Dindi
| "Dindi" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Sylvia Telles | |
| Recorded | 1959 |
| Genre | Bossa nova, jazz standard |
| Composer | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| Lyricists | Aloysio de Oliveira (Portuguese) Ray Gilbert (English) |
"Dindi" (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒĩˈdʒi]) 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).[1]
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.[2]
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."[3]
Both Jobim and Astrud Gilberto recorded Dindi with English lyrics in 1965.
Discography
- Sylvia Telles - Amor de Gente Moça (Musicas de Antonio Carlos Jobim) (1959)[4], Amor em Hi-Fi (1960)[5]
- Sylvia Telles, Edu Lobo, Trio Tamba, Quinteto Villa-Lobos - Reencontro (1965)
- Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)[6], Jazz Masters 9 (1993)[7]
- Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)[8]
- Elza Soares - Un Show de Elza (1965)[9]
- Joe Pass - A Sign of the Times (1965)[10]
- Morgana King - It's a Quiet Thing (1965)[11]
- Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1966)[12]
- Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (1967)
- Blossom Dearie - Soon It's Gonna Rain (1967), Discover Who I Am: Blossom Dearie in London (The Fontana Years: 1966-1970) (2023)[13]
- Claudine Longet - Love is Blue (1968)[14]
- Quarteto em Cy (as the Girls from Bahia) - Revolucion con Brasilia (1968)
- Ronnie Von - A Misteriosa Luta do Reino de Parassempre Contra o Império de Nuncamais (1969)[15]
- Wayne Shorter - Super Nova (1969)[16]
- Victor Assis Brasil - Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim (1970)[17]
- Willie Bobo - Hell of an Act to Follow (1978)[18], Do What You Want to Do... (2006)[19]
- Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973)[20]
- Eric Gale - Forecast (1973)[21]
- Jon Lucien - Song for My Lady (1975)[22]
- Norman Connors with Jean Carn - Saturday Night Special (1975)[23]
- Sarah Vaughan - Copacabana (1979)[24]
- The Singers Unlimited - The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1980)[25]
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - Terra Brasilis (1980)[26]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)[27]
- Shirley Horn - Softly (1987)[28]
- Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1990)[29] and Brazilian Classics (2003)[30]
- Kate Ceberano - Like Now (1990)[31]
- Karrin Allyson - Sweet Home Cookin' (1994)[32]
- Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade (1996)[33]
- Natalie Cole - Stardust (1996)[34]
- Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997) and World of Brazil (2005), sung by El DeBarge[35][36]
- Bonnie & Francois - Summertime (1998)
- Bola Sete – Ocean Memories (1999)[37]
- Jane Monheit - Never Never Land (2000)[38]
- The David Liebman Group - The Unknown Jobim (2001)[39]
- Ivan Lins - Jobiniando (2001)[40]
- Rebecca Martin - Middlehope (2001)[41]
- Carmen McRae - At Ratso's, Vol 1 Live (2002)[42]
- Seela Misra (with TOrcH) - Sounds for Staying Home (2002)
- Meja - Mellow (2004)[43]
- Gary Husband - Aspire (2004)
- Johnny Mathis - Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album (2005)[44]
- Pedro Aznar - Aznar Canta Brasil- Disco 2 Dindi (2005)[45]
- Diane Hubka - I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo (2007)[46]
- Daniel Matto - I'm Old Fashioned (2010)
- Mina - Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963),L'allieva (2005)[47]
- Mike Catalano featuring Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair (2008)[48]
- Magos Herrera - Distancia (2009)[49]
- Sitti Navarro - Contagious (2009)
- Yeahwon Shin - Yeahwon (2010)[50]
- Lauren Henderson - Lauren Henderson (2011)
- Karen Souza - Hotel Souza (2012)
- NOVA (band featuring Laura Vall and David Irelan) (2012)
- Avi Wisnia - Catching Leaves (2021)
References
- ^ Helena Jobim (2011). Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781458429421.
The wide pasture in an area called Dirindi situated on the road to the village of Maravilha inspired Tom with its occasional rain. The waters that came from far above followed shadows created by racing clouds and prompted the poet to write his acclaimed song "Dindi": "and the waters of this river, where do they go, I don't know." The rain also led Tom to write several other titles.
- ^ 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."
- ^ Almir Chediak Tom Jobim 1990 p.43
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