1998 Tony® - Best Scenic Design - Richard Hudson.1998 Tony® - Best Direction of a Musical - Julie Taymor (making Taymor the first woman in theatrical history bestowed with the honor).
And so, "The Lion King" is less a product of one nation than of pan-Africanism, and of universal values.Winner of more than 70 global theatrical awards including: Some of the story's elements also pull from Masai tradition, which has its own language. It's a language of South Africa, while all the characters' names in "The Lion King" are in Swahili, a language of eastern and southeastern Africa. You probably know them by heart.Īs the Genius annotations explain, it's notable that the opening of the song is sung in Zulu. However, we're in luck, because there's a the translation of the lyrics into English, via Genius.Ī lion and a leopard come to this open place"įrom that point, the song segues into English lyrics. But, those who aren't fluent in the language have likely never understood those lyrics. If you speak Zulu, it might be pretty underwhelming. Here are the immortal words of the animals of the Savannah: "The Circle of Life," starts out in Zulu before switching over to English. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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