The Lion Sleeps Tonight

above: ZEBRA’s security position, photo by my daughter
lyrics by Salomon, 1939 (see below in the comments):
“In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight

Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling
The lion sleeps tonight”

“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle: When the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” [Anon] – quotation, found via Elizabeth Obih-Frank, read more at https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/african-wisdom/

related:
http://marinakanavaki.com/2013/08/10/world-lion-day-2013/
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