Mbube
| Other Names: | The Lion Sleeps Tonight; Wimoweh |
| Composer(s): | Linda, Solomon |
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| Notes: | Originally titled 'Mbube' (= lion) by Solomon Linda. The title 'Wimoweh', a phonetic transcription of the Zulu chant, was given when it was transcribed for Pete Seeger's group, The Weavers. The Weavers' recording credited the song to 'Paul Campbell' (which was a pseudonyum for the group). The English version by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore was written and released in 1961 |
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| Language(s): | Zulu |
In Publications:
| Title | Type | Arranged For | Publisher | |
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| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Score | 3 Part choir, Piano | Hal Leonard Music | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Score | 2 part choir | Jenson Publications, Inc. | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Score | SATB Choir, Piano | Alfred Publishing Co. | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Score | SAB | Abilene Music Corporation | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Vocal score | SATB, piano | Folkways Music Publishers Inc. | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Score | SATB, piano | Hal Leonard Music | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Vocal score | SATB, piano | Warner/Belwin | |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Score | 2 Part Choir | Belwin-Mills Publishing Ciorporation |