In 1964 stond het in de Britse hitlijst, ik herinner mij Simon Dee die het aankondigde als een nummer van Stan Getz. De zangeres was niet terzake.
Maar bij haar overlijden (gisteren) wordt het HAAR nummer genoemd, en hoe dan ook, het is nog niet langsgeweest hier. Toen het in 1983 op 12″ opnieuw werd uitgebracht was het wel onder de naam Astrud Gilberto, al was ze kort na het opnemen van dit nummer gescheiden van João Gilberto, die het Portugese deel van het lied zingt.
Olha que coisa mais linda, mais cheia de graça
É ela a 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
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes “ah!”
When she walks she’s like a samba that
Swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes, each one
she passes goes “ah!”
Oh, but he watches her sadly
How can he 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 he
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles
But she doesn’t see
Oh, but he sees her so sadly
How can he 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 he
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles
But she doesn’t see
She just doesn’t see
No, she doesn’t see
But she doesn’t see
She doesn’t see
No, she doesn’t see
– Uitgelichte afbeelding: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo – Optreden van de Amerikaans-Braziliaans zangeres Astrud GilbertoDutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANeFo), 1945-1989,Auteursrechthebbende Nationaal Archief CC-BY-SA, Nummer toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer 919-6267, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23114233
