The Lion King Jr. - March 03 - March 05, 2022

Marburn Academy

 African Languages Glossary 

 

Circle of Life (with Nants' Ingonyama) - Xhosa

  • Nants' ingonyama, bakithi, baba: Here comes the lion, my people, the father of our nation
  • Sithi hu 'ngonyama: We hail this coming of the lion
  • 'Ngonyama nengwe bo: The lion and the leopard
  • Nants' ingonyama, bakithi babo: Here comes the lion, my dear people.
  • Sizo nqo': We will have victory!
  • Ingonyama nengwe 'namabala: The lion wears the leopard spots (connotes royalty)
  • Ingonyama nengwe wema: The lion and the leopard, oh what a sight!
  • Balek' ingonyam'i ya gale': Run, the lion will attack!

 

Grasslands Chant - Zulu

  • Zm zm zmm: (sounds of wind in the grass)
  • Mama ye: Mother Earth/wow
  • Woza, 'mfana. Oh, woza!: Come, son. Oh, come!
  • Busa le lizwe bo: Rule this precious land!
  • Busa lomhlaba: Rule this earth.
  • Busa ngo thando bo: Rule with love.
  • He um hem, ya oh ha: (imitation of animal sounds to connect with animal spirits)

 

The Lioness Hunt - Zulu

  • A ha hayi (ya): (roaring sounds)
  • We baba: Oh, father.
  • Zingela, siyo zingela, baba: Hunt - let's go hunt, father.
  • Hi baba: Oh, father.
  • S'qhubekeni, siyo zingela: Let's proceed - let's go hunt.

 

They Live In You - Zulu

  • Ingonyama nengwe 'namabala: The lion wears the leopard's spots (connotes royalty)
  • Oh oh iyo: (ancestral echoes that imply "This is it!")
  • Mamela: Listen.
  • Hela, hem mamela: Pay attention and experience this.

 

The Stampede - Zulu

  • Yona yona yona: Here it comes!
  • Baba, wa mi baba: Father, oh my father!

 

The Mourning

  • Hamela, hamela, hamela: (breathy expression of grief)

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