- Written by
- Solomon Linda
- Language
- Zulu
- Comments
- "Mbube" is Zulu for "lion". Pete Seeger of The Weavers copied "Mbube" note for note, but he didn't understand "Uyimbube, uyimbube", so he made "Wimoweh" of it.
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Mbube [Wimoweh] written by Solomon Linda Zulu 1939
- Touma written by Mory Kanté Banda 1990
-
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss
English
July 21, 1961
- Kniha džunglí written by Zdeněk Rytíř Czech 1973
- Lev dnes v noci spí written by Eduard Krečmar Czech 2004
- Wimmersvej written by Bamse Danish 1975
- De leeuw slaapt vannacht written by Jan Vuik Dutch 1962
- Oek' ndana written by Lex Colman, Jean Vanhoren Dutch 1962
- Daar slaapt de leeuw vannacht written by Kapitein Winokio Dutch June 1, 2012
- The Tiger's Wide Awake written by Jack Keller [US1], Larry Colber English January 1962
- The Guitar - The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by John Flansburgh, John Linnell English March 1992
- Ei saa häiritä leijonaa written by Sauvo Puhtila Finnish 1972
- Le lion est mort ce soir written by Henri Salvador French 1962
- Der Löwe schläft heut' Nacht written by Kurt Feltz German February 1962
- Wo ist die Oase... das Ding ist weg! written by Bernd Meinunger, Werner Schüler German 1978
- Der Löwe schläft heut' Nacht (Awimbohe) written by Volker Rosin German November 1998
- Bemberle written by Michael Flechsler German 2012
- De liew is weg written by Jack Wijckmans Limburgan 1993
- Gjedda kjæm i kveld (på Vingrom) written by Eldar Vågan Norwegian 1984
- Hoy duerme el león written by Francisco Carreras Spanish 1972
- Mr Walker written by Svängis Höglund Swedish 1975
- Där äljaan kommer ifrå written by Göran Dobermann, Gördis Dobermann Swedish 2004