Dindi

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Portuguese-language song by Antônio Carlos Jobim

title: "Dindi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1966-songs", "bossa-nova-songs", "brazilian-songs", "nancy-wilson-(jazz-singer)-songs", "frank-sinatra-songs", "songs-in-portuguese", "songs-with-music-by-antônio-carlos-jobim", "songs-with-lyrics-by-ray-gilbert", "songs-with-lyrics-by-aloísio-de-oliveira", "1960s-jazz-standards"] description: "Portuguese-language song by Antônio Carlos Jobim" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dindi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Portuguese-language song by Antônio Carlos Jobim ::

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artistSylvia Telles
recorded
genreBossa nova, jazz standard
composerAntônio Carlos Jobim
lyricistAloysio de Oliveira (Portuguese)
Ray Gilbert (English)
writer
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| name = | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = Sylvia Telles | album = | B-side = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = Bossa nova, jazz standard | length = | label = | composer = Antônio Carlos Jobim | lyricist = Aloysio de Oliveira (Portuguese) Ray Gilbert (English) | writer = | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = "Dindi" () is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova and jazz standard song. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado).

Telles was the first singer to record this song in Portuguese, in 1959. This song was re-recorded by Telles in December 1966, together with the guitarist Rosinha de Valença. :Céu, tão grande é o céu :E bandos de nuvens que passam ligeiras :Prá onde elas vão, ah, eu não sei, não sei.

English version

English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert: :"Sky so vast is the sky / with faraway clouds just wandering by / Where do they go / oh I don't know."

Both Jobim and Astrud Gilberto recorded Dindi with English lyrics in 1965.

Discography

References

References

  1. Helena Jobim. (2011). "Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man". Hal Leonard Corporation.
  2. (1959). "Silvia Telles - Amor De Gente Moça (Musicas De Antonio Carlos Jobim)".
  3. J. E. Gava ''A linguagem harmônica da Bossa Nova'' 8571398925 Page 159 "Céu, tão grande é o céu E bando de nuvens que passam ligeiras Pra onde elas vão Ah! Eu não sei, não sei."
  4. Almir Chediak ''Tom Jobim'' 1990 p.43
  5. (1965). "Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Wonderful World Of Antonio Carlos Jobim".
  6. (1965). "Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album".
  7. "Forget Me Nots overview". [[Allmusic.
  8. "A Twist of Jobim - Lee Ritenour". [[JazzTimes.
  9. (June 25, 2024). "Torch - Sounds For Staying Home".

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