Hi, for me the word "velas" made me cry. It brought back images of a funeral I went to once in mexico...people stayed up day and night for a couple of days "waiting" or "velando" over the body.It really affected me because I was only like 5 years old. I never thought of it again until I heard this song. I also think of the many sleepless nights my grandmother stayed up "velando"...waiting for her sons to come home (they were up to no good, part of a gang and every weekend she would stay up praying that God would protect their lives). So "velas" for me personally is soooo deep, not just a staying up waiting for something or looking over someone but doing so with fervent love and prayer and a desperateness to have the person with you alive and well to touch and hold and love on! The Lord loves us so much and I can't even begin to imagine what the waiting is like for Him until we will to accept his gift of salvation. I can only understand this on a human level as I "velo" or wait on the salvation of my loved ones!

just my two cents,
claudia