Corazón Dañado

Track art by Nora Guerrero

This track stylistically follows the sound of a classic Bolero-Cha, but takes the form of a jazz chart (head, solo, head out) and the modernized lyrics of a hopeless romantic. The song features guitarist Allen Mendez, who also wrote the song, with a cadenza at the beginning as well as a solo over the entire form.

Original Lyrics

Solo me siento en conflicto,
Todo el día,
Todo el día, todo el tiempo.

Sí me ves,
Pero en realidad,
No me ves,
No me miras los ojos.

No tengo nada que ofrecerte
Sino mi corazón.
Y día tras día tengo menos
Esperanza de tener amor.

Pero cuando, cuando te veo,
Me siento completo, me siento amor,
Pero es solo un momento,
Un momento que se ha ido.

Personnel

Braden Astorga-Rollins Vocals
Allen Mendez Guitar
Josh Nuss Trombone
Tom Hartnett Keyboard
Jorge Brito Bass
José María Piedra Bongó/Campana
Felipe Fernández Congas
Michael McSweeney Timbales

English Translation

I just feel so conflicted,
All day long,
All day long, all of the time.

Yes you see me,
But in reality,
You don’t see me,
You don’t look me in the eye.

I have nothing to offer you
Except my heart.
And day after day I have less
Hope of finding love.

But when, when I see you,
I feel complete, I feel love,
But only for a moment,
A moment that has already passed.