Circle of Life is a song from the 1994 2D animated film The Lion King. It is the first song sung at the beginning of the film with the dawn of Simba's presentation. As the sun rises over the Pride Lands, a large crowd of various animals travel through a large swath of African savanna to gather at the foot of Pride Rock to commemorate Simba's birth. Rafiki, an wise and old mandrill with an unnaturally long tail like a baboon who lives in a baobab tree and serves as the kingdom's shaman and advisor by presenting the newborn cubs of the king and queen to the animals and performing his shamanistic services for the lions, meets with Mufasa, a wise and benevolent lion who is the king of the Pride Lands, and Sarabi, his mate and the leader of the lioness hunting party who serves as the queen of Pride Lands. After anointing Simba, their newborn cub, Rafiki stands towards the edge of Pride Rock and lifts the cub up high above their heads while Mufasa and Sarabi observe from behind them as the rejoiced animals bow before their future king.
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- Singers: Carmen Twillie, Lebo M.
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba Sithi uhm 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 (se-to-kwa!) 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 'Til we find our place On the path unwinding In the circle The circle of life Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (se-to-kwa!) It's the circle of life And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and love 'Til we find our place On the path unwinding In the circle The circle of life