An All-Boy Choir Sounds Remarkable Singing A George David Weiss Song – 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'

Apr 14, 2020

In 2017, an all-boys choir from Lithuania, Dagilėlis, performed an incredible rendition of a George David Weiss' song, The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Besides singing, the boys replicated animal sounds using their hands and mouths.

The Boys’ Choir Dagilėlis of Šiauliai is one of the most prominent groups in the choir genre category in Lithuania and all Baltic regions. According to their website, the choir has been listened to and applauded by hundreds of listeners in various cities in Lithuania and abroad. 

In this video, they do their rendition of a George David Weiss' song, The Lion Sleeps Tonight. And they have made a perfect jungle.

The young singers rejoice the hearts of the audience by their perfect performance, emotionality and their vibrant sounding voices. Just with their hands, mouths, and voices, they make animal sounds such as birds warbling, apes groaning, insects singing. In the end, one of the boys successfully imitates an elephant trumpeting sound.

The late George David Weiss reworked the song first recorded in the 1930s and released it in 1961. According to his wife, it was given a reworked melody and new lyrics: “In the jungle, the mighty jungle/The lion sleeps tonight” by Mr. Weiss, Mr. Peretti, and Mr. Creatore.

Weiss passed away in 2010 aged 89.

Many people would agree that the performance was extraordinary. One viewer wrote: "The most amazing thing was that everyone was dead serious while making all the funny jungle sounds."

The boys kept their eyes on the conductor, Remigijus Adomaitis, whose artistic direction has led the choir to perform internationally including USA, Beijing, and all over Europe.

These boys are incredibly talented. Be sure to pass this extraordinary performance along to your friends and family.