Garota De Ipanema
Carlos Antonio Jobim Lyrics

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Olha que coisa mais linda
Mais cheia de graça
É ela menina
Que vem e que passa
No 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, porque estou tão sozinho
Ah, porque 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 inteirinho se enche de graça

E fica mais lindo
Por causa do amor

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song “Garota de Ipanema” by Carlos Antonio Jobim are about the beauty of a young girl who walks along the beach in a graceful way, swaying to the rhythm of the ocean. The lyrics describe her as a girl who is filled with grace and beauty, who turns heads and leaves an impression on those who see her. As she walks towards the sea, she moves in a sweet, subtle way that is almost poetic, making her the most beautiful sight that the singer has ever seen.

The singer then goes on to express his feelings of loneliness, highlighting the contrast between the girl’s beauty and his own despair. He wonders why he feels so alone, and why everything around him seems so sad. However, he then acknowledges that the beauty of the girl is not just his own, and that as she walks, the entire world is filled with grace and beauty. The world becomes more lovely, he says, because of the love that she brings with her.

The lyrics to “Garota de Ipanema” are a celebration of beauty, youth, and the power of love. They express the idea that beauty is not just skin deep, but that it has the power to transform the world around us, and to bring us out of our own sadness and loneliness. The song is a tribute to the beauty of the young girl, but also to the beauty that exists in the world all around us.

Line by Line Meaning

Olha que coisa mais linda
Look at the most beautiful thing

Mais cheia de graça
So full of grace

É ela menina
It's her, the girl

Que vem e que passa
Who comes and goes

No doce balanço, a caminho do mar
In sweet swing, on the way to the sea

Moça do corpo dourado
Girl with a golden body

Do sol de Ipanema
From the sun of Ipanema

O seu balançado é mais que um poema
Her sway is more than a poem

É a coisa mais linda que eu já vi passar
She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen pass by

Ah, porque estou tão sozinho
Oh, because I'm so alone

Ah, porque tudo é tão triste
Oh, because everything is so sad