Music & Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice
Additional Music & Lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer
Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi
01) Circle of Life
03) I Just Can't Wait to Be King
04) Chow Down
05) They Live in You
06) Be Prepared
07) Hakuna Matata
09) Shadowland
10) Endless Night
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01) Circle of Life [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:57
FILE SIZE: 15.3 KB
RAFIKI
From the day we arrive on this planet
and blinking step into the sun,
there's more to see than can ever be seen,
more to do than can ever be done.
There is far too much to take in here,
more to find than can ever be found.
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
keeps great and small on the endless round.It's the circle of life
and it moves us all
through despair and hope,
through faith and love.
Till we find our place
on the path unwinding,
in the circle,
the circle of life.RAFIKI and CHORUS
It's the circle of life
and it moves us all
through despair and hope,
through faith and love.
Till we find our place
on the path unwinding,
in the circle,
the circle of life.
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02) The Morning Report [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:29
FILE SIZE: 14.0 KB
ZAZU
It's an honor and a priv'lege, a duty I perform
with a sense of decorum and with pride
With deference and great respect very much the norm,
plus a hint of sycophancy on the side.To lay before my ruler all the facts about his realm,
to fill him in with all the beastly news,MUFASA
Yes, yes, Zazu, get on with it!ZAZU
in order that his majesty stands sturdy at the helm.
aware of all the fauna's latest views.MUFASA
Zazu! The morning report!ZAZU
Yes, sire. The morning report!Chimps are going ape.
Giraffes remain above it all.
Elephants remember,
though just what I can't recall.Crocodiles are snapping up
fresh offers from the banks.
Showed interest in my nest egg
but I quickly said "no thanks!"We haven't paid the hornbills
and the vultures have a hunch
not ev'ryone invited
will be coming back from lunch.This is the morning report,
gives the long and the short,
Ev'ry grunt, roar and snort,
not a tale I distort
on the morning report.MUFASA
What are you doing, son?SIMBA
Pouncing.MUFASA
Let an old pro show you how it's done.ZAZU (MUFASA)
The buffalo have got a beef (Stay)
about this season's grass. (low)
Warthogs have been thwarted (to the ground)ZAZU (SIMBA)
in attempts to save their gas. (Yeah, stay)Flamingoes in the pink (low!)
ZAZU (MUFASA)
are chasing secretary birds. (Shh,)
Saffron is this season's color (not a sound.)
seen in all the herds.Moving down the rank and file (Take it slow.)
to near the bottom rung, (one more)
far too many beetles (step)
are quite frankly in the dung. (then)MUFASA
pounce!ZAZU
Awk!MUFASA
Hahaha.SIMBA
This is the morning report,
gives you the long and the short,
ev'ry grunt, roar and snort,
not a tale I distort
on the morning report.MUFASA, ZAZU, SIMBA
This is the morning report,
gives you the long and the short,
ev'ry grunt, roar and snort,
not a tale I distort
on the morning report.
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03) I Just Can't Wait to Be King [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:32
FILE SIZE: 14.7 KB
SIMBA
I'm gonna be a mighty king,
so enemies beware!ZAZU
I've never seen a king of beasts
with quite so little hair.SIMBA
I'm gonna be the mane event
like no king was before.
I'm brushing up on looking down.
I'm working on my roar.ZAZU
Thus far a rather uninspiring thing.SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!No one saying do this.
ZAZU
Now when I said that--NALA
No one saying be there.ZAZU
What I meant was--SIMBA
No one saying stop that.ZAZU
What you don't realize--SIMBA and NALA
No one saying see here.ZAZU
Now see here!SIMBA and NALA
Free to run around all day.ZAZU
That's definitely out--SIMBA
Free to do it all my way.ZAZU
I think it's time that you and I
arranged a heart-to-heart.NALA
Kings don't need advice
from little hornbills for a start.ZAZU
If this is where the monarchy is headed,
count me out.
Out of service, out of Africa,
I wouldn't hang about!This child is getting wildly out of wing.
SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!Ev'rybody look left.
NALA
Ev'rybody look right.SIMBA
Ev'rywhere you look I'mSIMBA and NALA
standing in the spotlight.ZAZU
Not yet.ALL (except ZAZU)
Let ev'ry creature go for broke and sing.
