Olha que coisa mais linda
Mais cheia de graça
E ela menina que vem e que passa
Num doce balanço a caminho do mar
Moça do corpo dourado do sol d’Ipanema
O seu balançado é mais que um poema
E a coisa mais linda que eu jà vi passar
Aaah… porque estou tao sozinho
Aaah…, porque tudo é tao triste
Aaah…, a beleza que existe
A beleza que nao é so minha
Que tambem passa sozinha
Aaah…, se ela soubesse que quando ela passa
O mundo sorrindo se enche de graça
E fica mais lindo por causa do amor…
Tall and tanned and yong and lovely
The girl from ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes Aaaaah… !
When he walks she’s like samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes
Each one she passes goes Aaaaah… !
Oh, but he watch her so sadly
How can you tell her he loves her
Yes, he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at him
Tall and tanned and yong and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles
But she doesn’t see
No she doesn’t see…
Jackie Gleason is known for his smooth romantic mood music but now he goes Brazilian with the girl from Ipanema & what a wonderful arrangement it is.
My second favorite music---first favorite orchestra. Have several of the old 33 1/3 records & recorded them onto cassette tapes & used to play them when I was a teachers aide in prek for the children to nap. They loved it & I still do.