The Lion King Lyrics

The Circle Of Life

From the day we arrive on the 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's 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


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[Simba:]  I'm gonna be a mighty king
          So enemies beware!

[Zazu:]   Well 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:]  No one saying do this
[Nala:]   No one saying be there
[Simba:]  No one saying stop that
[Nala:]   No one saying see here
[Zazu:]   Now see here!
[Simba:]  Free to run around all day
          Free to do it all my way

[Zazu:]   I think it's time that you and I
          Arranged a heart to heart

[Simba]   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
          Everybody look right
          Everywhere you look I'm
          Standing in the spotlight

[Animals:] 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

[Simba:]  Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
          Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
          Oh, I just can't wait to be king!



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[Simba:]  I'm gonna be a mighty king
          So enemies beware!

[Zazu:]   Well 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:]  No one saying do this
[Nala:]   No one saying be there
[Simba:]  No one saying stop that
[Nala:]   No one saying see here
[Zazu:]   Now see here!
[Simba:]  Free to run around all day
          Free to do it all my way

[Zazu:]   I think it's time that you and I
          Arranged a heart to heart

[Simba]   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
          Everybody look right
          Everywhere you look I'm
          Standing in the spotlight

[Animals:] 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

[Simba:]  Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
          Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
          Oh, I just can't wait to be king!



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[Timon:]  Hakuna Matata!
          What a wonderful phrase
[Pumba:]  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!

          When he was a young warthog
[Pumba:]  When I was a young warthog
[Timon:]  He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
          He could clear the savannah after ev'ry meal
[Pumba:]  I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
          And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind

          And, oh, the shame
          Thought-a changin' my name
          And I got downhearted
          Ev'rytime that I...
[Timon:]  Hey, not in front of the Kids
[Pumba:]  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
          It's our problem-free philosophy

[All:]    Hakuna Matata!

          Hakuna...it means no worries
          For the rest of your days
          It's our problem-free philosophy


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In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
(Chorus)
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

(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

He, ha helelemama			[He, ha helelemama]
Ohi'mbube				[lion]

(Chorus)

Ixesha lifikile				[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

(Chorus)

My little darling
Don't fear, my little darling
My little darling
Don't fear, my little darling

Ingonyama ilele				[The lion sleeps]



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[Timon:]  I can see what's happ'ning 
[Pumba:]  (What?)
[Timon:]  And they don't have a clue!
[Pumba:]  (Who?)
[Timon:]  They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
          Our trio's down to two
[Pumba:]  (Oh.)

[Timon:]  The sweet caress of twilight
          There's magic in the air
          And with all this romantic atmosphere
          Disaster's in the air

[Choir:]  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?

[Choir:]  Can you feel the love tonight?
          You needn't look too far
          Stealing through the night's uncertainties
          Love is where they are

[Timon:]  And if he falls in love tonight
          It can be assumed
          His carefree days with us are history
          In short, our pal is doomed




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There's a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of the rolling world
Can be turned away
An enchanted moment
And it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you

(Chorus)
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone
If they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours

(Chorus)
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best



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