Dindi

"Dindi" 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)
 * Seela Misra (with TOrcH) - Sounds for Staying Home (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)