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Circle Of Life Lyrics – Elton John

Soundtrack Album: Classic Disney

Circle Of Life Text

[MS: Male Singer]
[BS: Background Singer]
[FS: Female Singer (lead)]

[MS:] Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [There comes a lion]
[BS:] Sithi uhhmm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
[MS:] Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [There comes a lion]
[BS:] Sithi uhhmm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
Ingonyama
[MS:] Siyo Nqoba [We're going to conquer]
[BS:] Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw' enamabaal [It's a lion and a tiger]
[repeats 5]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se-to-kwa!)
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)
[repeats 1]

[FS:] 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

[FS:] 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

Classic Disney Album Cover

Classic Disney

Soundtrack Lyrics for Cartoon, 2003

Track Listing

›A Whole New World

Brad Kane and Lea Salonga

›Circle Of Life

Elton John

›Beauty And The Beast

Angela Lansbury

›Under the Sea

Samuel E. Wright

›Hakuna Matata

Elton John

›Kiss The Girl

Samuel E. Wright

›I Just Cant Wait To Be King

Elton John

›Poor Unfortunate Souls

The Little Mermaid

›Chim Chim Cher-ee

Julie Andrews

›Jolly Holiday

Dick Van Dyke

›A Spoonful Of Sugar

Julie Andrews

›Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills

›The Monkeys Uncle

The Beach Boys & Annette Funicello

›The Ugly Bug Ball

Burl Ives

›The Spectrum Song

Paul Frees

›Colonel Hathis March

J. Pat O'Malley

›A Whale Of A Tale

Kirk Douglas

›You Can Fly You Can Fly You Can Fly

Jud Conlon Chorus

›The Work Song

Jimmy MacDonald

›A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

Ilene Woods

›Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

James Baskett

›Dance Of The Reed Flutes (Instrumental)

Tchaikovsky

›Love Is A Song

Donald Novis

›Some Day My Prince Will Come

Adriana Caselotti

›Minnies Yoo Hoo

Mickey Mouse

›Be Our Guest

Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury

›Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Elton John

›Part Of Your World

Jodi Benson

›One Jump Ahead

Brad Kane

Richard White

›Something There

Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson

›Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Julie Andrews

›Candle On The Water

Al Kasha

›Main Street Elecrical Parade

Baroque Hoedown

›The Age Of Not Believing

Angela Lansbury

›The Bare Neccesities

Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman

›Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)

Julie Andrews

›Best Of Friends

Pearl Bailey

›Let's Go Fly A Kite

David Tomlinson

›It's A Small World ( After All )

The Mellomen

›The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room

The Mellomen

›Mickey Mouse Club March

Mickey Mouse

›On The Front Porch

Burl Ives

›The Second Star To The Right

The Mellomen

›Evrybody Has A Laughing Place

James Baskett and Nick Stewart

›Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

Verna Felton

›So This Is Love

Ilene Woods

›When You Wish Upon A Star

Cliff Edwards

The Seven Dwarfs

›Who's Afriad Of The Big Bad Wolf?

Pinto Colvig

›Colors Of The Wind

Judy Kuhn

›You've Got A Friend In Me

Randy Newman

Jeremy Irons

Tony Jay and Tom Hulce

Jeff Bennett

›Les Poissons

René Auberjonois

›Mine Mine Mine

David Ogden Stiers

›Jack's Lament

Danny Elfman

›My Name Is James

Paul Terry

›Heffalumps And Woozles

The Mellomen

›The Mob Song

Richard White

›Portobello Road

Angela Lansbury

Julie Andrews

›I Wanna Be Like You

Louis Prima and Phil Harris

Roger Miller

›Are We Dancing?

