Muses: He Lives In You

He Lives In You ~The Lion King
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (X 4)
[Here is a lion and a tiger]

Night
And the spirit of life
Calling

Oh, oh, iyo
Mamela...
[Listen]
Oh, oh, iyo

And a voice
With the fear of a child
Answers:

Oh, oh, iyo
Oh, mamela...
[Listen]
Oh, oh, iyo

Ubukhosi bo khokho
[Throne of the ancestors]
We ndodana ye sizwe sonke
[Oh, son of the nation]

Wait!
There's no mountain too great
Hear the words and have faith (Oh, oh, iyo)
Oh...
Oh, oh, iyo
Have faith

Hela hey mamela
[Hey, listen] (X 4)

He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you


This is an excerpt of the lyrics for this song, seeing as how parts of it repeat.
This song is without a doubt about Mufasa, as is demonstrated in the Broadway of it: it is performed twice, once after little bitty Simba said to his dad, "Dad, we're pals, right? And we'll always be together!" (Mufasa's answer was this song), and the second time when Rafiki goes all mysterious and says "Look into the water... Look... closer......" (Mufasa lives on in all of us).

However, take a moment and really think about it. These words are so true for everyone we love and are seperated from. They live on in us as long as we never forget them. As Mufasa says in the movie, "You have forgotten me.... you have forgotten yourself, and in doing that, you have forgotten me." We need to keep in touch with all bases, I guess...

Also, there is an undeniable Christian tone in this song in particular. It just wound up sounding like that, I guess, but my best friend and I are going to perform it at my church for the talent show this year :)
He's always there, recall... And even though it feels like we are separated from him, He's right beside us. I draw comfort from that, and I hope you do, too.

~Godspede