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The Lion King
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Lebo M: [singing] Nants ingonyama bagithi baba / Sithi uhm ingonyama / Nants ingonyama bagithi baba / Sithi uhhmm ingonyama / Ingonyama / Siyo Nqoba / Ingonyama...| Ingonyama nengw' enamabala / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala, se-to-kwa! / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala, asana / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala, se-to-kwa! / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala, se-to-kwa! Carmen Twillie: [singing] 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 / 'Til we find our place / On the path unwinding / In the circle / The circle
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Scar: [first words] Life's not fair, is it? You see, I-- Well, I shall never be king. Heh. And you... shall never see the light of another day. [chortles] Adieu. [about to eat the mouse] Zazu: [out of nowhere] Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food? Scar: [annoyed] What do you want? Zazu: I'm here to announce that King Mufasa's on his way, so you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning. Scar: [sees the mouse escaped back to the hole] Oh, now, look, Zazu. You've made me lose my lunch. Zazu: Hah! You'll lose more than that when the king gets through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia. Scar: [sarcastically] Ooh, I quiver with fear! Zazu: [backs away from Scar] Now, Scar, don't look at me that way! [alarmed] HELP!!!! [Scar traps him in his mouth] Mufasa: [enters; first words] Scar. [Scar looks back at him with his mouth full] Drop him. Zazu: [pops his beak out of Scar's mouth] Impeccable timing, Your Majesty. [Scar spits him out, w
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[mutters; looks down at his feet, where another halved gourd shell full of paint lies] Ah. [exchanges the gourd shell he is holding for the one on the ground. He examines his handiwork] Hmm. [The scene cuts to a frontal shot of Rafiki smiling and laughing. He dips a thumb into the paint. The scene cuts to a close-up frontal shot of the lion cub painting. Rafiki's hand comes into frame as he smears a distinctive marking across the cub's forehead] Simba. [The camera slowly zooms out from the painting; he chuckles]
Rafiki Dialogue
Young Simba: [runs on-screen, pausing at the edge of the promontory; he stands on the promontory of Pride Rock. With an excited smile, he turns and runs away. The scene cuts to a wide shot of Simba running into the den of Pride Rock. The camera follows him to reveal the rest of his pride sleeping inside the cave, with Mufasa and Sarabi at the very back. After the Pride Rock in early morning, he comes out on the rock. He runs back into the cave and leaps over several of the lionesses, accidentally jumping on a few] Dad! Dad! Come on, Dad, we gotta go. Wake up! Random Lioness: Oomph! Young Simba: Sorry! ...Oop. [starts to wake Mufasa] Dad? Dad. Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad-- Sarabi: [over Simba's endless noise of "Dad"s, sleepily] Your son is awake... Mufasa: [also sleepily] Before sunrise, he's YOUR son. Simba: Dad? Dad! Come on, Dad! [tugs at Mufasa's ear] Daa-- Whoa! [He loses his grip on Mufasa's ear, and slips and crashes into something off camera. He then comes running ba
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Young Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar, guess what? Scar: I despise guessing games. Young Simba: I'm gonna be King of Pride Rock. Scar: [sarcastically] Oh, goody. Young Simba: My dad just showed me the whole kingdom. And I'm gonna rule it all. Heheh. Scar: Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know. [flops on his side] Young Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar, when I'm king, what'll that make you? Scar: A monkey's uncle. Young Simba: [laughs] You're so weird! Scar: You have no idea. So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he? Young Simba: Everything. Scar: He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border? Young Simba: Well, no. He said I can't go there. Scar: And he's absolutely right. It's far too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there. Young Simba: Well, I'm brave. What's out there? Scar: [Interrupting] I'm sorry, Simba, I just can't tell you. Young Simba: Why not? Scar: [feigning concern] Simba, Simba, I'm only looking out for the well-being of my fav
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Zazu: Step lively. The sooner we get to the water hole, the sooner we can leave. Young Nala: [whisper] So where we really going? Young Simba: [whisper] An elephant graveyard. Young Nala: Wow! Young Simba: [whisper] Shhh! Zazu. Young Nala: [whisper] Right. So how are we gonna ditch the dodo? Young Simba: [whispering] Oh, I know how we can - Zazu: [lying down] Oh, just look at you two. Little seeds of romance blossoming in the savannah. Your parents will be thrilled... [he lands in front of them] ...what with your being betrothed and all. Young Simba: Be-what? Zazu: Betrothed. Intended. Affianced. Young Nala: Meaning...? Zazu: [as though holding on to his coat lapels] One day, you two are going to be married! Young Simba: Yecch! Young Nala: Ewww. Young Simba: I can't marry her. She's my friend. Young Nala: Yeah. It'd be so weird. Zazu: Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but you two turtle-doves have no choice. It's a tradition... [Simba mimics Zazu during these last words] ...going back g
