"Mila Rodino" ( Мила Родино, [ˈmiɫɐ ˈrɔdino] ; 'Dear Motherland') is the national anthem of Bulgaria. It was originally a song written and composed by Bulgarian author and scientist Țvetan Radoslavov Hagi-Dencov (1863–1931) whilst on a mission to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885. It was first adopted in 1964 as the anthem of the People's Republic of Bulgaria with different lyrics (words), then again in 1991 when the communist regime fell.