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Ngomso
Attribution information
Composer

Lebo M

Lyricist

Lebo M

Performers

Lebo M

Release information
Released

December 13, 2024

Track

1

Length

1:16

Albums

 •  Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
 •  Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

Appearances

Mufasa: The Lion King

Samples
Versions

Ngomso (help·info)

“
Lebo M's voice is synonymous with Lion King. That's the first voice you hear in the 1994 original. It's the first voice you hear in this film.
―Lin-Manuel Miranda on "Ngomso"[1]
 ”

"Ngomso" is a song composed by Lebo M for Mufasa: The Lion King. It was released on December 13, 2024, as part of the film's official soundtrack and Deluxe Edition soundtrack.

Conception and development[]

Lebo M, whose vocals are heard in "Circle of Life" in The Lion King, confessed that writing another opening song for the franchise was "quite a big challenge." In a process remarkably similar to his conception of the "Circle of Life" chant, he composed "Ngomso" in a single morning.[2]

Release[]

Lebo M served as the composer and lyricist of "Ngomso". The song was released on December 13, 2024, as part of the original motion picture soundtrack of Mufasa: The Lion King as well as its Deluxe Edition soundtrack. Lebo M performed the song.[3][4]

Use[]

"Ngomso" is the opening musical number of Mufasa: The Lion King. The song starts as the Pride Landers journey to Pride Rock to hear an announcement by their king, Simba. Once they have gathered at the base of Pride Rock, Simba ascends the peak, and the song concludes.[5]

Lyrics[]

'Xesha lifikile wemampondo
Awu 'xesha lifikile
Milele
'Xesha lifikile wemampondo
Awu 'xesha lifikile
Awuweee, awuweee
They call it
Milele, milele

Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
They call it
Milele, milele

Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
('Xesha lifikile wemampondo)
Iqonde, iqonde, ungayisabi, ngomso
Iqonde, iqonde

Trivia[]

  • "Ngomso" means "tomorrow" in Xhosa.[6]

Media[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barry Jenkins - The Music of Mufasa ft. Lebo M. YouTube. Google. Retrieved on January 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Voice of 'The Lion King' returns for Disney prequel. France 24. France Médias Monde (December 15, 2024). Retrieved on January 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). iTunes. Apple. Retrieved on January 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition). iTunes. Apple. Retrieved on January 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Revealed in Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King (2024). Written by Jeff Nathanson and directed by Barry Jenkins. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
  6. ↑ Xhosa - English translator. Glosbe. Retrieved on August 16, 2024.


Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Ngomso  •  Milele  •  I Always Wanted A Brother  •  Bye Bye  •  We Go Together  •  Tell Me It's You  •  Brother Betrayed
Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)
Ngomso  •  Milele  •  I Always Wanted A Brother  •  Bye Bye  •  We Go Together  •  Tell Me It's You  •  Brother Betrayed  •  Destiny Reigns  •  Kuqondile  •  Listen to My Voice  •  Find the Way  •  The Race  •  Home  •  Burden of Pride  •  My Love  •  Bathroom Break  •  Run Mufasa!  •  And So It's Time  •  All That Was Lost  •  Jamaa  •  Follow the Fireflies  •  Smell a Duck  •  Elephant Stampede  •  Beneath the Scars  •  The King Within  •  We Made It  •  Clash of Kings  •  Blood for Blood  •  The Earth Will Shake  •  The King of Milele  •  A Story of a Great King  •  Ngomso (Instrumental)  •  Milele (Instrumental)  •  I Always Wanted A Brother (Instrumental)  •  Bye Bye (Instrumental)  •  We Go Together (Instrumental)  •  Tell Me It's You (Instrumental)  •  Brother Betrayed (Instrumental)
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