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing.
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling.SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king.NALA
Oh, he just can't wait to be king!SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait...NALA
just can't wait...ALL (except ZAZU)
to be king!
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04) Chow Down [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:33
FILE SIZE: 13.8 KB
BANZAI
He called us slobbering!SHENZI
Said we were mangy!BANZAI
Did I hear stupid?ED
Huh?BANZAI and SHENZI
Tell us again-- gee,BANZAI
it's so incredibleSHENZI
that you're so rude,BANZAI
when you're so edible,BANZAI and SHENZI
when you are food.BANZAI
It's time to chow down.BANZAI and SHENZI
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down!SHENZI
I'm chompin' at the bit, baby.BANZAI
My stomach's on a growl, son.BANZAI and SHENZI
Chow down!
Chow down!You both been invited on a date.
Two courses handed to us on a plate.
We'll have you raw. Won't be long to wait.
Seeing you're already toasty brown.
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down!BANZAI
Your ribs are looking so tasty.SHENZI
Such chewy little chops, chums.BANZAI and SHENZI
Eat up!SHENZI
Now wasn't it her mom who ate your dad?BANZAI and SHENZI
and having parents eaten makes us mad.BANZAI
We're gonna settle up the score a tad.BANZAI and SHENZI
We've never had a snack of such of renown.
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down!ED
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.SHENZI
What Ed? What is it?BANZAI
Hey, did we order this dinner to go?SHENZI
No.BANZAI
Well, there it goes!BANZAI and SHENZI
I think we should begin the meal from scratch.
So many juicy segments to detach.
Be as good as gold for you're as good as carved.SHENZI
Here kitty, kitty.BANZAI & SHENZI
We're starved!
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05) They Live in You [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:54
FILE SIZE: 12.4 KB
CHORUS
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.MUFASA
Night
and the spirit of life
calling.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.MUFASA
Mamela.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.MUFASA
And a voice
with the fear of a child
asking.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.MUFASA
Oh mamela.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.Mamela
mamela iyo.
Hela.MUFASA
Wait,
there's no mountain too great.
Hear these words and have faith.
OhCHORUS
Oh oh iyo.MUFASA
Have faith.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.
Hela hey mamela.
Hela hey mamela.
Hela.MUFASA
They live in you.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.MUFASA
They live in me.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.MUFASA
They're watching overCHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
Ev'rything we see.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
In ev'ry creatureCHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
In ev'ry starCHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
In your reflection
They live in you.They live in you.
CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.MUFASA
They live in me.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.MUFASA
They're watching overCHORUS
Hey mamela.MUFASA
Ev'rything we see.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
In ev'ry creatureCHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
In ev'ry starCHORUS
Hela hey mamela.MUFASA
In your reflection
They live in you.CHORUS
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
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06) Be Prepared [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:24
FILE SIZE: 19.5
SCAR
I never thought hyenas essential.
They're crude and unspeakably plain.
But maybe they've a glimmer of potential,
if allied to my vision and brain.I know that your powers of retention
are as wet as a warthog's backside.
But, thick as you are, pay attention.
My words are a matter of pride.
It's clear from your vacant expressions
the lights are not all on upstairs.
But we're talking kings and successions.
Even you can't be caught unawares.So prepare for the chance of a lifetime.
Be prepared for sensational news.
A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer.SHENZI
And where do we feature?SCAR
Just listen to teacher!
I know it sounds sordid,
but you'll be rewarded
when at last I am given my dues
and injustice deliciously squared.SCAR and CHORUS
Be prepared!BANZAI
Yeah, be prepared. We'll be prepared. For what?SCAR
For the death of the king.BANZAI
Is he sick?SCAR
No fool, we're gonna kill him. And Simba, too.SHENZI
Great idea! Who needs a king?SHENZI and BANZAI
No king, no king! La la la la la la.SCAR
Idiots! There will be a king!BANZAI
But you said...SCAR
I will be king! Stick with me and you'll never go hungry again!SHENZI
Yay!BANZAI
Yeah, alright!SHENZI
Alright! Long live the king!OTHER HYENAS
Long live the king! Ha ha ha!CHORUS
It's great that we'll soon be connected
with a king who'll be all-time adored.SCAR
Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
to take certain duties on board.
