The girl from Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes (trans.) Norman Gimbel

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 10 May 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

(<) TALL, (>) TAN, (<) YOUNG, (>) SHAPELY,
THE-ctr GIRL BRAZIL BEACH TAKE-WALK.
HAPPEN PASS-EACH-OTHER, EACH PERSON LOOK-BACK, SAY HAND-ON-HEART'ahhh'.
WHEN SHE-ctr WALK, LOOK LIKE SAMBA.
HIPS-SWAY FINEwg; HIPS-SWAY SOFT.
HAPPEN PASS-EACH-OTHER, EACH PERSON LOOK-BACK, SAY HAND-ON-HEART'ahhh'.

CRAZY-FOR, BUT ME WATCH+ SAD+.
HOW CAN ME TELL-ctr ME LOVE (2h)HER-ctr?
YES, WILLING HEART GIVE-HEART-TO-lf HAPPY.
BUT EVERYDAY HAPPEN TAKE-WALK SEA,
SHE-ctr LOOK STRAIGHT-AHEAD, NOT LOOK-AT-me ME.

(<) TALL, (>) TAN, (<) YOUNG, (>) SHAPELY,
THE-ctr GIRL BRAZIL BEACH TAKE-WALK.
HAPPEN PASS-EACH-OTHER, ME++ SMILE, BUT SHE-ctr OVERLOOK, NOT SEE.
||: SHE-ctr NOTICE ME+ NONE. :||


Notes: (<) TALL, (>) TAN, (<) YOUNG, (>) SHAPELY - Sway to left and then to right with each adjective. SHAPELY is the hearing gesture where (2h)[B] trace the outline of torso, waist, hips.

THE - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

BRAZIL - [B], PO away, FO up, descends in a "Z" pattern.

BEACH - NDH [Bb], PO down, FO away, acts as the shore line, and the DH [5], PO down, FO > NDS, wg while moving towards and spilling over onto the dorsal side (backhand) of the NDH, receding and spilling over again, like waves.

TAKE-WALK - [F], PO down, FO away, nods downwards while moving away.

PASS-EACH-OTHER - (2h)[1], DH PO away, NDH PO > signer, FOs up, hands moves in the direction of the PO.

LOOK-BACK - [V], PO down, FO and eyes look > NDS then both look away as if the eyes are now looking > center where the girl is.

HAND-ON-HEART'ahhh' - put palm of [5] against heart as if taking in a deep breath while mouthin "ahhh!"

SAMBA - Stand in place but (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, held high with head, torso, and hands swaying from side to side.

HIPS-SWAY - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs away, with head and hands swaying from side to side.

CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, is shaken slightly from side to side.

GIVE-HEART-TO - (2h)[C], POs ><, knuckles are curled so that hands make a valentine shape; this is held against heart and then brought forward.

STRAIGHT-AHEAD - Same as STRAIGHT.

LOOK-AT-me - [V], PO down, FO away, FTs turn around and "look" at signer's face.

ME++ - Poke chest with index finger several times.

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

Lyrics:

Tall and tan and young and lovely,
The girl from Ipanema goes walking,
And when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"
When she walks she's like a samba that,
Swings so cool and sways so gentle,
That when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

Oh, but I watch her so sadly,
How can I tell her I love her?
Yes, I would give my heart gladly.
But each day when she walks to the sea,
She looks straight ahead not at me

Tall and tan and young and lovely,
The girl from Ipanema goes walking,
And when she passes I smile, but she doesn't see,
She just doesn't see, No she doesn't see.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Girl from Ipanema.

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