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), .