The Lion King on Broadway - One by One

[Milomia9]

Ive known this song forever, now while searching through The Lion King music I find what its called. I love it when that happens.

[LuigiFletcherBieber]

Am I the only one who thinks the intro sounds a bit sexual?

[JustDreamOutLoud]

We're doing this song in choir (: Of course, we'll never measure up to this greatness, but we'll sure try.

[92tinktink10]

does anybody else turn their speakers up really loud wen they kno this song is comin on? :)

[MsGoodlion]

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!

[thatmanTrevor]

african

[ClickMeAlredy]

i love being an african...<3 this is beautifull

[purrykitty7]

I wish this song was in the original movie. In my dreams it is.

[ingrid98R]

last night i had a dream that the cast of the lion king sang this with no secure ups and wen i woke up this morning i forgot the lyrics of this song.

[xrelaxingpiano]

I'd love for my high school choir to do this, but, to put it bluntly, we aren't black enough to do it justice.

[MrsTakumi]

WOW... BEAUTIFUL!! *taken back by the beauty of the song*

[pricklebush]

Hold on tight, my people Don't get weary Don't lose your strength We can see They wanted to hold us back One by one They will not succeed One by one We will win One by one They will not succeed One by one (Repeat) We will win Because We know who we are Because We know who we are (Repeat) Come and see The cowards are running away (Repeat x3)

[pricklebush]

The color of my skin That is dark I'm proud of it The color of my skin That is dark I will die with it The color of my skin That is dark I'm proud of it Oh yes It's beautiful in Africa

[Zazafrass]

Saw this with mai bfflz in middle school. Now whenever I need a pick me up, I just listen to this and I'm reminded "Hey, you're Black, and you're awesome. Nuff said." It really makes me proud of our people.

[333SydSyd]

this song is amazing <3

[pixikapickerknickers]

love how the uploader gave everyone a few minutes to recover from the overwhelming awesomeness. ubuntu! x

[rikkuschocobos]

Still know it by heart. Makes me want to learn Swahili.

[chocolatedarkie]

@rikkuschocobos Except you'd be learning the wrong language genius... This is more Zulu than anything else. Trust me, I'm proudly South African and I know my mother tongue when it's spoken (or in this case sung). Your confusion is forgiven though as Swahili also forms part of the Nguni languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa... 10 points for effort though ;-) On the bright side at least you got the continent right...

[rikkuschocobos]

@chocolatedarkie Forgive my ignorance, Almighty KNOW IT ALL. Forgive a lowly American for wanting to try and get cultured with the few resources we have in my area. A friend of mine from Kenya told me it was Swahili. Maybe she was messing with me, maybe not. Maybe if you learned to play nice you wouldn't sound like such a jerk. So much for being one.

[Voidiria]

@rikkuschocobos its a mixture of languages. Sesutu xhosa zulu swahili its alot of them i only know zulu and xhosa and some swahili and some sesutu

[bcarlin2010]

1 person only listens to rap, and doesn't know what true music really is.

[chibiaquarius]

I sung this song when i was in high school!! its such an awesome song...i feel like in a choir of 58, i was probably the only person who remembered the words lol this was about 3 or 4 years ago..

[jawaiianboy13]

Soooooo did anyone else realize how awkward it is with the 2mins of no sound what-so-ever

[VioletRoseSky]

@jawaiianboy13 The silence wasn't actually on the recording - the poster added it to the song so that the video would not be taken down by Youtube.

[jawaiianboy13]

@VioletRoseSky oh haha i know i was just saying that in the video the 2min of dead silence, haha kinda funy

[persebra]

@VioletRoseSky thanks for explaining That! i had no idea!

[VioletRoseSky]

@persebra No problem!

[jawaiianboy13]

That one person has no heart

[heylinspongesprite]

Chills!

[dandanme]

im sure they are saying "seazze a corwbar" :S

[WickedLady2010]

I Have No Idea What They R Saying But Its Beautifully Sung And Preformed!!

[BoBotaker]

I loved this play!

[vvarri0r1]

I LOVE THIS!!!!

[coudarthecat]

Love it!!!

[ghrb656]

I love this song!

[trumoonsha2]

my dance class is doing a dance to this for our show. sooooo fun to dance to!

[rlrg808]

I love African music, so powerful.

[BloodWingz911]

Much respect from Russia to Africa

[futrmrsbuhler]

sang this for county chorus amaaaziiinggg song and we did awesome....... -MrsCarlosMarin on futermrsbuhlers :D

[Aryanor86]

Masterpiece.. african music

[kidgoone12]

i remember we song this in my beginning choir class at renaissance highschool for the arts in longbeach california

[SouljaGirl101004]

i remember when i was 9 i first saw this play and I was like "What is this?! I dont remember this in the movie." haha i love it now

[TheDeidara93]

why is there 1 dislike on this song? did somebody miss the like button 0.o

[RAC101892]

@TheDeidara93 That was Scar.

[MikeZero619]

GREAT THE SONG!!!!

[hiro2190]

茨城県のテーマ。なぜ茨城なのかは聞けばわかる



[michaelajenks]

The lyrics of the song are really about AFrican freedom. Translation.

