"Dindi" ( - which sounds like Jin-jee in English) 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 one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

, 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 Silvia D'Atri Telles (; August 27, 1934 – December 17, 1966) was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova singer of the 1950s and 1960s. Life Daughter of Paulo Telles and Maria Amelia D'Atri, Sylvia was born in 1934 and she had the ambition to be ...

. "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 playwright ...

used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book "Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado"). In December 1966, just a short while after Telles had recorded this piece with the guitarist

Rosinha de Valença Maria Rosa Canelas (July 30, 1941 – June 10, 2004), better known as Rosinha de Valença, was a Brazilian composer, arranger and musician. She is considered one of the best acoustic guitarists in Brazilian music and played with many famous artis ...

, she was killed in a road accident in

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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.

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

: :"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) *

Edu Lobo Eduardo de Góes "Edu" Lobo (born August 29, 1943) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer. In the 1960s he was part of the bossa nova movement. His compositions include ''Upa Neguinho'' (with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), ''Pra Dizer Ad ...

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

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- ''

The Astrud Gilberto Album ''The Astrud Gilberto Album (with Antonio Carlos Jobim)'' is the debut studio album by Astrud Gilberto. With Antonio Carlos Jobim on guitar and the arrangements by Marty Paich, it was released via Verve Records in 1965. It peaked at number 41 on ...

'' (1965), ''Jazz Masters 9'' (1993) * Frank Sinatra and

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- '' Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim'' (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) * Charlie Byrd - ''Brazilian Byrd'' (1966) * Baden Powell - ''Poema on Guitar'' (1967) *

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

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- '' Love is Blue'' (1968) *

Quarteto em Cy Quarteto em Cy (a play on words of the Portuguese for ''Quartet in B'' by poet and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes) is a Brazilian girl group originally composed of four sisters hailing from Ibirataia, a town located in the Brazilian state of Bah ...

(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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'' (1969) * Victor Assis Brasil - '' Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim'(1970) *

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- ''Do What You Want to Do...'' (1971), '' Hell of an Act to Follow'' (1978) * Flora Purim - ''

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'' (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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- ''

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'' (1975) * Sarah Vaughan - '' Copacabana'' (1979) *

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- ''The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass'' (1979) *

- '' Terra Brasilis'' (1980) *

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- ''

Ella Abraça Jobim ''Ella Abraça Jobim'' or ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook'' is a 1981 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, devoted to the songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was reissued on CD in 1991, although the CD version does not inclu ...

'' (1981) *

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- ''Softly'' (1987) *

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Eliane Elias Plays Jobim'' (1990) and ''

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'' (2003) *

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- '' Like Now'' (1990) *

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- '' Sweet Home Cookin''' (1994) * Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - ''Brazilian Serenade'' (1996) *

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- ''Stardust'' (1996) * Lee Ritenour - ''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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'' (2000) *

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

Ivan Lins Ivan Guimarães Lins (born June 16, 1945) is a Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music (MPB) and jazz for over thirty years. His first hit, "Madalena", was recorded by ...

- ''Jobiniando'' (2001) * Rebecca Martin - ''Middlehope'' (2001) *Carmen McRae - At Ratso's, Vol 1 Live (2002) *

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- ''Mellow'' (2004) * Gary Husband - ''Aspire'' (2004) *Johnny Mathis - Isn't It Romantic (2005) *

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

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- '' I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo'' (2007) * Daniel Matto - ''I'm Old Fashioned'' (2010) * Mina - '' Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare'' (1963), ''

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'' (2005) *

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featuring

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

Magos Herrera Magos Herrera (born October 24, 1970) is a Mexican jazz singer, songwriter, producer, and educator. She sings in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and has collaborated with Javier Limón, saxophonist Tim Ries, Aaron Goldberg, Pedro Aznar, Ed ...

- '' Distancia'' (2009) * Sitti Navarro - ''

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'' (2009) * Yeahwon Shin - ''Yeahwon'' (2010) *Lauren Henderson - ''Lauren Henderson'' (2011) *

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- ''Hotel Souza'' (2012) *NOVA (band featuring Laura Vall and David Irelan) (2012) * Avi Wisnia - Catching Leaves (2021)

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Discography

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