Suliko (Georgian: სულიკო, romanized: sulik'o, pronounced [sulikʼo]) is a Georgian unisex name meaning "soul".
It is also the title of a love poem written in 1895 by Akaki Tsereteli, which became widely known throughout the Soviet Union as a song performed with music composed by Varinka Tsereteli (in 1895).
In that form it was often performed on radio during Joseph Stalin's rule, reputedly because it was his favorite.
It was translated to and performed in multiple languages including Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, English, German, Basque, Chinese, and Hebrew.
The following are some that demonstrate the varying performance traditions surrounding this piece: Nino Popiashvili, "Suliko in World Languages" (in georgian and English Languages), Tbilisi State University, 2018 Nino Popiashvili, German Translations of “Suliko”, Tbilisi State University, 2021 in: https://dspace.tsu.ge/xmlui/handle/123456789/778 Nino Popiashvili (in Georgian Language) https://1tv.ge/video/suliko-msoflios-khalkhta-enebze/ SovMusic entry for Suliko, containing the song in German and Russian This world music song-related article is a stub.