Olha que coisa mais linda
Mais cheia de graca
E ela menina
Que vem e que passa
Num doce balanco
Caminho do mar
 Look at this thing, most lovely
most graceful
It's her, the girl
that comes, that passes
with a sweet swinging
walking to the sea
 
Moca do corpo dourado
Do sol de Ipanema
O seu balancado
e mais que um poema
E a coisa mais linda
Que eu ja vi passar
 Girl of the golden body
from the sun of Ipanema
Your swaying
is more than a poem
It's a thing more beautiful
than I have ever seen pass by
Ahh, porque estou tao sozinho
Ahh, porque tudo e tao triste
Ahh, a beleza que existe
A beleza que nao e so minha
Que tambem passa sozinha
 Ah, why am I so alone
Ah, why is everything so sad
The beauty that exists
The beauty that is not mine alone
that also passes by on its own
Ahh, se ela soubesse
Que quando ela passa
O mundo inteirinho
Se enche de graca
E fica mais lindo
Por causa do amor
 Ah, if she only knew
that when she passes
the world smiles
fills itself with grace
and remains more beautiful
because of love