The future is littered with prizes.
And though I'm the main addressee,
the point I must emphasize is
you won't get a sniff without me!ALL
So prepare for the coup of the cent'ry.SCAR
Be prepared for the murkiest scam.
Meticulous planning,
tenacity spanning,
decades of denial
is simply why I'll
be king undisputed,
respected, saluted
and seen for the wonder I am.
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared.SCAR and CHORUS
Be prepared!
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared.
Be prepared!
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07) Hakuna Matata [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:16
FILE SIZE: 14.1 KB
TIMON
Hakuna matata!
What a wonderful phrase!PUMBAA
Hakuna matata
ain't no passing craze.TIMON
It means no worries
for the rest of your days.BOTH
It's our problem-free
philosophy.TIMON
Hakuna matata.SIMBA
Hakuna matata?PUMBAA
Yeah, it's our motto.SIMBA
What's a motto?TIMON
Nothin'! What's-a-motto with you?PUMBAA
Those two words will solve all your problems.TIMON
That's right. Take Pumbaa here.Why... when he was a young warthog...
PUMBAA
When I was a young warthog!TIMON
Very nice.PUMBAA
Thanks.TIMON
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal.
He could clear the Savannah after ev'ry meal.PUMBAA
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned.
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind!And oh the shame!
TIMON
He was ashamed!PUMBAA
Thought of changin' my name.TIMON
Oh, what's in a name?PUMBAA
And I got downhearted.TIMON
How did ya feel?PUMBAA
Ev'ry time that I...TIMON
Hey, Pumbaa. Not in front of the kids!PUMBAA
Oh, sorry.BOTH
Hakuna matata!
What a wonderful phrase.
Hakuna matata
ain't no passing craze.SIMBA
It means no worries
for the rest of your days.ALL THREE
It's our problem-free
philosophy.TIMON and SIMBA
Hakuna matata.CHORUS
Ah.
Ah.
Ah.ALL
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.SIMBA
It means no worries
for the rest of your days.ALL
It's our problem-free
philosophy.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata.PUMBAA
I say hakuna.TIMON
I say matata.PUMBAA
Hakuna matata.TIMON
Hakuna matata.Ta ta.
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08) The Madness of King Scar [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 5:23
FILE SIZE: 23.7 KB
SCAR
Zazu, why am I not loved?I am that rare and awesome thing.
I'm ev'ry inch a king.
Yet, I feel a twinge of doubt
as I go walk about.BANZAI
Hey, Boss!SCAR
When my name is whispered through the pride,
is this talk of love or regicide?SHENZI
Reggie who?SCAR
Tell me I'm adored.
Please, tell me I'm adored.BANZAI
Hey Boss!SCAR
What is it?BANZAI
We got a bone to pick with you.SHENZI
There's no food, no water...BANZAI
Yeah, it's dinner time, and there ain't no stinkin' entrees!SCAR
You and your petty complaints!
You don't know what real hunger is!
Day after day it gnaws at the very core of my being.BANZAI
I had that once.
It was worms!SCAR
No! No! No!
It's like an itch,
deep, persistent, profound.BANZAI
That's it!
Worms!
When they get really bad
all you gotta do is:
hunker down and scoot.SCAR
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates! If it weren't for me, you'd be beating off buzzards for your next bite!HYENAS
Yeah, you're our savior. Thanks a bunch!
But what about some lunch?
It doesn't matter if it's fresh.
I need a fix of flesh.My bones have moved to where they've never been.
They are on the outside looking in.SCAR
Are you blaming me?BANZAI and SHENZI
Oh no, it's the lionesses.You are so adored.
ZAZU
You are so adored.HYENAS
You are so adored.SCAR
That's more like it.HYENAS
But what I'd give for one more hit
of wildebeest kielbasa.
Or maybe hornbill on a spit.ZAZU
Oh, how I miss Mufasa.SCAR
Mufasa!
Mufasa!How dare you! I told you never to mention that name!
ZAZU
Note taken. I shall never mention 'M-m-m' again.SCAR
Even in death his shadow looms over me. There he is! No. There he is! And there!ZAZU
Calm yourself, Sire, or you'll get another one of your splitting headaches!SCAR
I am perfectly fine!I'm better than Mufasa was.
