
sabralo platero RelesTan Caviyvane yviTel
zambaxebTan, raTa wyals Tavisi kriala didi eniT,
kamkama WavliT, aeloka Wriloba.
Semdeg TeTrad molivlive zRvisken gavuyeviT.
win me mivabijeb, platero ukan momyveba, odnav
koWlobs da drodadro nazad wamkravs drunCs
zurgSi.

40
 13
mercxlebi
ageraa es Savtuxa onavari, Tavis monacrisfro
budeSi, Rirseul budeSi, montemaioris RvTism­
Soblis taZris samerxulTan miSenebulSi. damfrT­
xali Cans. amjerad, mgoni, SeeSalaT am sacodav
mercxlebs. SeeSalaT qaTmebiviT, wina kviras mze
rom dabnelda da dRis or saaTze rom daibudres.
wels gazafxuli naadrevad gamokeklucda da
avd­riani martis kalTas Seexizna siSiSvliT Sem­
civnebuli da acaxcaxebuli. guli mogikvdeba,
kvirtSive rom Wkneba forToxlis baRebis qal­
wulebrivi yvaviloba.
platero, ukve CvenTan arian mercxlebi! ro­
gorc iqna, gamagones TavianTi xma. wina wlebSi.
mofrindebodnen da imav dRes esiyvarulebodnen
yvelafers, ainteresebdaT yvelaferi. Caxveul-
CaxuWuWebulad WikWikebdnen SeuCerebliv. yva­
vilebs esaubrebodnen, mouTxrobdnen, ra naxes
af­­
rikaSi, zRvaze gadafren-gadmofrenisas; uy­
vebodnen, wyalSi rogor cviodnen da frTas
rogor iSveliebdnen afrasaviT, rogor ixlar­
Tebodnen xomaldTa bagirebSi; esaub­ rebodnen
sxva mwuxrsa da sxva gariJraJebze, varskvlavebian
sxva Rameebze.
axla ki aRar ician, ra gaawyon. dafrinaven nir­
Secvlilebi, dabneulebi. WianWvelebma ician ase
awrialeba, roca anci biWi gzas mouSlis maT da
veRar adi-Cadian aRma-daRma, veRar gaugniaT gza, ver
gauvliaT axali kvali, swori da bolomde gamarTuli.
WebSi CaSenebul budeebSic veRar bedaven dabinavebas,
veRar Camomsxdaran telegrafis mavTulebze, ro­
melTac zuzuni gaudiT qarSi. hoda, mavTulis gamyar
TeTr koWebTan Camoskupulan zustad ise, rogorc
naxatebSia xolme. eh, siciviT daixocebian, platero!
41
 14
gomuri
SuadReze plateros mivakiTxe. gomurSi svetad
Camomdgar aTinaTs oqros laqa aebrialebina mis
vercxlisfer gavaze. plateros mucelqveS misive
CrdiliT muqad Camwvanebula miwa. yvelafers zur­
muxtisferi gadahkravs. Zveli saxuravis WuW­ru­
tanebSi mze atans da sxvenidan cecxliviT bdRvri­
ala monetebi cviva TiTqos.
plateros fexebSua mokalaTebuli diana Cem­
ken moeqaneba, cmukavs, mkerdze mabijgebs TaTebs
da cdilobs tuCebze momisvas Tavisi vardisferi
laS-piri. bagaze abotebuli Txa gakvirvebiT Se­
mom­yurebs da qaluri sinaziT aqeT-iqiT abru­
nebs lamaz Tavs. gomurSi Sesuli ar viyavi, rom
platero ukve Semomegeba omaxiani yroyiniT. axla
ki gaxarebuli da gaxelebuli cdilobs Toki
gaglijos da aiwyvitos.
sarkmlidan gomurSi ifrqveva cisartyela­
sa­
viT feriT uTvalavi saunje cisa da aqauri
idiliidan wamiT mivyvebi aTinaTs zecaSi. lodze
Sevdeqi da gavxede mindvrebs.
mwvane midamo mouTenTavs da gaubruebia afeT­
qebul yvavilebs. gomuris CamobranZuli kedle­
biT SemoCarCoebul kriala silaJvardeSi yrud da
saamurad rekavs zari.

42
 15
dakodili ulayi
Savi iyo, Savra. wiTlad, mwvaned, lurjad
bzinavda. vercxlis elvarebac dahkravda xo­
Woebisa da yornebis msgavsad. mis boboqar Tvaleb­
Si wiTlad mogizgize cecxli enTo, markizis
moedanze wabliT movaWre ramonas quraSi rom
Rvivis, iseTi cecxli. qviSrobs rom gamoscda,
gaxelebulma gaijiriTa da nuevas quCis filaqanze
gaisma misi floqvebis TqaraTquri. rogori mar­
dia, rogori dauokebeli da daudegari! ra patara
Tavi da ra maRali Wlikebi aqvs!
dinjad, amayad Seabija samikitnos dabal ala­
yafSi. CaSavebuli taZris bnel navSi gamarTuli
duqani TviT masze ufro Savic ki Canda wiTeli
mziT gaCaxCaxebuli cixesimagris fonze. CorTi­
dan iorRaze gadavida. mere gadaevlo fiWvis mors
_ Semoragvuli bakis alages, zRurblis magiers;
Tavawyvetilma SeijiriTa Semokavebul simwvaneSi,
kriaxi Seuyena qaTmebs, daawioka mtredebi, aaJiv­
Jiva beRurebi. aq mas eloda Wrelperanga oTxi
mamakaci, romelTac faCvnieri mklavebi mkerd­
ze gadaeWdoT. baharis xesTan miiyvanes. jer
miualerses. mere ki, mware da xanmokle gabrZo­le­
bis mere, nexvis grovaze wamoaqcies, oTxive zed
gadaajda da beiTalma darbonma Seasrula Tavisi
movaleoba, sasruli daudo ulayis tragikul da
jadosnur mSvenierebas.
`dasamardeba mouxmari Seni mSveneba
da, Tu moixmar, is mtanjveli iqneba Seni~. _
uTxra Seqspirma Tavis megobars.
dauokebeli ulayi axla erTi gasavaTebuli,
gaxviTquli, dasawylebuli cxeni iyo. kacma,
erTaderTma kacma, wamoayena, waafara Culi da
gauyena TavdaRmarTSi.
43
 Tvinieri da daurvebuli cxeni, adre rom
sxivs isroda, axla Rrublis naZenZs daemsgavsa.
dafleTil wignsac waagavda. TiTqos aRarc ki
idga miwaze. misi floqvebi da qvaRorRiani nia­
dagi TiTqos raRacam daaSoriSora erTmaneTs;
Zirfesvianad amoZirkvul xesaviT gamoecala
niadagi. laRi da cincxali gazafxulis boboqari
dilis sizmareul mogonebad iqca.

44
 16
mopirdapire saxli
platero, Cems bavSvobaSi yovelTvis ra saoc­
reba iyo mopirdapire saxli! jer iyo da... sanapiro
quCaze TuluxCis, areburas, patara saxli,
samxreTis mxares xvastagisTvis Semoragvuli
bakiT, mzisgan rom mudam oqrosfrad brialebda!
Robeze avZvrebodi da gavcqerodi uelvas. zog­
jer ezoSi SemiSvebdnen kidec da areburas go­
go _ maSin rom daqalebuli megona, axla rom
gaTxovilia da, mgoni, sulac ar aris Secvlili,
_ forToxlebiT da kocniT mimaspinZldeboda.
Semdeg... nuevas quCaze, romelsac gadaarqves da
jer kanovas quCa, mere xuan peresis quCa gaxda,
Cveni mopirdapire saxlis patroni iyo sevilieli
mefunTuSe don xose. sul misi oqrosfrad ap­
rialebuli Ceqmebisken gamirboda Tvali. Tavisi
saxlis mokenWil SidaezoSi kvercxis naWuWi hqon­
da mopneuli. Wyetela yviTlad, iadonisfrad
SeeReba winkari da laJvardisfer-zRvisferi
zolebic aeyolebina. zogjer Semoivlida xolme
Cvensa. mamaCemi fuls aZlevda da zeTisxilis baRze
esaubreboda yovelTvis. Cems bavSvur ocnebebSi
ramdenjer davjajgurebivar sul mudam beRurebiT
daxunZlul im sawyal baharis xes, don xoses saxlis
kramitian saxuravs rom iyo acilebuli da Cveni
aivnidanac rom moCanda. Cems warmosaxvaSi es ori
sxvadasxva xe iyo. erTis kenweros, Cemi aivnidan rom
vxedavdi, qari arxevda da mze anaTebda. meore don
xoses ezoSi minaxavs Tavis tanian-varjianad.
modarebulze, saRamoJams Tu wvimian naSuad­
Revs, yoveldRe, yovel wams, ra saintereso, ra
mimzidveli, ra uCveuloa wynar quCaSi Cemi daW­
relebuli alayafidan, Cemi fanjridan Tu Cemi
aivnidan danaxuli mopirdapire saxli!
45
 17
abdali
san-xoses quCiT roca vbrundebodiT, Tavisi
saxlis zRurblTan jorkoze ijda erTi abdali
biWi da amvlel-Camvlels mzeras ayolebda. am
sacodavisTvis arc ena eboZebina gangebas da
arc goneba. TviTon mxiaruli iyo, mnaxvelebs
anaRvlianebda. biWi yvelaferi iyo dedamisisTvis
da araferi _ sxvebisTvis.
erT mSvenier dRes, roca TeTr quCaze Savma
qarma daqrola, biWi aRar damxvda Tavisi saxlis
karTan. Citi galobda mitovebul zRurblTan.
da me kurosi wamomagonda. man rogorc poetma ki
ara, rogorc mamam ufro Semaxsena Tavi. Svili rom
daeRupa, pepelas uTxra:
`pepelav, oqrosfrTiano...~
axla, roca gazafxuli mogvadga kars, im abdal
biWze vfiqrob, san-xoses quCidan zecaSi rom
wavida. albaT zis axla Tavis jorkoze sul sxva
vardebTan da xelaxla axelili TvalebiT sul
sxva mzeras ayolebs oqrosferi naTliT mosil
netarTa sulebs.

46
 18
moCveneba
feTqavda da ukidegano sixarulad Cqefda
anilia mantekas ymawvilqaloba, Rali, damdagve­
li da daudgromeli. gansakuTrebiT uyvarda
moCvenebad gardasaxva. zewarSi gaexve­ oda, fiT­
qina saxeze fqvils Seifrqvevda, nivris kbi­
las Rojebad gairWobda da navaxSmevs, roca
darbazSi ZilvfxizlobdiT, moulodnelad ga­
mogvecxadeboda, idga marmarilos kibis TavSi da
anTebuli farani eWira. xmis amouReblad nela
CamoaTavebda safexurebs. ise moirTveboda, TiTqos
siSiSvle cmodes tunikis magier. marTlacda,
zardamcemi iyo bneli sxvenidan daZruli da
saiqiodan gamoxmobili es aCrdili. magram Tan
gamaognebelic iyo saRerRelaSlil vnebaTa ra­­
Rac ucnaurad srulyofili mozRvaveba, Sezave­bu­
li saocar siTeTresTan da sifervanesTan...
ra damaviwyebs, platero, im seqtembris Rames!
mTeli saaTis ganmavlobaSi Weqa-quxili Tavs
atydeboda qalaqs. cisqceva iyo. qariSxali sneuli
guliviT ZagZagebda, wyals da qvas isroda, elvas
kvesavda da grgvinavda. wyalsatevi gadaivso da
SidaezoSi dagubda wyali. Cveuli xmebi _ cxra
saaTis reisi, mwuxris zarebi, fosta _ yvelaferi
Cavlilia... vkankalebdi. sasadiloSi gavedi wylis
dasalevad. elvis TeTr-mwvane gamonaTebaze da­
vi­naxe Cveni mezoblis, velardes, evkalipti, ku­
dianebis xes rom veZaxdiT, ai, is. gadatexiliyo da
orad mokecili dascemoda saCexis kramitebs...
uecrad mTeli saxli SeZra Semzaravma zavTma,
elvis TvalismomWrelma Suqma mWaxed iyvira TiT­
qos. gons rom movegeT, aRarcerTi aRar viyaviT
adrindel adgilas. Cven-Cvenma safiqralma Seg­
viyolia, erTmaneTze fiqris Tavi aRar gvqonda.
47
zogi Tavs uCioda, zogi _ Tvalebs, zogic _ guls...
nel-nela davubrundiT Cven-Cvens adgilebs.
qariSxali Cacxra... daZenZili Rrublis veeba
nafleTebs Soris gamoaRwia mTvarem da TeTri
naTeli aanTo wyliT Setborebul SidaezoSi.
yvelani gamovediT, mivixed-movixedeT. lordi
feTebiT arboda da Camorboda kibeze, gaSmagebiT
yefda. mivyeviT... platero, Cemo platero, kibis
Ziras, Ramis yvavilTan, romelic nawvimarze sa­
zarlad yarda, gaSotiliyo moCvenebad gadacmu­
li sacodavi anilia. mkvdari iyo. elvisagan
danaxSirebul xelSi anTebuli farani eWira.

48
 19
mewamuli xedi
mTis mwvervali. mze Cadis, wiTeli mze,
namsxvrevebad daserili da sisxlCamomdinare.
am siCaxCaxeSi CaJangda mwvane fiWvnari, siwiTle
Seeria. abrialebuli balaxi da yvavilebi no­
tio surnels afrqveven, sisovlis surnels,
mTrTolares, Suqians, sulSi SemomRwevels.
ar viZvri, gayuCebuli vxvdebi mwuxrs. pla­
tero, romlis Sav TvalebSi wiTlad kiafobs
daisi, mSvidad Cerdeba mowiTalo, movardisfro,
moiisfro gubesTan da nela yofs drunCs mewamul
sarkeSi; Sexebis umal SuSa TiTqos lRveba da
Caedineba farTo sadinarSi. uSvelebeli piri
sisxliviT Camuqebuli wyliT evseba plateros.
SeCveuli aremare gadaasxvafera daisma, nang­
revebs daamsgavsa da Tan sidiade Semata. gegone­
ba, sacaa unda wavawydeT mitovebul sasaxles...
mwuxris Jami gaxangrZlivda, maradiulobas ezia­
ra... igi usasruloa, uSfoTveli da idumali...
_ gavwioT, platero.

49
 20
TuTiyuSi
platero da me Cemi megobris, frangi eqi­
mis, baRSi TuTiyuSiT viqcevdiT Tavs, roca
Tmagawewilma SeSfoTebulma ymawvilma qalma
ferdobi Camoirbina, Soridanve Semomacqerda
aforiaqebuli, naRvliani mzeriT da Semomevedra:
_ seniorito, eqimi aqaa?
qals wiokiT mosdevdnen Camokonkili bavSvebi da
Tan yovelwams ukan ixedebodnen. bolos gamoCnda
ramdenime kaci. erTi SeWirvebuli Canda, miwis feri
edo. sxvebi mxarSi Sesdgomodnen. monadire yofila,
erTi imaTgani, vinc donianis nakrZalSi malulad
xocavs irmebs. Tofi, TokiT Sekruli danjRreuli
sanadiro Tofi, xelSi gaskdomoda.
Cemma megobarma mzrunveloba ar daaklo daW­
rils, frTxilad moacila Wrilobaze Semobanduli
ZonZebi, sisxli Camobana, kunTebi da Zvlebi xeliT
mousinja. drodadro gadmomilaparakebda:
- Ce n’est rien...*
saRamovdeboda. mzis sxivi Caikrifa. uelvas mxri­
dan niavs mohqonda Waobis, fiWvis fisisa da Tevzis
suni... forToxlis baRebi zurmuxtis xaverdovan
rkalad Semotmasnoda vardisfrad Seferil mzis
dasavals. iasamnis simwvaneSi dafaTurobda wiTel-
mwvane TuTiyuSi da gafacicebiT gvakvirdeboda
Tavisi mrgvali TvalebiT.
sawyal monadires mze Caudga Tvalze momdgar
cremlSi. gulsaklav kvnesas Sewyvetda Tu ara,
TuTiyuSi dros ixelTebda:
_ Ce n’est rien...
Cemma megobarma bamba daado da Seuxvia Wriloba.
_ eee, _ amoigmina sawyalma.
iasamnidan TuTiyuSi Seexmiana:
_ Ce n’est rien...
* eg araferia (frang.)
50
 21
sxvenze
Cemo platero, Sen xom arasdros asulxar
sxvenze. hoda, aba, saidan gecodineba, Rrma sunTq­
va rogor afarToebs mkerds, roca xis bnel kibes
aaTaveb da igrZnob, rom SuadRis mze xanZrad
SemogenTo, silaJvardem wagleka da ca ager Sen
gverdiTaa; Tanac Tvals gWris filebiT mogebuli
ezo, romelic, Senc kargad ici, kiriT imitom
SeaTeTres, rom nawvimari wyali Rrublebidan
sufTad Caedinos wyalsatevSi.
gamaognebelia sxveni! samreklos zarebi TiT­
qos Cvens mkerdSi rekaven da Cveni guliviT Zge­ren.
Sors, venaxebSi, moqneuli Toxebi naperwklebad
kvesaven vercxlsa da mzes. Tvali yvelafers
swvdeba: sxva saxuravebi, sxva ezo-yureebi. adami-
anebi muxlCauxrelad Sromoben. meunagire, mRe-
bavi, mekasre _ yvela Tavisas saqmianobs. glexebis
kar-midamos xalebad atyvia xeebi, xarebi, Txebi.
sasaflaoze, roca vinmes miasveneben, mcire xniT
Sav laqad gamoCndeba xolme WirisufalTa momcro
da meCxeri gundi. perangisamara gogo sarkmelTan
neba-neba ivarcxnis Tmas da RiRinebs. mdinareSi
Semodis xomaldi. beRelTan viRac ganmartoebula
da salamurs akvnesebs. ager, siyvaruls miscemian,
_ alals, Smags, Tavdaviwyebuls.
saxuravidan TviTon saxli ar Cans, Camalulia,
sardafiviTaa. sxvenis sarkmlidan ra ucnaurad
gamoiyureba Cveni sadRexvalio yofa! saubari,
xmauri... TviT baRCac ki ukeTesia aqedan. aqedan
Senc sxvanairi xar, platero! sxvanairi xar, roca
me ver mxedav, roca wyals svam gejidan, roca
beRuras an kus eTamaSebi!

51
 22
dabruneba
mTebidan vbrundebiT orni. datvirTulebi
varT: platero _ tyis pitniT, me _ yviTeli zam­
baxebiT.
aprilis saRamoa. oqrosfrad gaCaRebul mzis
dasavals vercxlis bzinvareba Seepara. nela da Tan­
daTan icvleba ferebi. gamWvirvale SroSanivi­ Taa
zeca. mowmendili ca jer safironiviT krialebda,
mere zurmuxtisferi Seeria. sevdiani vbrundebi...
ferdobs CavuyeviT. didebuli ieri Semata
SeRamebis simSvidem samreklos, romelsac Sara­
vandedad edga sofiis kenWiT morTuli kuwube­bis
bzin­vareba. axlodan koSki iseTi iyo, rom xiral­
dis xedi wamomagonda da odnav gaminelda didi
qalaqis monatreba, am gazafxulze rom saocrad
momeZala.
dabruneba... saidan? risTvis? sad? Cemi Ta­
namgzavri zambaxebi Sebindebis Tbil sigrileSi
afrqveven surnels, mZafrsa da Tan idumals, _
idumals, radgan yvavili ar Cans da surneleba
igrZnoba mxolod. aseT dros TiTqos TviT
surneleba yvavilobs da sulsa da xorcs msWva­
lavs bneli Ramis simartoveSi.
_ Cemi suli zambaxia, sibneleSi gafurCqnili!
_ vTqvi da uecrad CemqveS vigrZeni platero,
romelic ise mimviwyeboda, TiTqos Cemi sakuTari
sxeuli yofiliyos.

52
 23
daketili WiSkari
diesmos duqanTan roca ki movxvdebodi, ke­
del-kedel gavuyvebodi xolme yores, romelic
san-antonios quCas gasdevda, mivadgebodi da­
ketil WiSkars da saxes mivatyepebdi rkinis
gisosebs. vRelavdi da aqeT-iqiT, sadamdec ki
mimiwvdeboda mzera, vacecebdi farTod gaxelil
Tvalebs. WiSkarTan iwyeboda WinWriTa da bal­
biT gadafaruli biliki, dabla eSveboda da
angustiasTan ikargeboda. yoris qveviT farTo
gza iyo. erTxelac ar damidgams fexi im gzaze...
momajadoebelia WiSkris cxauriT Semoz­
Ruduli igive mindor-veli da ca, rac WiSkris
aqeTacaa. TiTqos namdvili yore ki ara, oc­
nebiseuli galavani gvimalavs xeds, raTa daxSu­li
WiSkris iqiT sagangebod Semoinaxos. CanaTebuli
mzis sxivebSi iisferi daisis fonze moCans
Saragza, xidi, abolebuli alvebis rigi, aguris
gamosawvavi, palosis serebi, uelvis gemebi,
riotintos navsayudlis naTurebi da wyarosTan
ganmartoebuli veeba evkalipti...
meduqneebma RimiliT miTxres, WiSkars gasaRebi
ar moergoo. Cems sizmareul ocnebebSi, Cems
unapiro fiqrebSi WiSkari gadioda jadosnur
walkotebSi, zRaprul vel-mindvrebSi. imis ar
iyos, erTxel, Cems biWobaSi, zmanebebs rom avyevi
da Sevecade gadavvlebodi marmarilos kibes, _ ase,
am ganwyobiT, dildilobiT ramdenjer mivsulvar
iq. mjeroda, rom WiSkris miRma mivagnebdi swored
imas, rasac Cemi warmosaxva nebiT Tu uneblieT
umatebda sinamdviles.

53
 24
don xose, mRvdeli
platero Cemo, eg kaci mironcxebulicaa da Ta­
nac, xom xedav, rogor laparakobs?! pirdapir Taf­
li gadmosdis piridan! sinamdvileSi ki angelozuri
Tu ram gaaCnia, _ es aris misi Waki viri.
mgoni, kidec Seswrebixar, mezRvauris Cafar­
Txunebuli SarvliTa da didi sombreroTi rom
gamovardeba, qvebs rom uSens, dautatanebs da uSve­
ri ginebiT rom iklebs baRSi forToxlis mosapa­rad
gadamZvral bavSvebs. misi mojamagirec xom bevrjer
ginaxavs, sawyali balTazari, paraskeobiT qalaqis­­
ken rom gaudgeba, raTa Tavisi gafSekili cocxebi ga­
yi­dos, anda Rarib-RatakTa mrevlSi gaerios da ilo­
cos mdidar micvalebulTa sulis mosaxseneb­lad.
dadis beCavi da daatarebs sazardulSi gamozr­dil
didi burTistola Tiaqars.
aravisgan msmenia adamianebis ase uwmawurad
lanZRva da zecis amdeni krulva. rac marTali
marTalia, namdvilad icis, yovel SemTxvevaSi, na­
SuadRevs qadagebaSi TviTon ambobs, rom namdvilad
icis, Tu ratom da rogor aris amqveynad yvelaferi
gawonasworebuli... xe, miwa, wyali, qari, cecxli _
es yovelive ise mSvenieria, ise nazia, ise naRdia,
ise wmindaa, ise Cqefso yvelaferSi sicocxle, rom
misabaZad unda miaCndeso adamians areulobis, aS­
lilobis, uxeSobis, gulcivobis, ngrevis Jams. misi
baRis qvebs RamRamobiT adgili sxvagan mieCineba.
Citunebis, bavSvebisa da yvavilebisadmi mRvdlis
mZvinvare siZulvili mimoisvris xolme maT.
mwuxris zarebi rom rekaven, yvelaferi icvleba.
don xoses dumili vel-mindvrebis mdumarebas erT­
vis. anaforas gadaicvams, mantias moisxams, Tavze
kunkuls daikosebs, Semoskupdeba Tavis CaqCaqa vir­
ze da TavCaqindruli ise Sedis Cabnelebul qalaq­
Si, TiTqos qriste miemarTebodes ierusalimisken
sikvdilis Sesaxvedrad.

54
 25
gazafxuli
ra sinaTlea, ra surneleba!
ra saZovrebi Semogvcinian!
rogor xmaurobs dila!
(xalxuri simRera)

dilis Zil-RviZili Camamwara bavSvebis yur­

Tasmenis wamRebma gniasma. Zili ver Sevibrune,
gaRizianebuli wamoviWeri loginidan da, Ria
sarkmels rom mivadeqi, mivxvdi, Citebis Jivil-
xivili iyo.
cisfrad SemosinaTlebuli dRis gamTenebel
RmerTs madls vwirav da SeviCqari baRSi. ra
gaayuCebs frTosanTa laR stvena-galobas! WaSi
mercxalma CaiWikWika, gverdze gadabrecil
forToxlis xeze WaxWaxebs SaSvi. muxidan muxaze
dafrens da ar cxreba eSxSi Sesuli molaRuri. ra
xania kiskisebs evkaliptis kenweroze Semoskupuli
Citbatona. veeba fiWvis rtoebSi ki erTmaneTs
wahkidebian beRurebi da Jriamuli gaudiT.
ra dilaa! mzem oqro-vercxliviT wkriala
sixalise aaxmiana miwaze. aTasferi peplebi
fancqaleben yvelgan: yvavilebTanac, Sinac da
gareTac. afarfatdebian da uceb gaCndebian
iq, wyarosTan. yvelgan, sadac ki Tvali miatans,
mTel aremareSi gadmoduRs, gadmoCqefs, feTqavs,
ifurCqneba laRi da Zlieri sicocxle.
da TiTqos SuqiT gasxivosnebul uzarmazar
fiWaSi varT, anda _ alisferi veeba vardis cxel
gulisgulSi.

55
 26
wyalsatevi
Sig Caixede, platero. amaswinandeli wvimebiT
mTlad gadavsebula. eqo gamqrala. qveviT mzeze
aRar cimcimebs feradSuSebiani Cardaxis yviTel-
cisferi aTinaTi, rogorc winaT, wyali rom da­
balze iyo.
Sen ar yofilxar wyalsatevSi, Cemo platero.
me ki Cavedi, roca dacales am ramdenime wlis
win. Caixede, qvemoT didi derefaniviTaa da pa­
tara senakicaa. Cavedi Tu ara, Camiqra sanTeli
da salamandra momefaTura xelze. gamacia da
zari damca orma dartymam. ise gamiara gulSi,
rogorc Tavis qalis qveS gadajvaredinebuli
Zvle­biviT gadaWdobilma orma xmalma. platero,
mTeli qalaqqveSeTi daxrulia wyalsatevebiTa da
gvirabebiT. yvelaze didi wyalsatevi zed lobos
flatesTanaa, antikuri cixis SidaezoSi. yvelaze
ukeTesi Cems baRSia. xom xedav, kide erTianad
TeTri marmariloTi aqvs SemoSenebuli. eklesiis
gvirabi puntales zvrebSi gadis da mdinarispira
velze gadmoedineba. lazareTTan rom iwyeba, im
gvirabis gavla veravin gabeda. bolo ara aqvs da
imitom.
magondeba Cems bavSvobaSi grZeli, wvimiani,
uZilo Rameebi, banidan wyalsatevSi wylis xeT­
qebasa da CxrialSi TeTrad gatexili Rameebi.
dilas giJebiviT gavcvivdebodiT xolme, rom
gvenaxa, sadamde aiwia wyalma, dRevandeliviT
gadavsebuli Tu dagvxvdeboda, ra sixaruli iyo,
ra SeZaxilebi, ra aRtaceba!
hoda, Cemo platero, axla badiiT gasmev am
sufTa civ wyals, es is badiaa, sulmouTqmelad
rom clida sacodavi viliegasi, Sigani rom gamo­
TuTquli hqonda koniakiTa da aryiT.
56
 27
qeciani ZaRli
naTrevi, gaquculi da gaZvaltyavebuli Sei­
Zurweboda baRSi da saxlTan miipareboda. sul
gaurboda viRacas. yvelasgan moZulebuli karga
xania SeeCvia nasrol qvasa da dacacxanebas. ZaR­
lebi... ZaRlebic uRrendnen da isic unda gasc­
loda, garideboda. SuadRis xvatSi Zlivs Cawan­
waldeboda xolme TavdaRmarTSi.
im saRamos dianas aetorRiala. is iyo, karSi
gamovedi, rom braziT atanili daraji Tofs eca.
ver movaswari SeCereba. mucelSi moxvda. sacodavi
ZaRli gamayruebeli ymuiliT Sebzrialda da
gaiSxlarTa akaciis qveS.
platerom Tavi aswia, Tvals ar aSorebda saco­
davs. dafeTebuli diana aqeT-iqiT awydeboda,
mere Cven amogvefara. daraji ki viRacis winaSe
Tavs imarTlebda, burtyunebda, saqcielwamxdari
iRimeboda da albaT nanobda kidec. kvamlma Talxi
ridiT Sebura mze. imave kvamlis cicqna fTilas
daenisla moklulis jer isev cocxali Tvali.
zRvidan qaris yovel SemoxeTqebaze qvi­ Ti­
nebdnen evkaliptebi. sicxiT SexuTuli oqros­fe­
ri mindvrebis mdumarebaSi Zalas ikrebda qariS­
xali da Tavs dahRrialebda mkvdar ZaRls.

