I know right. She is wailing and keening which is how we mourn for those we lose here in South Africa. We believe that it is better to breakdown and cry so that you let the pain out. So normally at South African funerals people will cry hysterically.

Bethany Brings

Yeah I feel the pain in my ears too when I heard this

In all honesty, it sounds more like Rafiki says ,"gum" to me

I love this song and it’s this song that makes me wonder if that’s were the racist n word comes from

Madi ao [Spilled blood] Leka sebete chia ho oele sebatha [Try courage so the beasts may fall] Mo leka qeme o tsaba hoa [Those who defy mountains are, in truth, cowards] Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha [Even in anger, you do not speak against wrong...] Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha Oh, oh Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela

***** Thank you! People can be soooo immature sometimes...

+Shelby Berner Actually, I believe there's a bit of Swahili as well in a couple songs.

+The Master Panda there are actually 6 different african languages spoken throughout the show :P

Willie Mccleery I know, just mentioning one by name as I don't remember the others.

I did the first Jr. version of this show with Disney theatrical there are actually 7 languages in The Lion King.

I was crying through the entire show. But when "He lives in you - reprise" scene came I just lost it, sobbing up until the end of the show. Spectacular experience. Ultimate favorite childhood story brought to life done right (unlike the movie).

@IUvsUngU And I can picture him, saying THIS to all his child fans now in mourning: "Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So, whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you, and so will I." (6/20/2021)

Tsidii Le Loka is the name of the performer who wrote and performed this song. She is from South Africa. She is an actress, composer and vocalist.

thanks this really cleared it for me

Wait! You mean the first Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha is omitted in Broadway?

This has nothing to do with him

When I went to go see the play with my school ( we went with this program) this song didn’t even play. I thought I missed something

Such a sad, but emotional song😢

We are doing the Lion King junior and our Rafiki is a girl too :3

The role Rafiki plays in the broadway production is of a sangoma which is a traditional healer and seer of the spirit world also known as a shaman. In South Africa where I'm from Sangomas are revered individuals and they are the pillars of the community. This the who Rafiki is. She is Mufasa's confidant and she is the one who helps Simba connect with his father when he is older as she has the power to access the spirit world. She even gives Nala blessings and puts special potions(muti) on her for protection and other things during the shadowlands performance hence the hand waving and the "babbling" is also her asking the spirits of those lions who have passed on to the spirit world to guide and protect. Sorry for writing so much.

@@perfectlyimperfect1095 dont be sorry, that was actually really informative and interesting:)

they merged the female narrator singer from the movie and rafiki so that rafiki would be the narrator

@@terryt9833 The only offscreen female soloist in the movie sings one verse of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight." There is an offscreen male soloist for "The Circle of Life." And there is an offscreen chorus which performs a verse of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," and various other vocal segments during the movie. All the rest of the vocals are for onscreen characters: Simba, Nala, Zazu, Scar and the Hyenas, and Timon and Pumbaa.

Madi ao [Spilled blood] Leka sebete chia ho oele sebatha [Try courage so the beasts may fall] Mo leka qeme o tsaba hoa [Those who defy mountains are, in truth, cowards] Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha [Even in anger, you do not speak against wrong...] Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha Oh, oh Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela (Repeat)

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Oh please. The word is LEKA.

@@adriangroenewald3825 Oh Please Adrian. It sounds like it. Let the kid enjoy himself and be a kid. When we were kids no one was interrupting us?? Just trying to spread the love :)

It's called a different language. she's saying Leka not the N word. if you cant tell she's speaking a different language then I don't know what to say... Please don't make fun of peoples languages. If your not trying to make fun of her language then that's okay but please don't take things in the wrong way have a nice day

@@felicityw501 it was a joke. I know he’s not saying Nigga. I understand dialect.

CalianSonadora Well, actually Leka.

Madi ao [Spilled blood] Leka sebete chia ho oele sebatha [Try courage so the beasts may fall] Mo leka qeme o tsaba hoa [Those who defy mountains are, in truth, cowards] Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha [Even in anger, you do not speak against wrong...] Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha Oh, oh Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela (Repeat)

I knew it

Me too

Leka*

That's just the language they speak in Africa

How immature of you.

Screw off...

The word is LEKA.

@@JBrooksAMN No.

@@KingofAngryBirds These are the lyrics: RAFIKI: Madi ao Leka sebete chia ho oele sebatha Mo leka geme o tsaba hoa Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha Oh, oh Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela RAFIKI AND LIONESSES: Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee Halala humba hela hela hela

r/murderedbywords

The word she is saying is Leka