Ipanema

Summary

The web content is a love poem to bossa nova, inspired by Antônio Carlos Jobim's "The Girl from Ipanema."

Abstract

The webpage features a poem titled "Ipanema," which serves as a tribute to the bossa nova genre, specifically to the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. The poem evokes the emotions and imagery associated with the song, capturing the essence of summer and the bittersweet feelings of love and longing. It reflects on the beauty of the setting sun and the speaker's yearning to hold onto the fleeting moments of radiance. The poem is part of a July Summer Music Challenge, where the author wrote about bossa nova for 31 days, and includes a mention of the author's preference for Amy Winehouse's rendition of the song. A link to all entries of the challenge is provided, along with credits to Terry Barr for contributing memoirs about summer and music.

Opinions

The author expresses a deep appreciation for bossa nova, particularly for "The Girl from Ipanema."
The poem suggests a personal connection to the song, as it conveys a sense of nostalgia and the desire to preserve memories associated with it.
The author indicates a preference for Amy Winehouse's cover of "The Girl from Ipanema," implying that it holds a special significance or quality.
The mention of the July Summer Music Challenge and Terry Barr's memoirs suggests that the author values the community aspect of music and storytelling, and recognizes the contributions of others in the same creative space.

Ipanema

A love poem to bossa nova

The clouds sprawl warmly stroll the romancing bay my crashing soul beguiled spending years astray

I don’t see your eyes in summer’s bittersweet sting sundown swaying my heart the wrong way

I can’t watch this radiance slip away so I take the spiced breeze, breathe the orange glow, into my chest take your eyes in mine to rest

Notes: Inspired by Antônio Carlos Jobim’s The Girl from Ipanema, performed Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto and Stan Getz. One of the first songs signalling the emergence of Bossa Nova.

The song has been covered extensively over 7 decades, but I am partial to Amy Winehouse’s version.

Written for the July Summer Music Challenge where I wrote a poem or story about bossa nova for 31 days. See below for all entries including Terry Barr’s 8 brilliant memoirs about summer and music:

Ipanema

July Writing Challenge

We need some Bossa Nova