57
 28
tbori
daica, platero, daica... anda, Tu ginda,
waibalaxe am xasxasa molze, oRond macale,
erTi Cavixedo am mSvenier tborSi. ra xania, ar
minaxavs...
Sexe, rogor atans mze damdgar wyalSi, rogor
anaTebs mis lamaz momwvano-mooqrosfro siRr­
mes... zeciuri grili sioTi Serxeuli zambaxebi
Sig iWyitebian da monusxuliviT CasCerebian
siRrmes... xaverdovani safexurebi Cadis mixveul-
moxveul labirinTebSi; jadosnuri mRvimeebi,
Semkuli saocari xatebiT, romlebic mxolod
ocnebiseulma miTologiam SeiZleba STaagonos
wyalqveSa mxatvris warmosaxvas; Tvalwarmtaci
walkotebi romeliRac mwvaneTvaleba SeSlili
dedoflis usazRvro sevdas Seuqmnia TiTqos;
nangrevebad qceuli sasaxleebi, swored iseTi,
saRamo Jams zRvaze rom vixile, roca Camavali mzis
almaceri sxivebi Seesia napirTan damdovrebul
wyals da TiTqos dasera igi... da kidev bevri,
Zalian bevri ram. ocnebam ramdeni ram SeiZleba
gamostacos daviwyebas! warmaval silamazes
SeiZ­­
leba aarTvas maradiuli arsi! samaxsovro
suraTidan dainarCunos romeliRac miviwyebul an
egeb sulac ararsebul baRSi gancdili dardiani
gazafxulis Jami. yvelaferi, rac TiTqos um­
niSvneloa, grandiozulicaa, radgan Soreulia da
mizezia uamravi gancdisa, saunjea werasatanili
Zveli jadoqrebisa...
es tbori, platero, Cemi guli iyo winaT. aseve
viyavi martoobiT garindebuli, aseve viyavi
saocari sisavsiT Setborebuli... roca siyvarulma
dakoda guli, gadmoskda Segubebuli sisxli,

58
waleka jebirebi, idina, idina, vidre ar daiwminda,
ar dawda da ise ar aCqrolda, rogorc aprilis erT
Tbil, myudro, Suqian dRes _ mindvrad morakrake
nakadulis liklika Cqeri.
da mainc zogjer beberi daZarRvuli xeli
Caabrunebs Cems guls adrindel tborSi, mwvane
simartoveSi. rCeba iq guli, monusxuli da gaog­
nebuli. rCeba da Senies idiliaSi (xom wagikiTxe!)
iola rom `tkivilis dasaameblad~ miugebs al­
kides, _ Cemi gulic ase Seepasuxeba xolme xaf
SeZaxilebs.

59
 29
aprilis idilia
bavSvebma alvebTan wyaroze Caiyvanes platero
da axla ukan mohyavT yviTeli yvavilebiT da­
xunZluli. mouZRvebian, xiTxiTeben da lazRan­
daroben. iq, dabla, isini gawuwa caze naucbaTe­vad
Semoxetebulma Rrubelma. wvimam mwvane mindo­ric
dasera oqrosa da vercxlis cremlebiT motirali
RvarebiT, romlebSic cisartyela krToda. vi­
rukas svel zurgze jer kidev icremlebian yva­
vilebis zanzalakebi.
saamuri idiliaa, saocrad cincxali da gulis
amaCuyebeli!.. plateros xmac gaunazda sveli da
faqizi tvirTisagan. drodadro Tavs miabrunebs,
yvavilebs waetaneba da gamoqaCavs. TeTri da
yviTeli Warpatelebi jer gamoeCreba duJiT
gadamwvanebul kbilebSi, mere ki gadaeSveba mo­
sarTavebiT Semosaltul mkvriv mucelSi. eh, pla­
tero Cemo, ra iqneboda, Cvenc yvavilebi gveWama da
SensaviT Segvrgeboda!
aprilis Semparavi mwuxria... Jami Semoci­
sartyelebuli TqeSebisa. es Jami da mocaxcaxe
siSore irekleba plateros anTebul TvalebSi. da
iq, mzis dasavalTan, san-xuanis velebs iqiT, wvimad
epireba Camoqcevas mewamuli Rrubeli.

60
 30
iadoni dafrinavs
erT mSvenier dRes iadoni _ ar vici, rogor da
ranairad, _ magram... gafrinda galiidan. beberi
Citi iyo, gardacvlili axloblis sevdiani mo­
sagonari. ver gavuSvi, SemeSinda, ar daimSes, ar
gaiToSos, katam ar SeWamos-meTqi.
mTel dilas broweulebSi dacucunebda, WiS­
karTan, iasamnebs iqiT rom fiWvia, ai, iq. bavS­
vebi dilidanve isxdnen SuSabandSi da Tvals
adevnebdnen moyviTalo Citis gadafren-gad­
mofrenas. avSaraSexsnili platero vardis buC­
qebTan Tavs iqcevda, pepelas eTamaSeboda.
saRamos iadoni didi saxlis kramitis saxuravze
Semojda da Camavali mzis minavlul sxivebSi karga
xans afaTqunebda frTebs. uceb, _ kacma ar icis,
ratom da rogor, _ aRmoCnda isev galiaSi. laRic
iyo da xalisianic.
ra Jriamuli atyda baRSi! bavSvebi daxtodnen,
taSi Semokres, icinodnen da vardisferi gan­
TiadiviT iyvnen gaciskrovnebulni. diana cmu­
kavda, bavSvebs dasdevda da uyefda Tavis mokis­ki­
se eJvans. platero Tavisi vercxlisferi sxeulis
foriaqma ise aitana, TikaniviT dakuntruSebda,
yalyze dgeboda, tlinkebs yrida, yiraze ga­
dadioda da valsis wreebs mouxeSavad xazavda
rbil da kriala haerSi.

61
 31
demoni
uecrad galavanTan, mosaxvevSi, gamoCnda viri.
moCaqCaqebda da buqs ayenebda. isedac turtlians
zed kidev mtveri edeboda. wamSi gaCndnen aqo­
Sinebuli biWebic. mosdevdnen da moisrodnen
Wigoebs, qvebs. Tan mziT garujul muclebze iqa­
Cavdnen CaCaCul dakonkil Sarvlebs.
Savi iyo, didi, bRenZi da bexreki, presviteri­
viT Camomxmari. ise iyo gaZvaltyavebuli,
ifiq­reb­di, Zvlebi gamoxevs gaqucul tyavs da
sadme gamoeCrebao. SeCerda, koJrebis msgavsi
CayviTlebuli kbilebi gadmoyara da daiyroyina
mWaxed, mZvinvared, iseTi ZaliT, mis gajaxirebul
da gadamRrZval siberes sul rom ar Sehferoda.
patrons Tu dahkargvia? xom ar gecnoba, plate­
ro? neta ra unda? Zlivs mojagjagebs da viRas
gamoeqca neta?
mis danaxvaze platerom eSviviT Seatyupa
yurebi, mere erTi yuri dacqvita, meore Ca­
moapartyuna da gamoeqana Cemken. erTdroulad
TxrilSi damalvasac apirebda da gaqcevasac. Savi
viri plateros eZgera, daynosa, unagirs waetana,
monastris yores erTi Sehyroyina da qveviT Caeqana
galavnis gayolebiT.
uecrad am gagania sicxeSi ucnauri Semcivneba
da JrJola... neta me vkankaleb Tu platero?
yvelaferi TrTis, yvelaferi icvleba. Sav ri­
desaviT raRac TiTqos waefara mzes da Crdili
Camowva. gamaognebeli martooba Camodga viwro
SukaSi. botoro haeri mTlad Segubda da suli
gvexuTeba... Soreuli xmebi nel-nela gvabrunebs
sinamdvilesTan. Tevzeulis bazridan aRwevs
yayani, qoTqoTi. mdinaris napiridan es-esaa dab­

62
runebuli meTevzeebi aqeben da mazandas uweven
Tav-TavianT kambalebs, oragulebs, kiborCxalebsa
da Rlavebs; ismis diliswirvis zarebi, danebis
salesis stvena...
platero mainc tokavs. damfrTxali gamomxe­
davs drodadro. ratomRac garetebuli varT
orive...
_ platero Cemo, mgoni, eg Savi viri sulac ar
iyo marTla viri...
gaoCnebuli platero isev aitana ZagZagma. Si­
SiT gamomxeda dardianma da SavnaRvlianma da
Txrilisken gaeqana.

63
 32
Tavisufleba
gzispira yvavilebis TvalierebaSi gaverTe.
uecrad mzera momtaca TvalismomWrelma Citma.
cvarwayrili mwvane molidan caSi aiWreboda da
Zirs enarcxeboda fexdaborkili. Cumad vu­ ax­­­
lovdebiT. win me miviCqari, platero ukan mom­
devs. iq, gadaCrdilulSi, wyarosTvalTan, ona­var
bavSvebs ukve daugiaT maxe. am sacodavs yovel
SefrTxialebaze stkiva da uneburad eZaxis, ux­
mobs Tavis zeciur TanamoZmeT.
sxivnaTeli, kamkama dila lurjad mWvirvalebs.
Jivil-xivili ifrqveva maxlobeli fiWvnaridan.
WikWiki da galoba xan matulobs, xan mineldeba,
ar cxreba da exmatkbileba zRvidan oqrosfrad
Semocimcimebul naz sios, romelic xeTa kenwe­
roebs atokebs. arada, zed maxesTanaa miamit mga­
lobelTa sabralo gundi!
plateros movaxti, qusli vkari da fiWvnarisken
gavutie, Camoburul tevrSi SevaWene da avtexe
yvirili, mRera, taSiscema. platero dafeTda
da ayroyinda. gamyivanad da omaxianad SemosZaxa
kidev da kidev. eqo gamoepasuxa saidanRac, TiT­qos
uRrmesi Widan. Citebs Jriamuli ar SeuwyvetiaT,
ise aiSalnen da maxlobeli Walakisken gafrind­
nen.
anci balRebis buzRuni ukan movitoveT. pla­
terom Tavisi gaburZgnili drunCi madlie­rebiT
ise momicacuna mkerdze, rom guli SemekumSa.

64
 33
moxetialeTa modgma
_ Sexe, platero, ramsigrZeze gaWimulan! Ta­
kara mzeSi filaqanze gawolili qancmileuli
ZaRlis kudiviT ar wagrZelebulan?!
axalgazrda qali, talaxiT Sezelil qandakebas
rom hgavs, gamuruli qoTaniviT Sav xels ramden­
zec miawvdens, eqaCeba da glejs gamxmari Sambis
Reroebs. misi Salis kabis wiTel-mwvane konkebidan
gamouRwevia spilenZisfer siSiSvles. patara
gogo, _ gogo ki ara, Tmebis bRuja, _ kedelze
naxSiriT jRabnis raRacas uxamssa da ugvans.
piraRma gawolili biWi Tavs iqcevs RnaviliT da
mucelze ifsams. ai ise, auzi gagaxsendeba Tavis
Sadrevnianad. kaci da maimuni iqeqebian: erTi
burdRuniT ifxans aburdul saqoCres, meore
neknebze ise iglasunebs TiTebs, TiTqos gitaris
simebze aTamaSebdes.
drodadro kaci welSi swordeba, wamoimarTeba,
zlazvniT gadis Sua gzaze da usulgulod
SeaJRarunebs dairas. Tan aivnisken uWiravs Tvali.
qali waimRerebs raRacas, gulis gamawvrilebels,
erTferovansa da Seuwyobels. Tan SigadaSig
daucacxanebs biWunas, romelic mas fexebs ubra­
gunebs. Tavis jaWvze bevrad msubuqi maimuni
yiramala gadatrialdeba udroo dros da imwamsve
iwyebs TxrilSi raime sakbilos Zebnas.
samia... sadguris reisma ukve aaTava nuevas
aRmarTi. mze... Takara mze... meti araferi...
_ platero Cemo, ageraa ojaxuri idilia...
muxasaviT qmari _ qoCrifxania, coli _ vazis
lerwiviT zed migrexil-mitmasnili, gogo-biWi
_ modgmis gasagrZeleblad da erTic _ pawia, Cia
maimuni, romelic maTTvis sakvebs Soulobs da Tan
rwyilebs ixilavs.
65
 34
gulis swori
zRvidan monaberi zefiri Seuyveba mewamul
ferdobs, Seuqrolebs mwvervalebs, Sescinis
TeT­­
rad mimofrqveul yvavilebs, ixlarTeba
fiW­vis SimelebSi, afrasaviT beravs da ZenZavs
laJvardisfrad, oqrosfrad, vardisfrad mocim­
cime ablabudebs. naSuadRevs aqeT zRvidan
Semonaqroli qari mouZRvis mwuxrs. guls axarebs
mze da zefiri.
cqvitad, xalisianad mimaCaqCaqebs platero,
gegoneba, bumbuliviT msubuqi viyo. ise mkvircx­
lad SevudeqiT beqobs, TiTqos Tavqve veSvebo­deT.
Sors, fiWvnars iqiT, TrTis da laplapebs zRvis
uferuli zoli. kunZulze varT TiTqos. dabla,
mwvane mdeloze, CirgvebTan cmukaven daborkili
virebi.
saamo JrJolam gadauara vel-mindvrebs.
uecrad platero yurebs cqvets, nestoebs beravs,
drunCs zed moWutul Tvalebamde ainaoWebs da
gadmoyris lobiosaviT Calagebul did yviTel
kbilebs. geSs iRebs, yoveli mxridan gamoarCevs
da xarbad iynosavs Sig kakal gulSi SemoRweul
mZafr suns. ho, iqaa, im gorakzea misi gulis
swori, koxtad, nacrisfrad gamoirCeva laJvardi
cis fonze. erTad SenivTebuli ori yroyini,
ori mWaxe gadaZaxili, Suqiani dRis naTels exeT­
qeba. SeerTxmebulma gamyivanma gadaxmianebam
CanCqeriviT Camoiquxa.
sawyali platero! sxva gza araa, unda Se­
vaferxo misi satrfialo zraxvebi... da... masaviT
danaRvlianebulma mindvris turfam gamogvayola
Tavisi giSris Tvalebi, romlebSic aremare Ca­

66
xatuliyo... SiSveli xorcis idumalo yivilo,
amaod borgav da foriaqob zizilebiT mofenil
velze!
gaqsuebuli platero zantad miCaqCaqebs, yovel
wams SeiZleba ukan gabrundes. misi Seyovnebuli
CorTi da misi floqvebis Tanazomieri tyapuni
sayveduriviT gaismis:
_ ro-gor mi-mtyu-ne,
_ ro-gor mi-mtyu-ne...

67
 35
wurbela
dadeqi! es ra ambavia Sens Tavs, platero, ra
dagemarTa?
plateros sisxli sdis piridan, jloyinebs da
svlas anelebs. wamSi vxvdebi yvelafers. am dilas,
fiWvTan rom CaviareT, platero wyaros daewafa.
yovelTvis iseT adgils arCevs, sadac wyali kam­
kamaa da Tanac kriWaSekruli svams. magram, et­yo­ba,
enaze an sasaze mainc ahyva wurbela.
_ moica, Se kaco, damanaxve, ra gWirs!
medroge raposos veZaxi saSvelad. man nuSebze
gadmoWra, Camoirbina da oriveni erTad vcdi­
lobT, piri davaRebinoT plateros. verafers
gavx­diT. gegoneba, SeduRabebuli hqondes ybebi.
gu­li mwydeba, rom platero arc ise gonieri yofi­
la, me rom megona. raposom msxvili Wigo gadate­xa
da Seecada platerosTvis ybebSua Seekvexe­ bi­na.
es ioli rodi iyo. platerom Tavi maRla aiSvira,
yalyze Sedga, ganze gaxta, aborgda... bolos
medrogem dro uxelTa da joxma gverdidan SeaRwia
plateros ybebSua. raposo moaxta plateros da,
piridan rom ver gadmoegdo, orive xeliT Tavisken
moqaCa joxis boloebi.
swored asea, gaberili Savi wurbelaa! makra­
teliviT movimarjve vazis ori lerwi da movaci­
le wurbela. gatiknil mowiTalo-moJangisfro
tomsikas hgavs, Savi RviniT savse tikiviTaa;
wiTeli dolbandis danaxvebaze gabRenZili
indauris daberil-dawiTlebul CiC­ virs hgavs
am bdRvriala mzeSi. virukebs rom sisxls aRar
swovdes, zed wyarosTan Suaze vapob wurbelas da
wamSi plateros sisxliT iRebeba patara nakadu­
lis aqafebuli Cqeri.

68
 36
sami beriqali
_ aqeT, platero, aqeT, ganze gavdgeT, wamo, gza
vutioT sabralo beriqalebs.
sanapirodan unda modiodnen, an egeb _ mTebidan.
erTi brmaa, danarCen ors xeli SeuSvelebia.
eqimTan Tu midian, don luisTan, an egeb laza­
reTisken miemarTebian. Sexe, ra frTxilad miiweven
win, Tavs rogor evlebian usinaTlos, TiTqos
erTi sikvdilis momlodine iyos samive. xedav,
platero, gawvdili xelebiT TiTqos ganze sweven
haers. ucnaurad, alersiT gzidan arideben yo­vel
gansacdels, yvavilebiT gadapentil pawia rtosac
ki.
moisvene, Se kaco, nu cmukav, Torem Cagordebi!
daayure, ra sevdaa maT saubarSi. boSebi arian.
koplebian briala kabebsac xom xedav? welSi ga­
marTulan, am xanSic ki SerCeniaT Tvaltanadoba.
SuadRis papanebaSi mtverSi ixrCobian miwiT
moTxvrilebi, gaoflilebi, wvirianebi. da Ca­
momWknar beriqalebs mainc emCnevaT gadavlili
silamaze, rogorc ucremlo mware mosagonari.
Sexe, platero, siberes rogor eSxianad daa­
tareben sicocxlis Sesagebeblad. atanilni ari­an
gazafxuliT, JamiT, roca CaxCaxa mzis mTrTola­re
naTelSi oqrosfrad yvavis birka.

69
 37
urika
amaswinandeli kokispiruli wvimebiT modi­
debul RelesTan, romelsac ager zvrebamde mieR­
wia, liaSi Caflul danjRreul urikas wavawy­
diT. forToxliTa da TiviT ise daetvirTaT,
lamis aRarc ki Canda. iqve cremlad iRvreboda,
waSvelebas cdilobda da Tavisi norCi mkerdiT
virukas ubiZgebda Camokonkili turtliani gogo.
viri ki, vai rom, plateroze mWlec iyo da uRonoc.
gulamomjdari gogonas slukunsa da SeZaxebaze
viri amaod ejajgureboda urikas. qanci hqonda
gawyvetili. zafxulobiT moRlili qari rom yva­
vilebs Seexizneba da Cadgeba, an balRs rom Tavisi
siTamamis Sesaferi Rone ar gaswvdeba, ase iyo
swored.
xeli wavuTaTune plateros da ris vai-vagla­
xiT Sevabi Tavis Cia moZmesTan urikaSi. dayvaveba...
Segulianeba... da platerom erTi gaqaCviT lafi­
dan amoaTria viri urikianad da ferdobs Seuyena.
RmerTo Cemo, rogor gaiRima gogonam! lega
RrublebSi qarvis namsxvrevebad dafSvnili Ca­
mavali mze ganTiadiviT akiafda mis wvirian crem­
lebSi.
sixaruliT gulaCuyebulma gogonam gamomi­
woda ori mozrdili forToxali, mkvrivi da mZime.
gamovarTvi madlierma da erTi gaZvaltyavebul
virukas miveci sanugeSod, meore _ plateros
jildod.

70
 38
puri
Tu gaxsovs, platero, amas winaT giTxari,
mogeris suli da guli Rvinoa-meTqi. ara. mogeris
suli da guli puria. TviT mogeric TavTuxis
puriviTaa: SigniT TeTria da fafuki, garedan
oqrosferia da mkvrivi. Cveni mzec xom dabrawul
puris kversa hgavs.
SuadReze mze rom daacxunebs, mTel sofels
buRi asdis, fiWvisa da cxel-cxeli puris suni
dgeba. TiTqos mTeli sofeli pirs abCens da
er­
Ti veeba piri loRnis erT uSvelebel purs.
puria yvelaferSi: zeiTunis zeTSi, bostneulis
SeWamandSi, wvela yvelSi, yurZnis mtevanSi.
yvelaferi kocnasaviT gemrielia. puria yvela­
feri: Rvinoc, sawebelac, SaSxic da TviTon purad
puric. xmela puri TavisTavad imedia, ocnebiT
naloliavebi...
Camoivlian mepureebi, RriWod datovebul
yovel karTan SeaCereben cxens, taSs Semohkraven
da daiZaxeben: `mepureee!~ mere dabrawuli SoTebi
da funTuSebi bragabrugiT iyreba kalaTebSi, ro­
melTac SiSveli xeli daswvdeba xolme. nazuqebi
cviva funTuSebze, kverebi _ bliTebze...
upovar-uqonelTa bavSvebi wamSi gaCndebian
WiSkris cxaurTan, karis urdulTan; Camorekaven
zars da acremlebulebi wamRerebiT evedrebian
Sin Seketilebs: `puurii, coota puurii!~

71
 39
aglae
ra mSvenieri xar dRes, platero! modi CemTan...
am dilaadrian ra dRe dagawia makariam! yvelafer­
ma, rac TeTri gaqvs da rac _ Savi, ise gamoanaTa
da ise gamobzinda, rogorc dRe rom gakamkamdeba,
an Rame rom gamWvirvaldeba xolme nawvimarze. ra
sanaxavi xar, platero!
odnav Secbunebulia da nela moiwevs Cemken.
nabanavebi platero jer xeirianad ar SemSrala.
iseTi sufTaa, SiSvel gogonasaviTaa. ciskariviT
gamoanaTa plateros Tavma. didi cocxali Tva­
lebi ise ubzinavs, TiTqos graciaTagan yve­
laze unorCess eboZebinos misTvis lazaTi da
mgznebareba.
amas yvelafers kidec veubnebi plateros.
sinazem da siyvarulma ise amitana, rom Tavze
wavetane plateros da Cemken Semovabrune.
vuRi­ tineb, xelebs vuTaTuneb. Tvalebs dab­ la
xris, misi ori yuri ar mepueba mxolod, yu­ re­
biTRa miZaliandeba odnav. ar micilebs. Tavs
gamoiTavisuflebs, ganze gaxteba, mere mou­lod­
nelad gaitruneba onavari lekviviT.
_ ra sanaxavi xar, Se kaco! _ vimeoreb.
platero axlebSi gamowkepili Rataki bavS­
viviTaa, ucxoobs, uxerxulad da gaubedavad
garbis, Tan TvalebiT mesaubreba da gamomcqeris.
yurebi gaTqvams mis sixaruls. mere yuCdeba da
Tavs ikatunebs, TiTqos gomuris karTan wiwknides
ferad-ferad Warpatelebs.
aglae _ momniWebeli sinazisa da mSvenierebisa,
miyrdnobia foTlebis, nayofisa da beRurebis sam­
magi varjiT damSvenebul veeba msxals, Rimmoreu­li
Sehyurebs am sanaxaobas da Tavad lamis gauCinare­
bula amonaTebuli dilis mzis simWvirvaleSi.
72
 40
mTis mwvervalze gaxarebuli fiWvi
sadme SevCerdebi da, Cemo platero, sul mgonia,
rom mTis mwvervalze, fiWvis Ziras, vCerdebi.
qalaqs mival, siyvaruli mewveva Tu dideba, _ sul
mgonia, rom SevaRwie mis veeba simwvaneSi, romelic
uxvad iRvreba ukidegano laJvardovani cis TeTri
Rrublebidan. igi kaSkaSa Suquradaa aziduli
Cemi cxovrebis boboqar zRvebSi. aseve imedia
igi SfoTian qariSxlebSi TavTxelze Sexiznul
mogerel mezRvaurTaTvis. igi saimedo dasasru­
lia Cemi Zneli dReebisa. dgas mwvervalze, rom­lis
orwoxebian mewamul kalTas zantad miuyvebian
sanlukarisken gzad mimavali boganoebi.
ra ZaliT vivsebi yovelTvis, roca wamo­
magondeba da guls momefoneba xolme! erTa­derTs
mas ar Seuwyvetia zrda Cems davaJkacebasTan
erTad. isic izrdeboda, ufro da ufro diddebo­
da. grigalma rom totebi Camoayefa da CamoaWres,
ase megona, xel-fexi wamacales. zogjer raRac
tkivili wamomivlis xolme da meCveneba, rom fiWvs
stkiva.
mas iseTi sazeo, iseTi didebuli sityvebi
SeSvenis, rogorc zRvas, rogorc zecas, rogorc
guls. iseve rogorc zRvaze, rogorc cisqveSeTSi,
rogorc Cemi sevdiani gulis siRrmeSi, _ wle­
bis manZilze fiWvis CrdilqveS Rrublebis Tva­
lierebaSi kaeSani ganuqarvebia kacTagan mra­
vals. roca fiqrebs Sevyvebi, roca warmosaxvebi
uneb­­
lieT wamomeSlebian, an im wuTebSi, roca
sagnebs Sinagani mzeriT vWvret, mTis mwvervalze
wamomarTuli fiWvi maradiulobis xatad mesaxeba.
igi ufro didia da irweva, mixmobs, raTa Sevisve­no
mis simSvideSi _ cxovrebis gzebze Cemi xetialis
WeSmarit da maradiul dasasrulSi.
73
 41
darboni
darboni, plateros beiTali, Cveni mureSa
xa­
riviT veebaa, sazamTrosaviT wiTelia, as oc
kilos waaWarbebs woniT da, _ Cemi cxovreba lamis
gavlieo, _ ambobs.
rom laparakobs, danjRreul Zvel pianinosa­
viT tovebs bgerebs. zogjer sityvis magier
fSvinva aRmoxdeba da saTqmels waeSveleba Tavis
kanturiT, xelebis qneviT, ZagZagiT, xvelebiTa da
cxvirsaxocSi purWyebiT. es sanaxaoba vaxSmobam­de
gastans xolme.
arc wina kbilebi SerCa da aRarc ukana. puris
gulis mets verafers Wams, oRond jer mofSvnis,
xelSi moagundavebs da, sanam yanyratoSi gadau­
Zaxebdes, mTel saaTs atrialebs pirSi. Semdeg isev
moagundavebs, Semdeg _ isev. RrZilebiT loRnis
da arwivis CarbiviT mokauWebul cxvirze edeba
gabudebuli wveri.
aki vTqvi, mureSa xariviTaa-meTqi. zRurblTan
Tu dadga, mTel kars gmanavs. platero patara
bavSviviT uCuyebs guls. yvavils an Cits rom
dai­naxavs, sicili autydeba, pirs daabCens, Tavs
veRar ikavebs, CabJirdeba da es uTavbolo sicil-
xorxoci yovelTvis tiriliTa da slukuniT
mTavr­deba. bolos Cawynardeba da Zvel sasaflaos
gaxedavs:
_ Cemi gogo, Cemi sacodavi gogo...

74
 42
bavSvi da wyali
mziT gadaxrukul, miyruebul mtvrian ezoSi _
ise mtvrianSi, rom fexakrefiT Tu gaivli, maSinac
ki buqi avardeba da Tvalebi mtvriT agevseba,
_ bavSvia wyarosTan. es aris laRi da xalisiani
erToba, Tumca Tavisi samyaro aqvs orives. da­
xaSmuli adgilia. erTi xec ki arsadaa, magram
gulSi aRwevs, enaze gadgeba, TvalebSi gexateba
ulurjes caze sxiviT warwerili sityva: oazisi.
dilidanve usaSvelod cxela. wminda franCes­
kos taZris ezoSi WriWinobela xerxavs da xerxavs
zeTisxilis xes. Takara mze Tavze aWers bavSvs. is
ki verc amCnevs, wyliT aris moculi. biWi miwaze
gawolila, peSvi SeuSveria moCuxCuxe nakadisT­
vis. wyals mis xelisgulze aRumarTavs sigrilisa
da sinatifis mTrTolare sasaxle. aRtacebuli
bavSvi Savi TvalebiT gafacicebiT CasCerebia
sasaxles. Tan TavisTvis raRacas burtyunebs. meo­
re xels xan aq Seiyofs konkebSi, xan iq da iqeqeba.
sasaxle sasaxled rCeba, Tan yovel wams axldeba.
zogjer iryeva kidec. mere biWi moikunta, daiZaba
da gaitruna, raTa misi sisxlis tokvas iseve ar
waeSala moxelTebuli Cqeris pirveli saxe, ro­
gorc cicqna kristals _ kaleidoskopis xatebi.
_ ar vici, platero, Tu mimixvdebi, rasac axla
getyvi: am bavSvs Cemi suli uWiravs xelSi.

75
 43
megobroba
Cven mSvenivrad SevewyveT erTmaneTs. nebaze
mivuSveb xolme da mudam iq mivyavar, sadac mome­
survileba.
mwvervalze gaxarebul fiWvs mivadgebiT da...
icis platerom, rogor minda movefero, xeli mo­
vuTaTuno mis tans, cas SevaCerde fiWvis veeba
varjidan, romelSic naTelia CaRvrili. platerom
icis, rogor miyvars is sacalfexo biliki, xasxasa
mdeloze ZvelisZveli wyarosken rom miiklakneba;
icis, rom CemTvis dResaswaulia gorakze Sefeni­li
fiWvnaridan mdinarisTvis Tvalis Sevleba, rom
Soridanve mixmobs maRlari tye, antikuri garemos
msgavsi. plateros zurgze imedianad CamTvlems
xolme. vici, sadme saamur adgilas gameRviZeba.
plateros ise veloliavebi, rogorc bavSvs.
roca gza gaZneldeba da oRroCoRroebze svla
daumZimdeba, CamovqveiTdebi, rom SeRavaTi mivce.
vkocni, velazRandarebi, vajavreb kidec... kargad
icis, rom miyvars da gulSi ar ixvevs wyenas. pla­
tero ise mgavs da ise gansxvavdeba yvelasagan, rom
mgoni, Cemi ocnebebiTac ki ocnebobs.
celqi biWi rom dadinjdeba, ase modrka da
momendo platero. ar meurCeba. vici, rom misi
bedniereba var. ise SemeTvisa, gaurbis sxva vireb­
sac da sxva adamianebsac.

