Song info

Adaptation tree

• Mbube written by Solomon Linda - Zulu
  • Wimoweh - Undetermined
    • The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore - English
      • De leeuw slaapt vannacht written by Jan Vuik - Dutch
      • Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht (Awimbohe) written by Volker Rosin - German
      • Wimmersvej written by Bamse - Danish
      • Le lion est mort ce soir written by Henri Salvador - French
      • Oek' ndana written by Jean Vanhoren - Dutch
      • Ei saa häiritä leijonaa written by Sauvo Puhtila - Finnish

Versions

Mbube written by Solomon Linda - Zulu

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Mbube	Angélique Kidjo	April 6, 2010
2		Mbube	Miriam Makeba	1960
3		Mbube	Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds	1939

Wimoweh - Undetermined

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Wimoweh	Manu Dibango Featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo	1994
2		Wimoweh	Nanci Griffith	1993
3		Wimoweh (Mbube)	Arlo Guthrie/Pete Seeger	1982
4		The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)	Brian Eno	1975
5		Wimoweh	Chris Barber	1965
6		Wimoweh	Glen Campbell	1964
7		Wimoweh	Hugh Masekela	1963
8		Wimoweh	Bobby Stevens	February 1962
9		Wimoweh	Karl Denver	January 1962
10		Wimoweh	Yma Sumac	1952
11		Wimoweh	The Weavers	1952

The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore - English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Audio Quattro	2012
2		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The SilverBalls	2012
3		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Five by Design	2008
4		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Morgan Arons With Jay Siegel and The Tokens	2003
5		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Boppin' B	2003
6		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Mighty Echoes	September 2003
7		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Scallwags	2001
8		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Party Animals	May 29, 2000
9		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Dodecaphonics	1999
10		The Lion Sleeps Tonight [live]	Voice Male	1998
11		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Helmut Lotti	1998
12		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Steve Forbert	1994
13		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	R.E.M.	February 1993
14		Welcome to the Jungle	Big Daddy	1991
15		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Tight Fit	1982
16		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Nylons	1982
17		Wimoweh	Jowe Head	1981
18		Wimoweh	Mary Schneider	1980
19		The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube)	Robert John [1]	1971
20		Wimoweh	Roger Whittaker	1967
21		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Hounds [1]	1967
22		Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)	The New Christy Minstrels	August 1965
23		Wimoweh	Jimmie Rodgers [1]	August 1963
24		The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)	Bobby Stevens	January 1962
25		The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Tokens	1961

De leeuw slaapt vannacht written by Jan Vuik - Dutch

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		De leeuw slaapt van nacht!	Ilonka	1962

Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht (Awimbohe) written by Volker Rosin - German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht (Awimbohe)	Volker Rosin und die Lollypops	2003

Wimmersvej written by Bamse - Danish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Wimmersvej	Bamses Venner	1975

Le lion est mort ce soir written by Henri Salvador - French

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Le lion est mort ce soir	Pow Wow	1992
2		Le lion est mort ce soir	Henri Salvador	1962

Oek' ndana written by Jean Vanhoren - Dutch

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Oek'ndana	The Strangers	1961

Ei saa häiritä leijonaa written by Sauvo Puhtila - Finnish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Ei saa häiritä leijonaa	Danny	1972