Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 - Movie Quotes

Taka Mufasa, please forgive me.

Zazu You must banish him, sire.

Mufasa As long as I'm king, my brother will have a place here.

Taka Brother, I'm so...

Mufasa But I won't ever say your name again. I can't. I won't.

Taka Then call me Scar. So I will never forget what I have done.

Mufasa Scar.

Taka [He bows and leaves.] Your Majesty.

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Rafiki Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.

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Young Taka [from trailer] I'll tell you a secret, Mufasa! I always wanted a brother!

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Rafiki [from trailer] This story begins far beyond the mountains and the shadows. On the other side of the light, a lion was born without a drop of nobility in his blood. A lion who change our lives forever. The earth will shake. Destiny awaits you.

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Taka [from trailer] We're alive! I did it! I saved us!

[a rogue lioness has jumped into the water behind him and Mufasa. She is swimming after them.]

Mufasa You were saying?

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Pumbaa We've been singing "Hakuna Matata" since forever!

Timon Who hasn't?

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Taka It's hot, isn't it?

Sarabi [politely but clearly uncomfortable] Yup.

Taka I love listening.

Sarabi Uh-huh.

Taka I'm listening right now.

Sarabi To what?

Taka What you just said.

Sarabi You're the one that's talking.

Taka I am?... You smell like a duck.

Sarabi What?

Taka Flower! A duck flower!

Sarabi How do you know about those flowers?

Taka Well-I-I inhaled you with my nose. I can smell them.

Sarabi That's amazing. Our valley was full of those flowers, thousands of them, as far as the eye could see. It was the most beautiful place, Taka.

[Mufasa and Rafiki are listening from behind]

Mufasa Did he just say she smells like a duck?

Young Rafiki And you call me a baboon.

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Mufasa [He addresses the animals of Milele] I am Mufasa, a stray with no pride, and yet I stand before you, head unbowed. I know you are afraid, but trust me. Nothing will change if we remain isolated to our own tribes without concern for the fate of others. Today, they are here for us lions, but I assure you, as you let them walk among you in search of us now, they are plotting to come for you tomorrow. There is no lion as large as an elephant, as strong as an oxen, as fast as a cheetah, or tall as a giraffe, who can soar and scout as wide and far as the cranes and hawks in the sky. So, can't you see? Every being has a place in the circle of life. My breath is your breath. My fight is your fight! I will not bend to evil, and neither should you! NANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI!

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Sarabi [from trailer] You expect us to follow this hallucinating baboon?

Sarabi [Young Rafiki cackles hysterically while making a snow angel] No offense.

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Kiros [from trailer; he surrounds Mufasa and Taka's pride in a threatening manner] The circle is broken. There will be one Lion King.

Eshe [Mufasa stares in horror] Mufasa, run!

[She leaps to fight Kiros and his pride]

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Rafiki It is easy to doubt everything when you know nothing.

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Zazu [from trailer] Just to be clear, I NEVER signed up for this!

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Rafiki The eye never forgets what the heart has seen.

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Obasi No one can ever know you ran, that you ran for your mother. It never happened, Taka, do you understand?

Taka But I didn't know, I was just, I was just scared.

Obasi It doesn't matter. We must protect the bloodline.

Taka Protect them with a lie? Father, that's deceitful.

Obasi Deceit is a tool of a great king. Taka, it's what kings must do.

Taka But I'm not a king. I'm just your son.

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[Mufasa and Taka run over to the males who are napping]

Mufasa Elephant stampede!

[All the males wake up and freak out and start to climb up the shade tree except for Obasi who tries to crawl underneath the tree]

Mufasa Chigaru jumped like 20 feet!

Taka Oh, that's a new record.

Chigaru [annoyed] Obasi, they did it again! Your sons are nothing but trouble.

Obasi That one is not my son.

Chigaru They're heathens, the both of them.

Obasi This stray is forbidden to be near the shade tree.

Taka Mufasa and I were just playing.

Obasi You two will never be brothers. Go back to the females and stay away from my son.

[Mufasa sadly walks away]

Obasi Oh, your mother, she adopts every lizard. Speaks to passing grasshoppers.

Taka I want to go with him.

Obasi You want to be with the females? You belong with the males.

Taka He gets to hunt with mother.

Obasi One day, he will betray you. That is what strays do.

Taka Mufasa would never betray me.

Obasi Hey, hey, this will all be yours, my son. You will be king. So pay attention. Study every move I make.

[He lays down to nap]

Taka Sleeping again?

Obasi That is what males do. We protect the pride as we nap. That's, well, that's power.

Taka Power?

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[deleted scene of Taka dreaming and seeing his father]

Obasi Taka, your name means 'spirit' because you are mine. Honor it, my son. Fulfill your destiny.

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Taka [from trailer.] You stole my destiny!

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Mufasa [singing] Ever since you appeared, I've been running from something deep inside, and it's worse than I feared, cause I look in your eyes and I can't hide, I push you away.

