Shumi Maritsa

Шуми Марица

English: Maritsa Rushes
Shumi Maritsa
File:Kartichka Shumi Maricta.jpg An old postcard with music score for "Shumi Maritsa"
National anthem of Bulgaria
Also known as	Okarvavena English: Blood-stained
Lyrics	Nikola Zhivkov, Ivan Vazov
Music	folk song
Adopted	1886
Relinquished	1944

"Shumi Maritsa" (Bulgarian: Шуми Марица [ʃoˈmi mɐˈritsɐ]) was the Bulgarian national anthem from 1886 until 1944. The music was derived from the German folk song "Wenn die Soldaten durch die Stadt marschieren" that was very popular in Bulgaria in the mid-19th century. The original text was written by Nikola Zhivkov, a head teacher in Veles (now in the Republic of Macedonia). The lyrics were edited many times, most notably in 1912 by the poet Ivan Vazov.

Lyrics

Шуми Марица (Bulgarian Cyrillic)	Shumi Maritsa (Transliteration)	Maritsa rushes (English translation)
Шуми Марица окървавена, плаче вдовица люто ранена. Припев: Марш, марш, с генерала наш! В бой да летим, враг да победим! Български чеда, цял свят ни гледа. Хай към победа славна да вървим. Припев Левът балкански в бой великански с орди душмански води ни крилат. Припев Млади и знойни, в вихрите бойни. Ний сме достойни лаври да берем. Припев Ний сме народа, за чест и свобода, за мила рода който знай да мре. Припев	Shumi Maritsa okarvavena, plache vdovitsa lyuto ranena. Pripev: Marsh, marsh, s generala nash! V boy da letim, vrag da pobedim! Balgarski cheda, tsyal svyat ni gleda. Hay kam pobeda slavna da varvim. Pripev Levat Balkanski v boy velikanski s ordi dushmanski vodi ni krilat. Pripev Mladi i znoyni, vav vihrite boyni. Niy sme dostoyni lavri da berem. Pripev Niy sme naroda, za chest i svoboda, za mila roda koyto znay da mre. Pripev	Maritsa rushes, stained with blood, A widow wails, fiercely wounded. Chorus: March, march, with our general, Let's fly into battle and crush the enemy! Forward! Bulgarians, the whole world is watching. Into a winning battle, let's gloriously go. Chorus The Balkan lion into a titanic battle with enemy's hordes leads us, flying. Chorus Young and strong, in the rattle of battle We're destined to gain laurels to claim. Chorus We're the nation, for pride, freedom, for dear fatherland who knows how to die. Chorus

See also

• "Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar"

External links

• Listen to "Shumi Maritsa" (WMA files)