Portuguese

Olha que coisa mas linda mas cheia
De graca e ela menina que vem
E que passa
num doce balanco a caminho do mar
Moca do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema
O seu balancado e mais que um poema
E a coisa mais linda que eu ja vi passar

Ah! Por que estou tao sozinho?
Ah! Por que tudo e tao triste?
Ah! A beleza que existe
A beleza que nao e so minha
Que tambem passa sozinha

Ah! se ela soubesse que quando ela passa
O mundo sorrindo se enche de graca
E fica mais lindo por causa do amor

English

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 gentle
That when she passes each one she passes goes, "Ah!"

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 when 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

Translation of Portuguese lyrics

Look, what a beautiful and lovely thing
She comes with grace
And she passes on a sweet walk along the beach
A girl golden from the sun of Ipanema
She is more than a poem
More beautiful than anything I've already seen

Ah! Why are you so alone?
Ah! Why are you so sad?
Ah! A such beauty that exists
A beauty that isn't mine
That also passes alone

Ah! If she only knew that when she passes
The world smiles full of grace
And is more beautiful beacause of love