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Scar: Now, you wait here. Your father has a marvelous surprise for you. Young Simba: [follows Scar through the gorge] Ooh, what is it? Scar: If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise, now would it? [grins] Young Simba: [clambers onto a rock beneath a tree] If you tell me, I'll still act surprised! [sits up] Scar: Ho, ho, ho! You are such a naughty boy! Young Simba: [jumps up on Scar's mane] Come on, Uncle Scar. Scar: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. This is just for you and your daddy. [Simba sits back down] You know, a sort of father-son thing. [waves vaguely with one paw. Simba sulks] Well, I'd better go get him. [turns to leaves. Simba bounds after him] Young Simba: I'll go with you. Scar: [juts his head at Simba, halting him in his tracks] No! [composes himself; chuckles] No. [guides Simba back onto the rock] Just stay on this rock. [Simba sits with a mutinous expression on his face] You wouldn't want to end up in another mess like you did with the Hyenas. Young Simba: You know about tha
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Shenzi: [sees Simba getting away] Hey, hey! There he goes! There he goes! Banzai: So, go get him. Shenzi: Nah, there ain't no way I'm going in there. What, you want me to come out lookin’ like you, cactus butt? Banzai: [spits a thorn at Ed's nose] But we got to finish the job. Shenzi: Well, he's as good as dead out there anyway. And if he comes back, we'll kill him. Banzai: [yells to Simba] YEAH!! YA HEAR THAT?! IF YOU EVER COME BACK, WE'LL KILL YA! Scar: [puts a paw to his forehead in feigned sorrow. The poor lionesses bow their heads mournfully] Mufasa's death is a terrible tragedy. But to lose Simba, who had barely begun to live for me, it is a deep, personal loss. [Zazu rests a comforting wing on Sarabi's paw; Nala sheds a tear and nuzzles into her mother's leg] So it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne. [Behind Scar, the shadows of hyenas stretch tall on Pride Rock. The lionesses gasp and look up. Scar bounds toward Pride Rock. Hyenas slink in among the lionesses; Zazu
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Timon and Pumbaa: HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Timon: [shooing the vultures off] Get out! Get out! Get out of here! Pumbaa: I love it! Timon: Whoo! Pumbaa: Bowling for buzzards! Timon: Hee-hee-hee! Gets 'em every time. Pumbaa: [spots Simba] Uh-oh. Hey, Timon, you better come look. I think he's still alive. Timon: Yeesh. All righty, what have we got here? [sniffs around Simba, and lifts his paw] Jeez, it's a lion! Run, Pumbaa, move it! Pumbaa: Hey, Timon, it's just a little lion. Look at him. He's so cute and all alone. Can we keep him? Timon: Pumbaa, are you nuts? You're talking about a lion. Lions eat guys like us. Pumbaa: But he's so little. Timon: He's gonna get bigger. Pumbaa: Maybe he'll be on our side. Timon: That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Maybe he'll be-- [gets an idea] Hey, I got it. What if he's on our side? You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad idea. Pumbaa: So, we're keeping him? Timon: Of course. Who's the brains of this
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Zazu: [singing] ♪ Nobody knows the trouble I've seen / Nobody knows my sorrow ♪ Scar: [throws the bone out] Oh, Zazu, do lighten up. Sing something with a little bounce in it. Zazu: [singing] ♪ It's a small world after all... ♪ Scar: [yelling at Zazu] NO! No. Anything but that! Zazu: [singing] ♪ I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts / Dee-dee-dee-dee / There they are all standin' in a row... ♪ Scar and Zazu: [singing] "♪ Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head--"♪ Zazu: Oh... I would never have had to do this for Mufasa. Scar: [quick and angrily-ish] <big>WHAT?!</big> What did you say? Zazu: Oh, nothing. Scar: You know the law. Never, ever mention THAT name in my presence. <big>I AM THE *KING!*</big> Zazu: Yes, Sire, you are the king. I only mentioned it to illustrate the differences in your royal managerial approaches. [laugh nervously] Banzai: [from offscreen] Hey, Boss! Scar: Oh, what is it this time? Banzai: We got a bone to pick with you. Shenzi: I'll handle this. Scar, there
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Pumbaa: [singing] ♪ Ohi'mbube / Ohi'mbube ♪ [etc.....] Timon: [singing] ♪ In the jungle / The mighty jungle / The lion sleeps tonight / In the jungle / The mighty jungle ♪ [Pumbaa turns to follow a bug; he fades out] ♪ The lion sleeps... ♪ [speaking] I can't hear you, buddy, back me up! [singing] ♪ A-WEEEE-ee-EE-ee ba-Pum-ba-bum-ba-way ♪ [Realizing Pumbaa is not there] Pumbaa? Pumbaa? Pumbaa: [follows the bug. He still hums the bass and stalks the bug up to a log, theatrically hiding behind a tree. When he tries to jump over the log he gets stuck momentarily and looks back; spooked] Timon? [looks around, then shrugs, He jumps over the log. As he views the bug at close range, the camera (at his viewpoint) switches focus from it to a pair of green eyes out in the grass. The camera closes up on Nala getting ready to jump] AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! [he runs, with Nala in hot pursuit. Nala, with teeth and claws bared, chases Pumbaa around at high speed] Timon: [hears the noise of the chase] P
