Query: Wife sang song in a different language and it became a 1960s hit

Most likely match: a Brazilian bossa nova song that became a major 1960s hit after the singer’s wife, Astrud Gilberto, sang the (English) vocal on the famous recording.

The Girl from Ipanema

Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Astrud Gilberto

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Lyrics for The Girl from Ipanema by Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Astrud Gilberto

Olha que coisa mais linda, mais cheia de graça É ela a menina que vem e que passa Num doce balanço a caminho do mar Moça do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema O seu balançado é mais que um poema É a coisa mais linda que eu já vi passar Ah, por que estou tão sozinho? Ah, por que tudo é tão triste? Ah, a beleza que existe A beleza que não é só minha Que também passa sozinha Ah, se ela soubesse Que quando ela passa O mundo sorrindo se enche de graça E fica mais lindo por causa do amor Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes ah! When she walks she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gently That when she passes, each one she passes goes ah! Oh, but he watches so sadly How can he tell her he loves her? Yes, he would give his heart gladly But each day when she walks to the sea She looks straight ahead not at him Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes he smiles But she doesn't see Oh, but he sees her so sadly How can he tell her he loves her? Yes, he would give his heart gladly But each day when she walks to the sea She looks straight ahead not at him Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes he smiles But she doesn't see She just doesn't see No, she doesn't see But she doesn't see She doesn't see No, she doesn't see