Through a call-and-response sort of format, we are introduced to this song via gradually increasing pace and strength - the way a lion approaches, you could say. The first couplet is repeated once more, with a final repetition specifically of the word ‘ingonyama’, which, according to and Google Translate, means ‘lion’. There are very few songs with such a strong connection to their respective film’s image in popular culture, a testament to this song’s lasting strength. Even if the lyrics, loosely Zulu for “Here is a lion” / “Oh yes, it’s a lion”, are not particularly stunning in English, nor the language particularly conducive to a direct translation to the words above, every single person who has seen the movie and many who have not will know exactly what is to come when the vocals, led by South African artist and producer Lebo M., set in. From the off, this song is absolutely and utterly iconic.
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