BULGARIAN LYRICS

Gorda Stara Planina,
Do nej Dunava sinej,
Sluntse Tkrakija ogr'ava,
Nad Pirina plamenej

CHORUS:
Milo Rodino,
Ti si zemen raj,
Tvojta khubost, tvojta prelest,
Akh te n'amat kraj

Padnakha bojtsi bezchet,
Za naroda nash l'ubim,
Majko, daj mi muzhka sila,
Put'a im da prodolzhim

CHORUS 

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
Proudly rise the Balkan peaks,
At their feet Blue Danube flows;
Over Thrace the sun is shining,
Pirin looms in purple glow. 

CHORUS:
Oh, dear native land,
Earthly paradise!
For your loveliness, your beauty
E'er will charm our eyes.

Uncounted fighter died
for the beloved our people
Mother, give me man's power
Their path to continue.



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Bulgaria
"Mila Rodino" (Dear Homeland)

Words by:Tsvetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov
Music by:Tsvetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov
Adopted:1964

The melody of the Bulgarian anthem has long been a favourite of mine. It was
written and composed by a Bulgarian student in 1885, as he went off to fight in
the Serbo-Bulgarian war.

Before the fall of the communist government in 1991-92, a third verse was added
to "Mila Rodino", referencing Moscow's allegiance to Bulgaria, but this was
removed after the communists were removed from government. (The third verse was
not part of the original lyrics.)

Special thanks to:Grigor Bantchev for some of this information.

See also: Bulgaria_(1908-1944,_royal), Bulgaria_(1885-1944), Bulgaria_(1944-
1950), Bulgaria_(1950-1964), .

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