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Busa | |
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Attribution information | |
Composer | |
Lyricist |
Lebo M and Jay Rifkin |
Performers |
Lebo M and his African Chorus |
Release information | |
Length |
4:04 |
Albums |
"Busa" is a Zulu song from Rhythm of the Pride Lands.
Lyrics
Chorus: | |
Busa le lizwe bo | Rule this land |
Busa le lizwe bo | Rule this land |
Busa lomhlaba wethu | Rule this land of ours |
Busa ngo xolo | Rule with peace |
(Repeat Chorus) | |
Lebo M: | |
Shwele baba | Hail to you, Father |
Siyakubongela | We are grateful to you |
Usi lethel' injabulo | You brought us happiness |
Noxolo | And peace |
Shwele baba | Hail to you, Father |
Siyakubongela | We are grateful to you |
Liqhakazise baba | Brighten our future |
Ngo thando | With love |
(Repeated) | |
Lebo M: | |
Bayede baba | Father, we salute you |
Sikhokhele bo | Lead us |
Busa lomhlaba | Rule this land |
Ngo thando | With love |
(Repeat Chorus) | |
Lebo M and Chorus: | |
Busa ngo thando | Rule with love |
Busa ngo thando | Rule with love |
Busa ngo thando | Rule with love |
Busa ngo xolo | Rule with peace |
(Repeated) | |
Lebo M and Chorus: | |
Ubuse ngo thando | You must rule with love |
Ubuse ngo xolo | You must rule with peace |
Ubuse ngo thando | You must rule with love |
Busa Simba, busa Simba | Rule Simba, rule Simba |
African Chant: | |
Hemna iyo | |
Hemna iyo | |
Hemna nkosi, busa Simba iyo | |
Repeat chorus | |
Lebo M and Chorus: | |
Oh busa Simba iyo | Rule Simba |
Vusa amakhosi | Wake the ancestors |
Vusa amdlozi bo | Wake the spirits |
Busa Simba iyo | Rule Simba |
(Repeat three times) |
Album credits
- Hans Zimmer: Composer
- Lebo M: Lyricist, Vocals
- Jay Rifkin: Backing Vocals, Lyricist
Trivia
- Although Lebo M has new vocals for the song, the chorus is the same recording from the end credits of the film.
- Different variations of the song are frequently heard throughout The Lion King, such as:
- Towards the end of "Under the Stars."
- When Simba runs across the desert.
- When Simba becomes King.
- The beginning of the end credits.
- The song can also be heard in the stage musical during the "Grasslands Chant," as well as the finale song, "King of Pride Rock."
- Another variation of the song is heard in The Lion King 1½, when Pumbaa is running across the desert, parodying Simba's run in the original film.
Media
Rhythm of the Pride Lands |
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The Lion King Collection |
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