Jobim wrote some of the lyrics for his songs, but also worked with exceptional lyricists such as Vinícius de Moraes and Newton Mendonça, in the original Portuguese, and Gene Lees and Norman Gimbel, for the English versions.
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Fernando Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2026
After more than four decades of supporting Stateside composers and lyricists working across visual media, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has opened its first permanent international chapter in London.
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