Dindi
# Dindi

"Dindi" (Portuguese pronunciation:) 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"). In December 1966, Telles recorded this piece 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.

## 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."

## Discography

* Sylvia Telles - Amor de Gente Moça (Musicas de Antonio Carlos Jobim) (1959), Amor em Hi-Fi (1960)
* Sylvia Telles, Edu Lobo, Trio Tamba, Quinteto Villa-Lobos - Reencontro (1965)
* Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965), Jazz Masters 9 (1993)
* Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
* Elza Soares - Un Show de Elza (1965)
* Joe Pass - 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)
* Blossom Dearie - Soon It's Gonna Rain (1967)
* Claudine Longet - Love is Blue (1968)
* 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)
* Wayne Shorter - Super Nova (1969)
* Victor Assis Brasil - Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim'(1970)
* Willie Bobo - Do What You Want to Do... (1971), Hell of an Act to Follow (1978)
* Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973)
* Eric Gale - Forecast (1973)
* Jon Lucien - Song for My Lady (1975)
* Norman Connors with Jean Carn - Saturday Night Special (1975)
* Sarah Vaughan - Copacabana (1979)
* The Singers Unlimited - The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1979)
* Antonio Carlos Jobim - Terra Brasilis (1980)
* Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)
* Shirley Horn - Softly (1987)
* Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1990) and Brazilian Classics (2003)
* Kate Ceberano - Like Now (1990)
* Karrin Allyson - Sweet Home Cookin' (1994)
* Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade (1996)
* Natalie Cole - Stardust (1996)
* Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997) and World of Brazil (2005), sung by El DeBarge
* Bonnie & Francois - Summertime (1998)
* Bola Sete – Ocean Memories (1999)
* Jane Monheit - Never Never Land (2000)
* David Liebman - The Unknown Jobim (2001)
* Ivan Lins - Jobiniando (2001)
* Rebecca Martin - Middlehope (2001)
* Carmen McRae - At Ratso's, Vol 1 Live (2002)
* Meja - Mellow (2004)
* Gary Husband - Aspire (2004)
* Johnny Mathis - Isn't It Romantic (2005)
* Pedro Aznar - Aznar Canta Brasil- Disco 2 Dindi (2005)
* Diane Hubka - I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo (2007)
* Daniel Matto - I'm Old Fashioned (2010)
* Mina - Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963), L'allieva (2005)
* Mike Catalano featuring Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair (2008)
* Magos Herrera - Distancia (2009)
* Sitti Navarro - Contagious (2009)
* Yeahwon Shin - Yeahwon (2010)
* Lauren Henderson - Lauren Henderson (2011)
* Karen Souza - Hotel Souza (2012)
* NOVA (band featuring Laura Vall and David Irelan) (2012)
* Avi Wisnia - Catching Leaves (2021)
