Mila Rodino

Мила Родино
English: Dear Motherland
National anthem of	Bulgaria
Lyrics	Cvetan Radoslavov, 1885
Music	Cvetan Radoslavov, 1885
Adopted	1964 (People's Republic of Bulgaria); 1971 (reaffirmed in the Živkov Constitution); 1989; 1991 (reaffirmed in the Constitution of Bulgaria)

"Mila Rodino" (Bulgarian: Мила Родино, say: MIL-ə-_-raw-DIN-oh, meaning "Dear Motherland") is the national anthem of Bulgaria. It was originally a song written and composed by a Bulgarian author and scientist named Cvetan Radoslavov in 1885, while he was on a mission to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. It was first adopted in 1964 as the national anthem of the People's Republic of Bulgaria with different words. Then when Communism came to an end in Bulgaria in 1991, the Constitution of Bulgaria made "Dear Motherland" the national anthem once again, and has been to this day.^[1]^[2]

History

Previously, Bulgaria had used three other anthems. Before "Dear Motherland" became the national anthem, "Dear Bulgaria", "Our Republic, Hail!", and "Shumi Maritsa" were used.

Lyrics

Only the first verse and chorus are sung.

Current official

Words of the song in Bulgarian^[3]	Spelling of these words using the Latin alphabet	Pronunciation of these words using the IPA	Words of the song in English
Горда Стара планина, До ней Дунава синей. Слънце Тракия огрява, Над Пирина пламеней. Припев: 𝄆 (Родино!) Мила Родино, Ти си земен рай. Твойта хубост, твойта прелест, Ах, те нямат край. 𝄇 Паднаха борци безчет, За народа наш любим. Майко, дай ни мъжка сила, Пътя им да продължим. Припев Дружно, братя българи, С нас Москва е в мир и в бой. Партия велика води, Нашия победен строй. Припев	Gorda Stara planina, Do nej Dunava sinej. Slǎnce Trakija ogrjava, Nad Pirina plamenej. Pripev: 𝄆 (Rodino!) Mila Rodino, Ti si zemen raj. Tvojta hubost, tvojta prelest, Ah, te njamat kraj. 𝄇 Padnaha borci bezčet, Za naroda naš ljubim. Majko, daj ni mǎžka sila, Pǎtja im da prodǎlžim. Pripev Družno, bratja bǎlgari, S nas Moskva e v mir i v boj. Partija velika vodi, Našija pobeden stroj. Pripev	[ˈɡɔr.d̪ɐ ˈs̪t̪a.rɐ pɫɐ.n̪i.ˈn̪a ǀ] [d̪o̝ n̪ɛj ˈd̪u.n̪ɐ.vɐ ˈs̪i.n̪ɛj ǀ] [ˈs̪ɫɤ̞n̪.t͡sɛ ˈt̪ra.k̟i.jɐ o̝ɡ.ˈrʲa̟.vɐ ǀ] [n̪at̪ pi.ˈri.n̪ɐ pɫɐ.ˈmɛ.n̪ɛj ǁ] [ˈpri.pɛf] 𝄆 [(ˈrɔ.d̪i.n̪o̝ ǀ) ˈmi.ɫɐ ˈrɔ.d̪i.n̪o̝ ǀ] [t̪i s̪i ˈz̪ɛ.mɛn̪ raj ǀ] [ˈt̪fɔj.t̪ɐ xu.ˈbɔs̪t̪ ǀ ˈt̪fɔj.t̪ɐ ˈprɛ.lʲɛs̪t̪ ǀ] [ax ǀ t̪ɛ ˈn̪ʲa̟.mɐt̪ kraj ǁ] 𝄇 [ˈpad̪.n̪ɐ.xɐ bo̝r.ˈt͡si bɛs̪.ˈt͡ʃɛt̪ ǀ] [z̪ɐ n̪ɐ.ˈrɔ.d̪ɐ n̪aʃ lʲu̟.ˈbim ǀ] [ˈmaj.ko̝ ǀ d̪aj n̪i ˈmɤ̞ʃ.kɐ ˈs̪i.ɫɐ ǀ] [ˈpɤ̞.t̪ʲɐ im d̪ɐ pro̝.d̪əɫ.ˈʒim ǁ] [ˈpri.pɛf] [ˈd̪ruʒ.n̪o̝ ǀ ˈbra.t̪ʲɐ ˈbɤ̞ɫ.gə.ri ǁ] [s̪‿n̪as̪ mo̝.ˈs̪kfa ɛ‿v mir i‿v bɔj ǁ] [ˈpar.t̪i.jɐ vɛ.ˈli.kɐ ˈvɔ.d̪i] [ˈn̪a.ʃi.jɐ po̝.bɛ.ˈd̪ɛn̪ s̪t̪rɔj ǁ] [ˈpri.pɛf]	O thy Balkan Mounts noble, By them the Danube sparkleth. O'er Thrace the Sun beameth forth, O'er Pirin blazeth forth. Chorus: 𝄆 (Motherland!) O dear Motherland, Thou Earth's Promised Land. Thy beauty, thy loveliness, Ah, forever boundless. 𝄇 For our people beloved, Lives martyrs have sacrificed. Mother, give us virile strength For persevering their path. Chorus As one, Bulgarian kins, With Moscow in war and peace. Lead by thy great Party, Our regime of victory. Chorus

