Lion king- The circle of life (Broadway African Chant)

[bigpoppadudz]

It's not Swahili...i'm from Tanzania (we speak Swahili), and the chant is not Swahili. It is probably Zulu. Both are Bantu-type languages so they are very similar...

[luisgonzalez121]

best song ever! even though i have no idea what there saying -_-

[schwapntwat]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[iammarwanyo]

so fucking beautiful

[KatertotxxCore]

It's Zulu I believe.

[MsBronx05]

ridiculously AHH-MAYZING!!! makes me want to relive my childhood memories, i so grew up watching this movie with all my siblings!! one love all the way from New Zealand!!!!! 

[Ciberya]

They sing in a south African dialect...

[trunks711]

makes me always want to cry



[ROne601]

it's Swahili:

"Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba / Sithi uhm ingonyama / Nants ingonyama bagithi baba / Sithi uhhmm ingonyama / Ingonyama Siyo Nqoba / Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw enamabala"

and it means:

"Here comes a lion, Father / Oh yes, it's a lion / Here comes a lion, Father / Oh yes, it's a lion / A lion We're going to conquer / A lion A lion and a leopard come to this open place"

lol, it's defo better in Swahili ;)

[sonofthedestroyer]

@ROne601,

I met a Zulu who told me its Zulu and not Swahili. In the original song the man (Lebo M) makes the clicking sound which is characteristic of southern african languages and not Swahili

[Amy71]

I fucking love this its so moving :)

[Adjei88]

as a west african i have to say the harmony of the s. african group singers is mind blowing

[twilightguRL1oo5]

i just love the Zulu chant at the beginning. i saw it on tour when it came to my town and i LOVED it!! it was amazing

[kidnflorida]

Wow. So much power in their voices. So much emotion! Amazing performance... great.

[diggerchen5]

man the speak swahilli

[phanggrl]

Zulu :]

[CUDDL3P]

The chant is truly amazing!

Music to my ears!

i love it!

[Renzokuken47vks]

Beautiful

[yupmathumb]

Yes its Zulu old dialect.

[gisellem88]

what language are they speaking?

[Ciberya]

Not 100% but quite possibly Zulu

[Ciberya]

@Ciberya They Speak Chinese

[assasin616]

@Ciberya or swahili