Hakuna Matata – English Lyrics

• By: Disney Sing It: Family Hits Cast
• Album: The Lion King

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Swahili-inspired vocabulary with this upbeat classic! Through this song, you can learn the meaning of a famous East African phrase and enjoy catchy, repetitive lyrics that make language acquisition feel like a celebration.

[English]

auna

Matata what a wonderful

phase auna

Matata ain't no passing

cze it means no worries for the rest of

your

days it's our problem

free philosophy

[Music]

why when he was a young W hog when I was

a young

W very nice thanks he found his Aroma

like a certain appeal he could clear to

Savannah after every meal I'm a

sensitive Soul though I seem f

skined and it hurt that my friends never

stood

downwind and oh the shame he was a

change what a change in my name oh

what's the name and I got down hunted

how did you feel every I hey Puma not in

front of the kids oh sorry a

Matana what a wonderful

phas

a Ain't No Passing Gra

it means no worries for the rest of your

days yeah sing it kid it's our

problem

philosophy m

[Music]

it means no worries for the rest of your

days it's our

problem philosoph

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

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[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfəl/ A1	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good
passing /ˈpæsɪŋ/ B1	adjective - brief or temporary
worries /ˈwʌriz/ A2	noun - feelings of anxiety or unease
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with
philosophy /fəˈlɒsəfi/ B2	noun - a theory or attitude held by a person or group that acts as a guiding principle for behavior
aroma /əˈrəʊmə/ B2	noun - a distinctive, typically pleasant smell
appeal /əˈpiːl/ B2	noun - the quality of being attractive or interesting
savannah /səˈvænə/ B1	noun - a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees
sensitive /ˈsensətɪv/ B1	adjective - easily offended or upset; having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings
soul /səʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of a body
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
hunted /ˈhʌntɪd/ B1	verb - pursued or chased