Compositor: Elton John / Jay Rifkin / Lebo M / Mark Mancina / Tim Rice
From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round (endless round)
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
(Ingonyama nengw' enamabala)
Through despair and hope
(Ingonyama nengw' enamabala)
Through faith and love
'Till we find our place
On a path unwinding
In the circle
(Ingonyama nengw' enamabala)
The circle of life
Night
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
And the spirit of life
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Calling
oh oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh
Calling
oh oh eh oh
Wait
There's no mountain too great
Calling
oh oh eh oh
Calling
oh oh eh oh, oh eh oh
He lives in you
(oh, he lives in you)
He lives in me
(oh, he lives in me)
He watches over
(oh, he watches over)
Everything we see
(oh, everything we see)
Into the water
(into the water)
Into the truth
(into the truth)
In your reflection
He lives in you
It's the circle of life
He lives in you
And it moves us all
He lives in me
Through despair and hope
He watches over
Through faith and love
Everything we see
'Till we find our place (we find our place)
On a path unwinding (on the path unwinding)
In the circle
(in the circle)
In the circle
(in the circle)
In the circle
The circle of life