HAKUNA MATATA Definition & Meaning

hakuna matata

[ huh-koo-nuh muh-to-tuh ]

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noun

no worries or no troubles: a Swahili phrase used to suggest that a person should enjoy life and not worry about things they cannot control:
She claims that adopting an outlook of hakuna matata has boosted her overall happiness.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

From Swahili: literally “there are no troubles (here)”; from the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King, in which the phrase was frequently used and was also the name of a song

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This ‘Lion King’ prequel from ‘Moonlight’ director Barry Jenkins doesn’t have a ‘Hakuna Matata’ ear worm, but Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs are pretty terrific.

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They aren’t built for bombast, and none are as in-the-moment ear-wormy as “Hakuna Matata,” although there’s a slithery villain’s ditty by Mads Mikkelson that became my favorite once I came around to the lyrics: “Cause I’m gonna be / the last thing you see / before you go / bye-bye.”

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The “Moana 2” song adopts this Pacific Islander greeting as a life ethos, similar to how “Hakuna Matata” frames a Swahili translation as a personal motto in “The Lion King.”

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Then we asked a few other questions and at the end of the conversation the man turned to me and said, "I'll get back to you about that Hakuna Matata thing."

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They showed some a clip of “Hakuna Matata” from from “The Lion King,” while others watched a science video about microbes.

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