Sarabi Don't push me away

Mufasa But the feelings come back, twice as strong, I don't know what to say

Sarabi You know just what to say

Mufasa But I know that I'm right where I belong

Sarabi The way you know just where to be

Mufasa I don't know

Sarabi The way you move, the way you see

Mufasa You see me

Sarabi The way you feel, when you're with me

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: Beside me

Sarabi Don't hide from me anymore. Tell me it's you, I know it's you

Mufasa What do I say? Where do I go? How do I know you feel the same?

Sarabi Tell me it's you, I know it's you

Mufasa Quiet and low, letting it go, letting you know what's in me. Everywhere that I roam

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: I remind myself not to overstay

Mufasa Everytime I find home

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: Somethin' happens to take that home away

Mufasa But you've seen what I've seen

Sarabi I see you

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: As you lead with the strength that shines right through

Mufasa You move like a queen, a true queen

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: Don't let anything take me away from you

Sarabi Tell me it's you, I know it's you

Mufasa Say it again, say it again, tell me I'll always be with you

Sarabi Tell me it's you, I know it's you

Mufasa Say it again, say it again, tell me you're always with me

Sarabi The way you know just where to be

Mufasa Now I know

Sarabi The way you move, the way you see

Mufasa I see you

Sarabi The love I feel when you're with me

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: Beside me, beside me

Mufasa Say it again, say it again, say it again. Tell me the world won't interfere

Sarabi Say it again, say it again. Tell me the words I wanna hear

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: Say it again, say it again. Open your eyes and hear we go, I know it's you, I know it's you

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Older Mufasa [James Earl Jones says these lines at the beginning of the film] Look at the stars. Whenever you feel alone, the Great Kings of the Past will always be up there to guide you, and so will I.

[a title crawl says In Memory of James Earl Jones]

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[Mufasa and Taka are trying to escape the outsiders and are overlooking a cliff]

Taka Okay, I didn't want to do this, but... I command you to swim!

Mufasa You... what?

Taka You pledged your loyalty. I command you to swim!

Mufasa Taka, this is not the time for jokes!

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[after Mufasa has won the race]

Eshe Well done Taka, well done.

Young Taka I thought you said you were fast. I had to let you win.

Mufasa Cub Well I did just go days with no sleep all right.

Young Taka Anyways come on Mufasa, let's get into trouble.

[They both run off and play]

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Rafiki My eyes are open. It is my lids that are closed.

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[after watching Mufasa and Sarabi fall in love]

Taka [singing sadly] You know I love her, my brother There's nothing we keep from each other I saved your life This is how you repay me? What do I do? What does it mean? How do I ever unsee what I've seen? He was my kin, she was my queen Now it's broken forever and- "Tell her it's you, she knows it's you" What did you say to her, what did you do? I'm next in line, she should be mine, ha! Are the ancestors laughing, I- What would they say? Father is gone, not before giving me strength to go on. He never trusted you, did he know You'd betray me so? When you were drowning, I pulled you out I gave you life which you lived in my debt. Now I'm the one drowning, tumbling down, trying to escape what I cannot forget I have a brother no longer, it's over and done. Now all I have is this shame and this rage that I can't out-run.

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Kiros [singing to Obasi and his pride] You say you're the king But you lie around In the shade, Out of shape Unafraid The moon cuts a path Through the sky By night or by day It doesn't obey And neither do I You took my son I hope you can run 'Cause I'm gonna be The last thing you see Before you go Bye bye There you go Bye bye Climb every tree Across land and sea I make you go Bye bye I make you go Bye bye Everything in my clutches Bye bye Everything the light touches The Circle of Life is a lie A pretty way to say There are predators and prey That circle of vultures up high They keep stealing glances They don't like your chances And neither do I I run my pride You run and hide 'Cause I'm gonna be The last thing you see Before you go Bye bye There you go Bye bye Climb every tree Across land and sea Until you go Bye bye Will you go Bye bye Bye bye For vengeance is mine If I'm the last of my line I must be strong

Amara Amara, Akua: Like a dream that just doesn't Let up, let up And you scream 'cause you cannot Get up, get up

Kiros Bye bye

Kiros Kiros, Amara, Akua: Bye bye

Kiros I make you go

Kiros Kiros, Amara, Akua: Bye bye

Amara Amara, Akua: So long

Kiros Bye bye

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Rafiki A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.

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Kiara I'm scared, I want mom and dad.

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Junia You can't survive on your own.

Rafiki Nobody can. And yet, here we are.

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[Mufasa's parents begin to sing]

Ensemble Sekuseduzani, empumalanga, Entshonalanga, sala ngoxolo

Afia Beyond the horizon, Beyond the last cloud in the sky, There's a place I know

Ensemble Siqhubek'ekhaya s'ofika

Afia Imagine a kingdom

[Ngothando, Ngothando]

Afia The water flows, The grass is high

[S'ofika]

Afia It's not a dream

[Ngothando]

Afia Someday, we'll go, We call it

[Tunaita]

Afia Milele

[Milele]

Afia It's always there

[Daimaiko]

Afia Milele

[Milele]

Afia It lives in you, It lives in me

[Sekuseduzani]

Afia You'll see

[Milele]

Masego Life

Afia The Circle of Life is not small

Masego Great and small

Afia We know that

Afia Afia, Masego: There's enough for all, There is always more

Afia Can you feel it?

