Bet you had no idea what the words mean in the 'Lion King' intro song

Theopening song of "The Lion King" has some pretty distinctive lyrics, though few of us actually know what all of them mean."The Circle of Life," starts out in Zulu before switching over to English. Here are the immortal words of Elton John, Tim Rice, and the animals of the Savannah:"Nants ingonyama bagithi BabaSithi uhm ingonyamaNants ingonyama bagithi babaSithi uhhmm ingonyamaIngonyamaSiyo NqobaIngonyamaIngonyama nengw' enamabala"If you speak Zulu, it might be pretty underwhelming. But,those who aren't fluent in the language have likely never understood those lyrics. However, we're in luck, because now there's athe translation of the lyrics into English, via Genius."Here comes a lion, fatherOh yes it's a lionHere comes a lion, fatherOh yes it's a lionA lionWe're going to conquerA lionA lion and a leopard come to this open place"From that point, the song segues into English lyrics. You probably know the rest of the lyricsby heart.As the Genius annotationsexplain, it's notablethat the opening of the song is sung in Zulu. It'sa language of South Africa, while all the characters' names in "The Lion King" are in Swahili, a language of eastern and southeastern Africa. Some of the story's elements also pull from Masai tradition, which has its own language.And so, "The Lion King" is less a product of one nation than of pan-Africanism, and of universal values.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: This Excel trick will save you time and impress your boss
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