The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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title:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube", through South African Gallo Record Company. Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in Zulu, while those of the English one were later written by George David Weiss. The song has been adapted and covered internationally by many pop and folk artists. It was recorded as "Wimoweh" by the Weavers in November 1951, and published by "Folkways Music Publishers", a branch o
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1939 song by Solomon Linda
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight
date created:
2004-01-19T18:42:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T23:31:59Z
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