The Girl from Ipanema
João Gilberto/Stan Getz Lyrics

Olha que coisa mais linda mais cheia de graça
Look, what a beautiful and graceful thing

É ela menina que vem que passa
It is a girl who comes and goes

Num doce balanço caminho do mar
In a sweet swing towards the sea

Moça do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema
A girl with a golden body from Ipanema's sun

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

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

Ah, porque estou tão sozinho
Ah, why am I so lonely

Ah, porque tudo é tão triste
Ah, why is everything so sad

Ah, a beleza que existe
Ah, the beauty that exists

A beleza que não é só minha
The beauty that is not just mine

Que também passa sozinha
That also passes alone

Ah, se ela soubesse
Ah, if she knew

Que quando ela passa
That when she goes by

O mundo sorrindo se enche de graça
The world fills with grace and smiles

E fica mais lindo por causa do amor
And it becomes more beautiful because of love

Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl is tall, tan, young and lovely

The girl from Ipanema goes walking
She goes walking on Ipanema's street

And when she passes Each one she passes goes, ah
And when she passes, everyone says 'ah'

When she walks, she's like a samba
When she walks, she moves like a samba

That swings so cool and sways so gently
Her swing is cool and gentle

Oh, but he watches so sadly
Oh, but he watches her sorrowfully

How can he tell her he loves her
How can he express his love for her

Yes, he would give his heart gladly
He would give his heart wholeheartedly

But each day, when she walks to the sea
But each day, as she walks towards the sea

She looks straight ahead, not at him
She looks only straight ahead, not at him

The girl from Ipanema goes walking
The girl from Ipanema goes walking

And when she passes He smiles, but she doesn't see
And when she goes by, he smiles, but she doesn't notice

She just doesn't see, no she just doesn't see
She simply does not see, no, she simply does not see

But she doesn't see, she doesn't see, no she just doesn't see
But she does not see, she does not see, no, she simply does not see