Masego Can you feel it? We're...

Afia We'll wander no longer

Masego On your side

Afia We carry ancestors inside

Masego Like a constant tide

[S'ofika]

Afia It's not a dream

Masego On an endless shore

[Ngothando]

Afia Can you see it? And as you grow

Masego Can you see it?

Afia Can you find your way?

Masego We call it

[Sekuseduzani]

Afia Afia, Masego: Milele

[Sekuseduzani, Milele]

Afia Afia, Masego: It's always there

[Sekuseduzani, Daimaiko]

Afia Afia, Masego: Milele

[Empumalanga, sala ngoxolo]

Afia Afia, Masego: We call it

[Sekuseduzani, daimaiko]

Afia Afia, Masego: Milele

[Empumalanga, sala ngoxolo]

Afia Afia, Masego: It's always there

[Sekuseduzani, daimaiko]

Afia Afia, Masego: Milele

[Empumalanga, sala ngoxolo]

Afia Afia, Masego: It lives in you, It lives in me

[Ngoxolo]

Afia Afia, Masego: We're free

Afia Milele

Ensemble Milele

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Mufasa [He whispers to Young Rafiki about Taka.] Did he just say she smells like a duck?

Young Rafiki And you're calling ME a baboon.

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Kiros There's no need to fear me. I would never harm one of my own.

Inaki Thank you, Majesty!

Kiros I leave that pleasure... to them!

[the outsiders circle Inaki and kill him offscreen]

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Taka [whispering] Mufasa!

[louder]

Taka Mufasa! You have to help me.

Mufasa Help you how?

Taka [ecstatically] It's Sarabi, Mufasa! She is the light my mother spoke of.

Mufasa What?

Taka She's special. The most amazing female I've ever met in my life. I don't know what to say to her. You spent your life with females. Please... tell me what to say.

Mufasa Just talk to her. Be yourself.

Taka No, Mufasa. You don't understand. Myself isn't good enough. You... just know things

Mufasa Fine. Fine. Keep it simple. Ask her a question.

Taka Right. A question. This... This is good.

Mufasa Yeah. Try to be.. confident. Disinterested.

Taka But I'm very interested.

Mufasa Tell her... about the flowers.

Taka What flowers?

Mufasa The valley she comes from. There's flowers everywhere. They're called duck flowers. Long stems. It's absolutely beautiful.

Taka How do you know that?

Mufasa When she passes, I can smell them on her fur.

Taka Okay. Flowers. Disinterested. Flowers and disinterested.

Mufasa And here's the most important thing, okay?

Taka [whispering] Flowers and disinterested.

Mufasa Listen when she speaks.

Taka [not paying attention] Flowers and disinterested.

Mufasa Males have trouble with that one.

Taka Flowers... Sorry. What did you say?

Mufasa Really?

Taka [giddily] I heard you brother.

[He walks ahead of him]

Taka I'm gonna make you proud.

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Obasi I was trying to nap, Eshe. The all-important nap of kings. Only to be awoken by the disgusting, hideous, revolting stench of a stray. When we come upon an outsider, tell me, what do we do?

Eshe Obasi... I know.

Obasi Eat it!

Young Taka But... I found him, Dad! I saved his life!

Obasi Taka, we do not associate with outsiders. The only true bond is blood. I've heard stories of lions twice our size. These outsiders will devour everything in their path.

Eshe [condescendingly] Does he look like he's going to devour you?

Obasi [Mufasa grins up at him] That smell is disgusting. I'm not even sure I could eat this kibeti!

Mufasa Cub I'm not a kibeti. I'm a Mufasa.

Obasi Do you even know what Mufasa means?

Mufasa Cub [questioningly] No.

Obasi It means king!

[He lunges at Mufasa who dodges out of the way he takes a swipe at Mufasa before slowing his pace while Mufasa runs ahead of him]

Obasi And that's me. You better start running, little Mufasa... for your life.

Mufasa Cub If I run, you'll never catch me. I'm the fastest cub that ever lived. My father told me so

Obasi Ooh. Taka... you have a challenge. They will race to the Dead Tree and back. And when the prince defeats him, I will finish him in one bite.

Eshe What if Mufasa wins?

[meaningfully]

Eshe if he wins, he lives Obasi. He stays with me.

Obasi You have my word. Let the race begin!

[as both Mufasa and Taka start to race Obasi cruelly causes him to trip]

Obasi Clumsy little stray.

[Eshe picks up Mufasa and gently tosses him]

Eshe Run Mufasa!

[She turns to reprimand her husband]

Eshe You did not have to do that!

Obasi Taka is the future king. He has to win his first challenge.

Eshe [admonishing] No, Obasi! To be a true king, he must earn it. Don't take that away from him.

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[Mufasa is trying to intimidate the fearless Rafiki]

Mufasa You can try to run, but I'm afraid you won't get very far.

Young Rafiki And why would I run from you?

Taka Because we're lions. As in... LION.

[Rafiki completely ignores him]

Young Rafiki A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.

Taka I don't think you understand what's about to happen. There's no place for you to go.

Young Rafiki I am going forward.

