Chorus: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyams

(Various mobains raising their heads at the sunrise: hedgehogs, squirrels, foxes, cats, rabbits, armadillos, coyotes, etc)

Chrous: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
Sithi uhm ingonyama
Ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba
Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Sitha ngqwa!)
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Eshe!)

(Various mobains start moving toward a special ceremoney)

Singer: From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
{The mobains are venturing over the plains and past, trees and flowers)

Singer: There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

(Espio is running to the M.E. shrine happily.)

Singer: It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all

{Espio bows to Locke, who smiles and nods at him}

Singer: Through despair and hope
Through faith and love

{Appearance of Vector The Crocodile. He passes between ranks of mobains, who bow to him; he then climbs the steps to where Locke is standing.}

Singer: Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
{Vector and Locke embrace.}

Singer: In the Circle
The Circle of Life

{Locke leads Vector over to Lara-Le, who is holding the young Knuckles. Behind them are some echidnas including Mari-An, Rita-Le and Komi-Ko (Lara-Le sisters), Wynmacher (Mari-An's fiance) and Pachacamac with his pregnant wife Gala-Na.}

{Vector puts the juice and sand he collects on Knuckles' brow- a ceremonial crown. He sneezes as his parents look on lovingly. He then picks Knuckles up and ascends to the point of M.E. shrine. Locke and Lara-Le follow. Then, Vector holds Knuckles up for the crowd to view.}

Singer: It's The Circle of Life

{The crowd cheers for the site of the newborn.}

Singer: And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
{The clouds part and a sunbeam highlights Vector and Knuckles on the shrine.}

Singer: Till we find our place
{The crowd bows down, one by one.}

Singer: On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life