The Lion Sleeps Tonight

1939 song by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds

"Mbube" is a popular song written and composed by South African musician Solomon Linda in 1939. It was first published in South Africa and made its way to the United States a decade later. In 1961, the Tokens adapted the melody and added English lyrics to create "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", lending the song the name by which it is best known today.

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