ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM’S DINDI

Jobim is my all time inspiration! His music should be more popular than that of the Beatles! Jobim’s lyrics are simple yet it touches the heart. He has been the inspiration to my poetry. Too bad I am musically deaf or I would have composed music too. Actually Jobim is the one who taught me how to put emotion into words. I don’t do it as well as he did it of course. He is the master. If there is such thing as reincarnation, which my faith prohibits me from believing, I would like to be born as a Brazilian girl, like that of the girl from Ipanema whose main preoccupation in life is just sun tanning at Ipanema or Copacabana, hanging out with a bunch of friends, playing beach volley ball in bikini and thongs… I would, like what Jobim did, sit down at the beach, and compose music, romantic bossa nova music sipping full cream mocha-latte frappucino (these girls don’t get fat). Bikinis just don’t work with physics like mine, they work with roasted olive tinted complexion that of Brazilians. I am so envious! Not to mention the romantic Portuguese language they speak. Sigh… Since Brazilians are not pure white, if I can even choose, I would love to be 25% Portuguese, 25% Italian, 25% Scandinavian and 25% Amerindian, talk about United Nation.

DINDI is one of my all time favorite songs by Jobim. It is so simple so easy and so romantic. I like the casual sway of the song. I wish I can understand Portuguese… I guess for now the English version will just have to do it for me. Apart from DINDI, I also love WAVE, CORCOVADO, DESAFINADO, GAROTA DE IPANEMA and UNA NOTA SAMBA, all by genius Jobim.

Sky, so vast is the sky, And far away clouds just wandering by..Where do they go? Oh I don't know, don't know...Wind that speaks to the leaves , Telling stories that no one believes Stories of love, Belong to you and me....Oh Dindi.... If I only had words, I would say all the beautiful things that I see When you're with me, oh my Dindi Oh Dindi... Like the song of the wind in the trees That's how my heart is singing Dindi, happy Dindi, When you're with me I love you more today Yes I do, yes I do, I'd let you go away, If you take me with you Don't you know Dindi, I'd be running and searching for you, Like a river that can't find the see That would be me, Without you my Dindi

Céu, tão grande é o céuE bandos de nuvens que passam ligeiras Prá onde elas vão, ah, eu não sei, não seiE o vento que fala das folhas Contando as hist órias que são de ninguémMas que são minhas e de você tambémAi, DindíSe soubesses o bem que eu te queroO mundo seria, Dindí, tudo, Dindí, lindo, DindíAi, DindíSe um dia você for embora me leva contigo, DindíOlha, Dindí, fica, DindíE as águas desse rioOnde vão, eu não seiA minha vida inteira, esperei, esperei por vo...cê, DindíQue é a coisa mais linda que existeÉ você não existe, Dindí