Capricho translates to "whim" or "caprice". It describes a sudden, impulsive desire for something without a good reason, often seen as a fleeting or frivolous fancy.
In the song, Enrique Iglesias is desperate for reassurance from his lost love. He pleads, "Di que no es locura ni obsesión / Que no es capricho" (Say it's not madness nor obsession / That it's not a whim), hoping their connection is profound and real, not just a passing feeling.
Have you ever run into an ex and felt like there was still something there? That's exactly what's happening in this song. Enrique Iglesias is talking to a past love, and he's convinced it's not over. He sees something in their eyes, asking, "tu mirada dice estar arrepentida / Babe, dime si es verdad, o es sólo idea mía" (your look says you're sorry / Babe, tell me if it's true, or just my idea).
He remembers how close they used to be, singing that just "Ayer cabías en mi corazón" (Yesterday you fit in my heart). But then, they pulled away. Despite the goodbye, he's been waiting for them, telling them "Mi puerta siempre estuvo abierta" (My door was always open). The whole song is his plea for them to admit they feel the same way, insisting that life has shown them their love "No está acabado" (is not over).
Enrique Iglesias shopped his first demos around Madrid under the name Enrique Martínez, so that no label would sign him for being Julio Iglesias's son. Fonovisa signed him anyway and flew him to Toronto, where he recorded Enrique Iglesias (1995) in near anonymity. All five of its singles, "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa" among them, reached number one on Billboard's Latin chart, and the album won the 1997 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album.
Enrique (1999) moved him onto English-language radio, with "Bailamos" and "Be with You" both topping the Hot 100, and Escape (2001) sold past eight million copies on the back of "Hero". The chart he owns outright is Hot Latin Songs: 27 number ones, more than any other artist, plus the two longest runs at the top in its history, "Bailando" with Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona at 41 weeks in 2014 and "El Perdón" with Nicky Jam at 30 weeks in 2015. He wound the recording career down on his own terms, calling Final (Vol. 1) in 2021 and Final (Vol. 2) in 2024 his last albums.