I am revered.
I am reviled.
I'm idolized.
I am despised.
I'm keeping calm.
I'm going wild.I tell myself I'm fine.
Yes, I am!
No, you're not!
Yes, I am!
No, you're not!
I tell myself I'm fine.
No, you're not!
Yes, I am!
No, you're not!
Yes!
No!
Yes!
No!
Fine!
Not!
Am!
Not!ZAZU
Oh, pull yourself together, Sire.SCAR
Oh, very well. Zazu?ZAZU
Yes, Sire?SCAR
Nobody loved me, there's the rub, not even as a cub. What did my brother have that I don't have?ZAZU
Do you want the short list or the long?SCAR
Whatever!ZAZU
Well, he had adoring subjects... a loving family... a devoted queen...SCAR
That's it! I need a queen!ZAZU
A what?SCAR
A queen, man! A queen! Without a queen, what am I? A dead end, no descendants, no line, no future. With a queen, I'll have cubs. Immortality will be mine. Immortality will be mine!NALA
Scar.SCAR
Ah, Nala... your timing couldn't be more perfect. My how you've grown.NALA
Scar, you've got to do something. We're being forced to overhunt.SCAR
She's got those assets feminineNALA
You're the king. Control the hyenas.SCAR
I have to make her mine.NALA
You're destroying the Pridelands.SCAR
Nobility in ev'ry gene.NALA
If we stop now... Don't you see...SCAR
She has to be my queen.NALA
... there's still a chance for things to be alright again...SCAR
Come sweet Nala, it's written in the stars.NALA
What are you doing? Are you listening to me?SCAR
We'll create a host of little Scars.NALA
What are you talking about?SCAR
Tell me I'm adored.NALA
Get away from me.SCAR
Tell me I'm ado--Oh, Nala... you know how I loathe violence... One way or another, you will be mine.
NALA
Never Scar! Never!SCAR
You belong to me!
You all belong to me!
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09) Shadowland [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:00
FILE SIZE: 12.9 KB
CHORUS
Fatshe leso lea halalela.
Fatshe leso lea halalela.NALA
Shadowland,
the leaves have fallen.
This shadowed land,
this was are home.
The river's dry,
the ground has broken.
So I must go,
now I must go.And where the journey may lead me,
let your prayers be my guide.
I cannot stay here, my family,
but I'll remember my prideCHORUS (NALA)
Prideland, (I have no choice.)
my land, (I will find my way.)
tear-stained (Lea halalela.)
dry land. (Take this prayer)
Take this (what lies out there)
with you, (Lea halalela.)
fatshe leso.And where the journey may lead you,
let this prayer be your guide.
Though it may take you so faraway,
always remember your pride.Fatshe leso lea halalela.
And where the journey may lead you,
let this prayer be your guide.
Though it may take you so faraway,
always remember your pride.And where the journey may lead you,
let this prayer be your guide.
Though it may take you so faraway,
always remember your pride.NALA
Mm. Gigiza buyabo.
Besibo, my people, besibo.
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10) Endless Night [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:37
FILE SIZE: 15.2 KB
CHORUS
Hem hem hem.
Hem hem.SIMBA
Where has the starlight gone?
Dark is the day.
How can I find my way home?
Home is an empty dream,
lost to the night.
Father, I feel so alone.You promised you'd be there
whenever I needed you.
Whenever I call your name,
You're not anywhere.
I'm trying to hold on,
Just waiting to hear your voice.
One word, just a word will do
to end this nightmare.When will the dawning break,
Oh, endless night.
Sleepless, I dream of the day
When you were by my side
guiding my path.
Father, I can't find the way.You promised you'd be there
whenever I needed you.
Whenever I call your name,
you're not anywhere.
I'm trying to hold on,
just waiting to hear your voice.
One word, just a word will do
to end this nightmare.CHORUS
I know that this night must end
And that the sun will rise,
and that the sun will rise.
I know that the clouds must clear
and that the sun will shine,
and that the sun will shine.SIMBA and CHORUS
I know that this night will end
and that the sun will rise,
and that the sun will rise.
