ChorusĮlton John compares the circle of life to a wheel of fortune you might win or lose it all. We have destroyed forests and we suffer from lack of pure air to breathe in. We have ruined the earth and we suffer consequences like landslides. Taking more than what we have given has caused pretty much all the natural and human disasters in the world. But the golden line in this song to us is “never take more than you give.”

We are pushed and programmed to run a certain track, where you could make it out or even not. It might be phrased a ‘dog eat dog world,’ but we should learn to ‘live and let live.’ Elton John also says that all of are in the middle of a stampede from the moment we are born. We just have to open our eyes and see them. Anything from a life cycle of an ant to an elephant, or the workings of a Sunflower to the rivers that stream water every second the world is filled with wonders. He says that from the moment we open our eyes until they shut down, there are countless miracles to be witnessed in the world. Lyrics Analysis and Song Meaning of “Circle of Life” Verse 1Įlton John marvels at the creations of this world. Maybe a Zulu word for lion cub?įrom here on we would annotate the lyrics to the original version of “Circle of Life” by Elton John. The last few lines translate to something like “we are going to conquer” and the last line translates to “the lion is now joined by a leopard.” This translation is quite confusing as there is no linkage of a leopard in the story. The next three lines are a repetition of the above lines. It translates to “Oh yes it is the majestic lion king.”

The second line is an affirmation of what is said in the first line.

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