Bulgaria
"Шуми Марица" "Shumi Maritsa" (Maritsa Rushes)

Words by: N. Zhivkov
Music by: Ivan Vazov
In use: 1885-1944

Bulgaria's first anthem, first used during the war of independence at the time that Bulgaria was a principality within the Ottoman Empire, was a piece entitled "Shumi Maritsa", adapted from a German popular song. The royal anthem, adopted upon full independence in 1908, was used for the tsar.

Special thanks to: Pavel Zinovatny for the music file.

See also: Bulgaria (1908-1944, royal), Bulgaria (1944-1950), Bulgaria (1950-1964), Bulgaria (1964-).