“De Cora” is Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro’s heartfelt voice note to an ex who seems to be thriving while he nurses a bruised heart. Scrolling through her dazzling Instagram posts, he tries to convince himself he is happy for her, yet every picture feels like salt on a wound. The chorus repeats the painful confession “Me duele el cora” (my heart hurts) and the slangy title itself comes from “de corazón,” meaning “from the heart.” Rauw lists all the tiny daily rituals he misses: her coffee in his cup, her perfume in the air, even the breeze when she opened the windows. With each memory he wonders who is now “devouring” her kisses and sharing the hours that once belonged to them.
Colombian star J Balvin jumps in to echo the same emptiness, comparing her body to a Picasso and admitting he has to call a neighbor just to get coffee because mornings feel hollow without her. Together, the pair wrap raw feelings of loss inside an infectious reggaeton beat, creating that classic bittersweet mix: you can dance, but you might tear up while doing it. “De Cora” is ultimately a smooth, melodic reminder that even global superstars get ghosted, scroll socials in secret, and struggle to accept that someone else is opening the windows they used to open.