The Lion Sleeps Tonight – a funny English song

The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Lion Sleeps Tonight – a funny English karaoke song performed by a hippo

The Lion Sleeps Tonight – a karaoke song from The Lion King cartoon with words and their transcription.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (text, lyrics):

(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight

Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight

Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight

 

 

Word transcription
jungle [‘ʤ ʌ ŋ gl] an equatorial forest area with luxuriant vegetation, often almost impenetrable
mighty [‘maiti] having or indicating might; powerful or strong
lion [‘lai ən] a large gregarious predatory feline mammal, Panthera leo, of open country in parts of Africa and India, having a tawny yellow coat and, in the male, a shaggy mane
sleep [sli:p] a periodic state of physiological rest during which consciousness is suspended and metabolic rate is decreased
quiet [‘kwaiət] characterized by an absence or near absence of noise
tonight [tə’nait] the night or evening of this present day
near [niə] at or to a place or time not far away from; close to
village [‘viliʤ] a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet
peaceful [‘ pi:sful] not in a state of war or disagreement
hush [h ʌ ʃ] to make or become silent; quieten
darling [‘da:li ŋ] a person very much loved: often used as a term of address
fear [fi ə] a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc