A special thanks to Christian for providing me with the lyrics for Simba’s Pride. Go visit his page: Kiara’s Sahifa.
He Lives in You
Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala [Here is a lion and a tiger]
Night
And the spirit of life
Calling
Oh, oh, iyo
Mamela [Listen]
Oh, oh, iyo
And a voice
With the fear of a child
Answers
Oh, oh, iyo
Oh, mamela [Listen]
Oh, oh, iyo
Ubukhosi bo khokho [Throne of the ancestors]
We ndodana ye sizwe sonke [Oh, son of the nation)]
Wait
There’s no mountain too great
Oh, oh, iyo
Hear these words and have faith
Oh, oh, iyo
Have faith
Hela hey mamela… [Hey, listen]
Chorus
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you
Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala [Here is a lion and a tiger]
(repeat)
(repeat third verse)
(repeat chorus)
We Are One
As you go through life you’ll see
There is so much that we
Don’t understand.
And the only thing we know
Is things don’t always go
The way we planned.
But you’ll see every day
That we’ll never turn away,
When it seems all your dreams come undone.
We will stand by your side
Filled with hope and filled with pride.
We are more than we are,
We are one.
If there’s so much I must be
Can I still just be me
The way I am?
Can I trust in my own heart
Or am I just one part
Of some big plan?
Even those who are gone
Are with us as we go on.
Your journey has only begun.
Tears of pain,
Tears of joy,
One thing nothing can destroy . . .
Is our pride, deep inside,
We are one.
We are one, you and I
We are like the earth and sky.
One family under the sun.
All the wisdom to lead,
All the courage that you’ll need . . .
You will find when you see
We are one . . .
My Lullaby
Hush, my little one; you must be exhausted.
Sleep, my little Kovu
Let your dreams take wing
One day when you’re big and strong
You will be a king
I’ve been exiled, persecuted
Left alone with no defense
When I think of what that brute did
I get a little tense
But I dream a dream so pretty
That I don’t feel so depressed
‘Cause it soothes my inner kitty
And it helps me get some rest
The sound of Simba’s dying gasp
His daughter squealing in my grasp
His lionesses’ mournful cry
That’s my lullaby
Now the past I’ve tried forgetting
And my foes I could forgive
Trouble is I knows it’s petty
But I hate to let them live
So you found yourself somebody
Who’d chase Simba up a tree
Oh, the battle may be bloody
But that kind of works for me
The melody of angry growls
A counterpoint of painful howls
A symphony of death, oh my!
That’s my lullaby
Scar is gone… but Zira’s still around
To love this little lad
Till he learns to be a killer
With a lust for being bad!
Sleep, ya little termite!
Uh– I mean, precious little thing!
One day when you’re big and strong
You will be a king!
The pounding of the drums of war
The thrill of Kovu’s mighty roar
Joy of vengeance!
Testify!
I can hear the cheering
Kovu! What a guy!
Payback time is nearing
And then our flag will fly
Against a blood-red sky
That’s my lullaby!
Upendi
There’s a place where the crazy moon
Makes the monkeys sing and the baboon swoon
And the sultry scent of the lotus bloom
Will carry you away
Where the hippos swing from the jungle vines and
The rhino rumba in a conga line
And the pink flamingos are intertwined
As the stars come out to play
Chorus:
In Upendi
Where the passion fruit grows sweet
And it’s so divine that you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Not a worry or a care
It just takes two to make it true,
Your heart will lead you there
(end chorus)
You better watch your step ’cause the path is steep
Better hold your breath ’cause the water’s deep,
It’s a long way down over Lover’s Leap
But falling’s half the fun!
(Chorus)
You can beat the bush like there’s no tomorrow.
From Tanganyika to Kilimanjaro
But to find Upendi where ever you are-o underneath the stars
(Chorus)
Upendi
Way down in Upendi, Way down in Upendi…..
in Upendi……
Love Will Find A Way
In a perfect world
One we’ve never known
We would never need
To face the world alone.
They can have their world
We’ll create our own
I may not be brave or strong or smart,
But somewhere in my secret heart
I know
Love will find a way
Anywhere I go
I am home
If you are there beside me
Like dark
Turning into day
Somehow we’ll come through,
Now that I found you
Love will find a way
I was so afraid
Now I realize
Love is never wrong
And so it never dies
There’s a perfect world
Shining in your eyes
And if only they could feel it too
The happiness I feel with you
They’d know that love will find a way
Anywhere we go
We’re home
If we are there together
Like dark
Turning into day
Some how we’ll come through
Now that I found you
Love will find a way
I know love will find a way
One of Us
Deception
Disgrace
Evil as plain as the scar on his face
Deception (An outrage!)
Disgrace (For shame!)
He asked for trouble the moment he came
Deception (An outrage!)
(He can’t change his stripes)
Disgrace (For shame!)
(You know these Outsider types)
He asked for trouble the moment he came
(See you later, agitator!)
Deception
(An outrage!)
(Just leave us alone!)
Disgrace (For shame!)
(Traitor, go back with your own!)
He asked for trouble the moment he came
(See you later, agitator!)
Born in grief
Raised in hate
Helpless to defy his fate
Let him run
Let him live
But do not forget what we cannot forgive
And he is not one of us
He has never been one of us
He is not part of us
Not our kind
Someone once lied to us
Now we’re not so blind
For we knew he would do what he’s done
And we know that he’ll never be one of us
He is not one of us
Deception
Disgrace
Deception
Disgrace
Deception