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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Launch March 18/19, 1964
March 1963 recording
Genre(s)
bossa novajazz
Duration 5:21
Label(s) Verve Records
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim - Brazilian Music
Lyricist(s)
Vinicius de Moraes
Norman Gimbel (English version)
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Story behind the lyrics of the song
The song was inspired by Heloísa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto (now known as Helô Pinheiro), a seventeen-year-old girl who lived on Rua Montenegro in Ipanema. Every day, she passed by the bar-cafe Veloso on her way to the beach. Sometimes she would go into the bar to buy cigarettes for her mother. In the winter of 1962, the composers saw the girl pass by the bar and, inspired by her, composed the song.
For forty nights, Tom Jobim, Moraes and João Gilberto performed at the Au Bon Gourmet nightclub. Despite not receiving a fee, Vinicius released five songs during his performance, including "Girl from Ipanema".[33] In the presentation, the singing of the song began with a dialogue between the three:
João: — “Tom, what if you made a song now that could tell us, tell us what love is?”
Tom: — “Look, Joãozinho, I wouldn’t have known without Vinicius writing the poetry.”
Vinicius: — “For this song to come true, I wish I had João to sing!”
João: — “Ah, but who am I? Better if we sing the three.”
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