ONE BY ONE
CHORUS
Ibabeni njalo bakithi
Ninga dinwa
Ninga phelelwa nga mandla
Siya ba bona
Beba fun' ukusi xeda
One by one
Ngeke ba lunge
One by one
Sizo nqoba
One by one
Ngeke ba lunge
One by one
(repeat)
Sizo nqoba
Ngoba thina
Siya zazi
Ngoba thina
Siya zazi
(repeat)
Zobona bayabaleka
Zobon, zobona
Zobon, zobona
Zobon, zobona
Zobon
Amagwala
Ibala lami
Elimnyama
Ndiya zidla ngalo
Ibala lami
Elimnyama
Ndiza kufa nalo
Ibala lami
Elimnyama
Ndiya zidla ngalo
Kumnandi
Kwelakakith Eafrica
Hold on tight, my people
Don't get weary
Don't lose your strength
We can see
They wanted to hold us back
They will not succeed
We will win
They will not succeed
We will win
Because
We know who we are
Because
We know who we are
Come and see
The cowards are running away
The color of my skin
That is dark
I'm proud of it
The color of my skin
That is dark
I will die with it
The color of my skin
That is dark
I'm proud of it
Oh yes
It's beautiful in Africa
THE MADNESS OF KING SCAR
SCAR
(spoken) Zazu, why am I not loved?
(sung) I am that rare and awesome thing
I'm every inch a king
Yet I feel a twinge of doubt
As I go walk about
BANZAI
(spoken) Hey, boss!
SCAR
When my name is whispered through the pride
Is this talk of love or regicide?
SHENZI
(spoken) Reggie who?
SCAR
Tell me I'm adored
Please tell me I'm adored
BANZAI
(spoken) Hey, boss!
SCAR
(spoken) Oh, what is it?
BANZAI
(spoken) We got a bone to pick with you.
SHENZI
(spoken) There's no food, no water -
BANZAI
(spoken) Yeah. It's dinnertime, and there ain't no stinkin' entrees!
SCAR
(spoken) 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
(spoken) I had that once. It was worms.
SCAR
(spoken) No, no, no...it's like an itch...deep, persistent profound...
BANZAI
(spoken) That's it -- worms! When they get really bad all you gotta do is...hunker down and scoot
SCAR
(spoken) Thanks for the tip. Ingrates! If it weren't for me you'd be beating off buzzards for your next bite!
HYENAS
(sung) Yeah, you're our saviour, thanks a bunch
But how 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
(spoken) Are you blaming me?
BANZAI AND SHENZI
(spoken) Oh, no, it's the lionesses
HYENAS AND ZAZU
You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored
SCAR
(spoken) That's more like it
HYENAS
But what I'd give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe horbill on the spit...
ZAZU
(spoken) Oh, how I miss Mufasa
SCAR
(spoken) Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you! I told you never to mention that name!
ZAZU
(spoken) Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again.
SCAR
(spoken) Even in death, his shadow looms over me
There he is!
No! There he is!
And there!
ZAZU
(spoken) Calm yourself, Sire, or you'll get another one of your splitting headaches!
SCAR
(spoken) I am perfectly fine!
(sung) I'm better than Mufasa was!
I'm revered
I am reviled
I'm idiolized
I am despied
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 I am
No you're not
Yes, no, yes, no, who am I talking to...?
ZAZU
(spoken) Oh, pull yourself together, Sire!
SCAR
(spoken) Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?
ZAZU
(spoken) Yes, Sire?
SCAR
(spoken) Nobody loved me, there's the rub, not even as a cub
What did my brother have that I don't have?
ZAZU
(spoken) Do you want the short list or the long?
SCAR
(spoken) Whatever!
ZAZU
(spoken) Well, he had adoring subjects...a loving family....a devoted queen...
SCAR
(spoken) That's it! I need a queen!
ZAZU
(spoken) A what?
SCAR
(spoken) A queen, man! A queen!! Without a queen, what am I? A dead end, no line, no descendants, no future. With a queen, I'll have cubs... Immortality will be mine!
Immortality will be mine!
NALA
(spoken) Scar
SCAR
(spoken) Ah, Nala...Your timing couldn't have been more perfect. My, how you've grown.
NALA
(spoken) Scar, you have got to do something. We're being forced to overhunt.
SCAR
(sung) She's got those assets feminine
NALA
(spoken) You're the king. Control the hyenas
SCAR
(sung) I have to make her mine
NALA
(spoken) You're destroying the Pridelands.
SCAR
(sung) Nobility in every gene
NALA
(spoken) If we stop now...Don't you see...
SCAR
(sung) She has to be my queen
NALA
(spoken) ...there's still a a chance for things to be all right again...
SCAR
(sung) Come, sweet Nala
It's written in the stars
NALA
(spoken) What are you doing? Are you listening to me?
SCAR
(sung) We'll create a host of little Scars
NALA
(spoken) What are you talking about?
