* to have a candle at this funeral
Expression used here and there by Everyone
tener vela en el entierro • To have a say in a situation.
"¿Alguien te ha preguntado? ¿Quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?"
"Somebody asked you? Who gave you a candle at this funeral?"
6 out of 9 Spanish, Castilian speakers have heard this