"Dindi" () is a song composed by

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova and

jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive List ...

song. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer

Sylvia Telles Silvia D'Atri Telles (; August 27, 1934 – December 17, 1966) was a Brazilian jazz Samba and Bossa Nova singer and composer of the 1950s and 1960s, considered one of the major artists of Bossa Nova and MPB. Most of her original recordings are o ...

. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator

Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwrig ...

used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book ''Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado''). In December 1966, Telles recorded this piece with the guitarist

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. :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 Ray Gilbert (September 5, 1912 – March 3, 1976) was an American lyricist. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. He married Janis Paige in 1962. Career Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar-winning song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from ...

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

Discography

- ''Amor de Gente Moça (Musicas de Antonio Carlos Jobim)'' (1959), ''Amor em Hi-Fi'' (1960) *

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, Trio Tamba, Quinteto Villa-Lobos - ''Reencontro'' (1965) *

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'' (1965), ''Jazz Masters 9'' (1993) *

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and

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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim ''Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim'' is a 1967 album by Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim. The tracks were arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman, accompanied by a studio orchestra. Along with Jobim's original compositions, t ...

'' (1967) *

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- ''Un Show de Elza'' (1965) *

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- '' A Sign of the Times'' (1965) *Morgana King - ''It's a Quiet Thing'' (1965) *

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- ''Brazilian Byrd'' (1966) * Baden Powell - ''Poema on Guitar'' (1967) *

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- ''Soon It's Gonna Rain'' (1967) *

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'' (1968) *

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(as the Girls from Bahia) - ''Revolucion con Brasilia'' (1968) *

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- ''A Misteriosa Luta do Reino de Parassempre Contra o Império de Nuncamais'' (1969) *

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- '' Super Nova'' (1969) *

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'(1970) *

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- ''Do What You Want to Do...'' (1971), ''

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- '' Butterfly Dreams'' (1973) *

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- '' Forecast'' (1973) *

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- ''Song for My Lady'' (1975) *

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with

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'' (1975) *

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- '' Copacabana'' (1979) *

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'' (1980) *

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'' (1981) *

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- ''Softly'' (1987) *

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'' (1990) and ''

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'' (2003) *

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- '' Like Now'' (1990) *

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'' (1994) *

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& The Brazilian Band - ''Brazilian Serenade'' (1996) *

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- ''Stardust'' (1996) *

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- ''A Twist of Jobim'' (1997) and ''World of Brazil'' (2005), sung by

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*Bonnie & Francois - Summertime (1998) *

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– ''Ocean Memories'' (1999) *

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- ''The Unknown Jobim'' (2001) *

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- ''Jobiniando'' (2001) *

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- ''Mellow'' (2004) *

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- ''Aznar Canta Brasil- Disco 2 Dindi'' (2005) * Diane Hubka - ''

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- ''A Manhattan Affair'' (2008) *

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