Taka I seriously doubt that.

Young Rafiki Is easy to doubt everything when you know nothing.

Sarabi [getting impatient] Can we get on with this, please?

Young Rafiki If you take my life, you will never find Milele.

Mufasa Wait, did you say Milele?

Young Rafiki That is where I am going. Toward the light. I've been there many times in my dreams. My brother waits for me there. I've seen the tree, can picture it. The two of us together again.

Sarabi And why would anyone trust a baboon's dream?

Young Rafiki Sometimes a dream is all you have. The only truth that lives in you, like the memory of a great king.

Sarabi How did you know?

Mufasa Okay, help us get to Milele and we will let you live. Do we have a deal?

Young Rafiki No.

Mufasa [confused] What? Why?

Young Rafiki Rafiki will let you live.

Taka I've had enough of this.

[He lunges at Rafiki]

Mufasa Taka, do not eat!

Taka Wonderful. Another misfit stray we're not supposed to eat.

Sarabi So you expect us to follow this baboon to a place nobody has ever seen? Ha, I'll be better off alone.

Young Rafiki Hey, dumbassan. A single stick may smoke, but it will never burn.

Zazu Okay, now that there's five of us, why don't we all go around and say a fun fact about ourselves? I'll go first. I once had a crush on a flamingo. I've never said that out loud. And they're walking away. Yeah, places to go, kingdoms to see.

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Mufasa Every being has a place in the Circle of Life. My breath is your breath. Your fight is my fight. I will not bend to evil, and neither should you!

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Rafiki Sometimes, a dream is all you have. The only truth that lives in you.

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[after saving her son and Mufasa from crocodiles]

Eshe I told you to wait for me!

Young Taka It's not my fault, Mum. I came down for a drink and saw him floating by. I'd like you to meet Mufasa.

Eshe Ugh. You're lucky those crocs were young and afraid to fight. Let's go!

Young Taka We can't just leave him here!

Eshe Rules are rules, Taka. Obasi will never accept a stray.

Mufasa Cub I'm not a stray. I'm just... lost.

Young Taka See? He's just lost.

Mufasa Cub There was a... A flood. My parents, they tried to save me. Do you know which way is home?

Eshe Home? To be lost is to learn the way.

[She nuzzles him]

Eshe Call me Eshe.

Mufasa Cub I'm tired, Eshe.

Young Taka Come on. It's this way.

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[after Mufasa wins the race]

Obasi Cheater!

[Eshe protectively steps in front of Mufasa shielding him from Obasi]

Eshe Obasi!

Obasi [with forced patience] You will keep him with the females. Taka, how could you lose to a stray?

Eshe Well done Taka, well done.

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Mufasa Why are we stopping?

Eshe Close your eyes and tell me what you hear, what you... feel.

Mufasa There's a herd of antelope heading across the dry lakebed. About half a day from here?

Eshe And how do you know they're not gazelles?

Mufasa Their steps are too heavy. Moving way too slow.

Eshe What else? Come on. You can do it.

Mufasa Um. When the wind hits their horns it moves up instead of across. So, definitely antelope horns.

Eshe Very good. What is it, Mufasa? What's wrong?

Mufasa Sometimes, I get a scent. It's barely a trace on the wind, and it smells like home. Then it's gone.

Eshe Mufasa, your parents are still out there. We can keep looking.

Mufasa I lost them, Eshe. You're wasting your time training me like this.

Eshe But these skills you have, no other male has them.

Mufasa Obasi will never accept me. I'll never be his blood, his... family.

Eshe But you are my family. And if Obasi could see how... gifted you are...

Mufasa Well, maybe I like being a stray, you know. No rules, no responsibility. I'm the lucky one, Eshe.

Eshe What do you mean, Mufasa?

Mufasa I never have to be like Taka. I never have to be king.

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[they start to sing]

Rafiki If you wanna go fast, go alone, There's the road, Off you go, But if you wanna go far, We go together, So good, so far, We go together

Zazu Your father left you in my care, And now, we're running who-knows-where, Sometimes, you need a bird's-eye view

Zazu Zazu, Sarabi: And I've got you to see me through, By land, by air

Rafiki If you wanna go fast, go alone

Sarabi Day and night

Rafiki There's the road

Sarabi I just might

Rafiki Off you go

Sarabi Yeah, all right

Rafiki Rafiki, Zazu, Sarabi: If you wanna go far, We go together, So good, so far, We go together

Mufasa I will find my family again, I will walk with you until then, I will walk with you 'til the end, It's much easier with a friend

Zazu Yoo-hoo

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: I will find my family again

Zazu Bird's eye view

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: I will walk with you until then

Zazu Me and you

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: I will walk with you 'til the end

Zazu Flying through

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: It's much easier with a friend

Taka Like clouds and rain, Like a meal in a field of grain, Like the flecks of gold in your mane, Sarabi, You and me, We go together

Zazu Yoo-hoo

Taka Like clouds and rain

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: We will find our family again

Zazu Bird's eye view

Taka Like a meal in a field of green

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: We will walk together 'til then

Zazu Me and you

Taka Like the flecks of gold in your mane

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: We will find our way to the end

Zazu Flying through

Taka Sarabi

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: It's much easier with a friend

Taka You and me, We go together

Rafiki My brother waits for me to find him

Zazu Yoo-hoo

Taka Like the sea and skies

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: We will find our family again

Rafiki My brother knows I'm right behind him

Zazu Bird's eye view

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Taka Like the bird that sings at sunrise

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: We will walk together 'til then

Young Rafiki My brother tends to lose his way and go astray

Zazu Me and you

Taka Like the flecks of gold in your eyes

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: We will find our way to the end

Young Rafiki Say, if you see my brother, please remind him

Zazu Flying through

Taka Sarabi

Mufasa Mufasa, Sarabi: It's much easier with a friend

Taka You and I, We go together

Young Rafiki What?

