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The Stampede
Stampede stage musical HD
Attribution information
Composer

Hans Zimmer

Release information
Released

1997

Track

9

Length

2:38

Albums

The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Appearances

The Lion King (stage musical)

Samples
Versions

Anonymous Audio File Icon Clip ArtThe Stampede 

"The Stampede" is a musical piece composed by Hans Zimmer for the stage musical version of The Lion King. It was released in 1997 as part of the original cast recording.

Use[]

In the stage musical version of The Lion King, the score is titled "The Stampede".[1] Like the film's rendition of the score, "The Stampede" does not include the score heard as Simba mourns his father Mufasa, but rather the music played during the stampede scene.

Lyrics[]

Chorus:
Eee
Hoo wuh
Aaah!

Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona yona yona yona
Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona yona yona yona

Yo yo yo yo
Yo
Iyo
Oh, wah
Yo yo yona

Oh
Oh, ngwana ke
Yona yo
Yona oh

Yona yona
Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona yona yona yona

Yo yo yo yo
Iyo

Yona oh yona
Yona oh yona
Yona yona
Oh, yona
Yona yona
Oh, yona yo

Oh, yona
Oh, yona
Oh, yona

Yowe yona yowe yona
Yo oh we yo
Yona yo yona yo
Baba wa mi
Oh!

Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona
Yona yona yona
Baba wa mi baba wa
Mi baba wam

Yo
Oooh!
Oooh!

Trivia[]

  • In Zulu, "Yona!" translates to "Here it comes!" and "Baba, wa mi baba!" translates to "Father, oh my father!"[2]

References[]


The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Circle of Life    Grasslands Chant    The Morning Report    The Lioness Hunt    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Chow Down    They Live In You    Be Prepared    The Stampede    Rafiki Mourns    Hakuna Matata    One By One    The Madness of King Scar    Shadowland    The Lion Sleeps Tonight    Endless Night    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    He Lives In You (Reprise)    Simba Confronts Scar    King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (Reprise)
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