Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Book: Roger Allers + Irene Mecchi
Premiere: 1994
1.Circle of Life
2.The Morning Report
3.The Lioness Hunt
4.I Just Can't Wait to be King
5.Chow Down
6.They Live in You
7.Be Prepared
8.Rafiki Mourns
9.Hakuna Matata
10.One by One
11.The Madness of King Scar
12.Shadowland
13.The Lion Sleeps Tonight
14.Endless Night
15.Can You Feel the Love Tonight
16.He Lives in You (Reprise)
17.King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)
1.Circle of Life
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Tsidii Le Loka
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 & 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
2.The Morning Report
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Geoff Hoyle, Samuel E. Wright, and Scott Irby-Ranniar
Zazu:
It's an honor and a privilege, a duty I perform
With due 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 on all the beastly news
Mufasa and All:
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 and All:
Zazu! The morning report!
Zazu:
Er-- 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 everyone invited will be coming back for lunch
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report
Mufasa and All:
What are you doing, son?
Simba:
Pouncing
Mufasa and All:
Let and old pro show you how it's done
Zazu: Mufasa and All:
The buffalo have got a beef
About this season's grass Stay low to the ground
Warthogs have been thwarted
In attempts to save their gas Simba:
Flamingoes in the pink and Yeah, stay low!
Chasing secretary birds
Saffron is this season's color Mufasa and All:
Seen in all the herds Shh, not a sound
Moving down the rank and file Take it slow
To near the bottom rung One more step
Far too many beetles are
Quite frankly in the dung Then pounce!
Aaaaaak!
Simba:
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report
Mufasa and All:
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report
3.The Lioness Hunt
Music and Lyrics by Lebo M
Performed by Ensemble
Chorus: Translation of Zulu:
We baba zingela siyo zingela baba
Zingela siyo, zingela baba [Hunting, we are going hunting]
Hi ba la qhubekeni siyo zingela [Let us go and hunt]
Ta ta
Mama wele le hay
Ta ta mama wele tata
Zingela baba
Ta ta
Mama wele le hay
Ta ta mama wele tata
Zingela baba
Oo yay ye nibo
We baba zingela siyo zingela baba
Zingela siyo, zingela baba [Hunting, we are going hunting]
Hi ba la qhubekeni siyo zingela [Let us go and hunt]
Ta ta
Mama wele le hay
Ta ta mama wele tata
Zingela baba
Ta ta
Mama wele le hay
Ta ta mama wele tata
Zingela baba
Oo yay ye nibo
4.I Just Can't Wait to be King
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Geoff Hoyle, Scott Irby-Ranniar, and Kajuana Shuford
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!
Simba: Zazu:
No one saying do this Now when I said that--
Nala:
No one saying be there What I meant was--
Simba:
No one saying stop that What you don't realize--
Both:
No one saying see here Now see here!
Free to run around all day That's definitely out--
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!
Everybody look left
Nala:
Everybody look right
Both:
Everywhere you look I'm--
Standing in the spotlight
Zazu:
Not yet
Simba, Nala, Chorus:
Let every 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
Both:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Nala:
Oh, he just can't wait to be king!
Both:
Oh, I just can't wait...
Nala:
Just can't wait
Both:
To be king!
5.Chow Down
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis, and Kevin Cahoon
Banzai:
He called us slobbering!
Shenzi:
Said we were mangy!
Banzai:
Did I hear stupid?
Ed:
Huh?
Shenzi & Banzai:
Tell us again-- gee
It's so incredible
Shenzi:
That you're so rude
Banzai:
When you're so edible
Shenzi & Banzai:
When you are food!
Banzai:
It's time to chow down
Shenzi & Banzai:
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down
Shenzi:
I'm chompin' at the bit, baby
Banzai:
My stomach's on the growl, son
Shenzi & Banzai:
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 brown
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down!
Banzai:
Your ribs are looking so tasty
Shenzi:
Such chewy little chops, chums
Shenzi & Banzai:
Eat up!
Shenzi:
Now wasn't it her mom who ate your dad?
Shenzi & Banzai:
And having parents eaten makes us mad
Banzai:
We're gonna settle up the score a tad
Shenzi & Banzai:
We've never had a snack of such renown
Chow down!
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!
Shenzi & Banzai:
I think we should begin the meal from scratch
So many juicy segments to detach
Be good as gold for you're as good as carved
Shenzi:
Here, kitty kitty...
Shenzi & Banzai:
We're starved!
6.They Live in You
Music and lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Lebo M
Performed by Samuel E. Wright
Chorus:
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Shenzi & Banzai:
Night
And the spirit of life calling
Mamela
And a voice
With the fear of a child asking
Mamela
Wait
There's no mountain too great
Hear these words and have faith
Have faith
They live in you
They live in me
They're watching over
Everything we see
In every creature
In every star
In your reflection
They live in you
They live in you
They live in me
They're watching over
Everything we see
In every creature
In every star
In your reflection
They live in you
Chorus:
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
7.Be Prepared
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by John Vickery, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis, and Kevin Cahoon
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 a 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
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 going to kill him. And Simba, too
Shenzi:
Great idea! Who needs a king?
Hyenas:
No king, no king! 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!
Hyenas:
Yay, all right! Long live the king!
Long live the king!
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 that I must emphasize is
You won't get a sniff without me!
So prepare for the coup of the century Hyenas:
Be prepared for the murkiest scam Oooooo, la-la-la!
Meticulous planning We'll have food!