I know that the clouds must clear
and that the sun will shine,
and that the sun will shine.I know that this night will end
and that the sun will rise,
and that the sun will rise.
I know that the clouds must clear
and that the sun will shine,
and that the sun will shine.I know that this night will end
and that the sun will rise,
and that the sun will rise.
I know that the clouds must clear
and that the sun will shine,
and that the sun will shine.I know that this night will end
and that the sun will rise,
and that the sun will rise.
I know that the clouds must clear
and that the sun will rise.
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11) Can You Feel the Love Tonight? [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:48
FILE SIZE: 9.07 KB
TIMON
I can see what's happ'ning.PUMBAA
What?TIMON
And they don't have a clue.PUMBAA
Who?TIMON
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line,
our trio's down to two.PUMBAA
Oh.TIMON
The sweet caress of twilight,
there's magic ev'rywhere.
And with all this romantic atmosphere
disaster's in the air.CHORUS
Can you feel the love tonight
the peace the evening brings?
The world for once in perfect harmony
with all its living things.SIMBA
So many things to tell her,
but how to make her see
the truth about my past. Impossible!
She'd turn away from me.NALA
He's holding back, he's hiding.
But what? I can't decide.
Why won't he be the king I know he his,
the king I see inside?SIMBA and NALA
Can you feel the love tonight,
the peace the evening brings?
The world for once in perfect harmony
with all its living things.SIMBA, NALA and CHORUS
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far.
Stealing through the night's uncertainties,
Love is where we are.NALA
And if he falls in love tonight
in the way I do,SIMBA
It's enough for this restless wandererSIMBA and NALA
just to be with you.
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12) He Lives in You (Reprise) [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:55
FILE SIZE: 12.4 KB
CHORUS
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.
Ingonyama nengw'enamabala.RAFIKI
Night
and the spirit of life
calling.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.RAFIKI
Mamela.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.RAFIKI
And a voice
just the fear of a child
answers.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.RAFIKI
Oh mamela.CHORUS
Oh oh iyo.Ubu khosi bo khokho.
We ndodana ye sizwe sonke.RAFIKI
Wait,
there's no mountain too great.
Hear those words and have faith.
OhCHORUS
Oh oh iyo.RAFIKI
Have faith.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.
Hela hey mamela.
Hela hey mamela.
Hela.RAFIKI
He lives in you.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.RAFIKI
He lives in me.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.RAFIKI
He watches overCHORUS
Hey mamela.MUFASA
Ev'rything we see.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.
Hela.RAFIKI
Into the water.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.RAFIKI
Into the truth.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.RAFIKI
In your reflection
He lives in you.He lives in you.
CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.RAFIKI
He lives in me.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela
hela.RAFIKI
He watches overCHORUS
Hey mamela.RAFIKI
Ev'rything we see.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.
HelaRAFIKI
Into the water.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.RAFIKI
Into the truth.CHORUS
Hela hey mamela.RAFIKI
In your reflection
He lives in you.CHORUS
He lives in you.
He lives in you.
He lives in you.
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13) King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (Reprise) [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:01
FILE SIZE: 16.2 KB
CHORUS
Ndabe zitha, nkosi yethu,
mholi wezwe lethu.
Lefatshe la bonata rona
lea halalela.Busa le lizwe bo.
Busa le lizwe bo.
Busa le lizwe bo.
Lethu busa ngoxolo.
Is'khathi sifikile.
Is'khathi busa iyo.
Is'khathi sifikile.
Busa lomhaba.
Is'khathi sifikile.
Is'khathi sifikile.
Busa Simba,
busa Simba.
Hem na iyo.
Hem na iyo.
Hem na nkosi bo.
Busa Simba iyo.
Oh Busa Simba iyo.
Oh busa nkosi bo.
Oh busa Simba iyo.
Busa Simba iyo.
Ubuse ngo thando.
Ubuse ngo thando.
Ubuse ngo xolo.
Busa Simba, busa Simba.
Ubuse ngo xolo.
Ubuse ngo thando.
Ubuse ngo xolo.
Ubuse ngo thando.
Ubuse ngo xolo.Till we find our place
on the path unwinding,
in the circle,
the circle of life,
circle of life.
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