''Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar'' or ''God Save the Tsar'' ( bg, Химн на Негово Величество Царя, ) was the royal anthem of the

Kingdom of Bulgaria The Tsardom of Bulgaria ( bg, Царство България, translit=Tsarstvo Balgariya), also referred to as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom ( bg, Трето Българско Царство, translit=Treto Balgarsko Tsarstvo, links=no), someti ...

from 1908 to 1944. The original music was written by

Emil von Sauer Emil Georg Conrad von Sauer (8 October 186227 April 1942) was a German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher. He was a pupil of Franz Liszt and one of the most distinguished pianists of his generation. Josef Hofmann called vo ...

. Later the composition by

Emanuil Manolov Emanuil Manolov () (7 January 1860 – 2 February 1902) was a Bulgarian composer. Born at Gabrovo, Manolov is thought to be one of the founders of the Bulgarian professional musical culture. He composed the first Bulgarian opera '' Siromahkinia'' ...

was adopted, and the lyrics were written by Major General Georgi Agura. During this period, the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...

of the Kingdom of Bulgaria was ''Shumi Maritsa'' and the "Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar" was played immediately after it on every solemn occasion in the Tsar's presence.

Lyrics

References

External links

Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar
on the official website of Bulgarian royal family
Instrumental version in mp3 format
{{National anthems of Bulgaria European anthems Royal anthems