Taka Taka, Mufasa, Young Rafiki, Sarabi, Zazu: It's much easier with a friend

Young Rafiki Again!

Taka Taka, Mufasa, Young Rafiki, Sarabi, Zazu: It's much easier, We won't go alone, Here we go, Down the road, 'Cause we're gonna go far, We go together, So good, so far, We go together

Young Rafiki Whoo-hoo-hoo!

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[deleted scene]

Young Rafiki A giraffe with two tongues chokes on a single leaf.

Mufasa What's that supposed to mean?

Young Rafiki You tell me.

Mufasa I'm the giraffe.

Young Rafiki No. You are the camel.

Mufasa The camel?

Young Rafiki The camel does not see his own hump.

Mufasa If I had a hump, I would see it but I don't so... not a camel

Young Rafiki Then why did you lie to Sarabi?

Mufasa I made a promise to take care of my brother, to save my pride I...

Young Rafiki Oh Mufasa, no matter how far you walk destiny will follow.

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[deleted scene]

Taka We can't keep going this way. There's certainly another way around, there has to be.

Mufasa If we go over the peaks we can use the snowfall to cover our tracks if there is a Milele...

Taka All this talk about Milele. What if it isn't there?

Mufasa A place across the deepest canyon on the other side of the mountain beyond the horizon itself, remember? Our mother spoke those words. Have faith in her.

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Mufasa Well, maybe I like being a stray. No rules, no responsibility.

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[Taka encounters the outsiders on the mountain]

Kiros There wasn't much to eat on this mountain until now. Tell me, how did you cover your tracks in the snow?

Taka A bird helped us.

Amara Lion getting help from a bird?

Taka Just as I will help you.

Akua You will help us?

Kiros You think we need help from a wounded coward?

Taka I may hold the blood of a king, but it was Mufasa who killed your son. It was Mufasa who trapped you up here, outsmarted you at every turn. But now I will lead you to him and to Milele.

Kiros Milele! Milele there's nothing but a dream, a vision sold to cubs.

Taka Ah. Well, tell that to the monkey. He leads them to it. Look at you. A pack of starving wolves clinging to the side of a mountain. No tracks to follow. Only one chance at revenge.

Kiros Revenge... What about your father?

Taka Because of Mufasa, I have no father. He did this.

Kiros Yes. You lost a father, and I, a son. Taka, will you join us? Together, we can both have our revenge.

Taka It will be my pleasure... King.

[he devotes his loyalty to Kiros]

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[Azibo reports back to Kiros]

Kiros Where is my son?

Azibo There was a young lion, Majesty. He fought Shaju.

Kiros And yet you came back. You survived.

Azibo I was badly hurt. I promise, Majesty. This is the truth.

Kiros The truth?

Azibo Yes, the truth.

Kiros [scoffs] The truth is standing behind you.

Amara There were others, Majesty.

Azibo No, no, no.

Akua But only one left blood on his mane.

Amara Which means he left Shaju to die.

Akua Saved himself.

Kiros This young lion, was he their king?

Akua His blood is kind. Ordinary.

Kiros [in an angry tone] Answer me! Was he their king?

Amara No, Kiros, you are the only king.

Kiros An ordinary lion? And you left my son to die?

Azibo [stuttering] I was injured. There was no choice. Please, Majesty. You have to believe me.

Kiros There's no reason to fear me. I would never harm one of my own.

Azibo Thank you, Majesty.

Kiros I'll leave that pleasure... to them.

[the outsiders surround a terrified Azibo as they prepare to kill him]

Azibo Majesty! No. Kiros! Kiros!

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[Azibo comes back to report to Kiros]

Kiros Where is my son?

Azibo There was a young lion, Majesty. He fought Shaju.

Kiros And yet you came back. You survived.

Azibo I was badly hurt. I promise, Majesty. This is the truth.

Kiros The truth?

Azibo Yes, the truth.

Kiros [scoffs] The truth is standing behind you.

Amara There were others, Majesty.

Azibo No, no, no.

Akua But only one left blood on his mane.

Amara Which means he left Shaju to die.

Akua Saved himself.

Kiros This young lion, was he their king?

Akua His blood is common. Ordinary.

Kiros [in an angry tone] Answer me! Was he their king?

Amara No, Kiros, you are the only king.

Kiros An ordinary lion? And you left my son to die?

Azibo [stuttering] I was injured. There was no choice. Please, Majesty. You have to believe me.

