Philippe's songs are written in Capeverdian creole, although some of his later hits have also been written in other languages such as Portuguese or Wolof. Love is by far the most important of his lyrical themes, and the musical genre he plays is appropriately named "Cabo Love".
Cabo Love is a variation of Zouk, a slow dance from the caribbean also known in other parts of the world as "Kizomba". Cabo Love is peculiar in that it is danced on a step called the "Pasada", which is based on a syncopated time signature of 3/4, while the music itself is always written on a 4/4 beat. The resulting effect is thrilling to those dancers who have mastered it. Pasada, like many innovative dance steps, originates from Angola. Philippe Monteiro's style is richly written around Rn'B bass lines and groovy drum patterns. His use of vintage synthesizer sounds is also characteristic of the genre. Philippe also writes other styles of capeverdian music, such as "Funana", which is a very fast dance akin to the Merengue. Another popular dance with Philippe is "Batuca", a mid-tempo dactylic rhythm like the "gig", which he has managed to cleverly blend with traditional senegalese drumming.
Philippe Monteiro's music can also be heard in Brasil and Cuba, where Capeverdian and Angolan students have brought his albums.
Philippe has released many albums under his own name, all of which have enjoyed major sales figures in his specialized market. Philippe has also composed and produced many of the most popular Cabo Love songs and albums for other singers such as Paulinha, Gama, To Semedo, Yvon Paris, Princesse Lover, Djudja, Grace Evora, etc...
Philippe can be reached via email at ozonephilip@gmail.com
Alta Seguranca
Philippe Monteiro Lyrics
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Pa tribunal de sentimento
Nha coraçon condenado
A prisão perpétua
Bo leva pra julgamento
Na tribunal de sentimento
Crime que cometi
Bo trata pa criminoso
Pa modo di cre bu cheu
Imagina será olho
Isolar nha amor
Na prisão de alta segurança
Fica preso na bu lábios
Vidrado na bu andar
Mas escravo de bu olhaR
E di bu maneira
Sentença foi pesado
Bo condena a fica
Preso na bu corpo
Pa eternidade
Ma na alta segurança
Poe amor
Sem puder se afugar
Justicia foi injusto
Pra nós
E justamente
Apresentar nha pessoa
Como eu
Inocentemente...
injustamente...
Justicia foi injusto
Pra nós
E justamente
Apresentar
Nha pessoa como eu
Inocentemente e culpado
Falei de amor
Oh justicia foi injusto
The song "Alta Seguranca" by Philippe Monteiro is a beautiful expression of the emotions brought on by a love that is taken away and denied. The lyrics speak of the unfairness of love being treated like a crime and the singer being unfairly judged in a tribunal of feelings. The singer's heart is sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment, left to live in a high-security prison where the singer's love is isolated.
The song's central theme is unrequited love and the sense of being imprisoned by it. The singer describes himself as a criminal for loving someone and in a cruel turn of fate, the justice system targets him for punishment. He is a slave to the object of his love, unable to escape its grip, and unable to move on.
The lyrics communicate a deep sense of longing and frustration with the way things have turned out. The singer is left alone with his love, incarcerated in his own heart and unable to escape. This is a powerful metaphor for the experience of unrequited love, which leaves the singer feeling trapped and helpless.
Line by Line Meaning
Bo leva pra julgamento
You bring me to trial
Pa tribunal de sentimento
In the court of feelings
Nha coraçon condenado
My heart is convicted
A prisão perpétua
To a lifetime of imprisonment
Se sabe quale foi
If you knew what it was
Crime que cometi
The crime that I committed
Bo trata pa criminoso
You treat me like a criminal
Pa modo di cre bu cheu
To make yourself feel good
Imagina será olho
Imagine being an eye
Isolar nha amor
Isolated from my love
Na prisão de alta segurança
In the maximum security prison
Fica preso na bu lábios
Trapped in your lips
Vidrado na bu andar
Stuck staring at your walk
Mas escravo de bu olhaR
Yet enslaved by your gaze
E di bu maneira
And in your way
Sentença foi pesado
The verdict was harsh
Bo condena a fica
You condemn me to remain
Preso na bu corpo
Trapped in your body
Pa eternidade
For eternity
Ma na alta segurança
But in maximum security
Poe amor
Put love
Sem puder se afugar
Without the ability to escape
Justicia foi injusto
Justice was unfair
Pra nós
To us
E justamente
And rightfully
Apresentar nha pessoa
Presenting myself
Como eu
As I am
Inocentemente...
Innocently...
injustamente...
Unjustly...
Justicia foi injusto
Justice was unfair
Pra nós
To us
E justamente
And rightfully
Apresentar
To present
Nha pessoa como eu
Myself as I am
Inocentemente e culpado
Innocent and guilty
Falei de amor
I spoke of love
Oh justicia foi injusto
Oh, justice was unfair
Contributed by Ian L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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