Por Ellos Lyrics in English by Gran Rah
Redención translates to "redemption." It's a profound and meaningful word that carries significant weight, often associated with seeking forgiveness or making amends.
In the context of the song, the artist states, "busco redención en estrofas y estribillos" (I seek redemption in verses and choruses). This line reveals a personal journey of self-reflection and healing through his music, making the word particularly poignant and central to the song's message.
Gran Rah's "Por Ellos" is a powerful and heartfelt message about the state of the world and the hope for a better future, especially for children. He starts by wishing all the world's pollution would just disappear like a tornado, expressing a deep desire for a cleaner, purer existence. He believes that the world itself isn't cruel, but people are, highlighting how "los niños no se enseñan a vivir pero los adultos no se enseñan a morir" [children teach us to live but adults teach us to die] with racism and war.
He points out the hypocrisy and inequality he sees, mentioning how "los niños son felices jugando con tierra los demás somos felices derramando sangre en ella" [children are happy playing with dirt, the rest of us are happy spilling blood on it]. Gran Rah yearns for a world where freedom isn't just a state, and where children aren't handling real guns instead of toy ones. He dedicates the song to "esas almas indefensas" [those defenseless souls] and emphasizes the importance of teaching children to be happy, not rich, because "a veces lo más grande viven los más chicos" [sometimes the biggest things live in the smallest ones]. He's on a journey to unlearn machismo and find redemption, striving to "sentirse un niño hasta los 90" [feel like a child until 90] because a life of hate is a slow death. It's a call to live, to play, and to shine your light for those who are here and those yet to come.