SCAR
(sung) Tell me I'm adored
NALA
(spoken) Get away from me
SCAR
(sung) Tell me I'm adored
(spoken) Oh, Nala...you know how I loathe violence...One way or another, you will be mine
NALA
(spoken) Never, Scar... Never!
SCAR
(sung) You belong to me
You all belong to me
SHADOWLAND
CHORUS
Fatshe leso lea halalela
This land of our ancestors is holy
Fatshe leso lea halalela
NALA
Shadowland
The leaves have fallen
This shadowed land
This was our 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 pride
CHORUS
Prideland
My land
Tear-stained
Dry land
Take this
With you
Fatshe leso
NALA
I have no choice
I will find my way
Lea halalela
Take this as your prayer
What lies out there
Lea halalela
CHORUS
And where the journey may lead you
Let this prayer be your guide
Though it may take you so far away
Always remember your pride
CHORUS
Fatshe leso lea halalela
Fatshe leso lea halalela
RAFIKI
(chants)
NALA
Fatshe leso lea halalela
NALA AND CHORUS
And where the journey may lead you
Let this prayer be your guide
Though it may take you so far away
Always remember your pride
CHORUS
And where the journey may lead you
Let this prayer be your guide
Though it may take you so far away
Always remember your pride
NALA
Giza buyabo, giza buyabo
I will return, I will return
Beso bo
Giza buyabo, I will return
Giza buyabo, oh giza buyabo
Beso bo, my people, beso bo
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
Lala kahle
Sleep well
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
CHORUS
Imbube
(repeat)
Ingonyama ifile
The lion's in peace
Ingonyama ilele
The lion sleeps
Thula
Hush
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
CHORUS
Ingonyama ilele
The lion sleeps
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Chant:
He, ha helelemama -- He, ha helelemama -- lion
Ohi'mbube
Imbube
(repeat)
Ixesha Iifikile
Time has come
Lala
Sleep
Lala kahle
Sleep well
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Imbube
(repeat)
My little darling
Don't fear my little darling
My little darling
Don't fear my little darling
Ingonyama ilele
The lion sleeps
(repeat to fade)
ENDLESS NIGHT
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
Whever 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
Whever 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 the 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 the 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
(repeat to end)
SIMBA
I know
Yes, I know
The sun will rise
Yes, I know
I know
The clouds must clear
I know that the night must end
I know that the sun will rise
And I'll hear your voice deep inside
I know that the night must end
And that the clouds must clear
The sun
The sun will rise
The sun
The sun will rise
CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?
TIMON PUMBAA
I can see what's happ'ning
(spoken) What?
And they don't have a clue!
(spoken) Who?
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
(spoken) Oh
Our trio's down to two
TIMON
The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
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 is
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 they are
NALA
And if he feels the love tonight
In the way I do
SIMBA
It's enough for this restless wanderer
SIMBA AND NALA
Just to be with you.
HE LIVES IN YOU (REPRISE)
CHORUS
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
RAFIKI
Night and the spirit of life claling mamela
And a voice just the fear of a child answers mamela
Ubu khosi bo khokho
This is the throne of our ancestors
CHORUS
We ndodana ye sizwe sonke
Oh, son of the nation
RAFIKI
Wait, there's no mountain too great
Hear the words and have faith
Have faith
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you
RAFIKI AND CHORUS
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you.
CHORUS
He lives in you.
He lives in you.
He lives in you.
He lives in you.
RAFIKI
He lives in you.
SIMBA
He lives in me.
RAFIKI AND CHORUS
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you.
SIMBA AND RAFIKI AND CHORUS
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you.
KING OF PRIDE ROCK / CIRCLE OF LIFE (REPRISE)
CHORUS
Ndabe zitha
King of kings
Nkosi yethu
Our king
Mholi wezwe lethu
Rule of our land
Lefatshe la bonata rona
This land of our ancestors
Lea halalela
Is holy
Busa le lizwe bo
Rule this land
Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
Lethu busa ngoxolo
Rule with peace
Is'khathi sifikile
The time has come
Is'khathi busa iyo
It's time, rule
Is'khathi sifikile
The time has come
Busa lomhlaba
Rule this land
Is'khathi sifikile
The time has come
Is'khathi sifikile
Busa Simba
Rule, Simba
Busa Simba
Hem na iyo
Hem na iyo
Hem na nkosi bo
Rule, our king
Busa Simba iyo
Rule, Simba
Hem na iyo
Hem na iyo
Hem na khosi bo
Rule, our king
Busa Simba iyo
Rule, Simba
Oh busa Simba iyo
Oh, rule Simba
Oh busa nkosi bo
Ah, king of kings
Oh busa Simba iyo
Oh, rule Simba
Busa Simba iyo
Rule, Simba
Ubuse ngo xolo
Rule with peace
Ubuse ngo thando
Rule wth love
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
RAFIKI, SIMBA, NALA, PUMBAA, TIMON, ZAZU AND CHORUS
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
Circle of life
