Upendi

Upendi is a love song from the 1998 direct-to-video animated feature, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. The song is sung by Rafiki (Robert Guillaume), Kiara (Liz Callaway), Kovu (Gene Miller), and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Plot
Rafiki's song told the two mates, Kiara and Kovu about love and happiness, with some points of "No Worries"/Hakuna Matata. He said that they shouldn't worried about loving each other, 'cause the "love" will guide all of them someday. Rafiki and his safari friends also helped the two to fall in love in their own 'romantic getaway'.

Lyrics
Rafiki: There's a place where the crazy moon Makes the monkeys sing and the baboons swoon And the sultry scent of the lotus bloom Will carry you away

Where the hippos swing from the jungle vines And the rhino rhumba in a conga line And the pink flamingoes are intertwined As the stars come out to play

In Upendi Where the passionfruit grows sweet And it's so divine That you lose your mind As it sweeps you off your feet

In Upendi Without a worry or a care It just takes two To make it true Your heart will lead you there

Kiara: Where is it? Rafiki: No place you don't take with you...

You better watch your step 'cause the path is steep Better hold your breath cause the water's deep It's a long way down over Lovers' Leap But falling's half the fun!

In Upendi Where the passionfruit grows sweet And it's so divine That you lose your mind As it sweeps you off your feet

In Upendi Without a worry or a care It just takes two To make it true Your heart will take you there

You can beat the bush like there's no tomorrow From Tanganyika to Kilimanjaro But you'll find Upendi wherever you are Oh underneath the sun

Kiara: Upendi-- it means "love", doesn't it? Rafiki: Welcome to Upendi!

Rafiki and Chorus: In Upendi Where the passionfruit grows sweet And it's so divine That you lose your mind As it sweeps you off your feet

In Upendi Without a worry or a care It just takes two To make it true Your heart will take you there

Kiara: Upendi!

Rafiki and Chorus: Down In Upendi Way down In Upendi!

Trivia

 * Upendi means "Love" in Swahili.
 * The song is also the equivalent to "Hakuna Matata," from the first film.