76
 44
nanina
menaxSiris gogona, monetasaviT lamazica da
WuWyianic, Sav Tvalebs akvesebs. WvartliT aqvs
momuruli sisxliviT wiTeli tuCebi. Camomjdara
qoxis karTan kramitze da Tavis umcros Zamias
urwevs.
mocimcime maisia, mzis guliviT mwveli da
Cax­
Caxa. SuqCaRvril simSvides arRvevs gareT
cecxl­ze Semodgmuli koWobis TuxTuxi. cxenebis
Sewy­vilebis Jamia da ialaRebidan moismis faSat-
ulayTa SeWixvineba. zRvidan monaberma zefirma
xalisianad Seiqrola evkaliptis tevrSi.
tkbilad, grZnobamoreviT RiRinebs gogona:
`daaiZiinee, paawawiinav,
mwyeemsis saaunjeeo...~

siCumea... qari arwevs xis kenweroebs...

`daaiZiinee, paawawiinav,
meec meZiineebao...~

niavi moirxeva... platero frTxilad miikvlevs

gzas danaxSirebul fiWvebSi. nela uaxlovdeba
gogonas, uecrad wveba Sav miwaze da patara dedis
naninaze bavSviviT iZinebs.

77
 45
Cemi ezos xe
es xe, platero, es akacia, me TviTon davrge. xe
ki ara, cecxli iyo, mwvane cecxli! gazafxulidan
gazafxulamde tans isrulebda da axla Tavze
gadmogvfarebia Tavisi xSiri foTlebiT, romleb­
Sic Camavali mzis sxivebi atans. amJamad gamoketil
am saxlSi roca vcxovrobdi, es xe Cemi poeziis
yve­
laze naRdi burji iyo. aprili firuzisfrad
rTavda, oqtomberi oqroTi amkobda da misi yoveli
totisTvis Tvalis erTi Sevlebac ki maxalisebda,
Tavisi umanko xeliT TiTqos Sublze mexeboda
mu­za. ra nazi, ra werweta, ra mSvenieri iyo maSin!
dRes ki, platero, lamis mTel ezos dahpat­
ronebia, ganze gasula. rogor gabarjRula! ar
vici, neta gamixsenebs? gulidan gadamSorda. ga­
dasxvaferebula. sxva xe mgonia. vidre miviwyebuli
myavda, vidre CemTvis lamis aRarc ki arsebobda,
gazafxuli wlidan wlamde Tavisi nebisamebr cvli­
da da Cems guneba-ganwyobaze sulac ar naRvlobda.
arafers aRar meubneba axla, Tumca xea, Cemi
darguli xe. Tundac erTxel rom miualerso xes,
Seni sandomela xdeba, grZnobiT givsebs guls. es
xe ki, xe, romelic ase miyvarda da ase SeveTvise, _
arafers meubneba Sexvedrisas. dardis amSlelia
es. eh, aRar Rirs amaze laparaki! mzis Suqi rom
Caikrifeba, daisi da akacia erTmaneTs rom
Seezaveba, aRarc maSin Cans rtoze Camokidebuli
Cemi qnari. am mSvenier lorTqo ylorts leqsi
aRar moaqvs CemTvis. xis varjSi CaRvrili sxivis
Wiati aRar aRmiZravs fiqrebs. arada, ramdenjer
movsulvar aq, yoveldRiurobas gamovridebivar
da aq Semovxiznivar harmoniul simartoveze
ocnebebs, xalisiansa da surnelovans. axla, Cemo
platero, cudad var, mciva. samorinidan, duqni­­
dan an Teatridan rom mindoda xolme gaqceva, swo­
red ise minda axla aqaurobas gavecalo.
78
 46
Wleqiani
fermkrTali, saxegacrecili da naRvliani ij­
da skamze, TeTrad SefeTqil civ sawol oTaxSi.
damRral nargizs hgavda gogona. eqims eTqva, am
grili maisis mzian dRes sufTa haerze gavla mo­
gixdebodao. ver SeiZlo Turme sawyalma.
_ xidamde Zlivs mivedi, senior, xom iciT, aqve
oriod nabijze rom xidia. suli SemexuTa, sunTqva
Semekra...
zogjer zafxulSi neli qari rom uecrad Cawy­
nardeba da Cadgeba, ase Cauwyda wvrili da misus­
tebuli bavSvuri xma.
platero gagaseirnebs-meTqi, SevTavaze. zurg­
ze rom Seajda, RmerTo Cemo, sicilma rogor
gauciskrovna Camkvdari saxe! rogor gamoanaTa
Savma Tvalebma, TeTrma kbilebma!
Tav-TavianTi karis zRurblze Cvens sayureb­
lad gamoefinnen mezoblis qalebi. platero
frTxilad miabijebda, TiTqos esmoda, rom
zurgiT mihqonda SuSasaviT gasafrTxilebeli
ram, nazi zambaxi. gogonas TeTri sada kaba ecva,
montemaioris RvTismSobels rom acvia, swored
iseTi. welze wiTeli zonari ertya. xurvebam
da Casaxulma imedma mTlad gadaasxvafera...
angelozma Caiara patara qalaqSi da samxreTisken
zecaSi mimaval gzas daadga.

79
 47
Tqori
platero, modi, davelodoT sazeimo etlebs.
movlen da moiyoleben donianis Sori tyis guguns,
animas fiWvnaris idumalebas, madresisa da
fresnosis Walebis sigriles. mohyvebaT jorebis
sunic.
gamokoxtavebuli da gaxalisebuli platero
Tan gaviyole wyarosquCeli gogoebis Sesaqcev­
rad. gogoebs Tavi moeyaraT kiriT SeTeTrebul
dabal CardaxqveS. Sevardisfrebuli RrublebiT
moburuli Camavali mze TiTqos caxcaxiT Ra­
favda suls. sakiris yoreze gavCerdiT. aqedan
xelisgulze iyo mTeli gza.
ukve gamoCndnen, aRmarTs Seuyvnen etlebi.
mowiTalo Rrubeli miizlazneboda caze da Tqo­
ravda gadamwvanebul zvrebs. xalxs arc auxedavs
JinJliani cisken.
jer modian mavruli wesiT akazmul, fa­ far­
dawnul virebze, jorebze, cxenebze Semomsx­
dari meqorwine wyvilebi: SeRerebuli, mosxepili
Wa­­
bukebi da Tvaltanadi qorfa asulebi. Tva­
lismomWrelad arian morTulebi. CoCqoliT
moiweven, ukidegano sixaruliT arian atanilebi.
ayalmayaliT, xmauriT moemarTeba SemTvrali
mayrionis etli. maT ukan, TeTrCardaxian etlSi
sxedan Savtuxa, mkvrivi, gaTqviruli gogoebi;
dairebs aJRaruneben da gahkivian seviliur
hangebs. kidev da kidev cxenebi, kidev da kidev
virebi...

80
 _ dideba rosios RvTismSobels!* _ gayviris
jarCi, _ Tavmotvlepili, wiTuri, xmel-xmeli kaci,
romelsac zurgze didi sombrero aqvs mogdebuli
da xelT upyria uzangze Camobijgebuli oqros
kverTxi. bolos gamoCnda ori abraSa xari.
qedi eRricebaT uRelSi uTanabrod SebmulT.
mRvdelmTavrebs hgvanan. morTulni arian
mbzinvare Wreli SublsakravebiT, romlebic
naperwklebad isvrian JinJRliT SemRvreuli
mzis SfoTian sxivebs. ameTvistoTi da vercxliT
SeWedili TeTri etli yvavilebiT isea daxunZ­lu­
li, rom SemWknar baRs hgavs. Sig zis yovladwmida.
moisma moguduli hangi, Soreuli zarebis
rekva, sazeimo raketebis baTqi da Cafxutebze
qvebis bragabrugi.
uceb platerom Seatyupa wina totebi da, _
RmerTo Cemo, misi kidev erTi saocari unari! _
qaliviT daiCoqa mdablad, krZalviT, sasoebiT.

* rosio _ sofeli mogeris samxreTiT, sadac yovelwliurad

zeimoben RvTismSoblobas. rosioSi tradiciuli dResaswau-
li sam dRes grZeldeba. axlomaxlo raionebidan Tavs iyris
uamravi xalxi. amasTanave rocio niSnavs Tqors. amitomacaa min-
iaturaSi Tqori da JinJRliani ca.

81
 48
ronsari
plateros avSara Sevxseni da zizilebiT
aWiatebul mdeloze mivuSvi sabalaxod. TviTon
ki fiWvis Ziras wamovweqi, mavruli xurjinidan
amoviRe patara wigni, gadavSale moniSnul adgi­
las da daviwye xmamaRla kiTxva:
`maisSi vardi gadaifurCqna,
ganTiadis ca dajabna feriT,
gawyra zeca da...~
maRla, zeda totze, daxtis da JRurtulebs pa­
tara Citi. mze oqrosfrad aelvarebs Citunia­sac
da mwvane kenwerosac, romelic ise irweva, TiTqos
oxravdes fiWvi da Tavs aqnevdes. frena-frenasa
da WikWiks Sua ismis Teslis knatuni. sauzmobs
Citunia.
`gawyra zeca da misi mSveneba...~
gemis cxviriviT raRac didi da Tbili uecrad
momiaxlovda da momedo mxarze. plateroa. eWvi
araa, orfevsis qnarma auSala saRerReli da CemTan
erTad mounda kiTxva. da vkiTxulobT:
`maisSi vardi gadaifurCqna,
ganTiadis ca dajabna feriT,
gawyra zeca da misi mSveneba
gaafermkrTala cvris saburv...~
magram patara Cituniam xom malimal unda Ca­
moskintlos. da uceb leqsis riTma dafara yalbma
notma.
ronsars albaT uecrad sul miaviwyda Tavisi
soneti da saiqioSi gulianad gadaixarxara.

82
 49
suraTebis kaci
uceb quCis siCumes angrevs dolis bragabrugi.
Caxrenwili da akankalebuli xmiT viRac gayviris.
bavSvebi kisristexiT Camorbian TavdaRmarTSi:
`suraTebis kaci! suraTebis kaci!~
quCis kuTxeSi dasakec skamze devs momcro
mwva­ne zanduki. vardisferi oTxi alami aqvs ki­
deebSi datanebuli. linza mziskenaa miSverili.
moxetiale moxuci dols ubragunebs. ufulo bavS­
vebi gatrunulan da gars uvlian yuTs. zogs jibe­Si
aqvs xelebi, zogsac zurgs ukan Semouwyvia. uceb
moqanda biWi, xelisgulze xurda fuli udevs. wre
gaarRvia da Tvalebi miaweba linzas...
_ axla gamoCndeba... generali primi... Tavisi
TeTri cxeniT! _ amoRerRa gabezrebulma beri­
kacma.
_ barselonas navsadguri! _ isev dascxo dols.
moiCqarian bavSvebi. fuls uwvdian moxucs da
inTqmebian TvalierebaSi, Cqaroben Tav-TavianTi
fantaziis yidvas.
_ axla moCans... havanis cixesimagre! da isev
dolis braguni.
patara gogonasa da finiasTan erTad plate­roc
midis suraTebis sanaxavad. bavSvebs Sua Tavs ga­
yofs da xalisobs. berikaci plateros exumreba:
_ moita fuli!
ufulo bavSvebi naZaladevad icinian da moxucs
Sehyureben ridiT, vedrebiT, liqniT.

83
 50
yvavili gzis piras
ra wmindaa, ra mSvenieri, platero, gzispiras
gaxarebuli eg yvavili! jgleTiTa da CoCqoliT
gverdiT Cauvlian xarebi, Txebi, cxenebi, ada­
mianebi. is ki isev ise yelyelaobs, nazi da natifi,
vardisfer-iisferi. ganmartoebiT amozrdila
da amorxeula Tavis pawia beltze. dgas uw­ min­
durebisgan waubilwavi, sufTa.
yoveldRe, aRmarTs rom SevuyvebiT da bili­­kiT
mokleze movWriT, im simwvaneSi gamoanaTebs. Citic
rom SeeCvia! mivuaxlovdebiT da... gafrindeba.
neta ratom?! zafxulis Rrubeli kamkama wyliT
gaaliclicebs xolme pawia jamiviT. mSvidad itans
futkris faTurs da peplis fancqals.
Cemo platero, sul ramdenime dRis sicocxle
aqvs, magram Tavs samudamod dagamaxsovrebs. misi
sicocxle Seni gazafxulis erT dResaviTaa, Cemi
sicocxlis erTi gazafxuliviTaa... platero Cemo,
am RvTaebrivi yvavilis sanacvlod ras ar mivcem­
di Semodgomas, rom igi daenarCunebina uWknob
liton xatad Cveni maradiuli gazafxulisa.

84
 51
lordi
_ ar vici, platero, fotosuraTis garCeva Tu
SegiZlia. vaCvene ramdenime ubir kacs da veraferi
gaarCies. mokled, platero, es aris lordi, patara
finia, foqsterieri. ramdenjer mixsenebia SenTan.
ager, xom xedav, marmarilos filebiT mogebul
SidaezoSi nemsiwveras qoTnebs Sua mokalaTebula
yurTbaliSze da zamTris mzes eficxeba.
sacodavi lordi! seviliidan Camoviyvane, ro­
ca iq ferweras vswavlobdi. TeTri iyo, qaTqaTa.
Cax­
Caxa mzeSi lamis uferulic ki Canda. mTlad
mrgvali iyo, qalis barZayiviT Caputkunebuli,
cqafi, kldis napralidan gadmomskdari wylis
CqeriviT daudegari. aqa-iq farvanebiviT aCnda
Savi xalebi. misi ori Tvali _ es iyo mokiafe siRrme
keTilSobilebisa. zogjer raRac SeuCndeboda,
uecrad dabzrialdeboda Sidaezos SroSanebSi,
romlebic maisSi yvelgan yvaodnen, Cardaxis fe­
rad SuSebSi moWiate mzisgan wiTlad, lurjad,
yviTlad RaRanebdnen da don kamilios daxatul
gvritebs hgvandnen... xan kidev banze aZvreboda da
Jivil-xivils Seuyenebda Tav-TavianT budeebSi
Cawynarebul namgala Citebs... yovel dilacisma­res
sapniT banda makaria da lekvi sul bzinavda, sxivs
isroda da ise krialebda, rogorc Cveni saxura­vis
qongurebi cis laJvardSi.
mama rom momikvda, lordi mTel Rames fxiz­
lobda kubosTan. dedaCemi rom loginad Cavarda,
gawva mis sawolTan da ase mTel Tves iwva usmel-
uWmeli...
erT dRes miTxres, cofianma ZaRlma dakbinao...
Zvel cixe-galavanTan rom duqania, iq unda daaba,
forToxlis Ziras, kacTagan ganapirebiTo...

85
 ukan moixeda, platero, am Sukas roca gauye­nes...
misi Tvalebi, misi gamoxedva axlac guls miseravs.
es isevea, varskvlavi rom Caqreba, magram misi sxivi
rom mainc cocxlobs, mainc kiafobs da aryofnas
rom ar epueba ganwirulebisgan gamZafrebuli
ZalisxmeviT... yovelTvis, roca raime amqveyniuri
matkens guls, Tvalwin warmomidgeba savali
gza sadRexvalio yofidan maradiulobisken, na­
kadulidan mTis mwvervalze gaxarebuli fiWvis­
ken... da Tavs Semaxsenebs lordis gamoxedva,
rogorc nawvimarze darCenili Rrma nakvalevi.

86
 52
Wa
Wa... rogori Waxuna sityvaa, rogori Rrma
sityva, grili da mwvaned Cabnelebuli! ityvi da,
TiTqos eZgereba, ejaxeba, Wris Sav miwas, rom gza
gauxsnas ankara civ wyals.
Caxede. zed wamowvdili gabarjRuli leRvi
SemoSenebul gvims Cazrdia da daubzaravs kidec.
Tan rogor amSvenebs Was! Sig WaSi, zed xelis
mitanebaze, Camwvanebul qvebSi lurji yvavili
gaSlila da afrqvevs surnels. odnav qvemoT
mercxals gaumarTavs bude. ufro qveviT CrdilSi
danTqmula zurmuxtis savane _ mosarkuli tba.
tba wynaria, magram qvas Tu esvri mis simSvides,
gawyreba da guguns Semogagebebs. sul qveviT caa.
Ramdeba da iq, dabla, fskerze, inTeba mTvare.
mZivebad mofantuli varskvlavebi irwevian. ra
siCumea! sicocxle am mrume SoreTis gzebiT
gvtovebs. adamianis sulic WiT Sedis bneleTis
siRrmeSi da gaaRwevs wyvdiadis iqiT. ase mgonia,
Wis jurRmulidan wamoimarTeba diadi suli Ra­
misa, samyaros idumalebaTa gamrige. Wa jadosnuri
mdumare labirinTia, surnelovani daburuli
walkotia, jadosnuri da momajadoebeli dar­
bazia!
_ platero Cemo, odesme Tu gadaveSvebi am
WaSi, icode, dasaxrCobad ki ara, _ varskvlavis
mosaxelTeblad.
wyurviliTa da sicxiT daosebulma platerom
xma aimaRla. mercxali dafrTxa da Widan uCumrad
amofrTxialda.

87
 53
gargari
kiriT gadaTeTrebul mixveul-moxveul viw­­
ro quCas iisferi gadahkra CaxCaxa mzem da laJ­
vardma cam. quCis bolos Savad Camogvaluli
koSkia, samxreTis mxares daxeTqili da zRvidan
movardnili qarisgan CamoSvavebuli. am quCiT
nela modian biWi da viri. jijgvi biWia. Tavi
namdvili kaciviT uWiravs. zurgze didi sombrero
aqvs mogdebuli da TviTon im sombreroze ufro
pataraa. mTieli biWi mTlad moculia Tavisi
gulisnadebiT da emRereba:
`...gexvewee da gemudaare,
kaaci daviRaale...~
avSaramofolxvebuli viri wiwknis quCis ga­
napiras SemorCenil mtvrian balaxs. gargariT
datvirTul virs sapalne ferdebze scems nel
biZgebad. drodadro biWi TiTqos fxizldeba
da ubrundeba quCis sinamdviles, uceb Cerdeba,
talaxian SiSvel fexebs gaabajijebs, TiTqos
daibijgebs Zalis mosakrebad, tuCebTan mitanil
xelebs waiSveliebs, rom xmas sixafe Sematos, da
gamyivanad, wamRerebiT gayivis:
_ gargaaari! _ da `a~-s rom waagrZelebs, xmas
bavSvurad wauwvrilebs.
da mere, TiTqos gargaris gayidva `swaddes
arRara~, _ rogorc ityoda padre diasi, _ isev
fiqrebSi inTqmeba da Tavis boSur simReras
ubrundeba:
`ar gemduuri, ar gayveedri,
ar migiiZRvis braali~.
biWi azrmiutaneblad arakunebs joxs ken­
Webze...
axalgamomcxvari purisa da damwvari fiWvis
sunia. nelma siom Camouqrola quCas. dedozarma
88
dareka, sami saaTi gvamcno. momcro zari Seexmiana.
mere zeimis jarCis moZaxilma moxeTqili wylis
zavTiviT CaaxSo sayviris xmac da safosto
etlis zanzalakebic, romelTac Sua qalaqSi
Caiwkarunes da orad gaapes miZinebuli patara
qalaqis mdumareba. Sors, kramitis saxuravebs
iqiT, haeri livlivebs da geCveneba, rom zRva
Relavs, laplapebs, zRvis sunic ki aRwevs TiTqos.
magram ukacrielia es zRva. talRebis mosawyeni
erTferovneba da simartovea mxolod.
biWuna isev waiRo garindebam. mere isev
gamoerkva da daiZaxa:
_ gargaaari!
platero gaoCnda. Tvals ar acilebs biWs,
ynosavs da erColeba virs. nacrisferi wyvili
Tavis raRacnairi aqneviT, verc ki vityvi, _
rogoriT, ai, TeTrma daTvebma rom ician, iseTiT,
_ mSvenivrad ugebs erTmaneTs.
_ kargi, platero, kargi, vetyvi mag biWs,
momces Tavisi viri, Sen ki iare Saragzebze da yide
gargari... ginda?

89
 54
tlinkebi
montemaioris fermaSi mivdiodiT. mozvrebs
daRaven iq. mokirwyluli Sidaezo naSuadRevis
ukidegano lurji cis qveS zanzarebda gauxedneli
ulayebis Wixvinisa da borgvisagan, qalebis xali­
siani kiskisisa da awrialebuli ZaRlebis gabmuli
RavRavisagan. platero kuTxeSi foriaqobda.
_ Se kaco, egeb verc ki SeZlo CvenTvis fexis
awyoba, egeb jer patara xar... _ veubnebi.
ise Sors daiWira da ise gacecxlda, rom Cveni
ubnis `Serekils~ vTxove, zurgze Semojdomoda
plateros da gamogvyoloda.
... ra saxalisoa xasxasa molze jiriTi! dat­
boril mSvenier napirs mze oqroTi avarayebda.
mimobneul gubeebSi, rogorc sarkis namsxvreveb­
Si, irekleboda mitovebuli wisqvilebi. WenebiT
gaxelebul cxenebs gaCqarebuli CindrikiT kval­Si
edga platero. riotintos orTqlmavlis ar iyos,
sul ufro da ufro swrafad unda eCaqCaqa, rom ar
CamogvrCenoda da gzaze marto ar darCeniliyo
`Serekilis~ anabara. uecrad Tofis daWeqebasaviT
gaisma. platero drunCiT gavaze wataneboda
nacrisfer kvics. hoda, iman tlinkebi hyara. yu­
radReba aravis miuqcevia. aravis SeuniSnavs,
plateros wina totidan sisxli rom sdioda. Ca­
movqveiTdi, nari da Zua Sevgrixe da gaxeTqil
ZarRvze gadavuWire. mere `Serekils~ vuTxari, Sin
waeyvana.
ukan gabrundnen zantad da naRvlianad. soflis­
ken gaemarTnen, mSral xevs gauyvnen. Tavs Cvenken
abrunebdnen, gamoscqerodnen gaWenebul iorRebs.
davbrundi Tu ara, plateros mivaSure. ugu­
nebod damxvda. tkiviliT iyo Sewuxebuli.
_ eh, xom xedav, ar SegZlebia kacebSi gareva da
maTTan erTad wasvla-wamosvla. _ vuTxari.
90
 55
virografia
leqsikonSi vkiTxulob: `virografia _ (arse­
biTi saxeli, ironiuli SeferilobiT) viris aR­
weriloba.~
sabralo viro! ra kargi, ra keTilSobili,
ra gamWriaxi xar! ironiulio... ratom? romeli
aR­
weriloba SeiZleba iyos Seni Sesaferi? Seni
sakadrisi aRweriloba xom gazafxulis erTi sao­
cari zRapari iqneba! neta karg adamians `viri~
uwodon! neta oCan virs `adamiani~ dauZaxon!
ironiulio... da eg Sen gexeba, Sen, ase goniers,
moxucisa Tu bavSvis moyvaruls, nakadulisa Tu
peplis mokeTes, mzisa Tu ZaRlis Tanamzraxvels,
yvavilisa Tu mTvaris megobars; Sen gexeba, ase
Tviniersa da Wkvians, dardiansa da gulisxmiers,
Sen _ vel-mindorTa markus avreliuss...
platerom, cxadia, yvelaferi gaigo da Semo­
manaTa Tavisi Suqiani didi Tvalebi, romlebSic
sinaze da Zliereba iyo Cabudebuli. am TvalebSi,
moSavo-momwvano cargvaliviT amoburcul Tva­
lebSi, anTia mokaSkaSe mze. eh, mag Senma mSvenierma
gaburZgnilma Tavma neta icodes, rom samarTals
veZeb misTvis! neta icodes, rom bevrad vjobvar
leqsikonis Semdgenlebs, rom Sennairi var lamis!
hoda, wignis aSiaze mivawere: `virografia
_ (arsebiTi saxeli, gadataniTi mniSvnelobiT,
cxadia, ironiulad) aRwera im utvino adamianebisa,
romlebic leqsikonebs adgenen~.

91
 56
sauflo dResaswauli
is iyo, baRidan vbrundebodiT wyaros quCiT,
rom nakadulebis mxridan samjer Semogvesma
zarebis rekva. patara TeTri qalaqi SeZra TiTb­
ris sefezaris grgvinvam. zaris moZaxili TiTqos
brunavda, rialebda dRis sinaTleSi Sav na­
perwklebad mimofrqveul SuSxunebs Soris da
mWaxe musikis metalisebur zrials erToda.
kiriT axlaxan SeTeTrebuli quCa Jangisfe­
ri saRebaviT moelamazebinaT, gadaemwvanebinaT,
al­vis rtoebiTa da lelqaSiT moerToT. fanj­
rebze CamoefarebinaT broweulisferi qamxa,
yvi­
Teli stavra, cisferi atlasi. mgloviareT
SavarSiiani jvalo gamoefinaT sarkmlebSi. ga­
napira saxlebs iqiT, Semorkalul stoasTan,
gamoCnda sarkeebiT mooWvili jvari, romelic
Camavali mzis elvarebasac ireklavda da
kelaptrebis alsac. wiTeli kelaptrebi sisxlis
wveTebad eRvenTeboda jvars, procesia nela
moemarTeboda. mewamuli droSa mouZRoda wminda
rokes _ xabazTa mfarvels, fumfula funTuSebiT
daxunZluls; wminda telmos _ mezRvaurTa Semwes,
xelT epyra firuzisferi bairaRi da vercxlis
xomaldi; yviTeldroSian wminda isidores _
mxvnelTa da mTesvelTa meoxs, xar-uremi eWira;
aq iyo ferad-feradi uamravi alami, uamravi
wmindani; wminda ana saTuTad moZRvravda yrma
mariams; aqve iyo saxemoqufruli wminda iosebi da
yovladwmidas laJvardisferi xateba. sul bolos
samoqalaqo gvardiis TanxlebiT mohqondaT mwi­
fe broweulebiTa da zurmuxtisferi mkvaxe mtev­
nebiT Semkuli, faqizad moWedili vercxlis sa­
na­
wile. zeciuri Rrublis fTilebiviT adioda
zeviT sakmevlis bolqvebi.
92
 mwuxris moaxloebasTan erTad ufro da ufro
ixveweboda da sidiade emateboda andalusiuri
kilokaviT warmoTqmul fsalmunTa laTinurs.
mdinaris mxares vardisfrad CanaTebuli mze Ta­
vis almacer sxivebs fSvnida da naperwklebad
mimofantavda Zveleburi oqroTi Semkul bisoneb­
sa da oqromkediT nagviristeb olarebze. zeviT,
alisfrad abrialebuli samreklos irgvliv, opa­
liviT kriala ivnisis bindSi, mtredebi TiTqos
yvavilwnulebs grexdnen aelvarebuli Tovlis
fantelebisagan.
siCume Camovarda. platerom daiyroyina. mi­
si saTno ganwyobac SeuerTda zarebis rekvas,
maSxalebis tkacans, laTinurs, modestos or­
kestris xmianobas. yvelaferi erTad Seezava dRis
naTel idumalebas da yroyini nel-nela ganazda,
datkba, gasaTuTda, gaRvTaebrivda...

93
 57
gaseirneba
siamovnebiT mivuyvebiT zafxulSi jiqaTi ga­
dafarul vake gzebs! xan vkiTxulob, xan vRiRi­neb,
xan ki leqsebs veubnebi zecas. platero wiwknis
gzispirebSi SemorCenil SemWknar balaxs, mtvrian
balbas, gadayviTlebul mJaunas. cotas dadis,
metwilad erT adgilas inacvlebs fexs. nebaze
myavs miSvebuli.
Tvals axarebs saocrad lurji, lurjislurji
ca, nuSis CamoxunZluli totebiT momSvenebuli.
mzekabani dasTamaSebs CayuCebul yanebs. niavi ar
iZvris da mdinares samidRemCiod daaCnda uZravi
TeTri ialqani. xanZris sqeli kvamli Rrublis Sav
fTilebad daemCna mTebs.
cota gvaqvs savali. Cveni gza feriT uTvalavi
sicocxlis erT wynarsa da sadag dResa hgavs.
Cvens gzaze arc zecis didebulebaa, arc zRva­
Ta ukidegano sivrceebi, saiTac mdinareebs mieC­
qarebaT, _ da arc mwveli vneba.
forToxlis baRebis surnelma moaRwia. sa­
qa­
Cavis xalisiani Wrialic moisma. platero
sixaruliT ayroyinda da tlinkebis yras mohyva.
litoni yofiTi bedniereba! sagubaridan vavseb
Wiqas da dagemovnebiT visrutav svel sigriles.
platero drunCs yofs wyalSi, moCrdilul
adgilas, da cot-cotas xvreps xan aq, xan iq. ir­
Cevs, sadac ufro kamkamaa...

