Inno Bulgaria

Latin Transliteration



Gorda Stara planeena

do neyee Doonava seeneye,

Sluntse Trakeeya ogryava

nad Pereena plameneyee.



CHORUS



Meela Rodeeno,

tee see zemen rayee,

tvoyeeta hubost, tvoyeeta prelest,

ah, te nyamat krayee!

(repeat chorus)




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.

(repeat chorus)



Lyrics and Music: Tsevetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov, 1885
Adopted: 1964