Kiros There's no reason to fear me. I would never harm one of my own.

Azibo Thank you, Majesty.

Kiros I'll leave that pleasure... to them.

[the outsiders surround Azibo as they prepare to kill him]

Azibo Majesty! No. Kiros! Kiros!

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[Taka encounters Kiros and the other Outsiders on the mountain]

Kiros There wasn't much to eat on this mountain until now. Tell me, how did you cover your tracks in the snow?

Taka A bird helped us.

Amara Lion getting help from a bird?

Taka Just as I will help you.

Akua You will help us?

Kiros You think we need help from a wounded coward?

Taka I may hold the blood of a king, but it was Mufasa who killed your son. It was Mufasa who trapped you up here, outsmarted you at every turn. Now I will lead you to him and to Milele.

Kiros Milele! Milele is nothing but a dream, a vision sold to cubs.

Taka Ah. Well, tell that to the monkey. He leads them to it. Look at you. A pack of starving wolves clinging to the side of a mountain. No tracks to follow. Only one chance at revenge.

Kiros Revenge... What about your father?

Taka Because of Mufasa I have no father. He did this.

Kiros Yes. You lost a father, and I, a son. Taka, will you join us? Together, we can both have our revenge.

Taka It will be my pleasure... King.

[he devotes his loyalty to Kiros]

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[after Mufasa and Taka escape them by jumping into a waterfall]

Kiros Tell me you can track them downriver.

Amara We can track them anywhere.

Akua They can run, but they can't hide.

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[as they run off they both hear lion roars echoing]

Mufasa We have to move! They'll be tracking us. Taka!

Taka What if you're wrong? What if they're okay?

Mufasa They live in you now. Follow me, brother. We have to move together.

[With a final lingering glance toward home, Taka follows Mufasa]

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Wildebeest Yes! Of Course!

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Afia Mufasa. Mufasa! Come see!

Mufasa Cub Mom, what is that light way out there?

Afia Oh, that's very special. Beyond the horizon, beyond the last cloud in the sky, that's a place we call Milele.

Mufasa Cub Milele?

Afia Mm. It means forever.

Masego Imagine. A kingdom full of life, water and food, grass and sky as far as the eye can see.

Mufasa Cub Will we ever go there?

Afia Oh, yes, Mufasa. That's exactly where we're headed. But we can also be there right now. We can close our eyes, let our dreams take us.

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Obasi Eshe. What has happened? Are you hurt?

Eshe [hoarsely] They were huge, white as ghosts. Like nothing I've seen before. Obasi had Mufasa not been there, I...

[She looks over to see Taka standing nearby he hunches his shoulders with an ashamed expression]

Eshe Taka...

Obasi I owe you a great debt, Mufasa.

Mufasa We need to prepare. They're downwind... less than a day away.

Obasi No. You couldn't possibly know this.

Mufasa Send a scout, and you'll see! They'll be coming for us.

Obasi Chigaru.

[Chigaru runs off]

Taka Father, please. Let me explain.

Obasi Not here. Not now.

Eshe Taka, come.

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[Chigaru returns to report back to Obasi]

Chigaru Obasi!

Obasi Chigaru, I'm here! What did you see?

Chigaru They're coming this way, Obasi! Two lions for every one of ours, each one bigger than the next but none as mighty as Kiros, their terrifying king.

Obasi Outsiders. The stories were all true. I must protect the bloodline, Eshe. The future of this pride. Taka, you are that future.

Taka Future? Dad, what do you mean?

Obasi I'm sending you away. Far from here. You will leave and start a new life, a new beginning. I need you to go with him, Mufasa... to pledge your loyalty.

Chigaru They'll arrive with the sunrise.

Mufasa Where will we go, Eshe? Without you, I have no home.

Eshe Mufasa, you and Taka together, that... that is home.

Mufasa Eshe...

Eshe Mufasa, look out there. Beyond the light, you know what I see? I see the place your mother told you about, a place beyond the river's end, across the deepest canyon, on the other side of the mountains, a place beyond the horizon itself. A pride land so green, so... perfect... that to see it is to see...

Mufasa Milele.

Eshe Yes. Forever.

Mufasa My parents spoke of Milele often. My mother told me it was where we were going.

Eshe And don't you see, Mufasa? You must keep going. You must continue your journey toward the light.

Mufasa Please, Eshe. I can't lose you.

Eshe You have my love always, Mufasa. But your family is still out there... waiting for you. I can feel their presence... and I know you can too. Go. Go, Mufasa. Find your way home.

Taka Mother? Please forgive me. I beg you.

Eshe There's no need, my love. Taka, your moment of courage will come.

[She knows him]

Eshe Now, both of you, go. Go and find your place in the Circle of Life.

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Kiros Which one of you is king?

Obasi You have no reason to challenge me.

Kiros [chuckles mockingly] Does this look like a challenge, king?

Obasi There are rules among lions.

Obasi Not anymore. While you ruled this pride, I've built my army. Yours is the last pride in the Valley of Kings, which means everything the light touches belongs to me. There will be one ruler, one Lion King.

