Guardé is the past tense of guardar, which means 'to keep' or 'to save'. While seemingly simple, its use in this song is quite poignant.
Camilo Séptimo sings, "Tantas cosas que me guardé / Que no pude decir" (So many things I kept to myself / That I couldn't say). Here, it conveys the emotional weight of unspoken words and feelings, making it a powerful word that resonates with the theme of regret and longing in the song.
Have you ever wanted to tell someone exactly how you feel, but you just can't? That's what Camilo Séptimo's "Palabras al Viento" (Words to the Wind) is all about.
The song is from the perspective of someone who's really struggling after a breakup. They're asking a friend to find out if their ex still thinks about them: "Dime la verdad / Si me recuerda / O piensa en alguien más" (Tell me the truth / If she remembers me / Or thinks of someone else). It's clear they're in a lot of pain, admitting "Que no aguanto la soledad / Y ya no siento el corazón" (That I can't stand the loneliness / And I no longer feel my heart). But despite all these intense feelings, they know that everything they want to say will just be "Palabras al viento" (Words to the wind) – meaning it won't be heard or make a difference. It's a really relatable feeling of having so much to express, but knowing it's pointless.