Circle of Life

"Circle of Life" is the song from Disney's animated film The Lion King.

Lyrics
Film version= Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama Ingonyama Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhhmm ingonyama Ingonyama Siyo nqoba Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw' enamabala

Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)

Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (repeats throughout verse) 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

Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala

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 Till we find our place On the path unwinding In the Circle The Circle of Life Circle of Life Rafiki: Nants ingonyama, bagathithi baba!
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Choir: Stiti umm, ingonyama Ingonyama negwengabo!

Antelope: Mai ba bo Haa, ingonnyama baba!

Rafiki: Nants ingonyama, bagathithi baba, hyaa!

Choir: Stiti umm, ingonyama Ingonyama negwengabo!

Antelope: Hao, kusani bo Pheki agalela (chou!)

Rafiki: Nants ingonyama, bagathithi baba, hyaa!

Choir: Siti umm, ingonyama

Rafiki: Helele

Choir: Ingonyama

Rafiki: Oh, sizonqoba baba helele

Choir: Ingonyama

Rafiki: Hayyo! Sizonqo baba

Choir: Ingonyama baba, enamabala

Antelope: Ingonyama! Enamabala

(Whoa, ingonyama baba, enamabala)

(Ingonyama negwenamabala continues)

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

Hmm, 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! (Kalaliko bheki akale!) 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

(Ingonyama negwenamabala)

(improvisation by antelope)

It's the circle of life! (Kalaliko bheki akale!) 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

(loud drumbeat) Umm hmm Oh ho Oh ho Oh ho Oh ho
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From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking step into the sun There's more to be seen than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done Some say, eat or be eaten Some say, live and let live But, all are agreed as they join the stampede You should never take more than you give

In the circle of life It's the wheel of fortune It's the leap by faith It's the band of hope Till, we find our place On the path unwinding In the circle The circle of life

Some of us fall by the wayside And some of us soar to the stars And some of us sail through our troubles And some have to live with the scars There's far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rollin' high Through the sapphire sky Keeps the great and small on the endless round

In the circle of life It's the wheel of fortune It's the leap by faith It's the band of hope Till, we find our place On the path unwinding, yea In the circle The circle of life (Chorus repeats)

On the path unwinding, yea In the circle The circle of life