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I am listening to Disney's Greatest Hits volume 1. It just occured to me I have no idea what they sing at the beginning of the song, what language is it? If I knew the language I could use babelfish to try and translate some of it.
So, anyone know what the song translates into?
Sinple Google Search on "Circle of Life" Lyrics reveals...
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba [We're going to conquer]
Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A lion and a leopard come to this open place]
[Chant repeats]
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
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
hmm, pretty interesting... good post! :thumbsup: thanx for the answer DizneyRox!
For some reason, I recall being told that it was Swahili. I could be wrong though.
Another search says it is actually Zulu.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaryBelle
What do you know? And Here I always thought it was...
La la la la bring me my pajamas...;)
:tiphat: :notworth:Quote:
Originally Posted by JanetMegan
You, Ma'am, have made my day a little brighter through laughter!
That was stinkin' HILARIOUS!
Our family always sings "Oh, potato. Won't you give me some more. Give me more, give me more potatoes." Guess I need to teach the boys some Zulu. Although I think our lyrics are a lot snappier! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by JanetMegan
The kids usually sing "joopy japy joopy joopy japy"...
30 more days!
It always sounded like, "Hingmanjana hingmamannajaja" to me.
Of course, that absurd because that's gibberish, which I knew, but I was never motivated enough to figure out what it actually was.
This may be the single funniest post I've ever read.Quote:
Originally Posted by d_m_n_n
When I worked at Disney, all the cast memebers used to sing:
"Pink Pajamas, Wearing Pink Pajamas
Pink Pajamas, Wearing Pink Pajamas"
And it continued for QUITE a long time, but I won't go into that here. :)
LOL Ok so it's not just us!! My girls used to always sing
"Pink Pajamas, penquins on the bottom,
Pink pajamas, penquins on the bottom!"
Man this is the best thread ever!
Hmmm...I always thought they were singing about the wild plains of my former home state....
"PEEENNNNNSYLVANIA baba needs me a Wa-Wa"
and of course,
"Hey, manana, penguins do lambada"
I was thinking of this thread the other night at work and had to go find it again. I'm still cracking up laughing.
I always thought it was "Transylvania. Pennsylvania. Konichi Wawa. Wa Wa ah Wa"
Thanks to Natazu, I had to go find this thread again. Now I'll never get it out of my head! Hee-hee-hee.:funny:
this is my first time reading this thread..and OMG..im sooo glad i did...its soo funny..and i absolutely love BrerSchultzy translation of the song!!! lol...:mickey:
It's been a long time since I've said this (used to be big around here ... )Quote:
Originally Posted by BrerSchultzy
You owe me a monitor cleaning. I spit my coffee out when I read this, I was laughing so hard!!!
OK, if you listen real close, they are definetly singing:
"Hey now mama, bring me 'nother bottle"
Feeling a little down in the dumps today, so I had to resurrect my favorite thread. Everyone put on your pink pajamas and sing with me
"Oh potato. Won't you give me some more.
Hey, manana, penguins do lambada."
This is the first times I see this thread. I must say I'll have to search for it everytime I need a good laugh. I don't remember the last time I've laughed so much reading posts.
My friend Beckie told me that they would sing it at camp all the time, but they said, "Pink pajamas, penguin and a llama" and now I can't listen to the song without singing it...literally! It's awful but that's what I will sing for the rest of my life, whether I want to or not.
I just read this thread for the first time and fell off my chair! :rotfl:
You are all so very clever. Thank you for making my day!
This has to be my favorite thread from the whole time I have been on Intercot. While I was bored to death in the hospital today, I kept thinking of this thread. Now I am watching Lion King and resurrecting this thread.
"Pink Pajamas Penguins do Lambada. Pink Pajmas Penguins do Lambada."
Great thread! From the original question, to the non-Zulu guesses. Very funny.
"Hey, manana, penguins do lambada"
The teens were singing this at my house last night. :laughing:
Seriously funny thread...
I don't have any cute translations to add.... but I recommend the Lion King on Broadway soundtrack...all your favorites from the movie and a couple more added in...with lots of Zulu thrown in for even more translation fun!
My oldest daughter (6 almost 7) has been listening to it non stop for over a year now as her "bed time music" I swear she speaks Zulu in her sleep!!
I love this thread has been given new life! :thumbsup:
lol I was still singing "Oh potatoes. Won't you give me some more!" while driving today.
It is funny how one little thread can make such a big impact on someone. While I was recuperating from surgery and having a few down in the dumps days, my son's girlfriend came up and started singing
"Hey, manana, penguins do lambada."
We all started laughing. Now that life is back on track, I had to come and find this thread - once again. lol
This thread always give me a laugh. Glad you are feeling better. :thumbsup:
Ok, it is time for my annual resurrection of this post. I don't really plan it to be annual, but looking back over my last few posts, that seems to be what it is. lol I was listening to Circle of Life just now and distinctly heard "pink pajamas, penguins do lambada". It still makes me laugh.
Cinderelley, Thank you!!!!! You have performed a great service! Haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
I never thought to ask this question but it's a good one. Thanks for the info,
Just wait. Some day in the future, you will be sitting around doing something completely unrelated and you will start singing these versions.Quote:
Originally Posted by vilewmn
When my DD was 3 like most kids she would make up words to song. I don't know if she thought that is what they said or if she just made them up. But at the beginning of the Lion King song she would say: "Iiiiiii yo windo I go drinkin with the Bob". we still to this day laugh at her for that one.
Lol. I can totally hear those words when I sing it in my head.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinkx2
One of my son's friends posted a video of two lionesses taking down a wildebeast on Facebook. I replied with "It's the Circle of Life". My son and his friends kept replying with lines from this thread. lol I had to come back and revive it again.