Velando is the present participle of the verb velar, which means "to watch over" someone, often through the night. It carries a deeper meaning than simply "watching"; it implies a devoted, protective vigil.
In the song, the singer says, "Mientras yo aquí estoy velando por sacarte lo que te está matando" (While I'm here watching over you, to take away what's killing you). He uses this beautiful word to express his deep concern and his desire to protect the person he loves from her pain, like a guardian keeping watch.
In "Esperándote", Colombian artist Manuel Turizo watches someone he cares about cry over an ex who mistreated her, and he is completely out of patience with the situation. He cuts straight to the point, singing "Tú eres más que ese idiota" [You are worth more than that idiot] and pushes her to stop moping inside. Instead, he wants her to take advantage of her newfound freedom—"Aprovecha que andas sola / Y ahora nadie te controla" [Take advantage of being alone / And now nobody controls you]—and head out to dance the hours away.
Underneath the smooth reggaeton beat, the track works as a bold promise of patience. Turizo repeatedly asks how much longer he needs to stand by until she finally lets her guard down: "Por favor tú dime cuánto / Tengo que esperar para que seas feliz y no llores" [Please tell me how long / I have to wait for you to be happy and not cry]. He calls her "una rosa" [a rose] that the ex ruined, claims the ex is wasting kisses she should be giving him, and promises that her trapped heart will finally get rescued once she moves on.
Manuel Turizo was studying to be a veterinarian in Montería, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, when a song he and his older brother Julián put out themselves in 2016 took over Latin radio. "Una Lady Como Tú" sets Julián's ukulele against Manuel's low baritone, and its video has since passed two billion views on YouTube. He was sixteen then, born in Montería in April 2000 into a family of musicians.
His debut album ADN (2019) reached number eight on Billboard's Top Latin Albums with Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Anuel AA and Sech along for the ride, and "Sola" gave him his first Latin Airplay number one. Dopamina followed in 2021, then 2000 in 2023, the album built around "La Bachata": number six on the Billboard Global 200, number one in Spain, and fifteen weeks atop the Argentina Hot 100. He has recorded with Marshmello ("El Merengue") and Shakira ("Copa Vacía"), and his fifth album Apambichao, released in April 2026, goes back to Colombian merengue and vallenato with Maluma on the title track.