94
 58
mamlebi
marTali giTxra, arc ki vici, platero, ras
mivamgvano es usiamovno grZnoba... Wiati oq­
roSerTuli siwiTlisa, Tanac iseTi, sul rom ar
axlavs zRvis an cis laJvardis fonze aziduli
Cveni droSis lazaTi da didebuleba. mgoni,
koridis lurj caze afrialebul bairaRs ufro
unda hgavdes... an kidev _ uSnod SeRebil rkinigzis
sadgurebs uelvidan seviliamde. galdosis wig­
nebis ydebze wiTel-yviTel uSno naxatebsac
magonebs, kidev _ aryis fardulebis reklamebs,
afrikul sabrZolo Canaxatebs... iseTive usiamov­
no grZnoba meufleba, rogorsac yovelTvis
mgvrida banqos dastaze uniWod mixatuli
menaxireTa oqrosferi damRebi, TuTunisa da
qiSmiSis kolofebis moxatuloba, Rvinis boTle­bis
etiketebi, sazRvao skolis sigelebi, Sokoladis
Wyetela qaRaldebi...
neta risTvis movedi aq, ram momiyvana? zamTris
Tbili SuadRe modestos orkestris kornetiviT
tkbilia da myudro. Rvinis, Sebolili Zexvisa
da wekos sunia... ager aq arian deputati da qa­
laqisTavi, ageraa el litric _ pewianad ga­
mowkepili Cafskvnili uelveli torero... ra
pataraa mamlebis asparezi da Tan rogori mwvanea!
xis xarixas Semosjarvian kacebi, sasaklaoze
daxvavebul Zroxis an Roris Sigans miugavT sa­xee­
bi. Tvalebi CaswiTlebiaT Rvinisgan da amRvreu­
li gulis aforiaqebuli Zgerisgan. mWaxed yivian
es Tvalebi... CaxuTulia... viwro da daxSulia
mamlebis samyaro.
nela adis maRla molurjo kvamlis bolqvebi
da abrialebuli sxivebi ise seravs maT, TiTqos
mze mqrqal SuSaze xatavdes. eg sawyali inglisuri
95
mamlebi! es ori amazrzeni, mrisxane da boroti
sisxlisferi yvavili! erTmaneTs spoben, glejen,
maRla xtebian, rom erTmaneTs waaWarbon, daqoC­
ron da dabumblon erTmaneTi; Semojaruli ada­
mianebis mzeras itaceben, adamianTagan imuxtebian
siZulviliT da erTmaneTs seraven limonisferi
dezebiT... anda boRmiT. arc yivian, arc TvalSi
ixedebian, aq aRarc arian TiTqos...
magram me riRasTvis var aq, an ratom vwuxvar
ase? ar vici... zogjer usazRvro sevdiT gavayoleb
Tvals haerSi afrialebul wiTel nafleTs. meC­
veneba, rom esaa mdinareSi SemorCenili navis
ialqani. xan mgonia, rom gamofeTqil forToxlis
xes vxedav, TeTri yvavilebiT gadapentil xes,
romelic surnels afrqvevs Takara mzeSi... ra
bednierebaa, iyo ayvavebuli forToxlis xe, iyo
laRi sio, iyo maRali mze! _ xmianobs Cemi suli.
...da mainc fexs ar vicvli aqedan...

96
 59
Ramdeba
mSvidi da momTenTavi mwuxris Jamia. sulsa
da guls eameba fiqri Soreul da bundovan mo­
sagonarze, xeirianad gaucnobierebelze. ucna­ur
netaryuCobas moucavs da moujadoebia mTe­ li
sofeli, TiTqos miulursmavs jvarze _ Znel da
dardian safiqralze.
es-esaa gamocimcimebuli varskvlavebis Suq­
ze moyviTalo gluv borcvebad Cans kaloebze
daxvavebuli xorbali. TavTuxis mZafri sunia.
qancgawyvetili da Zilmoreuli mlewavebi Ri­
Rineben; winkarSi da zRurblze Camomsxdari
qvrivebi fiqroben Tav-TavianT micvalebulebze,
romelTac aqve axlos sZinavT, ezo-karis gadaRma.
bavSvebi Crdilidan CrdilSi ise daxtunaven,
TiTqos Citebi dafarTxalebdnen xidan xeze.
SeRamebis bindSi kiriT SefeTqil Raribul
saxlebsRa SerCaT siTeTre. axla maT siwiTle
SeunTo quCis farnebma. drodadro bindbundSi
gamoiZurwebian Camuqebuli, mdumare, gacrecili
aCrdilebi: romeliRac maTxovari, viRac por­
tu­galieli oxermoxete, miwis muSad an egeb
saZarcvavadac Camosuli. maTi Semzaravi ieri
rogor SeuTavsebelia im sinazesTan, romelSic
iisferma bindma nela da Semparavad gaaxvia
SeCveuli garemo... bavSvebi ifantebian da Cabne­
lebul WiSkrebTan ismis idumali CurCuli:
`viRac kacebi Turme bavSvebis qons adnoben mefis
Wleqiani asulis gadasarCenad~.

97
 60
beWedi
saaTis forma hqonda, platero, gaxsnidi
vercxlis pawawkintela kolofs da iisfer maudze
ise ido, TiTqos Citi mjdariyo Tavis budeSi.
ra sixaruli iyo! daidebdi xelze, miiWerdi da
vardisfer, gluv da wyltu xelisgulze wamSi
Cndeboda dabeWdili:

fransisko ruis
mogeri

ramdenjer miocnebia Cemi skolis megobris,

don karlosis, am beWedze! zemoT, Cemi saxlis
sxvenze, Zveli saweri magidis ujraSi mivakvlie
Stamps. Sevecade gadamekeTebina, Cemi saxeli
amometvifra. ar gamodga. ar ivarga anabeWdma. ar
iyo im beWdisnairi _ wignze, kedelze, sxeulze _
yvelgan ase iolad rom tovebda kvals:

fransisko ruis
mogeri

erT mSvenier dRes ariasTan erTad Cvensa

Semoiara sevilielma moxetiale oqromWedelma.
ra SesaniSnavi saxazavebi, farglebi, ra feradi
saRebavebi, ra beWdebi hqonda! sxvadasxva feris,
sxvadasxva zomisa da moyvanilobisa! davfSveni
Cemi yulaba da im fuliT SevukveTe beWedi: Cemi
saxeli, gvari da Cemi qalaqi. rogor gaiWima is erTi
kvira! saRamo Jams fostis etli rom Camoivlida,
ra bagabugi gaudioda guls! Zili ar mekareboda.
98
wvimaSi simwris ofls masxamda, fostalionis fexis
xma rom TandaTan miwydeboda. bolos, erT saRamos
momitana. es patara mowyobiloba yvelafris ma­
gieri iyo: fanqrisac, kalmisac, luqisac da, ra
vici, kidev riRasi ara! daaWerdi da gaCndeboda
kriala, mkafio anabeWdi.
neta saxlSi raime Tu damirCa daubeWdavi?! rac
Cemi ar iyo, isic. vinme mTxovda beWeds da:
_ frTxilad, gafuWdeba!
_ ra guldasawyvetia...
meore dRes ra xalisiT waviRe skolaSi
yvelaferi _ wignebi, xalaTi, sombrero, fexsac­
melebi... da xelebi _ warweriT:

xuan ramon ximenesi

mogeri

99
 61
lekvebiani ZaRli
axla, Cemo platero, me Sen giambob, monadire
ro­maa, lobato, imisi Zuknas ambavs. ici Sen eg ZaR­
li, ginaxavs, ramdenjer Semogxvedria Saragzeb­ze.
xom gaixsene? ai, moTeTro-mooqrosfro ZaRli,
maisis Rrubliani cis dasavals rom hgavs. hoda,
oTxi lekvi dauyria. saludam, merZeve dedakacma,
daavlo Turme oTxives xeli da madresSi Tavisi
qoxisken gautia. biWi ukvdeboda Turme da don
luiss uTqvams lekvis naxarSi asvio. mSvenivrad
ici, ra manZilia lobatos kar-midamodan madresis
xidamde bogaze gavliT.
platero, Zukna ZaRli Turme mTel dRes
co­fianiviT daZrwoda, Sin Seirbenda da ukan
gamorboda, gzebze yofila gabmuli, gorakebzec
dawrialebda, gamvlel-gamomvlels ynosavda
Turme. mwuxris zarebis dros Tvali moukravT
darajis jixurTan, unaxavT furnesTanac, naxSi­
rian tomrebze abotebula da Sehymuoda Turme
Camaval mzes.
Sen ki ici, ra Soria enmedios quCidan Zelis
bogamde... im Rames oTxjer wasul-wamosula
da yovel jerze, platero, laSebSi sWeria Ti­
To lekvi. gamTeniisas kari rom daufelavs
lobatos, lekvebs gadafofrili ZaRli daxved­
ria zRurblTan. vardisferi ZuZuebi dahbervo­da,
ZagZagebda da nazad SesCereboda patrons.

100
 62
is da Cven
platero, neta saiT gaaqana is qali mzisgan
alaplapebulma Savma matarebelma, beqobidan
CrdiloeTisken rom miapobda qula Rrublebs.
Cven videqiT qvemoT, yviTlad moRaRane da moS­
riale yanaSi, romelsac am Sua ivlisSi yayaCoebi
SeSxefeboda. nacrisferi gvirgvinic daesxa zogs.
cisferi kvamlis bolqvebic xom gaxsovs? gaxsovs,
mze da yvavilebi rom dagviCrdila uceb da mere
ukvalod rom gaqra?
wamiT gaelvebuli oqrosferi Tma da Savi
pirbade?! zmanebas hgavda, fanjris gaCqarebul
CarCoSi gamomkrTals.
albaT gaifiqra qalma: `neta vin unda iyvnen
TalxiT mosili es sevdiani kaci da vercxlisferi
CoCori?~
vin unda viyoT? vina da... _ Cvena varT. ase araa,
platero Cemo?

101
 63
beRurebi
Rrubliani gaTenda wminda iakobis dRe. ca
TiTqos TeTri da ruxi bambis fTilebiTaa mofe­
nili, yvela wirvazea. baRSi davrCiT beRurebi,
platero da me.
beRurebi! rogor Sesevian xvarTqlas, rogor
JRurtuleben! pawia niskartebi ar cxrebian.
Rrublebs aqa-iq wveTebi swydeba da meCxerad
wvims. erTi totze Camojda, maSinve afrinda da
TrTola Seatova rtos; meorem cis nafleTi Sesva
Wis gvimze daqceuli wylidan; erTic winkaris
Cardaxze Sexta, SemWknar yvavilebSi, romlebic
Rrublian dilas gamoecocxlebina.
dalocvili Citebi! maT ar ician dawesebuli
dResaswaulebi. wirvis zarebis laRi da bunebrivi
erTferovneba arafers auwyebs maT, raRac bun­
dovan bednierebas mxolod. xaroben, xalisoben,
kmayofilebi, uzrunvelebi. arc sabediswero
valdebulebebi akisriaT, arc olimpo ician da
arc jojoxeTi, imeds rom usaxavs an SiSis zars
rom scems dabeCavebul Rarib-Ratakebs. Tavisi
znis meti araviTari sxva zneoba maT ar gaaCniaT.
cis laJvardia maTi RmerTi. eseni Cemi Zmebi arian,
Cemi RviZli Zmebi.
daexetebian. arc fuli aqvT, arc bargi-barxana.
saxl-samyofels icvlian, roca moeprianebaT.
gumaniT agneben nakaduls, iolad pouloben
SefoTlil simwvanes. frTebs gaSlian da...
bednierebi arian. maTTvis sulerTia SabaTi da or­
SabaTi. Wyumpalaoben, sadac moesurvebaT da roca
moesurvebaT. arc saxeli aqvs maT siyvaruls, arc
raimenairi zRudeebi.

102
 adamianebi, beCavi adamianebi, sakvirao wirvaze
rom wavlen da karebs gaixuraven, beRurebi _
uritualo siyvaruliT da xalisiT atanilebi _
Jivil-xiviliT moedebian gamoketili saxlebis
ezo-yures. da ager, baRSi, erTi sakmaod gasa­
xelebuli poeti da erTi saTno viruka, _ Sen xom
sul CemTana xar, platero! _ Tvals adevneben da
Zmurad Sehxarian maT.

103
 64
frasko veles
dRes saxlidan fexs ver movicvliT, platero.
swored amwuTas moedanze wavikiTxe qalaqisTavis
brZaneba: `ualikapo ZaRli Tu gamoCndeba Cvens
didebul qalaq mogerSi, imav wams daixvriteba
Cemi warmomadgenlebis mier~.
es imas niSnavs, platero, rom Cvens qalaqSi
cofi gaCnda. wuxel gaisma srola. frasko veles
Seqmnili Ramis moqmedi samoqalaqo gvardia
isroda monturios mxridanac, cixesimagridanac,
galavnidanac.
Ria fanjridan momesma, lolilia Serekilma
xmamaRla rom Tqva, qalaqSi cofiani ZaRlebis
WaWaneba ar aris, Cvens axlandel qalaqisTavs
Tavisi winamorbedis, vaskos, msgavsad unda, lo­
lilia Serekili moCvenebasaviT gamoawyos, rom
adamianebi dafrTxnen, mere sroliT daSindnen,
saxlebSi SeiyuJon, TviTon ki marto gemoze
gamoTvres agavisa da leRvis aryiT.
magram simarTle rom gamodges da cofianma
ZaRlma rom dagkbinos? amis gafiqrebac ki ar
SemiZlia, platero!

104
 65
zafxuli
sisxli wveTebad sdis plateros, Sededebul
moiisfro wveTebad. buzanklebs daukbeniaT.
Wri­Wina xerxavs fiWvs, xerxavs da bolo ar
uCans. CamTvlima Turme. Tvali gavaxile, uc­
nauri zmanebidan xeirianad ver gamoverkvie.
gavarvarebulia da Tan civia es garemo, siz­
mareulia TiTqos.
buCqnari dafarulia danisluli vardebiT,
abreSumiviT haerovani didi yvavilebiT, romel­
Tac sisxlis cremlebad azis wiTeli xalebi.
sulisSemxuTveli buqi tandabal fiWvebs Taba­
Sirisnairi mtvriT faravs. Savad dawinwkluli
yviTeli Citi, romelic aqamde arc menaxa,
Camomjdara totze da gayuCebula.
mebaReebi TiTbris saraCxunoebs aJRaruneben,
raTa daafrTxon veluri mtredebi, romlebic
cisfer gundebad Tavs dastrialeben forToxlis
baRebs. veeba kaklis Ziras rom gadaviCrdileT,
Suaze gavxliCe ori sazamTro. tkacaniT da
xraSuniT gadaixsna wiTel-vardisfrad SeTrT­
viluli sisovle da sigrile. Soridan, qalaqi­dan
moRweul mwuxris zarebs yurs vupyrob da neba-
neba Seveqcevi Cems sazamTros. platero Tavisi
sazamTros guls ki ar Wams, _ svams.

105
 66
xanZari mTebSi
dedozari!.. samjer... oTxjer daarisxes... xanZaria!
vaxSami mivatoveT. guldaxeTqilebi da da­
zafrulebi xmis gauReblad avcvivdiT sxvenze
Cabnelebuli viwro xis kibiT.
_ lusenas yana iwvis! _ daiZaxa aniliam. sanam
Cven avaRwieT, is ukve sxvenze dagvxvda.
bum, bum, bum, bum! _ rekavs zari. rekva ki ara,
simwris amoxvneSaa! sefezaris Zlieri da xmieri
dartyma urosaviT xvdeba yurs da gvikumSavs guls.
_ didia, didi... didi xanZaria...
ho, asea. fiWvnariT Camuqebul cis dasavalze mka­
fiod ikveTeba da uZravi Cans Soreuli ali. mokiafe
cecxli Sav minanqars hgavs, WiaferiT Sezavebuls;
piero di kosimos nadirobasac waagavs, cecxli
rom xatia mxolod Savi feriT, wiTliTa da qaTqaTa
TeTriT. zogjer ufro abrialdeba, xan ki Cacxreba,
Canavldeba, siwiTle vardisfrad gamkrTaldeba, axa­
li mTvaris fers gadaikravs. agvistos Ramea... Rrma,
mSvidi da momTenTavi Rame. ase mgonia, Rames adrec
hqonda xanZari SenTebuli; mgonia, rom cecxli misi
samaradJamo kuTvnilebaa... mowyvetilma varskvlavma
Suaze gadasera ca da silurjeSi Caiferfla monxas
iqiT... martodmarto var... Cems TavTan var.
plateros yroyini moismis gomuridan da si­
namdvilesTan mabrunebs... qveviT Casula yvela...
Semodgomis piria. Ramis gamaognebeli sinaze Jruan­
tels mgvris, guls miseravs da mgonia, rom es-
esaa Camoiqrola Cemi bavSvobis xanZris kacma, misi
xeloba rom megona mTebisTvis cecxlis SenTeba. es
iyo pepe _ Zveli biWi, mogereli oskar uaildi, ukve
sakmaod moberebuli, Savgvremani, xuWuWa WaRariT,
dedakacur tanze Semotmasnili Savi qurTukiT,
TeTr-yavisferi farToujredebiani SarvliT... da...
gibraltaruli asanTiT datenili jibeebiT...
106
 67
nakaduli
es nakaduli, Cemo platero, amJamad damS­ rali
nakaduli, romelsac mivuyvebiT xol­ me, roca
ialaRebisken miveSurebiT, Cemi bavSvobisdroin­
deli gayviTlebuli wignebidan maxsovs. pirvelad
im wignebma maziares poezias. zogjer es nakaduli
miwiT amovsebuli, dayruebuli Wis gverdiT mie­
dineboda mzisgan abrialebuli yayaCoebis velze,
romelic Camocvenili WermiT iyo mofenili.
STagonebiTa da naocnebariT SeZrul Cems suls es
nakaduli gadahqonda Soreul mxareSi, ararse­bul­sa
da mxolod da mxolod warmosaxulSi...
Cemo platero, am nakadulis wyalobiT RimiliT
gamoSuqda Cemi bavSvuri fantazia da gamoanaTa,
rogorc mzeze babuawveras bususma, rogorc pir­
velma aRtacebam, roca aRmovaCine, rom Cemi ocnebis
velTa nakaduli moSriale verxvnars Caudioda
san-antonios gzis gadevnebiT. zafxulSi Tu mis
damSral kalapots gauyvebodi, aq mogiyvanda; verx­
vebTan Tu datovebdi xis qerqis navs, zamTarSi
am broweulebTan mocurdeboda, Casrialdeboda
angustiasis xidqveS. mec swored xidqveS vimale­
bodi, xarebs rom Camoatarebdnen xolme...
jadosnuria, platero, bavSvuri warmosaxvebi!
neta Tu ici, ra aris warmosaxva? gqonia odesme?
yvelaferi midis da modis, icvleba, rogorc oc­
nebismieri wamieri xateba... adamiani sanaxevrod
Tvalxiluli daiareba, ixedeba SigniT Tu gareT.
Tavisi sulis bnel xveulebSi axvavebs sadRexvalio
yofiT xatebs, anda Tavis guls gadauxsnis mzes
da maradiul gaRma napirze namdvili yvaviliviT
gaaxarebs vervisgan mosaxelTebel poezias,
poezias gaciskrovnebuli sulisas.
107
 68
kviradRe
jarCi gayviris gzis mosaxvevSi. Zaxili TiTqos
Soridanac moismis da, ager, axlodanac. misi xma ise
Weqs, TiTqos sazeimo dilis laJvard cas, brolad
qceuls, exeTqebodes.
caSi moriale xmaTa wkrialsa da ferTa si­
xaliseSi oqrosfrad gamoanaTes ukve SeyviT­
lebulma mindvrebma.
yvela gaeSura wirvaze, yvela, darajic ki.
mar­to davrCiT platero da me. ra simSvidea! ra
siw­mindea! ra kargia! platero mouTibav balaxze
mivuSvi da Rabua CitebiT CamoxunZluli fiWvis
Ziras mivweqi wignis wasakiTxad. omar xaiami...
TandaTan Zalas ikrebs, xmas imaRlebs seq­
tembris dilis mSfoTvare siCume da iWreba rek­
vis SualedebSi. Sav-yviTeli krazanebi irevian
muskatis msxvili mtevnebiT CamomZimebul vaz­
Tan. peplebi yvavilebs dahfarfateben, TiTqos
fers icvlian da jadosnuri feriscvalebiT
gardaisaxebian yvavilebi peplebad, peplebi _
yvavilebad. diad da naTel azrs hgavs martooba.
drodadro platero balaxs Tavs anebebs da
gamomxedavs... kiTxvas Tavs vanebeb da gavxedav
plateros...

108
 69
WriWinobelas hangi
RamRamobiT gzebze xetialSi platero da me
SeveTviseT WriWinobelas kruals.
gaubedavad wamoiwyebs xolme Sebindebisas. jer
mosinjavs mWaxed da Seuwyoblad; miayuradebs,
Tavs iwafavs, kilos ipovis. Semdeg hangi nel-nela
gaiSleba, TiTqos Seewyoba, Seezomeba drosa da
sivrces. mwvaned SemWvirvalebul caze daCndebian
Tu ara pirveli varskvlavebi, hangic Zalas
Seimatebs, eJvnis saamur JRaruns SeiTavsebs.
grili niavi Semouqrolebs Ramis yvavilebs
da gulebs gadauReRavs. trial mindors dast­
rialebs wminda suli lurji mdeloebisa,
romlebic miwisac arian da zecisac imavdroulad.
da laRobs WriWinobela. hangi vel-mindvrebs
efineba. es xom TviT sibnelis xmianobaa! ukve
aRar brkoldeba, ar wydeba, TiTqos sakuTari
arsidan gadmopirqvavdeba da Sxefebad ifrqveva
hangi. yovel bgeras Tavisi tyupiscali hyavs
bnel kristalTa Cqerad gadmoRvril bgeraTa am
ZmobaSi.
Cumad garbian saaTebi. mSvidobaa miwaze.
sZinavs glexs da maRal zecas mainc xedavs Rrma
ZilSi. ageraa siyvarulic. usurvaziT dafaruli
Robis Ziras erTmaneTs TvalebSi Sescicineben
Seyvarebulebi. cercvis naTesebidan rbili,
sasiamovno surneli aRwevs sofelSi, _ siyrmis,
silaRisa da umankoebis surneli. mTvaris SuqiT
gadamwvanebuli TavTuxis yanebi Relaven da
oxraven qarSi naSuaRamevis orze, samze, oTxze...
WriWinobelas xmas xrinwi Seepara, moiRala,
miwyda...

109
 ai, isic! WriWinobelas hangi gamTeniisas, roca
platero da me Semcivnebulebi Sinisken miviCqariT
TeTrad SeTrTviluli bilikebiT. rulmoreuli
movardisfro mTvare zantad eSveba dabla. bun­
dovandeba da idumaldeba mTvariT SemTvrali
da varskvlavebiT gabruebuli hangi. dgeba Jami,
roca SelurjwiTlebuli dardiani Rrublebi
zRvidan amozidaven dRes. didxans ezidebian, nela
da didxans...

110
 70
korida
ici, platero, ratom movidnen biWebi? Seni
wayvana undodaT, am saRamos rogorme SenTan er­
Tad rom SeeRwiaT koridaze. eg nu ganaRvlebs.
Sens Tavs rogor gavatandi! me maT gavagebine, rom
es fiqradac ar unda gaevloT...
yvela Seireka, platero! mTeli qalaqi koridaze
Seirya. duqnebis win gamTeniidan Seuwyoblad ukravs
orkestri. nuevas quCas auyvebian da Camouyvebian
etlebi, cxenebi. ager, iq, SukaSi, gaumzadebiaT
`iadoni~ _ matadorTa yviTeli etli, romelic
guls uxarebs patarebs. imdeni yvavili daikrifa,
rom baRnarebSi yvavilis nasaxi aRaraa. kacs guli
getkineba, rom naxav, quCebSi rogor moalajeben
gatkicinebul xalaTebSi gamowkepili janRoniT
savse jeelebi didi sombreroebiT. modian da mohy­
vebaT Tavlisa da aryis mZafri suni..
ase, ori saaTisTvis, Takara mzis amara mar­
todmarto rom davrCebiT, vidre matadorebi da
toreroebi gamoCndebian, Sen da me ukana kariT
gavalT SukaSi da mindvrebisken gavuyvebiT Sar­
Sandeburad...
am sazeimo dReebSi ra mSvenieri sanaxavia yve­las­
gan mitovebuli mindor-veli. ager venaxSi dafa­Tu­
robs berikaci, mwklarte vazis Zirze waxrila, zed
ankara nakadulTan. xafi SeZaxilebi, taSi, toros
moednis musika saxeldaxelo gvirgviniviT ikvreba
patara qalaqis caze da, rac ufro mSvidad miviwevT
zRvisken, hangi TandaTan cxreba, ikargeba... suli,
platero, suli grZnobs, rom namdvili ufalia
Tavisi Rirseuli grZnobebisa, ufalia diadi da
saRi sxeulisa. buneba ki yvelas damsaxurebisamebr
mianiWebs amaRlebuli da mSvenieri sulis Sesafer
sxivnaTel da maradiul sanaxaobas.
111
 71
Weqa-quxili
SiSi. sulis xuTva. civi ofli. zardamcemad
moqufruli ca axrCobs ganTiads. ar ici, sad
Seafaro Tavi. siCumea. siyvarulma iklo. codva-
brali trialebs. wuxili Tvals gaxuWvinebs. sa­
mariseburi siCumea...
mWaxe, gamayruebeli quxili _ usasrulo,
rogorc mTqnareba. Weqa-quxili zecidan Camomsk­
dari uzarmazari lodiviT enarcxeba qalaqs,
moeqaneba, ca Camoaqvs da mouZRveba udabur di­las.
gasaqcevi arsaiT aris. amqveynad yvelaferi, rac
saTuTi da nazia _ yvavilebi, Citebi _ uCinardeba.
RriWoze gamoRebuli fanjridan gamaognebe­
li SiSi krZalviT Sehyurebs RmerTs, romelic
ase damdagvelad elavs. iqiT, aRmosavleTiT
daZenZil Rrublebs Soris SemoaRwia moiisfro-
movardisfro naTebam, qufrma da civma, magram
sibnele ver dajabna. dilis eqvsi saaTis reisi,
axla rom kacs Ramis reisi egoneba, Seferxda
da ager, moxveulSi, TavsxmaSi mReris meetle
SiSis dasaZlevad. yurZnis sazidari carieli mi­
raxraxebs.
savedrebeli zarebi! rekaven zarebi, rekaven
ganwirulad, gametebiT. qari qviTinebs daquxebasa
da daquxebas Sua. nuTu amqveynad ukanasknelad
rekaven zarebi?! ginda Cacxres, CaCumdes zari.
anda daarisxon, daagrgvinon ufro Zlierad,
rom Weqa-quxils waaWarbos da CaaxSos. wrialeb,
borgav, getireba, arc ki ici, ra ginda...
arc is ici, sad Seafaro Tavi. guli giqvavdeba.
bavSvebis Zaxili moismis yoveli mxridan...
neta, ra dReSia platero farRalala gomurSi
martodmarto?

112
 72
rTveli
wleuls, platero, ra cotaa yurZniT dat­
virTuli virebi! neta riRasi maqnisia msxvili
warwerebi: `eqvs-eqvs realad~. sad arian virebi
lusenidan, almontidan, palosidan, _ damkraxuli,
Caqarvebuli tvirTiT, Txevadi oqroTi iseve
damZimebulebi, rogorc Sen da me _ sisxliT. sadRaa
godrebi, saaTobiT rom elodnen sawnaxlebSi
Caclas? moedineboda yurZnis wveni quCebSi, qale­
bi da bavSvebi avsebdnen Cafebs, kokebs, doqebs...
ra xalisi iyo am dros duqnebSi, platero!
diesmos duqani?! duqani veeba kaklis Ziras,
misi gafoTlili totebi WeriviT rom gvexura!
mevenaxeebi RiRiniT recxavdnen rumbebs. iyo
silaRe, mxiaruleba. iyo sidinjec. fexSiSveli
meRvineebi sqel wvens asxamdnen gozaurebSi
da ezidebodnen. wvens ki ara, _ toros sisxls,
sicocxliT mfeTqavs, aqafebuls. da iq, Car­
daxqveS, fexs inacvlebdnen, Wyletdnen, erT
ad­gils jeknidnen surnelovan qafSi Cafluli
gabruebuli kacebi. admirals SevaWenebdi maranSi
erTi kariT da gamovaWenebdi meoriT. es ori
kari Tavisi Semsvlel-gamomsvleliT sicocxlis
xalissa da sixarulis sxivs matebda mevenaxeTa
garjasa da guliTadobas.
oci sawnaxeli Wyapunobda da buybuyebda dRe­
daRam. ra gaxeleba iyo, ra imedis cecxli giz­
gizebda! wleuls, platero, yvelas Caxuruli aqvs
fanjrebi. ikmarebs ki ara, zedmeticaa yurZnis
saWyletad sawnaxelSi Camdgari ori-sami kaci.
axla, platero, raRac unda viRono. Seni dRe da
moswreba sul ase uqnara da umaqnisi xom ar iqnebi.

113
 ...sxva virebi, godrebakidebuli virebi,
Tvals ayolebdnen plateros, laRs, nebiers.
plateroze rom ar ganawyenebuliyvnen, misi augi
rom ar gaevloT gulSi, gaviyvane ganze, maxlobel
kalosTan, avkide yurZniT savse godrebi, Cavayene
sxva virebSi da nela SevuZexi maranSi... mere ki
uCumrad gavaride iqaurobas...

114
 73
Rame
niavma naRvlian-xmauriani valsebi miawvdina
zeimiT atanili patara qalaqis wiTlad gaCi­
raRdnebul cas. CaJamul koSks _ Cagmanuls,
moRuSuls, mdumaresa da mtkices _ nimbad adgas
moiisfro-molurjo oqrosferi naTeba. gareub­
nis bneli duqnebis mxares, mdinaris gaRma, Cadis
rulmoreuli moyviTalo mcxrali mTvare.
veli xeebisa da xeTa Crdilebis amaraa dar­
Cenili. krualas gabzaruli xma... uCinari naka­
dulis gamaognebeli sizmareuli butbuti... ne­li
sisovle... da varskvlavebi miwaze CamoiJinJRl­
nen TiTqos. Tbili gomuridan gaisma plateros
sevdiani xma.
Txam gaiRviZa. misi eJvani daucxromlad
wkarunebs. bolos Cawynarda. Sors, mTasTan, sxva
virma daiyroyina... Semdeg ki sxvam... WalaSi qofaki
ayefda...
iseTi naTeli Ramea, rom baRCaSi yvavilebs Tav-
TavianTi feri SerCeniaT. wyaros quCis ganapira
saxlTan, wiTlad mbJutav faranTan, kuTxeSi Seux­
via viRacam... me var?.. ara... me ager var, surnelovan
da mofuTfuTe mrumeSi, oqroSerTul naTel-
bnelSi, _ mTvaris, iasamnis, sios da sibnelis
naxelavSi. ager var da yurs vupyrob Cemi gulis
siRrmes, romelsac badali ar SeiZleba hyavdes.
brunavs, trialebs cargvali, nazi da dac­
varuli.

