United Kingdom, March 18 -- The composer behind the chant at the start of The Lion King has filed a lawsuit against a comedian for allegedly misrepresenting its lyrics.

Lebohang Morake, 61, known professionally as Lebo M, is suing stand-up Learnmore Jonasi, 32 - whose full name is Learnmore Mwanyenyeka - of making "false statements of fact" about the chant "Nants'ingonyama bagithi Baba" during an appearance on the One54 Africa podcast.

The chant features in both the 1994 animated film and its 2019 adaptation, with the score composed by Hans Zimmer, and songs written by Elton John and Tim Rice.

According to court documents obtained by People, Lebo alleges the remarks constitute violations including defamation per se, trade libel and bre...