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   My favourite Georgian toasts


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To real men

To our sucsess

To sclerosis

To dearly departed people

The wish to your Favors

To friendship

To friendship -II

To hopes that everything will happen at the right time

To successful transactions

To remember who is who in our life

Let's not be donkeys

To Carlson who lives on the roof

Let's drink for remaining hope

 

(My friend Chris, or it will sounds better Mr. CHRIS FERRALL and MOK :), thanx for exact translation of GEORGIAN toasts)


A real man is the one who (always) remembers a woman's birthday, but never how old she is.
But the man who never remembers her birthday, while never forgetting her age: that is a real husband!
So, let us drink to real men!

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God took some clay and fashioned a man, and there was a little clay left over. "What else shall I make for you?", asked God. The man thought it over, he had hands, feet, a head, what else? "Make me happiness!", he said. But God, even all-seeing and all-knowing, didn't know what this was. So, he gave the man the clay and said, "here, make your own happiness".
To our success

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A young woman married a well-to-do old man. As she lay in bed by herself she thought, "I will take myself three lovers, and live a long..." At that moment, there was a knock on the door and into the room shuffled her old husband in nightshirt and cap. He bleated in a goatish tenor, "I have come to fulfill my marital obligation!"
"Well, ok", she said. "Do it." He did and left. The young woman thought to herself, "No, perhaps three is too many. I'll take two lovwrs, in addition to my husband". Again there came a knock on the door and the old man shuffled in his slippers. "Ihave come to fulfill my material obligation!"
Surprised, she said, "Well, ok, then". He did his duty and left. "Hmmm", she thought. "Maybe just one lover will be enough." Again came a knock on the door. "Come in!", she shouted. "I have come to fulfill my Marital obligation!" "Do it, since you have come!"
When she was alone again, she reflected to herself. "How will I be able to have any lovers when my husband is at me all night!" Again a knock on the door. "I have come to fulfill my..." She cried, "How many times can you have me in one night?! I can't do it anymore!
"What?", the old man said. "Have I already done my duty?" And he struck himself on the forehead with vexation.
So let us drink in hopes that medicine will never find the cure for sclerosis!

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At a table in heaven sat some souls, talking, eating and drinking. One knocked over his cup, but it was empty. "That's it", he said. "They have forgotten me on Earth."
Let us drink (and remember) so that the cups of our dearly departed will never become empty.

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I wish for you four animals: a mink on the shoulders, a Jaguar in the garage, a tiger in the bed, and a jackass to pay for it all!!

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In the jungle lived a pack of wolves. The leader of the pack was already old and very experienced. Once, when the pack got ready to hunt, the old wolf said that he was not in a condition to lead this time. A young and strong wolf came to him and asked to lead the pack. The old wolf agreed. Not long after, the pack returned with prey. The young wolf told the old one how they had come upon seven hunters and easily torn them to pieces.
The time to hunt again soon came. And again the young wolf led the pack. They were gone a long time, and then the young wolf appeared covered with blood. He told the lead how the pack had come upon three hunters, and of the entire pack only he survived. The old leader asked, "On the first hunt, the pack handled seven hunters and even returned with prey. What happened this time?"
The young wolf replied, "That time we came upon seven hunters, but this time it was three best friends."
Let us drink to friendship!

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Once there was a young man who was his parent's only child. His life was happy and full of good times. When his friends came, the table would groan under the weight of food and drink. He met a beautiful girl and decided marry her. His father said to him, "we will invite all your friends". His son agreed.
Finally, the wonderful day of the wedding arrived. But no friends came. Not understanding why, the man asked his father what had happened and had the invitations been sent to his friends. His father replied, "I sent invitations to all your friends, but with the wedding announcements I also asked each to help you. And you can see the result."
So, let us drink to the friends who always come to help us!

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It was night, quiet and moonlit, and just the two of them. He said, "yes". She said, "no". The years passed. It was night, quiet and moonlit, and again, just the two of them. She said, "yes". But not only the years had passed...
So let us drink in the hopes that everything in life will happen at the right time!

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Two friends were traveling to market to sell their wine. On the way, they stopped to rest and eat. "How good it would be to drink a glass of wine now", sighed one. "Good indeed", said the other. "But we are bringing this wine to sell and can't waste a single drop." The first rummaged through his pockets and found a five-kopeck coin. "Pour me five-kopeck's worth of wine", he said. His friend poured the wine and, handing him back his money, said, "Now pour me some". So the money went back and fourth until the wineskins were empty and the two friends snored drunkenly, well-satisfied with their deal.
So we drink to successful transactions!

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A tiny sparrow sat on the road, freezing in the bitter cold. Along came a cow, who swung her tail and dropped her warm shit on the poor bird. Sitting up to his neck in shit, the sparrow warmed up nicely and began to chirp with joy. A passing cat heard him singing, and seized and ate him...
So, friends, we drink and remember that not everyone is an enemy who shits on you, nor a friend who gets you out. And if you get into the shit, just sit and be quiet!

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A donkey was crossing the desert. One day, two days, three, a week ... how terrible was the heat! Suddenly, he saw two large kegs. One was full of water, the other of vodka. From which keg do you think he drank? Of course, the water!
So let's not be donkeys, and, drink vodka!

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Once upon a time there was a king, to whom it was foretold that his wife would bear a child, but not his own. So, he imprisoned her on the roof of the castle. But after nine months, she bore a child anyway.
So, we drink to Carlson, who lives on the roof!

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Once a man had an encounter with God. He presented the man with a gift-three cases filled with unknown to the man matter -with a condition that he won't open them until he arrives to the Earth. On his way to the Earth curiosity overwhelmed the man and he opened the first case - and Happiness flew out of there. Half way through on his journey, despite the God's given condition, the man opened another case- and Love flew out of there. When the man finally reached the Earth, left without Happiness and Love, he decided to open the last case, and Hope flew out of there, and from that moment on, he, the man, was left with nothing but a Hope.

So, lets drink for lost Love, lost Happiness, but remaining Hope!

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