115
 74
sarito
rTvelia. wiTlad SesaRamovda. qalebma ga­
momZaxes, zangi biWi gkiTxulobso. ruispira
venaxebidan kalosken gavwie da imanac CamoaTava
biliki.
_ sarito!
saritoa, Cemi puertorikoeli turfas, ro­
salinas, xelze mosamsaxure biWi. seviliidan gaiq­
ca, rom xarebi gaexelebina patar-patara qalaqeb­
Si. axla nieblidan fexiT momavali gzagavliT
moxvda aq. mxarze hqonda mogdebuli toreros
labada, romlis piri da sarCuli _ orive WaxWaxa
wiTeli iyo. kuWic carieli hqonda da jibec.
zvrebidan kacebma amreziT gamoayoles Tva­
li. qalebmac aiTvalwunes, magram kacebis wam­
xedurobiT _ ufro. ager axla sawnaxelTan
rom Cauvlia, sarito da viRac otrovela biWi
walaparakebulan da imas yurze ukbenia.
Tbilad gavuRime da dayvavebiT gamovelapa­
rake. ver Semombeda SeTamameba da moxaTrebiT xe­­li
wauTaTuna plateros, romelic amasobaSi yurZnis
Wama-WamiT Tavs wamogvadga. saritom Tvali ga­
miswora da Rirsebis grZnobiT SemomaCerda.

116
 75
ukanaskneli xvati
leRvis Ziras viRviZeb. sevdismomgvrelia
yviTlad moCaxCaxe mzis silamaze naSuadRevs!
mealerseba, gaoflils mafxizlebs sio, ro­
melmac sakmelis buCqis surneli moiyola. beberi
keTili xis farTo foTlebi nela Srialeben, xan
miCrdilaven Tvals, xan mze miWyitinebs; TiT­
qos nela mirweven akvans mzidan Crdilisken,
Crdilidan mzisken.
Sors, miyuCebul qalaqSi, samreklos zarebi
sami saaTis wirvaze uxmoben mrevls. gamWvirvale
haeris nakads mohyveba xmebi. platero ayuradebs.
wiTlad SeTrTviluli tkbili sazamTro mompara,
axla gatrunuli Semomyurebs da Tavis did Tva­
lebs afaxulebs. mwvane qinqla Cavardnia TvalSi.
Sevyureb mis moRlil Tvalebs da mec mimZimde­
ba quTuToebi. isev Semoiqrola siom, Semofanc­
qal­da pepelasaviT, romelic, gegoneba, afrenas
epireba, magram uceb ekeceba frTebi... frTebi... da
mec ucbad mexuWeba quTuToebi.

117
 76
feierverki
seqtemberSi, dResaswaulis Rames, avdio­
diT xolme xilnaris gadaRma gorakze, mov­ ka­
laTdebodiT sagubarTan, vaciwveras surne­le­biT
gaJRenTil siCumeSi, rom kargad dagvenaxa mozeime
qalaqi. SezarxoSebuli beberi piosa, zvrebis
daraji, gawolila kaloze, mTvarisken miuSveria
saxe da, ager ukve ra xania, uberavs da uberavs
naRaras.
SesaRamovda. aqa-iq gaikaSkaSa cecxlma. jer
gaisma yru da Zlivsgasagoni tkacani; mere Sxui­
liT skdebodnen ukudo SuSxunebi, romlebic
ucbad gaxelil Suqvarskvlava Tvalebs hgvand­nen
da wiTlad, iisfrad, lurjad umzerdnen samya­ros.
sxva sazeimo cecxlebma qalwulis siSiSvlesaviT
gamoanaTa; zogic mogagonebdaT mtiral tirifs,
romelsac sisxliviT swveTavda cimcima yvavilebi.
es ra briala farSevangebia! sxiviani vardebis ra
haerovani walkotebia! es ra cecxlovani xoxbebia
varskvlaveTis baRnarebidan!
cisfrad, iisfrad, wiTlad Seferadebul sivr­
ceSi yovel axal afeTqebaze tokavs platero.
mocaxcaxe naTeba xan agrZelebs, xan amoklebs
gorakze gawolil mis Crdils da platero Se­
momCerebia SiSCamdgari didi Savi TvalebiT.
bolos Soreuli aJriamulebuli qalaqis ze­moT
varskvlavebiT moJikJike caSi, isev gamoikveTa
oqros gvirgviniviT momrgvalebuli cixe-koSki;
gaifanta da CayuCda feierverkis grgvinva-
griali, romlis gamoc Tvalebs xuWavdnen da
yurebs icobdnen qalebi! plateros TiTqos eSmaki
Seujda, SlegiviT ayroyinda, vazebSi Sevarda da
myudrod Cabnelebuli fiWvnarisken gaiWra.

118
 77
yvavilnari
andalusiis dedaqalaqSi movxvdiT Tu ara,
platerosTvis yvavilnaris Cveneba movindome.
gafoTlili akaciebisa da Wadrebis CrdilSi nela
mivuyvebiT mesers. platero floqvebs uxaTqu­
nebs qvis did filebs, romlebic axalmorwyulze
krialeben, cis laJvards ireklaven da Camocveni­
li TeTri yvavilebiTac arian damSvenebulni.
sveli yvavilebi gamoscemen ucnaur surnels,
nazsa da saTuTs.
ra sigrilea, baRidan ra saamuri surneleba
aRwevs gareT. baRic gaJRenTilia sisovliT. me­
sers alag-alag Tanabari SualedebiT ahyveba
suro, romlidanac wyali wveTavs. mesers gadaRma
bavSvebi TamaSoben. gogo-biWebis TeTr talRaSi
gamayruebeli Jivil-xiviliTa da JRaruniT
SeiW­
ra iisferbairaRebiani da mwvaneCardaxiani
saseirno etli. orTqli gamouSva ZowiTa da
oqroTi morTulma gemma, romelzec daxvavebuli
iyo miwis Txili. gogonas uWiravs cisfer, mwvane
da wiTel mfrinav mtevnebad axunZluli buStebi;
vaflis gamyidveli welSi wydeba xonCis simZimiT.
simwvanes ukve eTxoveboda Semodgoma da mkveTrad
gamoirCeodnen kviparosebi, palmebi. vardisfer
RrublebSi ainTo moyviTalo mTvare...
is iyo, unda Segvebijebina baRSi, rom zed
WiSkarTan darajma, yviTeljoxianma, vercx­ lis­
saaTianma saxeCalurjebulma kacma, miTxra:
_ virisTvis Sesvla akrZalulia, senior.
_ virisTvis? romeli virisTvis? _ vekiTxebi
da aqeT-iqiT vaceceb Tvalebs, Cveulebisamebr,
maviwydeba plateros cxoveluri garegnoba.

119
 _ rogor Tu romeli viris, senior, rogor Tu
romeli!..
maS raki platerosTvis, rogorc virisTvis,
`Sesvla akrZalulia~, _ CemTvis, rogorc ada­
mianisTvis, Sesvla arasasurvelia.
Robes avuyeviT. xeli wavuTaTune plateros da
sul sxva Temaze Camovugde sityva...

120
 78
mTvare
platerom Widan mTeli kasri wyali Sesva
Tavis varskvlavebianad da wyebad Carigebul
mzesumzirebSi waCindrikda gomurisken. karTan,
kiriT SeTeTrebul wirxlTan, yvavilebis naz
surnelSi velodi mas.
seqtembris JinJRliT danotioebuli Cardaxis
iqiT, Soridan, gayuCebuli velidan, fiWvis mZafri
suni aRwevda. didma lega Rrubelma mTvare ise
gadmoagora borcvze, TiTqos veeba kruxs daedo
oqros kvercxi.
mTvares vuTxari:
`mTvarev, mTvarev, meufeo Ramis,
uTvalavi varskvlavia caSi,
mTvaris vardnas sizmradac ver naxav.
varskvlavTcvena bevrs gvixilavs cxadSi~.
platero mTvares Seacqerda da yuri Sea­
partyuna. mere me SemomaCerda da meore yuri
Seapartyuna.

121
 79
mxiaruleba
platero eTamaSeba dianas, lamaz TeTr ZaRls,
romelic axal mTvares hgavs. eTamaSeba nacara
bekekas da bavSvebs...
virukas win cmukavs mousvenari diana, aJ­
Rarunebs Tavis patara eJvans da drunCze etane­ba
plateros, TiTqos kbenas upirebdes. platerom
yurebi rqebiviT dacqvita, nazad wahkra ZaRls da
yvavilebiT moCiTul mdeloze waakotriala.
Txa plateros gverdiT mibakunobs, Tan
fexebSi eblandeba da misi tvirTidan kbilebiT
eqaCeba laqaSebs. mere pirSi gamoCrili gviriliT
an zizilaTi win gadaudgeba plateros, urqens,
SekuntruSdeba da kikinebs mxiarulad, nazad,
qalurad...
platero saTamaSos magieria bavSvebisTvis.
rogori moTminebiT itans maT yovelgvar axire­bas!
nela miCindrikebs, Cerdeba, Tavs abriyvebinebs
bavSvebs; frTxilobs, zurgidan ar gadmouvardes,
Tan aSinebs patarebs, tlinkebis yras mohyveba.
mogeruli Semodgomis Suqiani saRamoebia.
oqtombris sufTa, kriala haeri xvewavs da
amZafrebs xmebs: mindvrebidan moRweul petels,
yroyins, bavSvebis kiskiss, ZaRlebis yefas,
zanzalakebis wkaruns...

122
 80
mifrinaven ixvebi
platero wylis dasalevad gamoviyvane. varskv­
lavebiT moWedil cas kvamlis bolqvebiviT Se­
rCenoda Rrublebi. mSvid RameSi, sadRac maRla,
myudro ezo-yuris iqiT, moismoda gabmuli stve­
na.
ixvebia. xmeleTis siRrmeSi miiweven, zRvaze
qariSxals ufrTxian, ixiznebian. drodadro
TiTqos dabla eSvebian, an egeb Cven gvezidebian
maRla. gaismis frTebis faTquni da niskartis
Cqami. asea xolme zogjer mindorSic: aSkarad ismis
naTqvami, Tumca mTqmeli karga xnis Cavlilia.
drodadro stvenas frTebis tlaSuni enacv­
leba.
platero wydeba wyals, Tavs maRla wevs da
usaSvelo sevdiT, swored CemsaviT, Sehyurebs
varskvlavebs.

123
 81
patara gogo
plateros siamaye iyo patara gogo. TeTri
kabiTa da sombreroTi gamoCndeboda iasamnebs
Soris, platerosken gamoeqaneboda, keklucad da
dayvavebiT dauZaxebda: `platero, plateruna!~
maSin viruka Tokis gaglejas lamobda, bavSviviT
xtoda da SlegiviT yroyinebda.
gogona brmad endoboda plateros, fexebSi
ramdenjer gasZromia, wixlic waukravs pla­
terosTvis; pawia TeTr xels uyofda gayviTle­
buli kbilebiT Semorgul vardisfer pirSi.
platero yurebs Camoyrida, gogona rom iolad
wataneboda. gogo ki saalersod da sanebivrod ras
aRar eZaxda: `platero! plateruna! platerunia!
plateriko! platerikuna!~
im grZel da Znel dReebSi, roca gogona Tavis
TeTr sarecelSi sicocxlis nakads Tavqve,
sikvdilisken miuyveboda, aravis gaxsenebia pla­
tero. gogona ki Tavis zmanebebSi sevdianad
mouxmobda: `plateruna!~ dardiani saxlidan oxv­
rasa da vaebaSi drodadro moismoda megobris
Soreuli da sawyalobeli Zaxili. vai Sen, Sav­
naRvliano zafxulo!
dakrZalvis saRamov, es ra saocari dide­
buleba giboZa ufalma RmerTma! oqrosfer-
vardisferi seqtemberi iwureboda maSinac. im
uRrublo saRamos ra ZaliT grgvinavdnen zarebi
sasaflaodan, samoTxisken mimavali gzidan! Robe-
Robe martodmarto wamovedi damwuxrebuli.
ukana kariT Sevedi saxlSi, adamianebs gavenapire.
gomurs mivaSure, Camovjeqi platerosTan da
fiqrebs miveci Tavi.

124
 82
menaxire
gorakze Camuqda iisferi bindi da avis­
momaswaveblad Camobnelda. mwvaned Ramdeba da
menaxire biWi Savad moCans. salamurs ukravs. dabla,
TvalsawierTan, mwuxris varskvlavi cimcimiT
egebeba Rames. yvavilebi ukve aRar Canan, magram
mZafr surnels afrqveven da swored surneleba
amxels am sibneleSi maT arsebobas. zanzalakebis
saamuri wkriali gvauwyebs, rom bnelSi Cakarguli
naxiri soflis ganapira SeCveul adgilebs
mosdebia.
_ seniorito, eg viri rom Cemi iyos...
Savtuxa biWi kidev ufro jmuxi da ucnauri Cans
am uCveulo Jams. jiRa Tvalebi uelavs naTlis
yovel gamokrTomaze. erT im mawanwalaTagans waa­
gavs, murilio, naRdi sevilieli, rom xatavda.
virs rogor ar mivcemdi... magram? uSenod ra
vqna, platero?
montemaioris savanesTan amogorda savse, mo­
vanebuli mTvare da rbili Suqi gadmoaRvara
aremares. mrumes aqa-iq TiTqos Seeria dRis mkrTali
naTeli. yvavilebiT moCiTuli veli zmanebas
daemsgavsa, Zveleburi unatifesi maqmaniviT gaxda.
kldeebi diddebodnen, iqufrebodnen, dardic
ematebodaT. uCinari nakadulic ufro iRvreboda
cremlad.
virukaSi Camwvari menaxire biWi Soridan
mogvZaxoda:
_ eeh, eg viri rom Cemi iyos!..

125
 83
iadonis sikvdili
ici, platero, iadoni bavSvebs mkvdari daxvdaT
vercxlis galiaSi. moberebuli iyo... am zamTars,
xom gaxsovs, xma ar gauRia, sul frTaSi hqonda Tavi
Carguli. gazafxulis piras, roca mzem dafela kar-
fanjrebi da Sin SemouZRva baRs, roca Sidaezos
mSvenierma vardebmac guli gaiReRes da gaifurCq­­
nen, iadonsac moesurvila, rom sicocxlis ganaxle­
bas Segebeboda Tavisi galobiT. magram gabzarul
fleitasaviT uTrToda Caxrinwuli xma.
bavSvebSi yvelaze ufrosma, ai iman, Cits vinc
uvlida, gaSeSebuli rom naxa galiaSi, aslukunda.
_ ki magram, rom araferi aklda, arc sakenki,
arc wyali?!
marTlac, platero, araferi aklda. `ubralod,
Tavisi dRiT mokvda...~ _ rogorc ityoda
romeliRac sxva beberi iadoni...
platero, netavi gamagebina, Tu arsebobs Ci­
tebis samoTxe? neta Tua sadme lurj zecaSi
mwvane walkoti oqrosfrad gafurCqnili vardis
buCqebiT, TeTri, vardisferi, cisferi, yviTeli
Citebis sulebiT?
ici, ras getyvi, platero, amaRam bavSvebi, Sen da
me CavitanT mkvdar Cits baRSi. axla savse mTvarea da
mis vercxlisfer sifermkrTaleSi beCavi mgalobeli,
romelic blankas eqneba dasvenebuli TeTr xelis­
gulze, moyviTalo zambaxis SemWknar furcels
daemsgavseba. Cven mas davmarxavT vardnarSi.
gamozafxuldeba, platero, da vixilavT, Ci­
tunia amofrindeba TeTri vardis gulidan. sur­
nelovani haeri aJRerdeba da aprilis mzis sxi­
vebSi afaTqundebian uxilavi jadosnuri frTebi
da dairxeva idumali talRa bajaRlo oqros
wkrialiviT morakrake wminda galobisa.
126
 84
goraki
platero, Sen arasdros ginaxivar, gorakze
rom wamovwvebodi xolme poeturi da Tan mkacri
ieriT.
...gverdze Camivlidnen xarebi, ZaRlebi, yor­
nebi. ar viZrodi da zedac ar vuyurebdi maT. sanam
ar CamoRamdeboda, ar vSordebodi iqaurobas.
aRarc ki maxsovs, pirvelad rodis aRmovCndi
gorakze. zogjer eWvic ki mepareba, saerTod var
ki iq namyofi? xom ici, romel gorakzec geubnebi,
ai, gadawiTlebul gorakze, mamakacisa da qalis
taniviT rom gawolila kobanos Zvel zvrebTan.
iq vkiTxulobdi, Tu ram wamikiTxavs. iq vfiq­
robdi Cems safiqrals. bevr muzeumSi minaxavs
Cemi naxati: SavebSi Cacmuli, Cemken zurgSeqceviT
xriok adgilas wamowolili gesaubrebi Sen an
vinme sxvas, viskenac piri maqvs miqceuli, da Cems
akviatebul azrebs, Cems ideebs vaxvaveb sivrceSi
dasalieramde, sadamdec ki mimiwvdeba mzera.
meZaxian. savaxSmod an ZilisTvis mixmoben.
wasvlas ki vapireb, magram ar vici, viqnebi ki iq?
darwmunebuli var, Cemo platero, rom axla, am­
wuTas, aq ara var, SenTan ara var. arc arsad var:
arc samareSi, ukve mkvdari. mxolod maSin var,
roca am gadawiTlebul gorakze, erTsa da imave
dros poetursa da xriokze, wigniT xelSi gavcqeri
mdinaris iqiT Camaval mzes...

127
 85
Semodgoma
mzes ukve uWirs Tbili loginis mitoveba da
glexebi adgomas aswreben. mze xom SiSvelia, Cemo
platero, arada, acivda!
rogor qris zenaqari! rogori Zlieria qari,
rogori Seuvali! daxede Camolewil rtoebs, erT­
maneTis gaswvriv aris yvela erT mxares miyrili.
guTani sabrZolo etliviT Seudga Tavis
mSvidobian da xalisian amqveyniur sazrunavs. sve­
li Saragzis kideebSi Carigebuli SeyviTlebuli
xeebi oqrosfrad avarvarebuli koconebiviT
brialeben da xelaxali amwvanebis imediT gvi­
naTeben male gasalev am Cvens gzas.

128
 86
dabmuli qofaki
_ Cemo platero, Semodgomis piri magonebs
dabmul qofaks, romelic gabmiT yefs Teoze,
ukacriel SidaezoSi, baRSi; yefs Sebindebisas,
ukve rom acivdeba xolme da sevda imatebs...
yviTldeba dReebi, platero, da sadac ki var,
yvelgan aSkarad mesmis, dabmuli qofaki rogor
uyefs Camaval mzes...
ise araferi mgvris kaeSans, rogorc ZaRlis
yefa. aris wuTebi, roca sicocxle oqrosaviT
geflangeba da gakotrebuli ZunwiviT gekumSeba
guli. saguldagulod daunjebuli oqro gaaniava
sulma da daawiawa swored ise, bavSvebi rom sarkis
natexiT iWeren xolme mzis sxivs, daCrdiluli
kedlisken rom gzavnian, da daafarfateben pe­
pelasaviT an xmeli foToliviT.
beRurebi da SaSvebi totidan totze daxtian
forToxlebsa da akaciebSi da maRla-maRla
iweven mzisken. mze vardisfrdeba, wiTldeba...
silamazem maradiulobas aziara swrafwarmavali
Jamis es monakveTi, romelic aRar feTqavs, aRar
fancqalebs, TiTqos Cakvda kidec. magram mainc
cocxalia. da qofaki yefs braziT, RreniT, ga­
cofebiT... Tu grZnobs, rom kvdeba silamaze...

129
 87
berZnuli ku
_ Cemi Zma da me naSuadRevs skolidan rom
vbrundebodiT viwro SukiT, maSin wavawydiT mas.
agvisto iyo. ca iseTi lurji iyo, Cemo platero,
iseTi lurji, ulurjesi, lamis Savi! Zalian
cxeloda da mokleze movWeriT. beRlis kedelTan,
balaxebSi, miwis belts hgavda. iqve kuTxeSi
migdebuli `iadonis~ _ yviTeli Zveli sazeimo
etlis _ CrdilSi SeyuJuliyo.
cota ar iyos, gveSinoda. moaxle gogo
davixmareT, aviyvaneT da aqoSinebulebi Sev­
cvivdiT saxlSi. gavyvirodiT: `ku, ku!~ talaxiT
iyo moTxvrili, wyali davasxiT da gadasayvani
qaRaldiviT gamocincxalda, gamoanaTa rogorc
oqroTi da SaviT naxatma...
olivielma don xoakinma, paxaro verdem da
sxvebmac _ yvelam, vinc es ambavi Seityo, gviTxra,
berZnuli ku ariso. Semdeg, roca iezuitebis
kolejSi bunebis istorias vswavlobdi, wignSi
vnaxe, zustad aseTi exata da qveS `berZnuli ku~
ewera. did vitrinaSi vnaxe misi fituli, iqac
aseTi warwera hqonda. ase rom, Cemo platero, es
ku namdvilad berZnulia.
mas aqeT CvenTanaa. bavSvebma ra ar davawieT:
xan vabzrialebdiT, xan lords mivugdebdiT,
xan zurgze amotrialebuli gvyavda ramdenime
dRes... erTxel sorditom Tofic ki daaxala, rom
gagvego, ramsimagre iyo. bakanma tyvia aisxlita
da sicocxles gamoasalma sawyali TeTri mtredi,
romelic wyals svamda msxlis Ziras.
Tve Tves mihyveboda da kus ver vxedavdi.
erT mSvenier dRes naxSiris goraze vnaxe

130
mkvda­riviT gaSeSebuli. erTxelac sardafSi
vnaxe... zogjer kvercxebisgan gaclili bude
mimaniSnebda, rom sadRac aqve unda yofiliyo.
Wams qaTmebTan, mtredebTan, beRurebTan erTad.
pomidori yvelafers urCevnia. gazafxulze
mTeli ezos baton-patroni xdeba da TiTqos
Tavisi simartovidan da gamomSral-gamomxmari
da gadamRrZvali maradiuli siberidan amoiyris
axal ylorts, TiTqos TviTonve uZRvnis Tavis
Tavs sicocxlis Suqs axali saukunisTvis...

131
 88
oqtombris saRamo
ardadegebi miiwura. SeyviTlda foTlebi da
bavSvebic skolisaken gaeSurnen. simartovea.
sax­
lic ki mofenilia Camocvenili foTlebiT.
Zalagamoleuli mze iWyiteba SigniT. geCveneba,
rom Sors viRac yviris, Sors viRac icinis...
buCqebs, romelTac jer kidev SerCeniaT
vardebi, nela epareba mwuxri. Camavali mzis ali
moedo nabolara yvavilebs da baRma surnelovani
xanZari SeunTo mzis dasavals. abrialebuli
vardebis surnelia yvelgan. siCumea.
Cemi ar iyos, plateromac moiwyina da ar
icis, riT Seiqcios Tavi. nela amedevna, erTxans
Seyoymanda, bolos gabedulad, mtkiced dascxo
floqvebi filaqans da Sin Semomyva.

132
 89
antonilia
Rele ise modidebuliyo, yviTeli zambaxebi,
zafxulobiT rom oqroTi avarayebdnen napirebs,
daetbora, daefanta da maTi mSveneba furcel-
furcel gaetanebina wylis CqerisTvis...
hoda, gaRma rogor gavides antonilia, Tanac
sagareo kabiT?! sabijari qvebi axla liaSia Caf­
luli. gogo aRma ahyva Reles, alvebis Camonalew
joyrebTan mosinja, Tu SeZlebda gadasvlas... ver
SeZlo... maSin platero SevTavaze.
Cems gamolaparakebaze antonilia ailanZa,
cecxli moedo mis WroRa TvalebTan sasxva­
TaSorisod mopneul Worfls. mere xes mieyrdno
da gadaikiskisa... bolos gadawyvita, balaxze
daagdo vardisferi Razlis TavSali, cota gair­
bina da mwevariviT cqvitad moaxta plateros;
aqeT-iqiT gadmokida mkvrivi fexebi, romlebsac
Cemda moulodnelad Tavisi sisavsiT moerkalaT
xami Salis windebis TeTr-wiTeli zolebi.
platero odnav Sefiqrianda, zustad mozoma,
gadaevlo Reles da gaRma napirze daxta. mere,
ro­ca ukve Cven Soris Rele Caedineboda, saxeSefa
klul­ ma antoniliam mucelze quslebi miaWira
plateros da isic molze waCindrikda vercxlisa
da oqros wkrialSi _ Savgvremani gogos kiskisSi.
surneli idga zambaxisa, wylisa, siyvarulisa.
ekliani vardis gvirgviniviT SemoeWdo Cems sa­
fiqrals sityvebi, Seqspirma rom aTqmevina kleo­
patras:
`bednieri xar, bedauro, svebednieri,
antoniusis tareba rom garguna bedma!~
_ platero! _ bolos SevZaxe braziT, boRmiT,
risxviT...

133
 90
miviwyebuli mtevani
oqtombris gadauRebeli wvimebis mere erT
modarebul dRes, roca zeca oqrosfrad cialeb­
da, zvrebisken gaveSureT. plateros xurjinis cal
TvalSi sauzme da bavSvebis qudebi ewyo, meoreSi
gasawonasworeblad ejda atmisyvavilisferi put­
kuna blanka.
momnusxveli iyo gamococxlebuli vel-mindv­
rebi! nakadulebi modidebuliyvnen. wvimebiT
ga­
Jivebuliyo miwa. mindvris kideSi Carigebul
jer isev yviTlad SefoTlil alvebs Savi Citebi
Seseodnen.
uecrad gogonebi yviriliT gacvivdnen erTma­
neTis miyolebiT:
_ mtevani! mtevani!
beberi vazis daRrekil lerwebsa da si­ Sa­
ve­
dakrul SewiTlebul foTlebSi bdRvriala mzes
aebrialebina Caqarvebul-Camkraxuli mtevani
asaks­­
mitanebuli lamazi qaliviT TvalSi sacemi
iyo. yvelani misken iwvdidnen xels. viqtoriam
mowyvita da zurgs ukan damala. vTxove da maSinve
gamomiwoda nazad, morCilad, damyolad, ise,
ro­gorc iqcevian xolme mamakacebTan gogoebi,
romlebic es-esaa daqalebas iwyeben.
mtevanze xuTi didi kumpali iyo. bavSvebs mi­ve­
ci: erTi _ viqtorias, erTi _ blankas, erTi _ lo­
las, erTic _ pepes. sul bolo ki erTsulovani
taSis grialSi gavuwode plateros da isic
mouxeSavad waetana Tavisi uSvelebeli kbilebiT.

134
 91
admirali
ar icnobdi, Senamde waiyvanes. misgan Sevityve,
ra yofila jiSis keTilSobileba. xom xedav, fir­
fita zed warwerili misi saxeliT dResac Tav­
laSia, iq, sadac misi unagiri devs, sadac misi
lagami da aRviria.
SemoragvulSi pirvelad rom Semoabija, oc­
nebas hgavda! lurja iyo. misma mosvlam moiyola
Zala, sicocxlis xalisi, sixaruli. ra lamazi
iyo! yovel dilauTenia SevaWenebdi xolme WalaSi,
gavivakebdiT datboril napirze da gamoketil
wisqvilebTan gund-gundad dayuncul Wilyvavebs
vafrTxobdiT. mere gavajiriTebdi TemSaraze da
CorTiT SevuyvebodiT nuevas quCas.
zamTris erT saRamos maTraxiT xelSi mewvia
batoni diuponi, ai is, san-xuanis duqnebis patro­
ni. winkarSi momcro mrgval magidaze datova
fuli da luarosTan erTad gaemarTa Tavlisken.
mere bindSi fanjridan davinaxe, _ TiTqos sizmrad
menaxos, _ batoni diuponi admiralSebmuli Tavisi
etliT TavsxmaSi rogor auyva nuevas quCas.
ar vici, ramden dRes mqonda guli gaxeTqaze.
eqimis gamoZaxebac damWirda da masves bromi,
eTeri da ra vici, kidev ra, vidre drom, romelic
yvelafris mkurnalia, iseve ar gaminela es sa­
fiqrali, rogorc dardi lordisa da patara
gogonas gamo.
eh, platero Cemo, ra naRdi megobrebi iqnebo­
diT Sen da admirali!

135
 92
Canaxati
Cemo platero, axlaxan gadaxnuli Savi miwis
notio xnulebs, romelTac odnav gadahkravs
daZruli Teslis Rivis simwvane, uxvad afrqvevs
oqros Cqers Camavali mze. mas xom sul cotaRa
darCa savali. mcivana Citebi did-did gundebad
mifrinaven morosaken. qaris odnavi Semoqrole­
bac ki mTlad aSiSvlebs yviTeli foTlebis amara
darCenil xeebs.
weliwadis dro gviwvevs Cven-Cvens sulebSi Ca­
saxedad, platero. axla sxva megobari gveyoleba.
es iqneba axali wigni, gamorCeuli da Rirseuli.
wigniviT gadaiSleba Cven Tvalwin gaZrcvnili
midamo, usasrulobis gancdis momgvreli da gan­
martoebuli TviTCaRrmavebisTvis fiqrTa aRmZv­
reli.
Sexe, platero, es is xea, am erTi Tvis win ga­
damwvanebuli rom gveCurCuleboda, SuadRis
alxSi rom Segvifara da mogviCrdila. axla da­
Ciavebula, Camomxmara da yviTlad mRvivan naad­rev
da sevdian daisSi Caxatula Tavisi simar­ to­viT,
meCxer foTlebSi Sexiznuli Tavisi Savi CitiT.