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Timon: [Singing] I can see what's happening Pumbaa: [spoken] What?! Timon: [singing] And they don't have a clue Pumbaa: [spoken] Who?! Timon: [singing] They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line Our trio's down to two. Pumbaa: [spoken] Oh. Timon: [singing] [In a sarcastic mock-French accent] Ze sweet caress of twilight [Back to normal, but still sarcastic] There's magic everywhere And with all this romantic atmosphere Disaster's in the air Kristle Edwards: [singing] Can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening brings? The world, for once, in perfect harmony. With all its living things. Adult Simba: [singing] There's so many things to tell her. But how to make her see? The truth about my past? Impossible! She'd turn away from me. Adult Nala: [singing] He's holding back, he's hiding. But what? I can't decide. Why won't he be the king I'd know he is? The king I'd see inside? Chorus: [singing] Can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening brings? The world, for once, in
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Adult Nala: Hey. Hey, wake up. [Timon wakes up and sees Nala's face. Timon and Pumbaa start screaming in fear] It's okay. Whoa, whoa! It's okay! It's me! Timon: Don't ever do that again. Carnivores. Oy. Adult Nala: Have you guys seen Simba? Timon: I thought he was with you. Adult Nala: He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he? Rafiki: [laughs] You won't find him here. [chuckles] The king... has returned. Adult Nala: I can't believe it. He's gone back. Timon: Gone back? What do you mean? [notices Rafiki is gone] Hey! What's going on here? Who's the monkey? Adult Nala: Simba's gone to challenge Scar. Timon: Who? Adult Nala: Scar. Pumbaa: Who's got a scar? Adult Nala: No, no. It's his uncle. Timon: The monkey's his uncle? Adult Nala: No! Simba's gone back to challenge his uncle to take his place as king. Timon and Pumbaa: Ohhhhh. Adult Nala: [from off-screen] Simba! [Simba looks over one shoulder] Wait up! [Nala sidles up next to Simba] It's awful, isn't it? Adult Simba: I didn't wan
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Zazu: Let me out! Let me out! Timon: Let me in! Let me in! [hugs Zazu tightly while they are both cornered by Banzai and Shenzi] Please don't eat me. Pumbaa: [appears at the mouth of the cave] Drop 'em! Banzai: Hey! Who's the pig? Pumbaa: Are you talkin' to me? Timon: Uh-oh, he called him a pig. Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?! Timon: Are we done yet. Pumbaa: Are you talking to me? Timon: Uh-oh, he call him a pig. Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?! Timon: Shouldn't have done that. Pumbaa: [shouting] ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?! Timon: Now, they're in for it! Pumbaa: THEY CALL ME MR. PIG!!! AAAAAHHH!!!!!!!! [lets out a battle cries out, charges at the hyenas.] Zazu: [from off-screen] Take that, you stupid... Banzai: [from off-screen] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! Timon: [from off-screen] Take that and that! Pumbaa: [from off-screen] Keep at 'em! Keep at 'em! Timon: [from off-screen] Ow! Ooh! Whoo, baby! Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed: *yip* Timon: [from offscreen] Whoo! Pumbaa: Run, ya yellow-belly! T
Special Edition Release
Zazu: [spoken] Good morning, sire! Mufasa: [spoken] Good morning, Zazu! Zazu: Checkin' in with the morning report! Mufasa: Fire away! Zazu: [singing] ♪ Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all / Elephants remember, though just what I can't recall / Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks / Showed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said, "No thanks!" / We haven't paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch / Not everyone invited will be coming back from lunch / This is the morning report / Gives you the long and the short / Every grunt, roar and snort / Not a tale I distort / On the morning report ♪ Mufasa: What are you doing, son? Young Simba: Pouncing. Mufasa: Let an old pro show you how it's done. Zazu: [singing] ♪ Oh, the buffalo have got a beef about... ♪ Mufasa: Stay low to the ground. Young Simba: Yeah, OK. Stay low to the ground. Mufasa: Shh... Not a sound. Zazu: [singing] ♪ ...the season's color seen in all the herds... ♪ Mufasa: Take it slow. O
ELTON JOHN lyrics (Can You Feel the Love Tonight)
Elton John: [singing] There's a calm surrender / To the rush of day / When the heat of the rolling world / Can be turned away...| An enchanted moment / And it sees me through / It's enough for this restless warrior / Just to be with you...| And can you feel the love tonight? Chorus: [singing] Tonight. Elton John: [singing] It is where we are / It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer / That we got this far...| And can you feel the love tonight? Chorus: [singing] Tonight. Elton John: [singing] How it's laid to rest? / It's enough to make kings and vagabonds / Believe the very best...| There's a time for everyone / If they only learn / That the twisting kaleidoscope / Moves us all in turn...| There's a rhyme and reason / To the wild outdoors / When the heart of this star-crossed voyager / Beats in time with yours...| And can you feel the love tonight? Chorus: [singing] Tonight. Elton John: [singing] It is where we are / It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer / That we got this far...| An