Tenacity spanning Lots of food
Decades of denial We repeat
Is simply why I'll Endless meat
Be king undisputed
Respected, saluted
And seen for the wonder I am
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
Hyenas:
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -
Be prepared!
8.Rafiki Mourns
Music and vocal score by Tsidii Le Loka
Performed by Tsidii Le Loka
Rafiki: Translations of Zulu:
Madi ao [Spilled blood]
Leka sebete chia ho oele sebatha [Try courage so the beasts may fall]
Mo leka qeme o tsaba hoa [Those who defy mountains are, in truth, cowards]
Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha [Even in anger, you do not speak against wrong...]
Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha
Oh, oh
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Rafiki & Lionesses:
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
9.Hakuna Matata
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Max Casella, Tom Allan Robbins, Scott Irby-Ranniar, and Jason Raize
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
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Simba:
Hakuna Matata?
Pumbaa:
Yeah. It's our motto!
Simba:
What's a motto?
Timon:
Nothing. 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 wart hog
Timon:
Very nice
Pumbaa:
Thanks
Timon:
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
Pumbaa:
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind Both:
And oh, the shame He was ashamed
Thought of changin' my name What's in a name?
And I got downhearted How did ya feel?
Everytime 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
Both:
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna--
Simba:
It means no worries for the rest of your days
Both:
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Pumbaa:
I say "Hakuna"
Both:
I say "Matata"
10.One by One
Music and lyrics by Lebo M
Performed by Ensemble
Chorus: Translation of Chorus:
Ibabeni njalo bakithi [Hold on tight, my people]
Ninga dinwa [Don't get weary]
Ninga phelelwa nga mandla [Don't lose your strength]
Siya ba bona [We can see]
Bebe fun' ukusi xeda [They wanted to hold us back]
One by one
Ngeke ba lunge [They will not succeed]
One by one
Sizo nqoba [We will win]
One by one
Ngeke ba lunge [They will not succeed]
One by one
(Repeat)
Sizo nqoba [We will win]
Ngoba thina [Because]
Siya zazi [We know who we are]
Ngoba thina [Because]
Siya zazi [We know who we are]
Ngoba thina [Because]
Siya zazi [We know who we are]
Zobona bayabaleka [Come and see]
Zobon, zobona [The cowards are running away]
Zobon, zobona
Zobon, zobona
Zobon
Amagwala
Ibala lami [The color of my skin]
Elimnyama [That is dark]
Ndiya zidla ngalo [I'm proud of it]
Ibala lami [The color of my skin]
Elimnyama [That is dark]
Ndiza kufa nalo [I will die with it]
Ibala lami [The color of my skin]
Elimnyama [That is dark]
Ndiya zidla ngalo [I'm proud of it]
Kumnandi [Oh yes]
Kwelakakith Eafrica [It's beautiful in Africa]
11.The Madness of King Scar
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by John Vickery, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
Geoff Hoyle, and Heather Headley
Scar:
Zazu, why am I not loved?
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:
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:
Oh, what is it?
Banzai:
We got a bone to pick with you
Shanzi:
There's no food, no water--
Banzai:
Yeah. It's dinnertime, and there ain't no
stinkin' entrйes!
Scar:
Oh, 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!
Shenzi & Banzai:
Yeah, you're our savior, 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:
Are you blaming me?
Shenzi & Banzai:
Oh no, it's the lionesses
You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored
Scar:
That's more like it
Shenzi & Banzai:
But what I'd give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe hornbill on the spit...
Zuzu:
Oh, how I miss Mufasa
Scar:
Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you!
I told you never to mention that name!
Zuzu:
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!
Zuzu:
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'm 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 I am
No you're not
Yes, no, yes, no, who am I talking to...?
Zuzu:
Oh, pull yourself together, Sire!
Scar:
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?
Zuzu:
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?
Zuzu:
Do you want the short list or the long?
Scar:
Whatever!
Zuzu:
Well, he had adoring subjects... a loving family... a devoted queen...
Scar:
That's it! I need a queen!
Zuzu:
A what?
Scar:
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:
Scar
Scar:
Ah, Nala... Your timing couldn't have been more perfect. My how you've
grown
Nala:
Scar, you have got to do something. We're being forced to overhunt
Scar:
She's got those assets feminine
Nala:
You're the king. Control the hyenas
Scar:
I have to make her mine
Nala:
You're destroying the Pridelands
Scar:
Nobility in every gene
Nala:
If we don't stop now.. Don't you see...
Scar:
She has to be my queen
Nala:
...there's still a chance for things to be all right 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 adored
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
12.Shadowland
Music by Hans Zimmer and Lebo M
Lyrics by Mark Mancina and Lebo M
Performed by Heather Headley
Nala:
Chorus: Translation of Zulu:
Fatshe leso lea halalela [The 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
Translation of Zulu: Nala:
Prideland I have no choice
My land I will find my way
Tear-stained Lea halalela
Dry land
Take this Take this prayer
With you What lies out there
Fatshe leso Lea halalela
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 Fatshe leso lea halalela
Translation of Zulu:
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
And where the journey may lead you Giza buyabo, giza buyabo
Let this prayer be your guide I will return, I will return
Beso bo
Though it may take you so far away Giza buyabo, I will return
Always remember your pride Giza buyabo, oh giza buyabo
Nala:
Beso bo, my people, beso bo
13.The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Lyrics and revised music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, and Luigi Creatore
Additional lyrics by Lebo M - Arranged by Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin
Performed by Lebo M
Lead male vocal: Translations of Zulu:
Lala kahle [Sleep well]
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
Imbube
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
Imbube
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
He, ha helelemama [He, ha helelemama]