"Hakuna-matata" (pronounced [hɑˈkunɑ mɑˈtɑtɑ]) is a Swahili language phrase from

East Africa, meaning "no trouble" or "no worries" and "take it easy". (literally
hakuna: "there is no/there are no"; matata: "worries".) The 1994 Walt Disney
Animation Studios animated film The Lion King brought the phrase to Western
prominence in one of its most popular songs, in which it is translated as "no
worries". The song is often heard at Disney's resorts, hotels, and other places
appealing to the tourist trade.[clarification needed]

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Contents
1 Jambo – Hakuna Matata
2 The Lion King song
3 Controversy
4 See also
5 References
Jambo – Hakuna Matata
In 1983, German group Boney M. released "Jambo—Hakuna Matata", an English-language
version of Them Mushrooms' song Jambo Bwana. Liz Mitchell provided the song's lead
vocals, backed by Reggie Tsiboe, Frank Farian, Cathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis and
Judy Cheeks. The single was intended to be included in the group's successfully
untitled seventh album, to be released in the fall of 1983. Due to a poor chart
performance (No. 48 in the German charts), the single ultimately was not included
in the album (which was completely reworked and not released until May 1984 as Ten
Thousand Lightyears).

The Lion King song

Main article: Hakuna Matata (song)
In 1994, the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated film The Lion King brought the
phrase international recognition, featuring it prominently in the plot and devoting
a song to it. A meerkat and a warthog, Timon and Pumbaa, teach Simba that he should
forget his troubled past and live in the present. The song was written by Elton
John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), who found the term in a Swahili phrasebook.[1]
It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1995 Academy Awards, and was later
ranked the 99th best song in movie history by the American Film Institute on a list
of 100.[2]