The Girl from Ipanema - Gertrud Alberto - 1965 / Analysis of Bossa Nova vs Jazz

The girl from Ipanema is weirder than you think

Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes
Goes "a-a-a-h"
When she walks she's like a samba
When she walks, she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes
Goes "a-a-a-h"
Oh, but I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day as she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile, but she
Doesn't see. She just doesn't see
No, she just doesn't

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A Garota de Ipanema / The Girl from Ipanema

Olha, que coisa mais linda, Mais cheia de graça, É ela, menina, que vem e que passa, Num doce balanço, a caminho do mar. Moça do corpo dourado, Do sol de Ipanema, O seu balançado É mais que um poema É a coisa mais linda Que eu já vi passar Ah, por que estou tão sozinho? Ah, por que tudo é tão triste? Ah, a beleza que existe A beleza que não é só minha, Que também passa sozinha. Ah, se ela soubesse Que quando ela passa, O mundo sorrindo Se enche de graça E fica mais lindo Por causa do amor.

Look, such a sight, so beautiful, So filled with grace, It;s her, this girl who comes and who passes, With a sweet swing, on her way to the sea. Girl with body of gold From the sun of Ipamena, Her swing Is more than a poem, Is a sight more beautiful Than I have ever seen pass by. Ah, why am I so alone? Why is there so much sadness? This beauty that exists, This beauty that is not only mine, That also passes by alone. Ah, if she but knew, That when she passes by, The world smiles, Is filled with grace, And becomes more beautiful, Because of love.