A-I-U-E-O is a song from episode 3 - A Human Friend, from the series: Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Emperor), it shows Kenichi teaching Leo, and the animals how to speak human in the Jungle. This is a variation of the Japanese, "ABC" song.
Japanese Original[]
Lyrics[]
(translated):
A-I-U-E-O, A-I-U-E-O, A-I-U-E-O (ooh)
Open your mouths
You’re studying words - One, Two, Three
Animal School: 4th period!
A-I-E-U-O O-E-U-I-A
Ka-Ki-Ku-Ke-Ko Ko-Ke-Ku-Ki-Ka
Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So So-Se-Su-Shi-Sa
Ta-Tchi-Tsu-Te-To To-Te-Tsu-Tchi-Ta
Na-Ni-Nu-Ne-No Na-Ni-Nu-Ne-No
Na-Ni-Nu-Ne-No (ooh)
My tongue is tied, I fumbled my words
But it’s just as easy as - One, Two, Three
Animal School: 4th period!
Ha-Hi-Hu-He-Ho Ho-He-Hu-Hi-Ha
Ma-Mi-Mu-Me-Mo Mo-Me-Mu-Mi-Ma
Ya-Yi-Yu-Ye-Yo Yo-Ye-Yu-Yi-Ya
Ra-Ri-Ru-Re-Ro Ro-Re-Ru-Ri-Ra
Wa-Wi-Wu-We-Wo Wa-Wi-Wu-We-Wo
Wa-Wi-Wu-We-Wo (ooh)
No good, my jaws won’t move anymore
Tomorrow is Sunday - One, Two, Three
Animal School: 4th period!
A-I-U-E-O O-E-U-I-A
1966 English Dub[]
Surprisingly, this song has an English dub. Usually the cast at Titan Productions NBC try to avoid singing. The 1993 dub had cut this song altogether.
Lyrics[]
Sing a human song, sing a human song,
Sing a human song! (ooh)
Gonna learn talk like the humans talk
Gonna learn to walk like the humans walk
Never gonna stop 'til we get that far,
then we'll be smart too - just like the humans are!
Sing a human song, sing a human song,
Sing a human song! (ooh)
Gonna learn to read...read a little bit
Gonna learn to write...write a little bit
Gonna learn to sing...sing a little bit,
then we'll be human - at least, a little bit.
Sing a human song, sing a human song,
Sing a human song! (ooh)
(interlude from Bucky and Pauly)
Sing a human song, sing a human song,
Sing a human song! (ooh)
Gonna learn talk like the humans talk
Gonna learn to walk like the humans walk
Never gonna stop 'til we get that far,
then we'll be smart too - just like the humans are!
Sing a human song, sing a human song,
Sing a human song!
Trivia[]
- The soundtrack version has the full song, while the Japanese episode has a shortened version. The episode version contains only the vowel practice lyrics: “A-I-U-E-O O-E-U-I-A” and “Ka-Ki-Ku-Ke-Ko Ko-Ke-Ku-Ki-Ka”, etc.
- The interlude only exists in the English dub because the animals continue singing while the scenes with Bucky, Pauly, Geraldine, and Boss Rhino are going on. The song has already ended in the Japanese version.
Resources[]
Translation by Panja’s Jungle
A-I-U-E-O Mambo