136
 93
Tevzis qereWi
wisqvilis quCidan, Cemo platero, mogeri sul
sxva qalaqia. aqedan iwyeba mezRvaurTa ubani.
xalxi aq piraxsniT laparakobs, aqaurebs Tamami
da laRi sityva-pasuxi aqvT, mezRvaurTa kiloze
uqceven. kacebi aq ukeT icvamen, msxvili jaWvebi
aqvT saaTebze, saucxoo sigarebs da did Cibuxebs
aboleben. ramxela gansxvavebaa meetleTaubnel
sityvaZvir, moxaTrebul myudro kacsa, magali­
Tad, rapososa, da mziT garujul, qeraTmian pikons
Soris. icnob, sanapiro quCaze rom cxovrobs, imaze
geubnebi!
granadilia, wminda franCeskos eklesiis meda­
viTnis qaliSvili, marjnisubneli granadilia,
Cvensa rom Semoivlis xolme, mTel samzareulos
azanzarebs Tavisi xatovani, cincxali da xalisiani
laparakiT. Sinamosamsaxureebi, romelTagan erTi
frizetidanaa, meore _ monturiodan, mesame ki
sakiris ubnidan, _ gasunTqulebi usmenen. enakvesia
granadilia yveba kadisis, tarifis, kunZulis
ambebs; ybadauyeneblad qaqanebs Tambaqos kont­
rabandaze, inglisur qsovilebze, abreSumis
windebze, vercxlze, oqroze... mere quslebis
bakuniT dabzrialdeba, aaTrTolebs kenar tans,
romelzec qafiviT nazi da haerovani Savi TavSali
aqvs Semotmasnili.
gogoebi karga xans undebian misi xatovani
monaTxrobis axsna-ganmartebas. Sexe, ager monte­
maiors, cal Tvalze xeli miufarebia da mzeze
Cahkirkitebs Tevzis qereWs... ras Svrebi-meTqi, _
vkiTxe da mipasuxa, _ qereWSi, cisartyelas TaRqveS,
Canso mogviristebuli qlamindiT mosili karmelis
wminda RvTismSobeli, mezRvaurTa mfarveli. da es
WeSmaritebaa, radgan ase uTqvams granadilias.
137
 94
pinito
_ ai, iis!.. iis!.. pinitoze ufro sulelii!
aRarc ki maxsovs, vin iyo pinito. Semodgomis
myudro mzes galavnis yoresTan xanZrad aub­
rialebia wiTeli qviSa. feri aqvs cecxlis, Torem
mxurvaleba _ ara. biWunas yvirili Camesmis da
uecrad meCveneba, rom Cven, CaSavebuli walmiT
datvirTulebi, beqobs mivuyvebiT, swored saco­
davi pinitosken mivemarTebiT.
Semaxsendeba xolme da mere isev waiSleba misi
saxe Cems maxsovrobaSi. ZlivsRa vigoneb. Tvalwin
gamielvebs xmel-xmeli, Savgvremani, laRi... sila­
mazis naSTi emCneva uSnosa da zinzlians. rac ufro
vcdilob, aRvidgino misi xateba, miT ufro meleva
Tvalsa da xels Sua, dilis sizmariviT miqreba. da
aRarc ki vici, vizec vfiqrob, isaa Tu ara... mgo­ni,
is unda iyos, erT dilas TavsxmaSi biWebi rom qvebs
uSendnen da nuevas quCaze rom garboda lamis
dediSobila; anda is, zamTris bindbundSi Zveli
sasaflaos Robis gayolebiT TavCaqindruli
rom mibandalebda qaris wisqvilisken, Tavisi
muqTi sardafisken, mkvdari ZaRlebisa da nagvis
grovisken, mawanwala maTxovrebisken.
_ pinitoze ufro suleliii! ai, iiis!..
ra iqneboda, platero, neta erTxel mainc ga­
movlaparakebodi pinitos! makariam Tqva, erTi
gzasacdenili qalis, kolilias, saxlSi gamoTvra
da cixesimagris TxrilSi Cakvdao sawyali. didi
xnis winaT iyo es. bavSvi viyavi, platero, rogorc
Sena xar axla bavSvi. marTla Wkuaceti, marTla
suleli iyo? rogori iyo neta? neta rogori?..

138
 Cemo platero, is mkvdaria da ar vici, rogori
iyo. samagierod Sen xom ici im biWis wyalobiT,
romlis dedac, ueWvelia, mas icnobda, rom me
pinitoze ufro suleli var.

139
 95
mdinare
Sexe, platero, ra dReSia mdinare maRa­ roe­
bisgan, usulgulobisa da sixarbisgan. am saRamos
mowiTalo wyali aqa-iq yviTel da iisfer SlamSi
Zlivs uyris Tavs Camavali mzis nafSvenebs. sa­
TamaSo navic ki ver gacurdeba mis kalapotSi. ra
sacodaobaa!
winaT mdinareSi Semodiodnen sirajTa didi
gemebi, orCxomelebi, oranZiani ialqniani xo­
mal­debi _ `mgeli~, `eloiza~, `san-kaietano~,
_ romelic mamaCemisa iyo da sawyali kintero
marTavda; kidev _ biZaCemis `varskvlavi~, amas
pikoni marTavda. maTi anZebi Seseodnen san-xuanis
cas da erTmaneTSi xalisiT ireodnen. veeberTela
anZebi akvirvebda bavSvebs. mieSurebodnen ma­
lagisken, kadisisken, gibraltarisken, miemar­
Te­­
bodnen RviniT damZimebulebi, wyalSi Rrmad
Camsxdarni... maT Soris iyo meTevzeTa karWapebi,
romlebic wylis Wavls aforiaqebdnen kiCoze
damagrebuli Tav-TavianTi wmindanebiT, nair-nai­
ri ferebiT: mwvaniT, lurjiT, TeTriT, yviTliTa
da WiaferiT... da meTevzeebi qalaqSi ezidebodnen
sardinebs, xamanwkebs, gvelTevzebs, kambalebs,
kiborCxalebs... riotintos spilenZma mTlad da­
wamla yvelaferi da, _ zogi Wiri margebeliao,
_ mdidarTa wunianobis gamo Raribebs rCebaT
meTevzeTa mwiri nadavli... karWapebi, orCxome­
lebi, ialqniani navebi gaqra.
ra sacodaobaa! TviT qristec ki veRar ixilavs
zRvis moqcevisas wyaluxv mdinares. mkvdris
sisxliviT, dawretili nakadiviT moedineba mwux­

140
riviT Jangisferi mdinare, gaZvaltyavebul da
Camokonkil glaxas rom damsgavsebia. afrebake­
cili `varskvlavi~ Camuqebula, CafSukula da
maRla auSveria Tevzis xerxemaliviT dakbiluli
Tavisi uzarmazari anZa, romlisTvisac xanZari
SeunTia daiss. mesazRvreTa bavSvebi TamaSoben,
irevian, dawrialeben. da es yvelaferi borgvas
hgavs Cemi dardiani gulisas.

141
 96
broweuli
ra sanaxavia es broweuli, platero! agediliam
momikiTxa. Tavis baRSi, monxas Relis piras, amour­
Cevia. arcerTi sxva nayofi ise ar amiSlis xolme
fiqrebs wylis cxovelmyofel Zalaze, rogorc
broweuli. skdeba, feTqdeba naRdi da Ronieri
sijansaRiT. ar gavsinjoT?
Cemo platero, ra sasiamovnoa simwarisa da
simSralis gemo, mwklarte gemo magari da xmeli
qerqisa, miwaSi gadgmuli fesviviT romaa. ai, pla­
tero, laliviT gamonaTeba alionisa: pirveli
sitkbo qerqs mWidrod mitmasnili marcvlebisa.
ager, platero, erTmaneTs mijrili, erTmaneTiT
Seviwroebuli saRi da savse marcvlebi Tavis
Txel apkianad _ jadosnuri saunje saWmelad
vargisi ameTvistoebisa, romeliRac norCi de­
doflis guliviT sisxlsavse da Zlieri! rogoraa
gadavsebuli, platero, ha, gamomarTvi, Wame!
ra gemrielia! ra siamovnebaa, rogor efloba
kbilebi am xalisian wiTel simwifeSi! moica, ver
vlaparakob. Tvali rom dainTqmeba kaleidoskopis
daudegar ferTa labirinTSi, ise iZirebi gemoSi.
morCa!
platero Cemo, me aRar midgas broweulebi. Se­n
ar moswrebixar broweulebs duqnis ezoSi, yva­vi­
le­bis quCaze. mze rom gadaixreboda, gavdiodiT...
TixabziT SeTiTxnil, daxeTqil Robe-yoreebSi
Canda marjnisquCelTa ezoebi. yovel maTgans
Tavisi xibli hqonda. ezoebs iqiT mindori iyo,
mindors iqiT _ mdinare. mesazRvreebis naRaris
dgera aRwevda. sieras samWedlodan grdemlis
gruxuni ismoda. qalaqis axali, SeuCveveli uba­­
ni mimxelda Tavisi yoveldRiuri yofis poe­
zias. mze Cadioda. broweulebi brialebdnen
142
da sxivs isrodnen, rogorc patiosani Tvlebi,
rogorc jadosnuri ganZi, daxvavebuli sadRac,
zRapruli leRvis CeroSi, Wis siaxloves, romlis
SemoSenebuli gvimi leRvis xes daebzara.
broweuli mogeris nayofia, mSvenebaa misi
ger­bisa! Camavali wiTeli mzisTvis gulgaxsnili
bro­weulebi! broweulebi monxas baRisa, bro­
weulebi peralis velisa, sabariegos broweu­lebi!
broweulebi Relispira myudro mindvrebisa, sa­
dac zustad iseve, rogorc Cems warmosaxvaSi, ca
vardisfrad Rvivis, vidre mTlad ar daRamdeba.

143
 97
Zveli sasaflao
Seni Semoyvana mindoda, platero. mesaflaves
rom ar SeemCnie, mitom Cagayene filebiT dazur­
gul virebSi. ra siCumea... wamo...
naxe, es san-xoses samarea. gadabrecili RobiT
Semokavebul am daCrdilul da Camwvanebul
kuTxeSi mRvdlebis saflavebia... TeTrad Semo­
Robili es adgili, naSuadRevis mTrTolare
mze rom dasTamaSebs, bavSvebis samarea... wamo...
admirali... dona benita... RatakTa saZmo saflavi,
platero...
kviparosebSi rogor irevian beRurebi! naxe,
ra Jriamuli aqvT!.. am ofofs, ager xarisvardaze
rom Semomjdara, saflavis ZgidesTan, fosoSi
gaumarTavs bude... naxe, mesaflavis Svilebi ra
madianad Seeqcevian Saqarmoyril karaqian purs...
platero, am or TeTr pepelasac xom xedav...
axalgaWrili samare... daica... gesmis? zan­
zalakebia... sami saaTis etlia, TemSaris gavliT
miemarTeba sadgurisken... is fiWvebi, qaris
wisqvilTan rom fiWvebia, isaa... dona lutgarda...
kapitani... patara alfredito ramosi, Cems biWo­
baSi, gazafxulis erT saRamos rom Sevudeqi mis
TeTr kubos Cems ZmasTan, pepe saensTan da anto­
nio riberosTan erTad... Cu!.. riotintos matarebe­
li xidze mirixinebs... momye... sawyali karmeni,
Wleqiani gogo, ra mSvenieri iyo, platero... Sexe
am vards... ageraa gogona, ra nazi iyo, Tan rogor
akvesebda Sav Tvalebs... aq ki, platero, mamaCemia...
platero...

144
 98
lip iani
ganze gadeqi, platero, gza utie skolis bavS­
vebs.
mogexseneba, dRes xuTSabaTia da qalaqgareT
gaiyvanes bavSvebi. lipianis xan mama kastelanos­
Tan mihyavs isini, xan angustiasis xidTan, xan wyal­
satevTan. dRes lipiani gunebazea da, rogorc
xedav, gandegilis qoxamde miuZRva bavSvebs.
Sen ki ici, rasac niSnavs bavSvis gavireba. hoda,
Cveni qalaqisTavis TqmiT, lipiani gavirebul bavS­
vebs arjulebs, adamianebad aqcevs. Tu asea, lipia­
ni Sen namdvilad gagavirebda da dagamSevda kidec.
bavSvebs Cemken mouwevdaT guli. hoda, maTi guli
rom moego da Cemgan CamoeSorebina isini, _ arada,
beCav lipianis saamisod Tavisi mosazreba hqonda, _
mindvrad gahyavda isini. imdeni qna, rom qristesmie­
ri siyvarulis sababiT bavSvebi Suaze uyofdnen
Tav-TavianT sauzmes da naSuadRevs lipiani cameti
sauzmis naxevar-naxevars Seeqceoda.
Sexe, ra nasiamovnebi brundebian yvelani!
Ra­ribulad Cacmuli, gulaZgerebuli, gaRaJ­
RaJebuli da afarTxalebuli bavSvebi atanilni
arian oqtombris sigriledakruli xalisiani
mwux­riT. yavisferujredebian tansacmelSi gamow­
yobili lipiani modis da moaTaxTaxebs Tavis
dondlo sxeuls. fiWvis Ziras karga lazaTianad
gamoZRomis molodinSi Rimili dasTamaSebs Se­
WaRaravebul grZel wverze... mindori iryeva mis
fexqveS da zanzarebs, rogorc aTasfrad moelvare
sefezari, axlaxan mwuxrisas rom rekavda da
TiTqos jerac rom ar Cawynarebula, TiTqos jer
kidev Tavze rom dahgugunebs qalaqs. gegoneba,
veeba mwvane xoWo dahbzuodes oqrosfrad
aelvarebul koSks, saidanac moCans zRva.
145
 99
cixesimagre
ra mSvenieria ca am saRamos, platero! Se­
modgomis naTels metalis bzinva Seepara,
bajaRlo oqros pirfarTo satevari elvarebdes
TiTqos. miyvars aq amosvla, am ganmartoebuli
gorakidan kargad moCans mzis Casvla. Tanac xels
aravin gviSlis, aravin gvawuxebs da Cvenc aravis
vawuxebT.
Rvinis sardafebTan da CamobranZul gala­
vanTan, romelsac pirSuSxa da WinWari mosdebia,
erTi moTeTro-mocisfro saxli dgas. amboben, Sig
aravin cxovrobso. aq yofila Turme sasiyvarulo
RameebSi TavSesafari erTi kaxpasi, koliliasi da
misi gogosi _ mudam SaviT mosili ori pirTeTri
turfasi, gaWrili vaSliviT rom hgvanebian
erTmaneTs. ager, im TxrilSi Camkvdara pinito
da or dRes gdebula upatronod. aq ki Turme
qvemexebi mdgara, roca qalaqSi artileristebi
gamoCenilan. don ignasiomac icoda aq amosvla
Tavisi kontrabanduli aryiT. ginaxavs Sen, xom
gaxsovs? mimndobi kaci iyo. kidev? angustiasidan
xarebs erekebian aqeT. meti aravin, biWunebic ki ar
ekarebian aqaurobas.
am mowiTalo arxze gadebuli xidis TaRqveS,
erTi, gaxede venaxs, aguris gamosawvavs, Sors
iisfrad gaklaknil mdinares; gaxede ukacriel
datboril napirs; naxe, Camavali mze wiTlad
rogor gamoCaxCaxda TvaliT xilul RvTaebasaviT,
rogor monusxa da moicva irgvliv yvelaferi
da axla uelvis mxares zRvaSi rogor eSveba. da
es xdeba srul siCumeSi. da am siCumes gamoscems
samyaro, anu mogeri, misi vel-mindvrebi, Sen da me,
platero.

146
 100
toros Zveli asparezi
kidev erTxel amitana elvasaviT mouxel­ Te­
belma gamonaTebam, toros Zveli asparezis xil­
vam. erT saRamos daiwva... saRamos... magram ver
vixseneb, romel saRamos, rodis...
arc is vici, Signidan rogori iyo... mgoni
minaxavs... anda egeb manolito floress rom
mohqonda CemTvis, im Sokoladebze daxatuli
maxsovs: Savi xarisgan rezinis burTiviT haerSi
mosrolili patara nacrisferi brtyeldrunCa
ZaRlebi... mrgvlad Semokavebuli sruli simar­
tove, maRali lurji balaxiT dafaruli... vici
mxolod, rogori iyo garedan, zevidan... asparezi
ar magondeba... xalxi ar Cans... vtrialeb, wreebad
vuvli fiWviT moficrul rigebs; meCveneba, rom
toros asparezze var, naRd asparezze, suraTze
rom xatia, iseTze, da sul maRla-maRla avdivar.
erT saRamos, roca kokispirulad wvimda, sa­
ma­
radJamod SemoiWra Cems sulSi Soreuli ga­
damwvanebuli xedi, CrdiliT Camuqebuli, _
CrdiliT ki ara _ civi lega RrublebiT; Tval­
sawierTan, iq, zRvasTan, msubuq TeTr naTelSi
RrublebSua, ialkialSi, moCans fiWvnari...
meti araferi... ramden xans viyavi iq? vin
gamomiZRva iqidan? rodis iyo es? ar vici, verc
veravin miTxra, platero... magram, roca sityvas
Camovagdeb amaze, Semepasuxebian xolme:
_ rogor ara, Zveli asparezi, cixesimagresTan...
rom daiwva... es iyo maSin, roca mogersac akiT­
xavdnen toreroebi...

147
 101
eqo
tiali adgilia. Tanac TiTqos mudam viRac
aris aq... mTebidan Camobrunebuli monadireebi
fexs aiCqareben xolme, Tan Wiuxebze Zvrebian, rom
ufro Sors moataron Tvali. Turme am mxareSi
daTareSobda da Rames aq aTevda yaCaRi paralesi.
wiTel pitaloze, romelic aRmosavleTs gah­
yurebs, zogjer gadmodgeba Semoxetebuli Txa
da mwuxris caze, yviTeli mTvaris fonze, ixateba
misi silueti. qvemoT, barSi, agvistomde ar Sreba
naRvarevi da yviTlad, mwvaned, vardisfrad
ireklavs wyali cis nafleTebs. gubura lamis
mTlad amovsebulia qvebiT, romlebsac maRlidan
yrian bavSvebi. xan bayayebs esvrian, xan ubralod
wylis adgafuneba undaT.
platero SevaCere gadasaxvevTan, zed did,
rtomraval keratTan, romelic velze gasasvlels
faravda xmlebiviT wawvetebuli Tavisi Camuqe­
buli WotebiT. xelebi wavaSvele tuCebs da
daviZaxe: `platero!~
_ platero! _ Semomepasuxa klde Caxrinwuli,
magram wylis siaxloviT odnav ganazebuli xmiT.
platerom cqvitad miabruna Tavi, Sexta,
acaxcaxda, gaqceva daapira.
_ platero! _ isev SevZaxe kldes.
kldem Zaxili momibruna:
_ platero!
platero jer me SemomaCerda, mere kldes
gaxeda, drunCi waigrZela da maRla cas gabmiT
Sehyroyina.
kldem aseve Semohyroyina gabmiT da royiod.
platero yroyinad iqca.

148
 kldec Camoiqca yroyinad.
maSin gaqsuebuli da gaoCnebuli platero
av­
drian dResaviT moiqufra. cmukavda, avSaris
gaglejas da Cems mitovebas lamobda. ase gastana,
vidre fereb-ferebiT ar gamovuZexi da vidre
kaqtusebSi misi yroyini TandaTan ar iqca mxolod
da mxolod mis yroyinad.

149
 102
SiSi
bavSvebi vaxSmobdnen. TovliviT TeTr sufra­ze
Tvlemda lampis Tbili, vardisferi Suqi. sufraze
daqarguli wiTeli nemsiwverebi da vaSlebi
liton da jansaR sixaruls matebda am umanko da
alal simyudroves. gogonebs ise eWiraT Tavi,
qalebs rom SeSveniT. biWebi darbaiseli kacebiviT
maslaaTobdnen. oTaxis siRrmeSi qeraTmiani
lamazi qali ZuZus awovebda Cvils, Tan RimiliT
gamoscqeroda bavSvebs. sarkmlis iqiT, baRSi,
fuTfuTebda varskvlavebiT gaCiraRdnebuli
civi, susxiani Rame.
uceb blanka elvasaviT gaiklakna da miiWra
dedasTan. uecrad siCume Camovarda da mere ayi­
ravebuli skamebis xaTqaxuTqSi danarCenebmac
miaSures dedas. SiSi edgaT TvalebSi. fanjaras
misCerebodnen.
CerCeti platero! fanjris minisTvis miut­
yepebia Tavisi didi TeTri Tavi, sibnelisa da
SiSisagan bevrad ufro didi rom Canda, gatrunula
da naRvlianad iyureba myudrod ganaTebul
oTaxSi.

150
 103
Zveli wyaro
mudam TeTria maradmwvane fiWvnaris fonze.
vardisferia an lurji ganTiadisas, da mainc
TeTria; oqrosferia an mowiTalo SuadRisas, da
mainc TeTria. mwvanea an cisferi SeRamebulze,
da mainc TeTria; aseTia Zveli wyaro, platero.
ramdenjer ginaxivar am wyarosTan SeCerebuli.
idumal saunjesaviT an samaresaviT igi Tavis Tav­
Si moicavs mTeli samyaros sevdas, anu sicocxlis
WeSmarit gancdas.
am wyaroSi mixilavs parTenoni, piramidebi,
aTasgvari sxva taZari. yovelTvis, roca romelime
sxva wyaro, Zveli samarxi an stoa momajadoebs
Tavisi maradiuli da Seuzomeli mSvenebiT, Zili
gamikrTeba xolme da Cems momnusxvel axal xats
Caenacvleba Zveli wyaros xateba.
am wyarodan, am veSa wyarodan mivikvlev gzas
yvelafrisken da yvelafridan mas vubrundebi.
ise amoCqefs wyarosTvalidan, iseTma faqizma
ubraloebam mianiWa mas maradiuloba, uboZa feri,
uboZa naTeli, ise naRdad misia es yvelaferi, rom
lamis peSviT aRebuli misi wyaliviT SeiZleba
xeliT Seexo mTel sisavses sicocxlisas. biok­
linma Caxata igi saberZneTis garemoSi, beThoven­ma
Seatbora omaxiani oxvriT, miqelanjelom ro­dens
gadauloca.
wyaro ki ara, akvania, saqorwine sarecelia,
simReraa, sonetia, sinamdvilea, sixarulia. es
sikvdilicaa.
_ sikvdili aqaa, platero, am Rames, marmarilos
torsiviT aris asvetili nazad moSriale
Cabnelebul simwvaneSi. sikvdili Cemi sulidan
amoaCqefebs wyaros Cemi maradiulobisas.

151
 104
gzaSi
platero, Cemo platero, erT RameSi rogor
SemoiZarcvnen xeebi! rtoebi fesvebiviT gau­
barjRavT, maRla auSveriaT da TiTqos Tavdayi­ra
Sezrdian cas, kenweroebiT ki miwas CasTesle­bian.
am alvas Sexede, lusias ara hgavs, cirkis muSaiT
lusias, mofardagulze rom gadmofina da aabri­
ala cecxlisferi Tmebi, maRla rom aiSvira er­Tad
mityupebuli Tavisi SxvarTi fexebi, monacrisf­ro
maqmanebiT kidev ufro damSvenebuli?
axla, Cemo platero, SiSveli totebidan Citebi
oqros siyviTleSi gvxedaven iseve, rogorc adre
Cven vxedavdiT Citebs simwvaneSi. foTlebis
saamuri Sriali da maRali varjis xalisiani
CurCuli ager aq, qvemoT, Caxrinwul sacodav
amoxvneSad qceula.
Sexe, platero, xmeli foTlebiTaa gadapenti­li
irgvliv yvelaferi. kviras, dReis swors, ukan rom
movbrundebiT, erT foTolsac veRar naxav. ar vi­
ci, sad gadaqardebian xolme foTlebi. gazafxul­
ze mofrenilma Citunebma Tu gaumxiles lamazi da
ucnauri sikvdilis saidumlo. aseTi sikvdili arc
Sen geRirseba, Cemo platero, da arc me.

152
 105
kedris Tesli
ager modis gogo, mziT gabdRvrialebul nue­
vas quCas mouyveba da moaqvs kedris Tesli. ned­
lic aqvs da moxalulic. waval, platero, blomad
viyi­
di moxalul kedris Tesls SenTvisac da
CemTvisac.
oqroCaRvril laJvardisfer dReebSi noembe­
ri erTmaneTs uzavebs zamTarsa da zafxuls. mze
ikbineba. adamianebs ZarRvebi sisxliT gatiknili
wurbelebiviT eberebaT, eburcebaT, ulurjde­baT.
ukacriel, wynar, TeTr quCebSi mxarze mogdebuli
Tavisi ruxi fuTiT Caivlis farTleuliT movaWre
lamanCeli; brWyviala nivTebiT datvirTuli
lu­seneli mewvrilmane TiTqos yviTel Suqs ezi­
deba. drodadro Camohkravs gongs, romelic
yovel Setokebaze mzis sxivs isxlets. kalaTis
simZimiT welSi gaxril gogos meore xelSi nax­
Siri CaubRujavs. modis, kiriT SeTeTrebuli
kedlis gayolebaze nela avlebs msxvil zols,
Tan grZnobamitanebiT gawelilad gayviris: `mo­
xaaluuli keedris Teeslii!~
Seyvarebulebi zRurblTan wyvil-wyvilad ak­
natuneben kedris Tesls da cecxlovani RimiliT
erTmaneTs uwvdian msxvil-msxvil gulebs. bavSve­bi
skolis karTan qviT amtvreven Tesls... magondeba,
Cems biWobaSi zamTris saRamoebSi wyaroebisken,
marianos forToxlis baRisken rom gavwevdiT
xolme, cxvirsaxociT waviZRvaniebdiT moxalul
kedris Tesls. da Cemi erTaderTi ocneba iyo,
mis gasarCevad jayva mqonoda, sadafistariani,
Tevzis moyvanilobis jayva badaxSis ori Tva­
liT, romlebSic gaxedavdi da eifelis koSks
dainaxavdi.
153
 platero, pirSi ra karg gemos tovebs moxalu­
li kedris Tesli! Zalas gmatebs, imeds gaZlevs!
civ zamTarSi mzes mieficxe TiTqos, anda uryev
Zeglad iqeci TiTqos. aknatuneb kedris Tesls
da sulac aRar gamZimebs zamTris palto. ise
laRad miabijeb, gegoneba, leonisTvis an medroge
biWisTvis, mankitosTvis, gadagewios xeli.

154
 106
gaqceuli xari
platero da me forToxlis baRebs rom mi­
vadeqiT, mrumeSi CaZiruli xevi gadaTeTrebuli
iyo lomiskbilas SeTrTviluli jagebiT. mzes oq­
ro jer ar Seeria cis mkrTali da uferuli cia­
lisT­vis. muxnariT dafaruli goraki ikveTeboda
cis fonze. kurdRlicocxas ekalbardebic ki
Canda... drodadro moismoda Sriali, tlaSuni.
maRla avixede. SoSiebi brundebodnen zeTisxilis
Wa­lebSi, did-did gundebad iraos scemdnen...
xeli xels Semovkari... eqo... ehei!.. aravinaa...
uecari zaTqi da dgriali... guli amovardnaze
maqvs raRac usaSvelos molodinSi. beber leRvs
movefare plateroianad.
ai, ageraa! mureSa xari, baton-patroni gan­
Tiadisa, geSs iRebs, bubunebs, gzad rasac waawyde­
ba, angrevs, aqcevs, amxobs. wamiT SeCerda gorak­
ze da mTeli veli cis kidemde SeZra Semzaravma
bRavilma. SoSiebi ar damfrTxalan, Jivil-xivi­
liT dafrenen axla ukve Sevardisfrebul caSi da
maTi Jriamuli axSobs Cemi gulis bagabugs.
mtvris buqi spilenZisfrad Sefera odnav amow­
verilma mzem. xarma kurdRlicocxas jagebSi gza
gaikvlia morevisken. wyals daewafa. gaveSebuli,
Smagi, TviT am did velze udiadesi, aiWra ferdob­
ze. rqebze SerCenoda vazis Camoyefili lerwebi.
maRlari tyisken gautia. Tvali mivatane, magram
damekarga alionis TvalismomWrel naTebaSi, axla
ukve bajaRlo oqrosaviT gaCaRebulSi.

155
 107
noembris idilia
SeRamebisas, Sin rom vbrundebiT, bindbundSi
platero lamis aRarc ki Cans zurgze Camototvil
simwvaneSi. es msubuqi tvirTia, fiWvis Camonalewi
joyrebia buxrisTvis. dadis gaxSirebuli mokle-
mokle nabijebiT, mavTulze gasuli cirkis mu­
SaiTiviT, Tanac ise cqvitad da Snoianad, gegone­
ba TamaSobdes, Tavs iqcevdes da win arc ki
miiwev­
des. lokokina rom or sacecs gamoaSvers
zurgze wamokidebuli Tavisi saxlakidan, ase
mouCans dacqvetili yurebi.
mwvane rtoebi, swored is lorTqo rtoebi, iq,
maRla yvelaferi rom hqondaT _ mzec, torole­
bic, qaric, mTvareca da yornebic (ho, platero,
ras izam, _ yornebic!), _ axla es rtoebi saRamos
bindSi sacodavad eTreva mtvrian bilikebze.
siciveSeparuli mowiTalo sinaze nimbiviT
Tavs evleba zamTrispirze mindor-velebs. da,
SarSandelis ar iyos, plateroc Tavisi Tvi­ nie­
rebiTa da Tavisi tvirTiT RvTaebrivia TiT­qos...