Ibala lami [The color of my skin]

Elimnyama [That is dark]

Ndiza kufa nalo [I will die with it]

Ibala lami [The color of my skin]

Elimnyama [That is dark]

Ndiya zidla ngalo [I'm proud of it]

Kumnandi [Oh yes]

Kwelakakith Eafrica [It's beautiful in Africa]

[daniyellowjello]

@michaelajenks That's beautiful..

[thatmanTrevor]

@michaelajenks how did you know



[lalisvargis11]

@michaelajenks i wish i had black skin :(

[ingrid98R]

@michaelajenks in wat language

[pikabununify]

@ingrid98R Probably Swahili.

[broadwaydude2378]

@ingrid98R The opening sequence was in Zulu, so it's likely that this is too.

[BlinkinFirefly]

yay!!!!!!! another great song from this show!!! =D

[AustralianHPfan]

this is now my officially my 'get happy' song, i just keep grinning all the way through it

[TheFinalWill]

We're singing this for concert choir! Holy shit I'm so pumped. :D

[Moocman]

@TheFinalWill Me too! Its badass

[sanneP13]

Saw this show last week in london, it was amazing! and this scene was just breathtaking with this wonderfull music and all the birds everywhere in the crowd!

[jhill74893]

@sanneP13

seen it 8 times in london and it is my favourite part at the start of act 2 so colourful and vibrant

[year4ever]

this song is so amazing it make u feel like you should fly!!

[wetrzwqgrh]

Simply the best:)

[Kayshmo]

LOVE singing this song!!!

[SuppScott]

ignore those comments :D

[SuppScott]

jeremy irons isnt black

[simagabadie]

I LOVE THE LION KING ONE BY ONE.

[bobfari]

@simagabadie So do I, it's 2nd on my "Top 10 Greatest Movies Of All Time"... Only Avatar is 1st.

[SoulGirl216]

one by one...Ngeke ba lunge,Sizo nqoba !! I (heart) this song. really, if you haven't seen Lion King on Broadway, do yourself a favor lol

[cougarsky123]

So?

[jackiehallam62]

I'm not trying to be racist I'm saying it to be true.

[jus400track]

ok?

[javarie19]

@jackiehallam62 thats nice

[SuppScott]

no, he isn't

[jackiehallam62]

You never saw him on real life TV.

[SuppScott]

saw who?

[jackiehallam62]

Samuel Wright Sebastian from The Little Mermaid.

[TheSuperStarDaja]

yea i looked this song up to see what it ment yea means we will go down one by one but as lauren said it wont break them

[jus400track]

It does not mean that it means that the color of my skin is dark and I will die that way. Try and buy the actual soundtrack for the musical it has the literal translations.

[ajbdancer]

I cried through the entire show when I saw it on Broadway this summer!

The entire show was so beautiful and emotional, the best one I saw in New York by far!

[luarionte]

This language: it's swahili isn't it???

[charmed6057]

Zulu

[wolfdragon1994]

yes it is

[jenard20]

why do u have a 4 min and 30 second video up here wen the song last for 1min and 50sec.

[colobius]

This is Indescribable...

[Sophiaia222]

When do they preform this song? before or after Simba is an adult?

[iKidzshow]

they perform it after Simba is an adult..its the opening song for the second act

[isthatmarcee]

its right after the intermission.. the lights stay on for this song, after hakuna matata

[Mcchicken568]

fave song! Circle of life is ok

[jameslee246]

AliBaliBabe, how can your choral group do this, unless your whole group has this native accent, it won't have the same feeling

[iiAFX]

My choir is doing the same song also, and I'm doing the male solo, and to answer your question, you can easily make your singing voice sound native. It's not hard.

[benjywho]

Do you think everyone in the Broadway show has an authentic native accent?

They don't.

[Frabrezeay]

i knew that. Its not some big secret or scandal that not all of them has an authemtic accent.

[britrene17]

what are they saying

[LaurenAndJennaP]

This is a delayed answer.. But in the song "One By One", they are saying things such as"Hold on tight my people". they are pretty much singing about being taken down "one by one" . but the way they sing of, they are saying that it wont kill their spirits. i hope this helped a bit

[DancingSOS123]

im doing this song for a lyrical jazz dance!!! Simply breathtaking LOL

[Hirukaki]

WHOA! I remember this from the Lion King 2 DVD, loved the short along with it! Now I HAVE to find that!

[OnceUponATimeVideos]

this song is only in the Lion King Musical, not the DVD, but you can buy it on itunes off the Lion King Broadway Cd.

[Hal0dude46]

I hopw there are no sublimnal messages in this lion king

[tedresell]

what is that word at 0:11 ? lol

[lchsgal19]

omg. my choir is doing this song and i absolutely love it! its my favorite by far!!

<3

[RJT2012]

my chours did this song and i absolutely love this SONG I WOULD SING THIS ALL THE TIME

[mandapaige1]

I could die to this song!!!

I love it!

I wish my choir could do it!!!!!!

AHH!!!!!

[Missiefire]

one of my favorite songs of all time

[chorusgirlXoXo]

simply breathtaking

[AmandaSPIKEBALLET]

I'm doing a dance performance to this song. for competition

its an amazing song. :D

[lovabledanser505]

this is my mom and my favorite broadway song

[rasmus1tokiohotel]

I don't know why I decided to look this up...but I remember when I was younger this was one of my favorite Lion King Broadway songs. X3

Thanks for uploading! ^^