Desde El Puerto Lyrics in English La Oreja de Van Gogh
Capricho translates to "whim" or "caprice," a word used to describe a sudden, impulsive desire that is often a bit fanciful. It's a wonderfully expressive word that you don't hear every day.
In this nostalgic song, the singer clings to "el capricho de verte sonreír" (the whim of seeing you smile). This poetic phrase captures a deep longing not as a grand necessity, but as a small, stubborn impulse that they just can't let go of.
Desde El Puerto ("From the Harbor") invites us to watch the sunrise from a quiet pier next to La Oreja de Van Gogh’s narrator, whose only companion is the lingering presence of someone who has just left. As the early light spills over the water, every minute feels like a tiny boat: it waits its turn, slips away, and finally merges with the sea. This gentle image captures how memories drift out of reach while the singer clings to the wish of seeing that lost smile again.
The song paints absence as both friend and tormentor. Waves sketch a "sleeping story" on the surface, and in the hush the narrator still hears the farewell verse of their loved one. Hope and melancholy mix like salt and sunlight: the sun is said to rise because of the missing person, yet the world feels dim without them. By the end, the plea is simple and heartfelt—just one more second together so the harbor might glow with real light once more.