Original text

Words of the song in Bulgarian^[4]	Spelling of these words using the Latin alphabet	Words of the song in English
Горда стара планина, До ней север се синей. Слънце Витош позлатява Към Цариград се белей. Припев: 𝄆 Мила Родино, Ти си земен рай. Твойта хубост, твойта прелест, Ах, те нямат край. 𝄇 Хайде братя българи, Към Балкана да вървим. Там се готви бой юнашки, За свобода, правдини. Припев Родино мила, теб привет, О, майко теб привет. Теб Българийо чада сме, Ти си наший дом свещен. Припев Ти си наший кът любим, Кът за щастие отреден. Мил си край незабравим, С чудна прелест надарен. Припев Как щедро, майко, е Земята твоя осеяна с брилянти. Сред тях прекрасен свети Балканът горд напет. Припев О, виж го как сияй! Ний благоговеем пред него и пеем: Припев	Gorda Stara Planina, Do nej sever se sinej. Slǎnce Vitoš pozlatjava Kǎm Carigrad se belej. Pripev: 𝄆 Mila Rodino, Ti si zemen raj. Tvojta hubost, tvojta prelest, Ah, te njamat kraj. 𝄇 Hajde bratja bǎlgari, Kǎm Balkana da vǎrvim. Tam se gotvi boj junaški, Za svoboda, pravdini. Pripev Rodino mila, teb privet, O, majko teb privet. Teb Bǎlgarijo čada sme, Ti si našij dom svešten. Pripev Ti si našij kǎt ljubim, Kǎt za štastie otreden. Mil si kraj nezabravim, S čudna prelest nadaren. Pripev Kak štedro, majko, e Zemjata tvoja osejana s briljanti. Sred tjah prekrasen sveti Balkanǎt gord napet. Pripev O, viž go kak sijaj! Nij blagogoveem pred nego i peem: Pripev	O the Balkan Mounts noble, Beside it sparkleth the North. Holy Sun Vitosha gildeth, Toward Tsarigrad whitely shineth. Refrain: 𝄆 O dear Motherland, Thou Earth's Promised Land, Thy beauty, thy loveliness, Ah, forever boundless. 𝄇 Off we go Bulgarian kins, Toward the Balkan Mounts. There approacheth a heroic battle, For freedom and for justice. Refrain Dear Motherland, thee we greet, O Mother, thee we welcome. Thou are sons of Bulgaria, Thou art our sacred home. Refrain Thou art our playground cherished, Thou art for happiness destined. An ending unforgettable With wondrous beauty endowed. Refrain How generous, oh Mother, Thy land aboundeth in diamonds, 'Mong these wonderful lights, Proudly spruceth up the Balkans. Refrain O look how 'tis radiant! Before her, we'll reverence and chant: Refrain

In popular culture

In October 2017, a user on Reddit reported an incident where Siri thought that the national anthem of Bulgaria was "Despacito", a song by Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee in it. This bug was fixed afterwards.^[5]