: The melody is traditional/folk, with arrangements often credited to Petar Boyadzhiev and later modernized by Evgeni Dimitrov for Slavi Trifonov's versions. 2. Slavi Trifonov's Versions
: Written by the "Patriarch of Bulgarian Literature," Ivan Vazov , in 1876.
: It was published in his first collection, Pryaporets and Gusla (Flag and Gusle), during the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.
The song, originally titled "" (Песен на панагюрските въстаници), is deeply rooted in Bulgarian history: