Perigo means "danger" in Portuguese. It's a word that immediately grabs attention and suggests a thrilling or intense situation.
In the context of Marisa Monte's song, she sings, "Gostar de alguém tem sempre algum perigo" (Liking someone always has some danger). This line beautifully captures the vulnerability and risk involved in falling in love, making the word "perigo" both relatable and intriguing for anyone who has experienced the complexities of romance.
Have you ever felt so strongly for someone that you were ready to go all in? In "Totalmente Seu," which means "Totally Yours," Brazilian singer Marisa Monte sings about exactly that feeling. She's not playing games; she tells her love interest, "Eu levo a sério" ("I take it seriously") and confesses, "Sou totalmente seu" ("I am totally yours").
The singer knows that love isn't always easy. She admits that liking someone "Tem sempre algum perigo" ("Always has some danger") and involves a certain risk. Will it work out in the end? She's not sure, saying "O tempo irá dizer" ("Time will tell"). But for now, she's focused on the powerful connection she feels in the present, which she describes as "forte, perfeito" ("strong, perfect"). It's a song about embracing vulnerability and giving yourself completely to love, even without knowing what the future holds.
Marisa Monte grew up in Rio de Janeiro, born into a musical family: her mother sang and her father worked as a musical director. She trained her voice with an opera teacher before turning to popular music, and by the late 1980s she had become a central figure in Música Popular Brasileira, an alto who moves easily between samba, jazz, pop, and soul within a single record.
Her 1994 album Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor de Rosa e Carvão carried her music well beyond Brazil, and she has since won four Latin Grammy Awards. In 2002 she teamed up with Arnaldo Antunes and Carlinhos Brown to form Tribalistas, whose self-titled album sold more than two million copies across Latin America. She followed it by releasing two solo records on the same day in 2006, Universo ao Meu Redor and Infinito Particular, and has collected eight Brazilian Music Awards and seven MTV Video Music Brazil trophies over her career.