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: Tsvetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov, 1885