Tall, and tan, and young and lovely
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The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
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When she passes each one, she passes, goes "ah"
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When she walks, she's like a samba
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That swings so cool and sways so gently
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That when she passes each one, she passes, goes "ah"
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Oh, but he watches her so sadly
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How can he tell her he loves her?
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Yes, he would give his heart gladly
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But each day, when she walks to the sea
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She looks straight ahead, not at him
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Tall, and tan, and young, and lovely
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The girl from Ipanema goes walking
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And when she passes, he smiles, but she doesn't see
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Oh, but he sees her so sadly
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How can he tell her he loves her?
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Yes, he would give his heart gladly
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But each day, when she walks to the sea
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She looks straight ahead, not at him
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Tall, and tan, and young, and lovely
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The girl from Ipanema goes walking
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And when she passes, he smiles, but she doesn't see
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She just doesn't see
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No, she doesn't see
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But she doesn't see
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She doesn't see
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No, she doesn't see
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[Original Portuguese]
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(Dim, dum, dum, bim gum-gum, bim-gum-gum)
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Olha que coisa mais linda, mais cheia de graça
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É ela menina que vem e que passa
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Num doce balanço a caminho do mar
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Moça do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema
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O seu balançado é mais que um poema
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É a coisa mais linda que eu já vi passar
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Ah, por que estou tão sozinho?
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Ah, por que tudo é tão triste?
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Ah, a beleza que existe
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A beleza que não é só minha
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Que também passa sozinha
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Ah, se ela soubesse
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Que quando ela passa
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O mundo sorrindo se enche de graça
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E fica mais lindo por causa do amor
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