En Otra Vida Lyrics in English by Yami Safdie, Lasso
A capricho is a sudden, impulsive desire or decision, often one that is hard to explain. It's a fantastic word to express the idea of a 'whim' or 'fancy'.
In the song, the singer wonders if the reason her relationship failed was simply a "capricho de Dios" (a whim of God). This poetic phrase captures the feeling of a love that seemed destined but was undone by a random twist of fate, making it both heartbreaking and beautiful.
Have you ever looked back at a failed romance and imagined a parallel universe where everything went right? Argentine singer Yami Safdie and Lasso team up for this sweet, bittersweet pop track about playing out an alternate reality. Instead of focusing only on the pain of a breakup, they imagine an entire parallel life where they bought a second-floor apartment ("un pisito en el segundo"), their parents became best friends ("mis padres son amigos de los tuyos"), and their kids inherited his smile and her patience. They even drop a very candid, funny line about how wonderful that fantasy feels: "Mierda, que nos fue genial en otra vida" ("Damn, we did great in another life").
Yet back in reality, things fell apart because of bad timing, bad luck, or simply missing the courage to make it work ("el coraje que siempre faltó a los dos"). While they acknowledge that in this life they only got to lose each other ("en esta sólo me tocó perderte"), they keep the door wide open. In the chorus, they promise to wait around just in case their ex changes their mind ("Pero yo aquí te esperaré / Si cambias de opinión"), clinging to the hope that their dream life doesn't have to stay stuck in a fantasy.