John Davidson, Lesley Ann Warren

›Once Upon A Dream

Mary Costa and Bill Shirley

George Givot

›Following The Leader

John Darling

Sterling Holloway

›The Ballad Of Davy Crockett

Bill Hayes

›I'm Professor Ludwig Von Drake

Paul Frees

›Pink Elephants On Parade

The Sportsmen

›Little April Shower

Disney Studio Chorus

›The Silly Song (Dwarfs Yodel Song)

Otis Harlan, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Roy Atwell, and Scotty Mattraw

›One Last Hope

Danny DeVito

›A Guy Like You

Charles Kimbrough

›On The Open Road

Bill Farmer

›Just Around The Riverbend

Judy Kuhn

Susan Egan

›Fantasmic (Instrumental)

Disneyland

›Oogie Boogie's Song

Ken Page

›I Will Go Sailing No More

Randy Newman

›Substitutiary Locomotion

Angela Lansbury

›Stop, Look and Listen! / I'm No Fool!

Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards

Nancy Adams

›Thomas Omalley Cat

Phil Harris

›Thats What Friends Are For

J. Pat O'Malley

›Winnie The Pooh

The Disney Chorus

Deborah Walley

›Ten Feet Off The Ground

Buddy Ebsen and Lesley Ann Warren

›The Siamese Cat Song

Peggy Lee

Maurice Chevalier

›Although I Dropped $100,000 (I Found A Million Dollars In Your Smile)

Paul Frees

›Give A Little Whistle

Cliff Edwards

›Oh Sing Sweet Nightingale

Eleanor Audley

Mary Costa

›Looking For Romance

Larry Morey

Betty Noyes

›I'm Wishing/One Song

Adriana Caselotti

June, 18th 2024

Song Facts:

Genre: Pop rock
Released: 9 August 1994
Recorded: 1993 and April 1994
Composer: Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)
Lyricist: Tim Rice
Producer: Chris Thomas
Featured in: The Lion King (1994 and 2019)
Notable Performances: Carmen Twillie and Lebo M in the film; Elton John in the soundtrack
Notable Versions: Performed by Elton John, Carmen Twillie, Lebo M, and in various stage adaptations
Awards: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Annotations and Meaning of Circle of Life:

The song opens with a powerful chant in Zulu,

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba

which means "Here comes a lion, father." This introduction sets a majestic and primal tone, evoking the natural beauty and raw power of the African landscape. It signals the beginning of life and the cyclical nature of existence. "The Circle of Life," a song from the Disney musical The Lion King, delves into the very core of what existence is about: the relationship of all things to each other and the cycle of life. Elton John wrote this pop anthem in collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice about the wonders, ordeals, and victories that life serves us. With a Zulu chant by Lebo M in its opening, that touch of authenticity and grandeur sets the stage for the unfolding themes of unity and the majesty of life. The song opens with Zulu lyrics that translate as an acknowledgment for a lion: not any lion, but a regal presence, a "lion king." This sets up quite a reverent tone for the telling of The Lion King, where the cycle of life is a focus. The lyrics "Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba / Sithi uhm ingonyama" mean "Here comes a lion, Father / Oh yes, it's a lion," and they herald the unfolding story of Simba, the lion cub who would grow to find his place within that 'circle of life.' The in-body section of the song, sung by Carmen Twillie in the opening of the film, takes the idea further in attributing praise to that process of birth, growth, survival, and eventual death to which every creature is subject. Revealing the order of the wilds and the balance that exists in the animal kingdom, the same as it is in the world, the song provides a very stirring reminder that this cyclical nature of life and death is so, and therefore every end is just but the beginning of something new. Elton John's interpretation of the song softens these topics, adding charisma to a pop sensibility way so that it can become acceptable and pervasive to a big audience. What is surprising, however, is that "Circle of Life" has been celebrated and criticized at the same time. Some critics appreciated Elton John's unusual vocals, the dramatics of the creation, while others simply found the piece subpar to his general discography. With opinions being free, one thing is for sure—it greatly influenced pop culture and added success to The Lion King. This song was covered by numerous performers and remains an evergreen song in Elton John's live performances. Quotes: ah zabenya, na savenya, ah savania, ahhh sevenya, ahhh savanna.

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