O, Dobrudzhanski Kray
| English: Oh, Dobroudja Land | |
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| О, Добруджански край | |
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| Lyrics | Lyubomir Bobevski |
| Music | Aleksander Kratsev |
"O, Dobrudzhanski Kray" (Bulgarian: О, Добруджански край), also referred to as, "Oh Dobroudja Land," is a Bulgarian military march composed in 1914 by Aleksander Kratsev and written by poet Lyubomir Bobevski. The piece was popular across Bulgaria until it was banned following the 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état.[1]
Today, the song serves as the anthem for the municipalities of Dobrich[2] and Tervel.[3]
A monument to the march was opened in Kavarna in 2007 in the form of an open marble book. The lyrics to the march were inscribed on the book in Bulgarian and English.[4]
It has been speculated that the melody of South Korea's national anthem Aegukga was inspired by this song.
Lyrics
[edit]| Bulgarian | English |
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О, Добруджански край, Орлитѣ отъ възбогъ, Подъ чужди бил си кракъ, Съ напредък, светлина О, Добруджански край... |
Oh, Dobroudja my land, |
Additional Information
[edit]The street "Dobrudzhanski krai" (Bulgarian: Добруджански край) in Sofia is named after this march.
Sources
[edit]- ^ Недялкова, Даниела (1 October 2012). "За химна "О, Добруджански край!" – "песента на Свободата"". 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Символи и отличия на Община град Добрич". Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ https://www.tervel.bg/programi/2022/naredba%20za%20simvolite%20i%20otlichiqta%20na%20obshtina%20tervel%20.pdf Symbols and honors of Tervel municipality
- ^ "Песента "О, Добруджански край" вече има паметник". dariknews.bg. 31 July 2007.