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[Mufasa and Taka reach a river causing Mufasa to skid to a holt while Taka sails over at effortlessly]

Mufasa Back to the trees.

Taka We're trapped. We have to swim!

Mufasa No! We have to fight!

Taka If we fight, we die!

Mufasa But if we swim, we drown!

Taka Okay! I didn't want to do this, but... I command you to swim.

Mufasa You what?

Taka You pledged your loyalty. I command you to swim!

Mufasa Taka, this is not the time for jokes!

[a roar is heard off-screen, causing them both to wheel around to face the forest, where mist obscures the trees. Unsettling music begins to play. From out of the mist, a single gazelle bounds toward the two lions, they both flip around swiveling around them to show the outsiders emerging from the mist, with Kiros in the lead]

Kiros Which one of you killed my son?

[Mufasa faces them, while Taka cowers behind him]

Mufasa I did! This lion with me is nothing but a stray. Let him go!

Amara Kiros, the other is no stray.

Akua He holds the blood of the pride.

Kiros The last blood of the king? Hmm. Blood for blood!

[Mufasa and Taka flee across the river as the outsiders follow them across some rocks that are jutting out of the water the two lions reach a steep drop off and skid to a halt where below them a waterfall pours into a river]

Taka They're coming! What do we do?

Mufasa [tremulously] We find the advantage?

Taka [frantically] what advantage? We're on a rock in the middle of the water!

[the outsiders close in on them]

Mufasa Taka, this is it. We go for the king!

[Kiros runs toward Mufasa and Taka bares his teeth while Mufasa assumes a defensive stance as Kiros stalks closer, grinning maliciously causing Mufasa's brave expression to crumble as he backs away slowly]

Taka Mufasa, I'm ready.

[Mufasa backs up to stand besides him on the edge of the drop off]

Taka Just... one last thing.

Mufasa What?

Taka Chin up!

[He tackles mufasa, knocking them both off the waterfall]

Mufasa Taka!

Taka This was a bad idea!

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Junia Rafiki... .

Inaki Order! We will have order in the congress of baboons

Zala Tonight, a cheetah came into our trees for the third night in a row.

Inaki Almost took one of our own!

Baboon elder It was Rafiki's fault! He summoned the beast with his dreams.

Zala Rafiki and his visions must be banished once and for all!

Junia Rafiki tried to warn you!

Inaki His dreams conjure our enemies. He talks to the spirits, summons the devil!

Junia What are you talking about?

Baboon elder He's done it before. His brother was chased from these very trees, never to be seen again.

Junia Rafiki was just a child!

Inaki A child born with a leg that does not work. Yet somehow, he survived?

Junia It was Rafiki who found water in the dry season. Who healed you, Inaki, when you were sick.

Zala He speaks to the insects, converses with the moon!

Junia Zala, you know what will happen if you send him down from the trees.

Inaki He is amelaaniwa, a curse to us all!

Junia That's not true!

Baboon elder He doesn't belong here. All in favor of banishment, cover one eye.

[One by one, all the baboons cover one of their eyes]

Baboons How can you trust him? I don't trust him, and I don't trust his magic! He doesn't belong here! He's not a baboon, and he never will be! He's not one of us!

Young Rafiki [he touches Junia's shoulder] And so, it is time.

Junia No. Wait! Where will you go?

Young Rafiki Where I should have gone long ago, to find all that was lost. My family.

Junia You can't survive on your own.

Young Rafiki Nobody can.

[a firefly flies toward Junia and him]

Young Rafiki and yet

[a tear slips out of Junia's eye and he wipes it away]

Young Rafiki here we are.

[He tips up her chin so that they are meeting each other's eyes. He cups her hands, and the firefly lands in them]

Junia Oh, Rafiki... .

Young Rafiki The eye never forgets with the heart has seen.

[Junia tries to follow him but the other baboons hold her back]

Young Rafiki It's all right.

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Young Taka Fine, I'll wait

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: Let's go!

Choir Hey

Chigaru I heard his father say, He doesn't want this stray

Choir Ooh

Young Taka I dare you to say that again, To my face, What did you 'bout my brother? That's not a stray, That's my brother, You stay away from my brother, 'Cause I say so

Young Taka Young Taka, Choir: If you put your paws on my brother, You'll meet the jaws of his brother

Young Taka Those are the laws for my brother, Where'd he go?

Mufasa Cub I always wanted a brother, I still remember my mother, One season after another

Choir One season after another, One season after another

Taka Everyone sing for my brother, Do anything for my brother, Soon, I'll be came with my brother, By my side

Mufasa I always wanted a brother

Mufasa Mufasa, Taka: Now, we rely on each other, One season after another

Taka Hey, Mufasa

Mufasa Yes, Taka?

Taka I'll race you to the other side

Mufasa Race you to the other side

Mufasa Mufasa, Taka: Race you to the other side

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Young Taka When I am king, No other animals will break my stride, Break my stride, And my brother

Mufasa Cub My brother

Young Taka When I'm king, You'll always take my side

Mufasa Cub Ha! Yeah, right

Young Taka That's right, When I am king

Mufasa Cub When you are king

Young Taka No other animal will break our pride, Break our pride, And my brother

Mufasa Cub My brother

Young Taka Our prey may run away, But they can't hide

Mufasa Cub Watch your hide

Young Taka Let's go, Let's go

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: Let's go!

