Ah Zabenya

Kevin and I took Thomas & Chloe to see the lion king stage show today, it was their Christmas present from us and they loved it! Chloe was planning to boo & hiss Scar as the baddie, but having watched it she decided that he was her favourite

I’ve just used google to check the spelling of the opening lyrics ‘Ah Zabenya’ and found the following translation of that iconic song..

“”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 Baba
Sithi uhm ingonyama

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba
Ingonyama
Ingonyama 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 a the translation of the lyrics into English, via Genius.

"Here comes a lion, father
Oh yes it’s a lion

Here comes a lion, father
Oh yes it’s a lion
A lion
We’re going to conquer
A lion
A 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 lyrics by heart.”