“Circle of Life”
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'Circle of Life - The Song'
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Elton John
"From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
(Chorus)
In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
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 the great and small on the endless round
(Chorus repeats)
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life.
"In the context of the movie, the circle of life speaks of how we are all interrelated in an unending circle of existence. The lion eats the antelope for its survival, but the lion itself returns to the ground upon its death, upon which grass grows for the nourishment of the antelope. That's the circle of life; a cycle of interrelatedness within the scheme of creation.
The lion - the king of the animal kingdom - was trying to teach his young cub (who would one day be king) that the responsibility of a king was to ensure the preservation of a balance in that circle of life. In so saying, it followed that life for the young cub was not just to be lived for the moment, and that being a king was more than simply having things done his way. There was a legacy to continue and a story to pass on to the next generation of rulers within that kingdom."
- SHERMAN YL KUEK, Malaysia
posted by Richard at
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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