Choir Hey, Did your mama say, You could be up this late?

Young Taka Okay, She didn't say, Either way

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: Hide away, Let's go!

Choir Hey, Did your father say, You could be out this far?

Young Taka Okay, We're on our way

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: On our way, Run away, let's go!

Choir Hey, Did your mama say, You could be up this late?

Young Taka You're really sharp

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: Yes, you are, Yes, you are, Let's go!

Choir Hey, Did your father say, You could be out this far?

Young Taka Make a wish on the brightest star, And I say, I always a brother, I always wanted a brother, I always wanted a brother, Just like you

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: And I always wanted a brother, I always wanted a brother, I always wanted a brother, Just like you

Mufasa Cub See that tree? Those birds are watching the world unfold

Young Taka The world unfold, Oh, brother

Mufasa Cub My brother

Young Taka When I'm king, They will do as they're told

Mufasa Cub You may look down on them, They are free

Young Taka You can't catch me

Mufasa Cub And where they go, Cannot be controlled

Young Taka No one looks down on me

Mufasa Cub No one looks down on us, brother

Young Taka Ha!

Mufasa Cub Some things you chase, But you cannot hold

Young Taka Okay, It's getting old, Let's go

Young Taka Young Taka, Mufasa Cub: Let's go!

Choir Hey, Did your mama say, That you could learn this way?

Young Taka I've got to, Find a way

Mufasa Cub Find our prey

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Gazelle Run for your life!

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Sarabi It doesn't matter what you were but what you have become

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Rafiki He lives in you

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Civet Lions? A Can't eat me.

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[Taka crouches down and slinks towards Mufasa]

Taka Mufasa!

Mufasa Shhh!

Taka Is it... Is it them? Is it the outsiders?

Mufasa No. She's right there.

Taka She?

Mufasa There's no place to run. We have your scent.

Sarabi [peering through the grass] My scent? I've been stalking you two all night.

Mufasa [chuckling] That's not possible.

Sarabi Then why did I circle you three times in this wood while you two were chasing each other's tails

[Mufasa walks past her without noticing as Sarabi darts past behind him as she runs off, Taka follows Mufasa through the tall grass before Mufasa breaks into a run and lunges into a clearing before lunging at Taka who flinches backwards]

Taka Oh. That's embarrassing.

Taka That's embarrassing.

Mufasa Yeah. Well, I, uh, meant to do that. So...

Sarabi Still think I'm afraid?

[She strides out into the open walking past Mufasa and Taka giving them both a wide berth]

Mufasa Why are you following us?

Sarabi I was hoping to find my pride.

Mufasa What happened to them?

Sarabi The outsiders happened. A few of us got away, but... You're the only other lions I've seen. You two better keep moving...

Taka Wait!

[He walks briskly towards her blocking her path]

Taka Please. Um... My name is Taka son of Obasi.

[He steps forward imploringly]

Taka I know what it's like to lose everything. Come with us. We can help you.

Sarabi I don't need any help.

Taka But... you... don't have any anyone.

Zazu She does indeed have someone! Thank you very much

Sarabi That's Zazu. Don't eat him.

Zazu You heard her. Do not eat me. As a recent addition to the kings royal guard I must kindly ask you both to... move on. Thank you for stopping by.

Taka [bemusingly] Your king hired a bird to protect you?

Sarabi How high can you fly?

[Taka raises a brown amusingly]

Sarabi Look. I... needed a scout. Zazu was the last option.

Zazu [chuckling] well, next to last. Between Albert the iguana and I, His Majesty decided on the underling with wings and thus, I became the lead scout for the princess. It's my third day. Going swimmingly, if I may say so myself. Sarabi, you can say so as well.

Mufasa How far do you think you'll get with a bird?

Sarabi How far do you two geniuses think you'll get stumbling around, running into each other?

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Mufasa All the way to... Milele.

Sarabi Milele is nothing but a myth.

Mufasa It's not a myth.

Sarabi Circle of Life and fairy tale herds...

[Zazu notices Taka approaching him]

Zazu Honestly.

Sarabi You're chasing something that doesn't exist.

Zazu As if.

Mufasa I don't know that Milele exists, but right now, it's the only hope we have.

Sarabi We don't need hope. We need food.

[Mufasa looks down in disappointment, as Taka stands next to him]

Taka Oh. Good job, brother. Oh, real nice.

Zazu There's trouble in the trees! My first real trouble and I'm going to pass. Not going. I am staying right here, thank you.

Taka Come on, Sarabi. Looks like there's dinner headed our way!

Zazu [lands in front of her] Sarabi, if... If I may.

[Sarabi strides slowly after Taka while he follows speaking softly]

Zazu He makes a valid point, Your Highness.

[Sarabi pauses and he hops around to stand in front of her]

Zazu but, on the other hand, he's a starving lion who wants to eat me, so I am slightly torn.

[She shakes her head and runs off into the trees as he stares after her]

Zazu I think that went quite well, all things considered.

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