156
 108
TeTri faSati
dardi Semomawva, platero, dardi... yvavilebis
quCaze, zed TaRTan, swored im adgilas, sadac mexi
daeca tyup Zmebs, mkvdari egdo yruanCala sordos
TeTri faSati. titlikana patara gogoebi Cumad
uvlidnen gars.
puritam, TerZma, Caiara da miTxra, am dilas
yruanCalam faSati sasaklaoze miiyvana, veRar
auTavda, mobezrda misi Senaxvao. eh, Sen ki
ici, eg sacodavi cxeni bexreki iyo, jaglagi
da gamousadegari. mokled, don xulianiviT
iyo. veRarc xedavda, aRarc eyureboda, Zlivs
da­jagjagebda... SuadRisas cxeni isev karze
misdgomia patrons. gaRizianebuli sordo Wi­
gos dasjajgurebia da usvria. arc ganZreula
Turme. maSin namgali mouqnevia. xalxi Seyrila.
uyvirodnen, dascinodnen Turme. da am Rriancel­
Si cxeni aRma ahyolia quCas. iryeoda da borZikob­
da Turme. bavSvebi Jivil-xiviliT da qvebis sro­
liT asdevnebian... rogorc iqna, waqceula da bolo
mouRiaT misTvis. viRacas Sescodebia kidec, _
`acaleT mSvidad sikvdilio~, _ gaisma Turme.
gegoneba, Sen da me vyofiliyaviT iq, platero.
grigalSi nazi peplis farfats emgvaneboda es
sibraluli.
me rom mivedi, qvebi eyara mis gverdiT da cxeni
ukve im qvebiviT civi iyo. cali Tvali farTod
gaxelili darCenoda da axla mkvdari TiTqos
xedavda davsebuli TvaliT. mwuxris civi da
mowmendili ca vardisferi Rrublis fTilebiT
ifareboda. quCis sibneleSi faSatis siTeTresRa
SerCenoda naTlis sxivi...

157
 109
mCxavana katebi
platero, marTlac ra kargad aewyo yvelaferi!
moTeTro-movardisfro kabaSi gamowyobil dona ka­
milas uWiravs grZeli joxi da gamravlebis cxrils
azuTxvinebs goWs. eSmaks cal xelSi daCutuli
tiki CaubRujavs, meore _ gulis jibeSi Caucurebia
patarZlisTvis da safules aclis. darwmunebuli
var, es Tojinebi mamlayinwa pepes da moaxle
gogos, konCas, naxelavia. Cemganac waiRes raRac
wvrilmanebi. win mouZRviT mRvdlad gadacmuli
pepito; Sav CoCorzea Semoskupuli, xelSi bairaRi
uWiravs. ukan mohyvebian gogo-biWebi enmedios
quCidan, wyarosquCelebi, meetleTubnelebi, bavS­
vebi notariusis moednidan, pedro telios Su­
kidan. modian savse mTvariT ganaTebul quCebSi da
Sewyobilad moaraCxuneben Tunuqis qilebs, eJvnebs,
tafebs, qvasanayebs, kardlebs.
mogexseneba, platero, dona kamila samjeraa
daqvrivebuli da Tanac samocsaa gadacilebuli.
kargad ici, `eSmakic~ qvrivia. marTalia, daqvriveba
mxolod erTxel moaswro, magram samagierod
samocdaaT rTvels moeswro. amaRam Tavis saxlSi
Seketili amas yvelafers fanjrebidan Tavisi
TvaliT dainaxavs da Tavisi yuriT gaigonebs;
iklikanturad, scenebiTa da simRerebiT Seityobs
Tavis ambavsac da Tavisi sapatarZlos ambavsac.
platero, sam dRes gastans `mCxavana katebis~
zar-zeimi. mere ki patara moedanze gamarTul sa­
kurTxevelTan, sadac ganaTebuli Tojinebis irgvliv
mTvralebi icundrukeben, mivlen mezoblis qalebi,
Tav-TavianT Zvelmanebsa da WurWels daavleben
xels da saTiTaod gaikrifebian. mere ramdenime Rame
kidev SemoaTendebaT bavSvebs JriamulSi. bolos
martodmarto darCeba savse mTvare da simRera...
158
 110
boSebi
Sexede, platero, am qals Sexede, ager, qveviT
spilenZisfrad mbzinav mzeSi rom moabijebs wel­Si
gamarTuli, Tavaweuli, Silifad Cacmuli, zedac
rom ar uyurebs aravis... mimqral silamazes ra
kargad iferebs... bedauri qalia, isev koxtaa, isev
muxasaviT tanadia; am Sua zamTarSi yviTeli Tav­
Sali ra Snoianad gaukravs welze, ra moxdenilad
moarxevs TeTriT mowinwklul furClebian cis­
fer qvedakabas. meriisken miiCqaris, nebarTva
unda gamoiTxovos, rom adrindulad sasaflaos
gadaRma dabanakdnen. Sen ki gemaxsovreba boSaTa
Calexebuli karvebi, koconebi, TvalismomWreli
qalebi, ilajgawyvetili virebi, gadamxmar balaxs
rom wiwknian xolme.
aqauri virebi, frizetas didyura Cveneburebi,
ukve dafrTxnen da acaxcaxdnen, qveviT, Semo­
ragvulSi, igrZnes boSebis gamoCena. guli sagules
maqvs, mSvidad var. plateros gomuramde sanam
moaRweven, naxevari qalaqi unda gadaiCaqCaqon.
mere kidev, renxels, darajs, mec vuyvarvar da
platero xom uyvars da uyvars. magram plateros
yasidad mainc vuTxari Sefiqrianebuli da
dardiani ieriT:
_ Semodi, platero, Semodi! unda Cagamwyvdio,
WiSkari unda Cavrazo, Torem wagiyvanen!
platero, gulmocemuli da daimedebuli, rom
boSebi ver moitaceben, Semoqanda ezoSi. rkinis
alayafi raCxuniT Caixura mis ukan. platero Sexta,
SeikuntruSa, marmariloTi mofiluli ezodan
gaeqana yvavilnarisken, iqidan ki isariviT gaiWra
gomurisken da, _ mag mouxeSavma, mag tlanqma, magan!
_ gadajega xvarTqlas lurji yvavilebi.

159
 111
cecxli
axlos modi, platero, modi, moCoCdi... ra
dros zrdiloba da moridebaa. maspinZlisTvis
bednierebaa Sens siaxloves yofna... imitom, rom
Seniania, Seni SenTagania. alis, mis ZaRlsac,
mSvenivrad ici, uyvarxar, meti raRa giTxra,
platero... rogor ecieba forToxlis baRSi!
raposom rom Cailaparaka, xom gaigone, _ `RmerTma
nu qnas, rom amaRam yinvam bevri Ziri forToxali
moTuTqoso~.
_ xom mogwons cecxli, platero? ara mgonia,
romelime SiSveli qalis sxeuli iyos mogizgize
aliviT mwveli. romeli CamoSlili Tma, romeli
mklavebi, romeli SxvarTi fexebi Seedreba am
cecxlovan siSiSvles?! madlian bunebas albaT
cecxlze ukeTesi araferi Seuqmnia am samzeoze.
saxlis kari miketilia da gareT martoa darCeni­li
Rame. da mainc ramdenad axlos, TviT im mindorze
ufro axlosac ki varT bunebasTan, roca am
fanjridan, plutonis sabrZanebelSi SeRebuli
am sarkmlidan, Tvals movatarebT mindors.
cecx­li mTeli samyaroa, saxlSi momwyvdeuli;
Wrilobidan gadmomskdari sisxlis nakadiviT wi­
Telia da SeuCerebeli; gvaTbobs, foladis simt­
kices gvmatebs, CvenSi Cabudebul uxsovar yivils
sisxlisas gviaxlebs.
platero, ra mSvenieria cecxli! rogor
RadRadebs! Sexe, darajis ZaRli lamis Seitrusos,
isea monusxuli, ise misCerebia cecxls Tavisi
farTod gaxelili cocxali TvalebiT. ra si­
xarulia! ferxulSi varT Cabmuli, oqrosa da
Crdilebis ferxulSi. mTeli saxli acekvebulia,
xan pataravdeba, xan diddeba, Tavawyvetili Ta­
160
maSiTaa atanili, mobuqnave rusebiviTaa saxli.
aTasgvari formebi ibadeba cecxlis mSvenier
usasrulobaSi: rtoebi Tu Citunebi, lomi Tu
wyali, mTa Tu vardi. Sexe, uneburad Cvenc vcek­
vavT, vcekvavT kedelze, iatakze, Werze.
ra siSmagea, ra gaxeleba, ra netareba! TviT
siyvarulic ki sikvdiliviTaa cecxlTan Se­ da­
rebiT, Cemo platero.

161
 112
gamojansaReba
saavadmyofoSi, noxebiT mogebul Cems oTaxSi,
yviTeli sinaTle bJutavs. Cabnelebuli quCidan
momesmis gogo-biWebis wioki. mindvrebidan dab­
runebul usapalno virebs erekebian da ase mgonia,
rom es xdeba varskvlavebian notio RameSi, xdeba
sizmrad.
bavSvebis pawia koxta Tavebs Soris kargad
varCev virukebis Camuqebul did Tavebs. ismis
yroyini, simRera, xmaSi brol-vercxlis wkriali,
saSobao simRerebi. haerSi datrialda keriasTan
myudrod Semojaruli jalabis sunTqva, moxaluli
wablis da Tavlis suni.
da Cemi suli TiTqos Segubda, gadmoiRvara,
dawda, daiwminda. TiTqos kldidan gadmomskdari
RvTaebrivi wyaro CaiRvara gulis bnel siRrmeSi.
gamomjobinebis Ramea! Jamia martoobisa. sig­
rilTbilea erTsa da imav dros. maradiuli naT­
liT gasxivosnebis Jamia!
zarebi sul zeviT, maRla, varskvlavebs Soris
rekaven. es yvelaferi platerom igrZno da
yroyinebs Tavis gomurSi. ca TiTqos ufro axlo­
saa, vidre gomuri... da me vtiri _ gafaqizebuli,
grZnobamoreuli, faustiviT martosuli...

162
 113
bexreki viri
`da eg naTrevi jaglagi
fexzedgomela kvdeboda...~
(qalaqisTavis Savra cxeni _
espanuri xalxuri simRera).
ar vici, platero, aqedan rogor movicvalo
fexi. vin daagdo eg sacodavi ase upatronod?
sanagvidan Tu gamoaRwia. mgoni, verc gvxedavs
da arc xma eyureba Cveni. am diliTac vnaxe,
swored am borcvze idga TeTri qula Rrublebis
qveS. gaZvaltyavebulsa da gaquculs alag-alag
mofuTfuTe cocxali kunZulebiviT Seseodnen
buzebi. mzem gamoanaTa da es Semzaravi sanaxaoba
ver eTavseboda zamTris Suqiani dRis mSvenebas.
Zlivs Sebrunda. oTxive totiT koWlobda. gezi
hqonda dakarguli da isev Semobrunda imave
adgilas. sxva veraferi SeiZlo, mxari icvala
mxolod. dilas dasavleTisken iyo mibrunebuli,
axla aRmosavleTisken aqvs piri miqceuli.
eh, Cemo platero, namdvili borkilia sibere!
ager Seni sawyali moZme, Tavisufali da Tan
daborkili. romc gamozafxulebuliyo, magas ma­
inc veraferSi waadgeboda. egeb ukve mkvdaria
da mainc fexze dgas? misi landi ise ikveTeba
SeRamebis caze, rom patara balRma egeb daiJinos
kidec, _ SemomaxazineTo.
xom xedav... mindoda wamebiZgebina, wavSve­
lebodi. arc SenZreula... verc Sesagulianebeli
SeZaxilebi gavagone... TiTqos miwas CasTeslebia
da Cazrdia sulTmobrZavi.
platero, amaRam ver gaatans... zena qari icis...
siciviT mokvdeba am gorakze... ar vici, rogor
mivatovo. ar vici, ra vqna, platero...

163
 114
alioni
zamTris nagvianevi alionia. Znelad Tendeba.
fxizeli mamlebi Sevardisfrebul riJraJs bre­
qiT da rixiT esalmebian. ZiliT gamobruJuli pla­
te­ro mTeli ZaliT yroyinebs. Soridan ra saamuri
mosasmenia misi gaRviZeba, Tanac roca zeciuri
naTeli atans sawoli oTaxis WuWrutanebSi. ma­
xarebs dRe da Cems Tbil loginSi vfiqrob mzeze.
da vfiqrob, neta ra eSveleboda sawyal pla­
teros, CemTan, poetTan, rom ar moxvedrili­ yo
da xelSi Cavardnoda erT-erT menaxSireTagans,
romlebic RamRamobiT ukacriel molipul gzebs
adganan, raTa mTebidan Camozidon naparavi fiW­
vebi; anda, ra eSveleboda, xelSi rom Cavardnoda
romelime boSas, Camokonkilsa da gaziznils.
isini WrelaWrulad Rebaven virebs, Tagvis wamals
ureven saWmelSi da qinZisTavs uyrian yurSi, rom
ar gaoCndes.
platerom isev daiyroyina. neta Tu icis,
rom masze vfiqrob? ra menaRvleba? ganTiadis
am moalerse sinazeSi plateroze fiqri iseve ma­
xarebs, rogorc TviT gaTeneba. RvTis madliT,
plateros aqvs gomuri _ akvaniviT Tbili da Cemi
fiqriviT myudro.

164
 115
yvavilebi
dedaCems

dedaCemma miTxra, momakvdav deda terezas

yvavilebi elandeboda Turme. Cemi bavSvobis
ocnebebidan gamoyolili ferad-feradi varskv­
lavebis gamo Tua, platero, rom, ase mgonia,
mas vardisferi, cisferi da iisferi zizilebi
eCveneboda.
deda terezas vxedav xolme Sidaezos
tixrebiani karis nairferi SuSebis miRma. kars iqiT
mze da mTvare lurjia an wiTeli. mze yovelTvis
saguldagulodaa gadmoxrili qoTnebSi gaxare­
bul cisfer yvavilebze an TeTr yvavilTa kvleb­
ze. deda terezas zmaneba ucvlelad mecxadeba
agvistos xvatsa Tu seqtembris TavsxmaSi. Tavs
ganze abrunebs, saxes arasdros miCvenebs. es
imitom, rom ar maxsovs misi saxe.
dedam miTxra, momakvdavi Turme uxmobda vi­
Rac uCinar mebaRes, mas, vinc zizilebiT mofenil
bilikze alersiT wauZRveboda. am bilikiTve brun­
deba igi CemTan, cocxldeba Cems mogonebebSi.
deda terezas siyvaruli ise saTuTad Semovinaxe
gulSi, rogorc misi sayvareli wvrili yvavilebiT
moCiTul sifrifana abreSumSi. es yvavilebi
TavCakidebuli gvirilebisa da Cemi bavSvobis
cicinaTelebis debi arian.

165
 116
Soba
mindorSi sanTeliviT anTia cecxli!.. Sobis
kviraZalia. mimqrali mze ZlivsRa bJutavs
uRrublo criat caSi, romelic lurji ki ara,
_ nacrisferia da dasavleTisken SemRvreuli
siyviTle dahkravs... uceb gaisma almodebuli
nedli totebis tkacuni. mere avarda sqeli kvam­
li, yaryumiviT TeTri; bolos alma gamoanaTa,
gamoaRwia, gafanta boli da sivrces Seukida
cecxlis elvare da mouxelTebeli enebi, romlebic
TiTqos lokavdnen haers.
saocrebaa cecxli qarSi! vardisferi, yviTeli,
iisferi, lurji aCrdilebi rialeben, TiTqos
burRaven dabla Camoxurul idumal cas, sadRac
inTqmebian da am siciveSi almuris suns toveben!
dekembris susxSi SeTba vel-mindori! zamTarma
mogvialersa, mogvesiyvarula TiTqos. bedniere­
bo, Sobis kviraZalia!
sakmelis Cirgvebi TiTqos galRva. gavar­
varebuli haeris Wavls iqiT TrTis xasxasa da
kriala midamo, TiTqos broli livlivebdes haer­
Si. moijare glexis beCavi da gauxareli bavSvebi,
romelTac ara aqvT Sobis zeimi, gars uvlian
kocons, eficxebian, gaToSil xelebs iTboben,
Tan RadarSi yrian rkosa da wabls, romlebic
ibrawebian da xmauriT skdebian.
bavSvebi TandaTan eSxSi Sedian, xalisoben,
axtebian cecxls, romelsac daRamebasTan erTad
siwiTle emateba, da mRerian:
`gzas gavudgeT, mariam,
gzas gavudgeT, ioseb...~
platero axlos mimyavs da erTxans vtoveb, rom
bavSvebs eTamaSos.

166
 117
sanapiro quCa
aq davibade, platero, axla rom samoqalaqo
gvardiaa dabanakebuli, swored am did saxlSi.
rogor miyvarda bavSvobaSi da ra didebuli
megona ostat garfias moxaratebuli mavruli
yaidis eg sacodavi aivani Tavisi feradi SuSis
varskvlavebianad! alayafis cxauridan gaxede,
platero, isev xarobs TeTri da moiisfro
iasamnebi; cisferi kenkeSa Semohxvevia Sidaezos
siRrmeSi JamTa svlisagan CaSavebul mesers. am
meserze Zromiali xom netareba iyo Cems biWobaSi.
platero, yvavilebis quCis mosaxvevSi saRa­
moobiT Tavs iyridnen lurji maudis tansacmelSi
gamowyobili mezRvaurebi. idgnen jguf-jgufad,
rogorc saTibSi Tivis bululebi oqtomberSi.
rom vixseneb, goliaTebi megonnen. mezRvaurTa
Cveulebisamebr, gabotilebi idgnen. ganze gabi­
jebul maT fexebSua vxedavdi dabla, mdinaris
molaplape nakadis gayolebiT, dawretili Tav­
Txelis moyviTalo zols; vxedavdi gvianobamde
SemorCenil navs mdinaris gverdiTa totSi, wiT­
lad aWiatebul Rrublis fTilebs dasavleTis
caze... mere mamaCemma nuevas quCaze gadasvla ar­Cia,
radgan mezRvaurebi sul danebs atrialebdnen,
radgan biWebi yovelRam amtvrevdnen winkaris
farans da afuWebdnen zars, da... radgan mosaxvevSi
qari icoda.
aivani zRvas gahyurebda. ra damaviwyebs im
Rames, cnobiswadiliT atanili da aforiaqebuli
bavSvebi zeviT rom agviyvanes da dagvanaxes,
TavTxelze rogor iwvoda da iferfleboda ing­
lisuri xomaldi.

167
 118
zamTari
rogorc ician xolme Tqma, brolis palatebSi
ganisvenebs dRes RmerTi. mokled: kokispirulad
wvims. Semodgomidan SemorCenili nabolara yva­
vilebi almasis wveTebiT CamomZimebulan da
Tavs Zlivs imagreben SemRral Reroebze. yovel
maTganSi caa, brolis palatebia, RmerTia. aba er­
Ti, daakvirdi, am vardSi wvimis wveTi cimcimebs da,
Tu Searxev, Sexe, Zirs ecema gamWvirvale yvavili.
es vardis sulia, Cumi da CemsaviT sevdiani.
wyalic xom mzesaviT saxalisoa! aba, tyuilad
ki ar tyapunoben Sig fexSiSvela gogo-biWebi.
Sexe, rogor daswiTlebiaT loyebi, ra bednierebi
arian. darbonis, Seni mkurnalis Tqmisa ar iyos,
suros rom Jivil-xiviliT Seesevian beRurebi, ase
ician balRebmac.
Tavsxmaa. dRes Sin davrCeT, viyoT da vaT­
valieroT aremare. Sexe, rogor TuxTuxebs
da boboqrobs sawvimari Rari, rogor Camoi­
recxnen akaciebi; mTlad CaSavebulebi axla
gamooqrosferdnen. xedav, gubeSi Ruza auSvia
qaRaldis gems. gaxsovs, guSin balaxis wbilam rom
Seaferxa. gaxede, mzis gamonaTebaze, ra lamazi
cisartyela Semoirkala eklesiis iqiT da ager aq,
Cven gverdiT, mqrqaldeba misi Svidferovneba.

168
 119
viris rZe
dekembris susxiani dilis siCumeSi ismis
fexaCqarebuli mgzavrebis xveleba da qsutuni.
qalaqis meore kididan qarma moiyola wirvis za­
rebis rekva. Svidi saaTis reisma carielma Caia­
ra... isev maRviZebs gisosebis SejanjRareba...
brutianma, etyoba, axlac isev Cemi fanjris
gisosze daaba Tavisi Waki viri.
mucelze mixutebuli tolCebiT arbian da
Car­bian merZeve dedakacebi, am qarsa da siciveSi
gayvirian, aqeben Tav-TavianT TeTr ganZs. es rZe ki,
brma rom Camowvelis xolme Tavis virs, miswrebaa
gaciebulze.
cxadia, brma imis brmaa, rom ver amCnevs Ta­
visi viris daCaCanakebas. eg ki ara, imasac ver
xedavs, dRiTi dRe, yovel wuTs, yovel wams, virs
rogor eReba bolo. eg sacodavi Tavisi patronis
davsebul Tvalsa hgavs.. erT saRamos plateros­
Tan erTad vbrundebodi da, is iyo, moCvenebaTa
xevi gadmoviareT rom, brma Semogveyara. xan erTi,
xan meore mxridan gametebiT urtyamda saxres
sacodav virs. is ki Zlivs moCaqCaqebda, lamis
Camjdariyo notio balaxSi. moqneuli saxre xan
forToxlis Zirebs xvdeboda, xan wylis saqaCav
borbals, xan haerSi wuoda. magram dartymaze
uaresi iyo misi wyevla, romelsac simkvrive rom
hqonoda, cixesimagris burjsac ki Camoaqcevda.
sawyal bexrek virs mobezreboda amdeni damakeba,
beds gasZalianeboda da sxva viris naboZebi
keTilmosurneobis niSani, miwaze dasaRvrelad
gaemetebina onanasaviT... brmas Tavisi mzebneli da
ulxinebeli cxovreba imiT gahqonda, rom moxu­cebs

169
groSebad, lamis muqTad, an sulac nisiad aZlevda
patara CoCrebis sanukvari neqtris ramdenime
ylups. patrons undoda, virs gaeZlo, nayofieri
yofiliyo, uebari wamali didxans SerCenoda.
ai, axla ageraa eg viri da Tavisi gaquculi
kaniT Cemi fanjris gisosebs eqeqeba eg sawyali
afTiaqari, romelmac rogorme zamTari unda
gaataninos wekos mwevel berikacebs, Wleqianebs,
loTebs...

170
 120
cagaxsnili Rame
dakbiluli TeTri saxuravebi ikveTeba
varskvlavebiT gaCiraRdnebul civ da xalisian
caze. zena qaria, Cumi, moalerse, Tanac mZafri da
Zlieri.
_ adamianebs hgoniaT, rom civa da saxlebSi
SeyuJulan. Cven, platero, viyialebT daca­
rielebul quCebSi: Sen _ Seni bewvisa da Cemi
mosasxamis amara, me ki _ Cemi sulis anabara.
Signidan raRac Zala SemomenTeba, wamommar­
Tavs, TiTqos goxebiT nagebi koSki viyo, vercx­
liT Semosaltuli. axede, ramdeni varskvlavia!
im­
denia, rom reti dagesxmeba! amboben, ca bavS­
vebis saufloao da RvTaebrivi siyvaruliT
gulanTebuli patarebi iq, zecaSi, mxurvaled
loculobeno miwisTvis.
platero, Cemo platero! sicocxles davTmob­
di da Senc xom daTmobdi sicocxles ianvris am
naTeli da susxiani Ramis siwmindisTvis!

171
 121
oxraxuSis gvirgvini
_ aba, vin miaswrebs!
gamarjvebuli dajildovdeba suraTebiani wig­­
niT, amas winaT venidan rom gamomigzavnes, im wig­
niT.
_ vnaxoT, pirveli vin miirbens iebTan!.. erTi...
ori... sami!..
yviTlad bdRvriala mzeSi JriamuliT mocun­
culeben fervani gogoebi. uecrad siCumeSi,
romelic am diliT ukve SeZra maTi gulebis
bagabugma, gaisma koSkis saaTis dinji rekva.
lurji zambaxebiT gadabibinebuli maRlari
fiWv­naridan CamoaRwia koRos Zlivsgasagonma
wuilma. wyali SemoCxrialda arxSi... gogoebma
pirvelive forToxlis Ziras moiyares Tavi. uqna­
ra platerosac aeSala saRerReli da kuntruSiT
gaeria bavSvebSi. gogonebs wagebis SeeSindaT da
verc uari moaxerxes, verc _ gaRimeba.
gogoebs gavZaxe: `platero moigebs, platero
moigebs!~
ho, platerom yvelas miaswro iebTan da mohyva
kuntruSs.
aqoSinebuli gogonebi buzRuniT brunde­bi­an,
CaCaCul windebs iweven da gawewil Tmebs iswore­
ben: `araferic, araferic, es ar iTvleba, ar iTv-
leba!~
gogonebs vuTxari, rom SejibrSi namdvilad
gaimarjva platerom da, saca samarTalia, ra­
menairad unda davajildovoT. raki platerom
ar icis kiTxva, wigni gogoebs darCebaT sxva
SejibrisTvis. es Zalian kargi, magram plateros
uTuod unda mivceT premia.

172
 saxealewili gogonebi, ukve daimedebulebi,
rom suraTebian wigns maT veravin Seecileba,
icinian, xtunaven da gaiZaxian: `aba, ra! aba, ra!~
Tavis Sesagulianeblad vfiqrob: me Tu maZ­
leven premias leqsebSi, plateroc xom gaisarja
da naRdad daimsaxura jildo. da iqve, moijare
glexis WiSkarTan, movglije ramdenime Ziri
oxraxuSi, davwani gvirgvini da gamarjvebuli
lakedemonielis msgavsad Tavze Camovacvi pla­
teros niSnad swrafwarmavali didebisa.

173
 122
mogvi mefeni
saocrebaa, platero, es Rame bavSvebisTvis!
SeuZlebelia loginSi maTi Cawvena. bolos pata­
rebs Zilma mainc waarTva Tavi... erTs savarZelSi
CaeZina, meores _ iatakze, buxris piras; blankas
jorkoze CasTvlima; pepem, mogvebis mobrZaneba
rom ar gamohparvoda, karis wirTxls miado
Tavi da iqve skamze miiZina. da axla aq, roca
sicocxlis Cqefa Cawynarda, bavSvebis ZilSi erTi
didi, mZlavri da sijansaRiT gadavsebuli guli
jadosnurad feTqavda TiTqos.
vaxSmobamde yvelani avediT maRla. sxva dros
rom SiSiT ver ekarebodnen bnel kibeebs, axla
guli moices da iyo erTi CoCqoli. `pepe, me sulac
ar meSinia sxvenze asvla! Sen?~ _ Tqva blankam da
magrad CamWida xeli. yvelam Tav-Tavisi maSia
datova aivanze, forToxlebTan. platero, axla
Cven yvelani _ deida, maria-tereza, lolilia,
periko, Sen da me _ gamovewyobiT, gavexveviT
zewrebSi, sabnebSi, CamovifxatavT Zvelebur qu­­
debs da naSuaRamevs amalasaviT CavivliT bavS­
vebis fanjrebTan; CavivliT niRbebiT, maSxalebiT,
qvasanayebis braguniT, bukisa da naRaris dge­
riT. ai, ganapira oTaxSi rom lokokinas ni­
Jara devs, imaze geubnebi, im naRaraze. Cven
win wavuZRvebiT sxvebs. me viqnebi gaspari* da
TeTri ZenZi meqneba wverad. Sen ki winsafariviT
agafareb kolumbiis droSas, konsulis, Cemi biZis,
saxlSi rom mivakvlieT, imas... uecari xmauriT
gaRviZebuli bavSvebi gamofxizlebasac ver
moaswreben; rulmoreulebi, aTrTolebulebi da
gaocebulebi Ramis perangis amara miawydebian
* mogv mefeTagan erT-erTis saxelia.
174
sarkmlis minebs. mere Cveni xateba gahyveba maT
gamTeniisas sizmrebSi, gahyvebaT ufro gvianac,
roca itialebs, roca cisfrad inaTebs sarkmlebSi,
roca moSilifebulebi gatantaldebian aivanze da
daepatronebian Tav-TavianT saunjes.
SarSan xom bevri vicineT da vimxiaruleT. ai,
naxav, rogor gavixarebT amaRamac, Cemo platero,
Cemo Cokina, Cemo kargo.

175
 123
MONS-URIUM*
axla monturio hqvia. mowiTalo gorakebi,
rom­lebsac Signidan gamudmebiT Txrian qviSiT
movaWreni, zRvidan rom gamoxedav, oqrosi gegoneba.
amitomac Searqves romaelebma aseTi diadi da sapa­
tio saxeli. qaris wisqvili aqedan ufro axloa, vid­
re sasaflaos SemovliT. yovel nabijze nangrevebia
da glexebi venaxs rom baraven, miwaSi pouloben
Zvlebs, monetebs, Tixis jam-WurWels.
marTali giTxra, platero, kolumbi gulze
sulac ar mexateba. egeb marTla gaCerda Cvens
saxlSi, egeb santa-klaras eklesiaSic eziara, egeb
marTla misi momswrea es palma, anda es funduki.
eg yvelaferi sasxvaTaSoriso ambebia. Sen ki ici,
rogori ori saCuqari mogvarTva kolumbma ame­
rikidan: Tambaqo da aTaSangi. vin mimaCnia Cems
saR, Ronier fesvad da... romaelebi, isini, vinc
SeaduRaba es cixesimagre, romlis damangreveli
walkati an uro qveynad ar arsebobs. eg ki ara da,
cixis kedelSi weros moyvanilobis flugeris
Camagreba scades da ver SeZles, platero...
ra damaviwyebs im dRes, bavSvobaSi pirvelad
rom gavigone eg sityva Mons-Urium. aman im wamsve
erTxel da samudamod gaakeTilSobila monturio.
Cemi wyurvili amaRlebulisa, ase Cakluli Cems
sacodav xalxSi, am sasiamovno sicrues CaeWida.
viRasi unda SemSurdes? romel siZveles, taZris
an cixis romel nangrevs SeuZlia ase damicvas
ocnebaTa gacruebisgan? uecrad aRmovCndi Seu­
woneli saunjis pirispir. mogeri, oqros mTa! erT
mSvenier dRes marTla oqrosi iqneba, plate­ ro!
sicocxlec Rirs da sikvdilic, Cemo platero!

