This article is about the song from "Rhythm of the Pride Lands". For the rewritten version for the Broadway adaptation of the film, see Endless Night.
"Lala" is Track 9 from the CD, Rhythm of the Pridelands. Music and lyrics by Jay Rifkin, Lebo M, and Hans Zimmer, performed by Jay Rifkin and Lebo M. Lebo M wrote the song as a tribute to his late brother.
Lyrics[]
Oh mta ka mama wam [Oh, my mother's child]
Oh mfo wethu [Oh, my dear brother]
Ndi ya ku khumbula mna [I miss you]
La la, La la
Oh mta ka mama wam [Oh, my mother's child]
Oh mfo wethu [Oh, my dear brother]
Ndi ya ku khalela mna [I cry for you]
Motswalle waka [My dear friend]
Ngwana mme [My mother's child]
Ndiyani khumbula [I miss you]
La la kahle [Farewell]
(Repeat)
(Chorus)
We sangoma ngi velelwe [Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
(Repeat)
Oh mta ka mama wam [Oh, my mother's child]
Oh mfo wethu [Oh, my dear brother]
Ndi ya ku khalela mna [I cry for you]
Motswalle waka [My dear friend]
Ngwana mme [My mother's child]
Ndiyani khumbula [I miss you]
La la kahle [Farewell]
(Repeat)
(Repeat chorus to fade)
Trivia[]
- Vocals from the song can also heard in The Lion King during the part where Simba tries to catch up with Rafiki who brings Simba to reflect on his Mufasa who tells him to return to the Pride Lands to take his place as king, part of the "Under the Stars" score. Vocals can also be heard in the same scene for the 2019 remake.
- The song was later rewritten for the Broadway adaptation of The Lion King where it is titled "Endless Night".
