The Lion Sleeps Tonight – a funny English song
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 |