El Corazon Sobre Todo Lyrics in English by Estelares
"El Corazón Sobre Todo" (The Heart Above All) is a song about someone taking stock of what is left after things have fallen apart. It opens with a quiet confession: "Hace tiempo que nadie espera en la vereda de enfrente" (It's been a long time since anyone waited on the sidewalk across the street). Nobody is waiting for them anymore, and even a kiss does not fix it: "Aunque me beses la boca no es suficiente" (Even if you kiss my mouth, it's not enough).
The chorus is the heart of it, literally. The singer remembers everything, "especialmente el corazón" (especially the heart), and keeps what is not broken yet "guardado aquí adentro en mi pecho izquierdo" (kept here inside my left chest). Then the imagery turns strange and lovely: "La ventana daba al mar" (The window looked out on the sea), but now there is "tormenta de arena por toda la santa alacena" (a sandstorm all over the whole darn cupboard). Learner tip: santa here is not really "holy", it is an intensifier, like saying "the entire" thing. The song closes on one repeated worry, "no sé si podré salvarme de esta" (I don't know if I'll be able to save myself from this). De esta is a handy everyday phrase meaning "from this mess".