* Mons-Urium (laT. mons aureus) _ oqros mTa.

176
 124
Rvino
platero Cemo, ki giTxari, puri mogeris sulia-
meTqi, magram ara! mogeri brolis gamWvirvale
didi sasmisiviTaa da maRlidan wamogragnili
lurji cis qveS mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi elis
oqrosferi RviniT avsebas. dadgeba seqtemberi
da, eSmakma Tu ar Cagvamwara zeimi, es sasmisi ise
gaivseba RviniT, rogorc guli _ siyvaruliT. da
baraqianad gadmoedineba kidec.
mTel qalaqSi didebuli Rvinis suni dgas
xolme da mTel qalaqs wkriali gaudis broliviT.
mze Txevad mSvenierebad gardaiqmneba TiTqos,
mze sisxls iCqrolebs da lamis muqTad gvina­
wilebs, radgan TeTri qalaqis gamWvirvale sivr­
ceSi Tavis gamomwyvdeva siamovnebs. Camavali
mzis sxivi rom gaekareba, Cveni qalaqis yoveli
quCis yoveli saxli, gegoneba, Rvinis boTli iyos
_ xuanito migelis an monarqistis baris daxlze
Semodgmuli.
terneris momTenTavi wyaro gamaxsenda. am
tiloze limonisferi yviTeli TiTqos maWriTaa
gazavebuli. asevea mogeri, wyarod amoxeTqili
Rvino, romelic sisxliviT umal Cndeba yovel
WrilobasTan da moedineba usasrulod. mogeri
nakadulia sevdanarevi sixarulisa, romelic,
aprilis mzisa ar iyos, weliwadSi erTxel amo­
CaxCaxdeba xolme gazafxulze, CasvliT ki Cadis
yovel saRamos.

177
 125
igav-araki
bavSvobidanve ise maSinebda igav-arakebi, ro­
gorc eklesia, Jandarmeria, torero da akor­
deoni. sawyali cxovelebi, uamrav sisuleles
rom alaparakeben meigaveni, iseve mzaravdnen,
ro­gorc skolaSi, bunebismetyvelebis kabinetSi,
sazarel SuSis karadebSi gamoketili ayrolebuli
fitulebi. cxovelebis naTqvami yoveli sityva _
cxovelebis ki ara, viRac mosawyeni, buzRuna, Jami
kacis naTqvami yoveli sityva _ magonebda fitulis
SuSis Tvals, frTaSi datanebul mavTuls an
xelovnuri totis sayrdens. mogvianebiT, roca
uelvasa da seviliaSi cirkSi vnaxe gawvrTnili
cxovelebi, bavSvobaSi nanaxi sazareli sizmariviT
Semaxsena Tavi skolasTan, sigelebTan da saklaso
davalebebTan erTad miviwyebulma igavma.
ukve mowifulobaSi, platero, erTma meigavem,
Jan de lafontenma, _ gemaxsovreba, miTqvams, wa­
mikiTxavs kidec SenTvis, _ SemaCvia molaparake
cxovelebs. misi leqsi zogjer marTla Wilyvavis,
mtredisa Tu Txis naTqvami megona. magram Cems
dReSi ar wamikiTxavs Segoneba, gaputul-gat­
rusuli gafSekili kudiviT rom erTvis igavs.
cxadia, platero, Sen ara xar viri am sityvis
Cveulebrivi mniSvnelobiT da espanuri enis aka­
demiuri leqsikonis arcerTi ganmarteba Sen ar
Segefereba. viri ki xar, magram xar _ Cemeburi gage­
biT: Sen Seni ena gaqvs da ara _ Cemi, iseve rogorc me
ara maqvs, vTqvaT, vardis an bulbulis ena. nu gaSi­
nebs Cemi wignebi, nu ifiqreb, rom igavis enaWartala
gmirad gaqcev, rom Sens omaxian xmas Sevuzaveb
meliis wripins an Citbatonas JRurtuls, raTa
bolos msxvili asoebiT mivayolo yovlad uazro da
umaqnisi Segoneba. ara, platero, ara, genacvale.
178
 126
karnavali
ra lamazia dRes platero! orSabaTia, sakar­
navalo kvira iwyeba da toreroebad, jambazebad
gadacmulma bavSvebma morTes, mavrul yaidaze
akazmes da axla platero wiTlad, mwvaned, TeTrad,
yviTlad Semoqargul-Semogviristebul raxtSia
Camjdari.
wvimda. mzem gamoaWyita. acivda. saRamo Jams
namqeriviT axveta mZafrma qarma ferad-fe­ ra­di
qaRaldis fantelebi. gaToSili niR­ bebi galur­
jebul xelebs jibeSi iyofdnen gasaTbobad.
moedanze gavediT Tu ara, kudianebad gadac­
mulma qalebma, _ romelTac CafarTxunebuli
TeTri Ramis perangebi ecvaT da gaSlili Savi
Tma mwvane foTlebiTa da yvavilwnulebiT daemS­
venebinaT, _ Tavbrudamxvevi ferxuliT wreSi
moimwyvdies platero da xelixelCakidebulebma
mxiarulad dauares.
platero dafrTxa, yurebi dacqvita, Tavi
ukan gadaagdo, cecxlis rkalSi momwyvdeuli
morieliviT awrialda da gaSmagebiT Seecada
gamoRwevas. magram platero xom pataraa da
kudianebs sulac ar eSiniaT misi, simReriTa da
xorxociT bzrialeben mis irgvliv. bavSvebi
Sescqerian tyves da mis yroyins baZaven, rom egeb
platerosac amoaRebinon xma. mTeli moedani
Seuwyobelma koncertma aazriala. gaismoda
TiTbris sayvirebis guguni, yroyini, sicil-
xarxari, mRera, dairebis JRaruni da qvasanayis
bragabrugi...
bolos da bolos, platero kacuri kaciviT iq­ce­
va, wres arRvevs da Cemken moiwevs. sazeimo akazmu­lo­
biT daborkils TvalSi cremli aqvs Camdgari. Cemi
ar iyos, ra esaqmeba plateros karnavalze... saamisod
arcerTi ar vuqnivarT RmerTs...
179
 127
leoni
nela mivexetebodiT monxas moedanze saxlebis
zRurblTan Carigebuli Zelskamebis erT mxa­
res platero, meore mxares _ me. marto varT.
Tebervlis Tbili saRamoa, myudro da saamuri.
mze Subistarze idga. lazareTis mxares iisfer
Rrublebs oqro Seeria. uceb vigrZeni, rom viRac
kidev aris aq. Tavi mivabrune. Camesma: `don xuan~...
da xeli wamiTaTuna leonma...
ho, leonia, gamowkepila Tavis ujredebian
serTukSi, sunamoc scxia, sakoncertodaa ga­
mop­ranWuli. Savi laqis fexsacmelebi TeTri
lekverTxebiT Seukravs. mwvane abreSumis Sarfs
moafrialebs. iRliaSi TiTbris mbzinavi TefSebi
amouCria. xeli isev wamiTaTuna da miTxra, rom
ufali yvelas Tav-Tavis Sesafer niWs uboZebs.
me gazeTebSi vwer, mas ki Tavisi smenis wyalobiT
SeuZlia...
_ rogorc mogexsenebaT, don xuan, TefSebi...
yvelaze rTuli instrumentia... orkestrSi mxo­
lod me SemiZlia unotebod dakvra... modestos
mtroba rom medos gulSi, Cemi smenis patroni
axal nawarmoebs davustvendi, sanam misi orkestri
notebs gaarCevda... xom mogexsenebaT... yvelas
Tavisi niWi aqvs RvTiT naboZebi... Tqven gazeTebSi
werT... me ki plateroze metis zidva SemiZlia... aba,
xeli SemavleT...
da miCvenebs aprialebul melot Tavze, zed
kinkrixoze, kastiliis mTagrexiliviT, beberi,
gamomSrali nesvis qerqiviT msxvil koJrebs _
utyuar dasturs misi namdvilad mZime jafisa.
TefSebi _ es wminda xelovneba _ misi gatacebaa.

180
 mxarze damkra xeli, Tvalebi moWuta, nay­
vavilariT daforejebuli saxe moinaoWa, erTi
SeikuntruSa da romeliRac espanuri sacekvaos,_
albaT dRevandeli saRamos axali nomris, _ stve­
na-stveniT gauyva gzas. uceb Semobrunda da
gamomiwoda savizito baraTi:

leoni
mogeris mTavari mebarguli

leoni, platero, eg sawyali leoni, dRisiT

Tavze Semoidebs tvirTs da ezideba, Rame ki
TefSebs abraxunebs.

181
 128
qaris wisqvili
ramodena meCveneboda winaT, platero, es
tbori da ramsimaRle megona wiTeli qviSis es
Semorkaluli moedani! es wyali ar iyo, rom
ireklavda Camoqufrul fiWvebs, maTi silamaze
ZilSiac rom ar maZlevda saSvels da sizmrad
rom mqonda qceuli?! gazafxulis mzis hangTa
xmianobaSi erTxel swored aqedan, am gadasaxedi­
dan ar vixile Cems cxovrebaSi yvelaze naTeli da
mSvenieri sanaxaoba?!
ki, boSebi isev arian, toroc isev maSinebs. isev
aris viRac kaci. igive kacia, neta, Tu sxvaa? Se­
zarxoSebuli kaenia. raRacas azrmiutaneblad qa-
qanebs. CavuareT da verc ki SegvamCnia. arada, Ta-
visi erTaderTi TvaliT gzas misCerebia, vin­me Tu
Camoivliso... uecari ganapireba yvelafris­ gan...
miusafrobac igrZnoba aq da sevdac. magram Tan ra
axleburia yvelaferi, rogori daudgromeli da
warmavalia yvelaferi!
vidre aq movbrundebodi, platero, megona, is
xilva, bavSvobidanve Tan rom mdevda da monusxu­
li rom vyavdi, kurbes da bioklinis naxatebidan
mqonda mexsierebaSi CarCenili. sul mindoda
damexata is ucnauri naTeba Semodgomis mewamuli
daisis fonze, wyalSi areklil fiWvebianad
damexata tbori, romelic Zirs urecxavs qviSas...
magram axla SemrCa SavbalaxaTi gadafaruli mo­
goneba, romelic iseve iferfleba Cemi bavSvobis
jadosnuri mzis brwyinvalebaSi, rogorc fara­
tina qaRaldi mogizgize alSi.

182
 129
koSki
vera, koSkze ver axval. Zalian didi xar. es rom
xiralda iyos, seviliis taZris koSki, maSin sxvaa!
ici, rogor gavixarebdi, rom SegZleboda asv­la!
koSkis saaTis baqnidan Cans baniani TeTri saxle­bi,
feradi SuSebiT molamazebuli saxuravebi, lur­
jad moWiqul qoTnebSi yvavilebi. sefezari rom
ahqondaT, koSki samxreTis mxares daazianes da
im CamonaSlidan moCans Zveli cixe-darbazis Si­
daezo, moCans diesmo... da... moqcevis dros zRvac
moCans. ufro maRla, zarebamde rom asuliyavi,
dainaxavdi oTx sofels, seviliisken mimaval da
riotintodan momaval matareblebs da kidev _
qarafze wamomarTul RvTismSoblis taZars. rki­
nis moajirs Tu gadaalajebdi, miadgebodi santa-
xuanas fexebs, mexisgan erTmaneTTan SeduRebuls,
da bolos, Tavs amoyofdi patara ekvderis bWeSi,
romelic lurj-TeTri sofiis kenWiT aris moT­
valuli da mzeze oqrosfrad elvarebs. Seni
gamoCena gadarevda eklesiis win moedanze toros
TamaSiT garTul bavSvebs. cxadad da garkveviT
moaRwevda Senamde imaTi SeZaxilebi, Jivil-xivili,
mxiaruli yiJina.
ramden sixaruls da aRiarebas xar moklebuli,
Cemo beCavo platero! Seni cxovreba ise sada da
ubraloa, rogorc mokle gza Zvel sasaflaomde.

183
 130
qviSrobis karieris virebi
platero Cemo, ager isinic, kemados karieris
gaZvaltyavebuli, cocxalmkvdari virebi, notio
qviSiT dazurgulebi. es _ gulSi gatarebuli
isrebi ki ara, _ mowiTalo qviSis sapalneebSi
Casobili zeTisxilis mwvane saxreebia, romelTac
mag sacodavebs gadauWeren xolme.

184
 131
madrigali
Sexe, platero, Sexe! cirkis cxeni rom arenas
Semourbens, samjer ase Semouqrola mTel baRs.
TeTria, qaTqaTa. sinaTlis wynari zRvidan ago­
rebul erTaderT talRas hgavs. SemoRobils
rom gausworda, Sefancqalda da gadafrinda.
warmomidgenia, rogor dahfarfatebs askilis
buCqs, TiTqos vxedav kidec qvitkiris Robis ga­
daRma. Sexe, axla isev aqeTaa. sinamdvileSi oria,
ori pepelaa: erTi _ TeTri, TviTon da meore _
Savi, misi Crdili.
es, platero, mSvenierebaa. misi ver danaxva
SeuZlebelia. ici, rogorc Sens drunCze _ Tvalebi,
rogorc RameSi _ varskvlavi, aseve dilis baRis
mSvenebaa vardi da pepela.
platero, uyure, ra lamazad dafarfatebs!
albaT misTvis netarebaa ase farfati! ra ne­
tarebac aris CemTvis, naRdi poetisTvis, leqsi,_
misTvis albaT esaa frena. sulian-xorcianad
mTlad atanilia freniT, TiTqos sxva araferi
esaqmeba amqveynad, ufro zustad, am baRSi.
Cumad, platero, gaitrune... ra siamovnebaa ase
frena, ase umankod, ase ubiwod!

185
 132
sikvdili
Tvalebmilululi da naRvliani platero Ti­
vaze gaSotili damxvda gomurSi. mivedi, mivesiy­
varule, gamovelaparake, wamoyeneba davupire...
sawyali Setokda da uceb mowyda, mokecili
cali toti qveS moiyola... ver SeiZlo wamodgoma...
fexi gavumarTe, isev davuyvave nazad da eqimi
vixme.
beberma darbonma rogorc ki daxeda, daabCina
uSvelebeli ukbilo piri, yba Camouvarda, wa­
moWarxlda da qanqarasaviT iwyo Tavis qneva...
_ sasikeTo piri ar uCans? ha?
arc ki vici, ra mipasuxa... mgoni Caiburtyuna,
sawyali gvtovebso... aRaraferi eSveleba... saSi­
nelebaa... raRac mawyinari fesvi... raRac Sehyva
miwidan balaxTan erTad...
SuadReze platero mkvdari iyo. bambis qula­
saviT fafuki muceli sferosaviT gahbervoda.
gaquculi da gafSekili fexebi zeviT hqonda
aSverili. misi xuWuWa bewvi daemsgavsa Zveli
fitulis daCrCilul buwuwebs, xels rom gadaus­
vam da... cviva.
gomuris siCumeSi patara sarkmlidan SemoWril
mzis aTinaTSi ramdenjerac Semofarfatdeboda,
imdenjer abrialdeboda samferovani umSvenie­
resi pepela.

186
 133
monatreba
platero, Sen xom gvxedav Cven, xom marTla
gvxedav?
xom namdvilad xedav, mSvidi sicil-xiTxiTiT
rogor mirakrakebs ankara grili wyali wyal­
saqaCidan xexilis baRSi? xom xedav, Camavali mze
cecxlad rogor SenTebia goraks, mzis nabolara
sxivebi mwvaned, iisfrad, vardisfrad, oqrosfrad
rogor aelvareben ielis buCqebs, romlebzec
futkrebi fusfuseben.
platero, xom gvxedav, xom namdvilad gvxedav?
xom namdvilad xedav, wiTel ferdobze Zve­
li wyarosken rogor miCaqCaqeben mrecxavi de­
dakacebis qancgawyvetili da dafexvili virebi?!
rogori naRvlianebi arian es virebi am ukidegano
naTelsa da siwmindeSi, roca miwa da ca TiTqos
erT TvalismomWrel kristalad SenivTda?!
platero, xom gvxedav, xom namdvilad gvxedav?
xom namdvilad xedav, bavSvebi rogor daxtian
sakmelis buCqebTan, romelTa rtoebs uCveulo
yva­
vilebi amkobs: haerovani mTrTolare gundi
wiT­lad mowinwkluli TeTri peplebisa?
platero, xom gvxedav, xom namdvilad gvxedav?
platero, xom namdvilad gvxedav? ho, Sen
mxedav me. ho, ho, am uRrublo daisis naTelSi me
mesmis, zvrebs da vel-mindvrebs rogor saTuTad
ualersebs Seni ganazebuli da sevdanarevi yro­
yini...

187
 134
kofo
kofoze Camovkide sawyali plateros unagiri,
avSara, sadave da es yvelaferi mivitane beRelTan,
kuTxeSi miyril Zvel akvnebTan. beReli didia,
mziania... siCumea aq. aqedan moCans mogeris mTeli
Semogareni. marcxniv qaris wiTeli wisqvilia,
pirdapir, montemaioris mTaze Sefenil fiWvnarSi,
TeTri savanea; eklesiis iqiT ananasis baRia. da­
savleTiT zRvaa. zafxulobiT, moqcevis dros,
gansakuTrebiT SfoTavs da laplapebs.
ardadegebze bavSvebi aq iyrian Tavs saTamaSod.
ayiravebuli skamebis xaTqaxuTqia. awyoben et­
lebs, wiTlad aferadeben gazeTebs da marTaven
Teatrebs, eklesiebs, skolebs...
drodadro Semoskupdebian kofoze, xel-fexs
gamalebiT iqneven da SeZaxilebiT mijiriToben
TavianT ocnebaTa velze:
_ aCu, platero! aCu, aCu, platero!

188
 135
sevda
saRamos bavSvebTan erTad mivakiTxe baRSi
pla­teros saflavs. ananasis baRTan, mSobliurad
moalerse mrgvalvarjiani fiWvis garSemo, notio
miwa aprils yviTeli zambaxebiT moelamazebina.
WivWavebi JivJiveben. maRla, mwvervalTan, cis
laJvardi gamokrToda da varjis lurjad mo­Ci­
Tuli simwvanidan Citebis galoba, rakraki da
xalisiani WikWiki pirveli siyvarulis naTel oc­
nebasaviT ezaveboda Tbili da myudro saRamos
oqroCaRvril haers.
rogorc ki mivediT, bavSvebi dawynardnen,
da­dinjdnen da SavnaRvliani kiTxvebiT afo­ ria­
qebuli Tvalebi Semomagebes.
_ platero, Cemo megobaro! _ mivmarTe miwas, _
Sen Tu axla namdvilad zeciur velebSi xar, _ me
ki mgonia, rom xar, _ da Seni gaburZgnili zurgiT
daatareb yrma angelozebs, me albaT kidec da­
miviwye. miTxari, platero, isev gaxsovar?
da Cemi kiTxvis pasuxad umsubuqesma TeTrma
pepelam... pepelam, romelic aqamde ar menaxa,
zambaxidan zambaxze iwyo suliviT farfati...

189
 136
mogeris caSi, plateros
Cemo sayvarelo, Cemo Cindrika platero, Ce­
mo Cokina, Cemo patara CoCoro! ramdenjer agi­
maRlebia Cemi suli da gagiyvania ekalbardiT,
balbiT, jiqaTi dafarul am oRroCoRro gzebze.
Sen geZRvneba es wigni. masSi Senzea saubari. Sen
axla ukve SegiZlia misi gageba.
es wigni miswvdeba samoTxeSi Sens suls, ro­
melmac zecaSi Tan gaiyola mogeris vel-mindv­
rebis suli. am wignis kabadonebiT Cemi suli
ayvavebuli mayvlovanidan gaudgeba zeciur gzebs,
dRiTi dRe amaRldeba da gaxdeba ufro keTili,
ufro mSvidi, ufro wminda.
ho, roca dRe daRamdeba, fiqriani nela Ca­
vuvli molaRurebiT gadavsebul, ukacriel, ay­
vavebul forToxlis baRs da gavwev fiWvisken,
romelic Sens sikvdils urwevs da unanavebs. da
Sen, platero, bednieri, mag Seni uWknobi vardebis
maradiuli velidan daminaxav, rom SevCerdi yvi­
Tel zambaxebTan, romlebic amoyvavildnen da
amoRaRandnen miwad qceuli Seni gulidan.

190
 137
muyaos platero
platero, axla, roca ager ukve erTi welia
gamoqveynda da adamianTa samyarosTvis cnobili
gaxda nawyveti am wignisa, romelic Sens saxsovrad
davwere, erTma Senma da Cemma megobarma maCuqa
es muyaos platero. xom xedav mandedan? Sexe,
moTeTro-monacrisfroa, drunC-piri Sav-wiTeli
aqvs, Tvalebi _ metismetad didi da metismetad­
Sa­vi. xurjiniviT gadakidebul kalaTaSi vardis­
fe­ ri, TeTri da yviTeli abreSumis yvavilebis
Taigulebi uwyvia. Tavs aqnevs, lurjad SeRebil
ficarzea damagrebuli da uSnod gamoCorknili
oTxi borbliT dagoravs.
Seni xaTriT Seviyvare, platero, eg saTamaSo
viruka. yvela, vinc Semodis Cems samuSao oTaxSi,
RimiliT ambobs: `platero!~ vinme iseTi Tu ga­
moeria, Sen rom ar gicnobs, da ikiTxa, _ vambob: `es
aris platero!~ da amgvarad, Seni saxelis xSirma
xsenebam SemaCvia, rom Sen ager xar. roca marto
var, maSinac vfiqrob, rom aqa xar, da TvalebiT
gesiyvarulebi.
Sen? ra ubadruki da ususuria maxsovroba ada­
mianis gulisa! es muyaos platero me axla Senze
ufro platerod meCveneba, Cemo platero...
madridi. 1915.

191
 138
samareSi, plateros
erTi wamiT, platero, minda warmovidgino,
rom sikvdilSi Tan gamogyevi, rom sulac ar mic­
xovria, arc araferi momxdara. Senc cocxali
xar da mec _ SenTan erTad... vbrundebi marto.
biWebi da gogoebi dakacebulan da daqalebulan.
wuTisoflis amaoebam, ngrevam Tavisi Sedegi
mogvitana Cvenc da amaTac, Sen es mSvenivrad ici.
da mis danatovar sicarielesa da ganadgurebas
Tvals vusworebT, vdgavarT gamarTulad, radgan
SegvrCa saunjeTagan umSvenieresi _ guli.
gulo Cemo! RmerTma qnas, rom amaTac iseve ar
umtyunos gulma da imdenze gaswvdeT, ramdenic
Cemma gulma SeiZlo. RmerTma qnas, rom ifiqron
iseve, rogorc me vfiqrobdi. magram ara, umjobesia
ar ifiqron... maSin ar eqnebaT CemsaviT sindisis
qenjna Cadenili ukeTurebis, uxeSobisa da abuCad
agdebis gamo.
ra siamovnebiT gesaubrebi iseT rameebze, rac
Senze ukeT aravis esmis!.. amieridan ise moviqcevi,
rom awmyod iqces mTeli cxovreba da momavalic
moicvas, raTa gacxadebulma momavalma warsuli
daamsgavsos CrdilSi wynarad gafurCqnil sur­
nelovan ias.
platero, marto xar warsulSi. Tumca raSi
genaRvleba warsuli, roca maradiulobaSi
cocxlob. Sen _ mand da me _ aq yovel ganTiadze
xeliT vexebiT mzes, ukvdavi RmerTis guliviT
wiTel mzes.

mogeri, 1916

192
 sarCevi

manana gigineiSvili _ xuan ramon ximenesis

platero.................................................................. 3
winasityvaobasaviT.............................................. 27
1 platero.............................................................. 28
2 TeTri peplebi................................................... 29
3 mwuxris TamaSobani.......................................... 30
4 mzis dabneleba................................................... 31
5 kankali................................................................. 32
6 skola.................................................................... 33
7 giJi........................................................................ 34
8 iudebi.................................................................. 35
9 leRvebi................................................................ 36
10 mwuxris zarebi ................................................ 38
11 sevda................................................................... 39
12 xiWvi.................................................................... 40
13 mercxlebi......................................................... 41
14 gomuri............................................................... 42
15 dakodili ulayi.............................................. 43
16 mopirdapire saxli......................................... 45
17 abdali................................................................ 46
18 moCveneba........................................................... 47
19 mewamuli xedi.................................................. 49
20 TuTiyuSi........................................................... 50
21 sxvenze............................................................... 51
22 dabruneba.......................................................... 52
23 daketili WiSkari............................................ 53
24 don xose, mRvdeli.......................................... 54
25 gazafxuli........................................................ 55
26 wyalsatevi........................................................ 56
27 qeciani ZaRli................................................... 57
28 tbori................................................................. 58
29 aprilis idilia............................................... 60
30 iadoni dafrinavs............................................ 61
193
 31 demoni................................................................ 62
32 Tavisufleba.................................................... 64
33 moxetialeTa modgma...................................... 65
34 gulis swori..................................................... 66
35 wurbela............................................................. 68
36 sami beriqali................................................... 69
37 urika................................................................... 70
38 puri.................................................................... 71
39 aglae.................................................................. 72
40 mTis mwvervalze gaxarebuli fiWvi.......... 73
41 darboni.............................................................. 74
42 bavSvi da wyali................................................ 75
43 megobroba......................................................... 76
44 nanina.................................................................. 77
45 Cemi ezos xe....................................................... 78
46 Wleqiani............................................................. 79
47 Tqori................................................................. 80
48 ronsari.............................................................. 82
49 suraTebis kaci................................................ 83
50 yvavili gzis piras.......................................... 84
51 lordi................................................................ 85
52 Wa.......................................................................... 87
53 gargari.............................................................. 88
54 tlinkebi............................................................ 90
55 virografia....................................................... 91
56 sauflo dResaswauli.................................... 92
57 gaseirneba......................................................... 94
58 mamlebi............................................................... 95
59 Ramdeba.............................................................. 97
60 beWedi................................................................. 98
61 lekvebiani ZaRli............................................ 100
62 is da Cven............................................................ 101
63 beRurebi............................................................ 102
64 frasko veles................................................... 104
65 zafxuli............................................................ 105
66 xanZari mTebSi.................................................. 106
194
67 nakaduli........................................................... 107
68 kviradRe............................................................ 108
69 WriWinobelas hangi........................................ 109
70 korida................................................................ 111
71 Weqa-quxili...................................................... 112
72 rTveli............................................................... 113
73 Rame..................................................................... 115
74 sarito............................................................... 116
75 ukanaskneli xvati........................................... 117
76 feierverki........................................................ 118
77 yvavilnari........................................................ 119
78 mTvare................................................................ 121
79 mxiaruleba....................................................... 122
80 mifrinaven ixvebi............................................ 123
81 patara gogo...................................................... 124
82 menaxire............................................................. 125
83 iadonis sikvdili............................................ 126
84 goraki................................................................ 127
85 Semodgoma......................................................... 128
86 dabmuli qofaki............................................... 129
87 berZnuli ku...................................................... 130
88 oqtombris saRamo.......................................... 132
89 antonilia......................................................... 133
90 miviwyebuli mtevani....................................... 134
91 admirali........................................................... 135
92 Canaxati.............................................................. 136
93 Tevzis qereWi................................................... 137
94 pinito................................................................ 138
95 mdinare............................................................... 140
96 broweuli.......................................................... 142
97 Zveli sasaflao............................................... 144
98 lipiani................................................................ 145
99 cixesimagre....................................................... 146
100 toros Zveli asparezi................................. 147
101 eqo..................................................................... 148
102 SiSi.................................................................... 150
195
 103 Zveli wyaro.................................................... 151
104 gzaSi................................................................. 152
105 kedris Tesli................................................. 153
106 gaqceuli xari................................................ 155
107 noembris idilia............................................ 156
108 TeTri faSati................................................. 157
109 mCxavana katebi............................................... 158
110 boSebi............................................................... 159
111 cecxli............................................................. 160
112 gamojansaReba................................................ 162
113 bexreki viri.................................................... 163
114 alioni.............................................................. 164
115 yvavilebi......................................................... 165
116 Soba................................................................... 166
117 sanapiro quCa................................................. 167
118 zamTari............................................................ 168
119 viris rZe.......................................................... 169
120 cagaxsnili Rame............................................ 171
121 oxraxuSis gvirgvini.................................... 172
122 mogvi mefeni................................................... 174
123 MONS-URIUM...................................................... 176
124 Rvino................................................................ 177
125 igav-araki........................................................ 178
126 karnavali........................................................ 179
127 leoni................................................................ 180
128 qaris wisqvili............................................... 182
129 koSki................................................................. 183
130 qviSrobis karieris virebi......................... 184
131 madrigali....................................................... 185
132 sikvdili.......................................................... 186
133 monatreba........................................................ 187
134 kofo................................................................. 188
135 sevda................................................................. 189
136 mogeris caSi, plateros............................. 190
137 muyaos platero............................................ 191
138 samareSi, plateros...................................... 192
196