The Tokens - The lion sleeps tonight 2008 released 1961Wee-ooh wim-o-weh. Wee-ooh wim-o-weh.Wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o-wim-oThe [C] lion sleeps [G7] tonight The songs on this site are the work of UkuleleSongbook.com and intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. This work was inspired by and based upon the recorded versions cited, but not intended as exact replications by any means.Tight Fit - The lion sleeps tonight (M) 1982 Original by The Tokens 1961 Wee-ooh wim-o-weh. Wee-ooh wim-o-weh.Wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o-wim-o-weh o
Lions sleep in the daytime. And they don’t do it in the jungle, however mighty — they live on the savannahs. The words of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” are not the finest work of lyricist George Weiss. In 1961, he was tasked with writing English lyrics for an African song, a lullaby dreamt up by some nameless hunter and passed down through
The Chorus should actually be "uyi[mbube]". That's the Zulu term used, meaning "You're a [lion]." I think it's really cool how it was in the Lion King, it was originally a South African folk song about the Last king of the Zulu's.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)"Mbube" by Solomon LindaYoung People's Chorus of New York CityFrancisco J. Núñez, Founder and Artistic DirectorElizabeth Núñ
Zulu for, 'You are a lion'. The song we know as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" or as "Wimoweh" was was written in the 1920s by Solomon Linda a South African singer of Zulu origin. The name of the song was "Mbube" which is Zulu for "lion". It comes from the original song Mbube, which is in Zulu language.
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” was composed by an early 20 th century South African named Solomon Linda (1909-1962), who by the way was an actual lion hunter. Or more specifically, he came from a tribe which owned livestock and accordingly were tasked with chasing away lions who threatened their livelihood.- The lion sleeps tonight The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight auto scroll beats size up size down change color hide chords simplify chords drawings columns show chords YouTube Clip hide all tabs go to top
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