Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo

For the album, see Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo / Spider Lily

Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo (愛（は）しを渡（わた）るは黄昏（たそがれ）ぞ, lit. Cross Over into Love at Dusk) is the opening theme for the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni visual novels. It is featured as the first track in Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo / Spider Lily, the original soundtrack album for the visual novels.

Video Releases[]

Lyrics[]

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
明けない夜数えながら過ぎ去った日想い続けた巡る夢の中消えてゆく影法師	Akenai yoru Kazoe nagara Sugisatta hi Omoitsudzuketa Meguru yume no naka Kiete yuku kageboushi	As you counted The unending nights, Recalling the days That passed you by— Into these pirouetting dreams, Your silhouette vanishes
溢れる終の願い尽きることない後悔の果て彼の岸渡れぬまま愚かな花と散る	Afureru tsui no negai Tsukiru koto nai Koukai no hate Ka no kishi^[1] Watarenu mama Oroka na hana to chiru	Dying wishes overflow At the bounds Of inexhaustible regrets Unable to cross over To that other shore— You are but a foolish bloom, strewn about
包まれ息吹く永遠の闇冷たすぎてもがくだけの巡り夜「枯れないで私たちは美しい儘･･･」	Tsutsumare Ibuku towa no yami Tsumeta sugite Mogaku dake no meguri yoru "Karenaide, watashi-tachi wa Utsukushii mama..."	Engulfed, Breathing the eternal darkness Too cold to bear, Thrashing around in the looping nights "Don't wither, we remain Beautiful as we are..."
踊ろうよ幾千の月閉ざされた目を抉るようにほのかに揺れ貴方誘う「堕チテ嗤ウハ誰･･･？」	Odorou yo Ikusen no tsuki Tozasareta me wo Eguru you ni Honoka ni yure, Anata izanau "Ochite warau wa, dare...?"	Come, let us dance For thousands of moons As if we were prying Into those closed eyes Faintly swaying, Inviting you "wHO wILL fALL aND wHO wILL sNEER...?"^[2]

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
明けない夜数えながら過ぎ去った日想い続けた巡る夢の中消えてゆく影法師	Akenai yoru Kazoe nagara Sugisatta hi Omoitsudzuketa Meguru yume no naka Kiete yuku kageboushi	As you counted The unending nights, Recalling the days That passed you by— Into these pirouetting dreams, Your silhouette vanishes
溢れる終の願い尽きることない後悔の果て彼の岸渡れぬまま愚かな花と散る	Afureru tsui no negai Tsukiru koto nai Koukai no hate Ka no kishi^[1] Watarenu mama Oroka na hana to chiru	Dying wishes overflow At the bounds Of inexhaustible regrets Unable to cross over To that other shore— You are but a foolish bloom, strewn about
包まれ息吹く永遠の闇冷たすぎてもがくだけの巡り夜「枯れないで私たちは美しい儘･･･」	Tsutsumare Ibuku towa no yami Tsumeta sugite Mogaku dake no meguri yoru "Karenaide, watashi-tachi wa Utsukushii mama..."	Engulfed, Breathing the eternal darkness Too cold to bear, Thrashing around in the looping nights "Don't wither, we remain Beautiful as we are..."
踊ろうよ幾千の月閉ざされた目を抉るようにほのかに揺れ貴方誘う誰（た）そ彼（がれ）、惑う頃に	Odorou yo Ikusen no tsuki Tozasareta me wo Eguru you ni Honoka ni yure, Anata izanau Tasogare ^[3]madou koro ni	Come, let us dance For thousands of moons As if we were prying Into those closed eyes Faintly swaying, Inviting you When many lose their way in the twilight
佇むあの娘（こ）はだれ？閉ざされた記憶の中に戯れ語る者が貴方と指を切る	Tatazumu Ano ko wa dare? Tozasareta Kioku no naka ni Tawamure kataru mono ga Anata to yubi wo kiru	Who is she, That lingering child? Deep within Memories sealed away The one who speaks capriciously Makes a promise with you
端に秘めるは陰陽（おんよう）の謡（うた）息を止めてココロ断ち切るのなら通りゃんせ其の先はもう、寂滅のほとり	Hashi ni himeru wa Onyou no uta Iki wo tomete "Kokoro" tachikiru no nara Tooryanse^[4] Sono saki wa mou, Jakumetsu no hotori	The chants of Yin and Yang Hide at the borders If you were to hold your breath And cast away your "heart"— You may pass, Beyond them reside The banks of paradise
渡ろうよ宵闇（やみ）の星汚れた糸を解くように噛み砕いても、渇きは癒えず転がる骨の中で･･･	Watarou yo Yami no hoshi Kegareta ito wo Hodoku you ni Kamikudaite mo, Kawaki wa iezu Korogaru Hone no naka de...	Come, let us ferry Across the stars of the dusk As if we were disentangling These sullied threads Even if you chewed it all to bits, Your thirst cannot be quelled As you linger await Within those scattered bones...
「何の為に生まれ、生きていくの？教えて下さい、人の生きる意味を･･･」	"Nan'no tame ni umare, Ikite iku no? Oshiete kudasai, Hito no ikiru imi wo..."	"Why are we born, What do we live for? Please teach me, About the meaning to human life..."
「この夜は、胡蝶の夢。アナタの為に生きなさい･･･」枯れぬ花はないよと笑う現世（うつしよ）を越えて今、届け。私に咲いた彼岸の花己の血は無罪（むつみ）のままよ･･･	"Kono yoru wa, Kochou no yume. Anata no tame ni Ikinasai..." Karenu hana wa Nai yo to warau Utsushiyo wo Koete ima, todoke. Watashi ni saita Higan no hana Onore no chi wa Mutsumi no mama yo...	"This night Is no more than a butterfly's dream^[5]. Please live, For only your own sake..." 'There are no flowers that won't wither'— Reality shall laugh at you so Overcome this mortal world And may you reach, at last. Oh, dear equinox flower That bloomed for me— Your blood shall remain Virtuous as always...
「堕チテ嗤ウハ誰･･･？」	"Ochite warau wa, dare...?"	"wHO wILL fALL aND wHO wILL sNEER...?"^[2]

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ka no Kishi (彼の岸, lit. the "other" shore) refers to the other side of the Sanzu River, where one is sent to the afterlife. The word can also mean "nirvana". This meaning comes about as it is understood in Buddhism that after the departed complete the trial of crossing the Sanzu River, they reach a state of enlightenment after parting with the mortal world.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Stylization: This line has been written using Kanji and Katakana in the place of classic Hiragana. Often, such quirky stylization is used to evoke a certain feeling in the reader, with reference to context. In this line, it may be a sense of foreboding or horror.
↑ Tasogare is traditionally written as (黄昏(たそがれ), lit. Twilight), as seen in the song title. But here it has been written as 誰（た）そ彼（がれ） which could literally mean "the others"—usually written as Darekare (誰彼(だれかれ))
This wordplay is first utilized in the visual novel Tasogare which released in 2001. It is also previously seen in another song from the Higurashi When They Cry fandom, Tasokare.
↑ Tooryanse (通（とお）りゃんせ, lit. You may pass) is a Japanese Warabe Uta. It is also commonly played at traffic signals. Songs from the Higurashi When They Cry fandom, namely Unmei no Wa and Nageki no Mori also reference this nursery tune.
↑ The Butterfly Dream refers to an ancient Chinese tale in which a man dreams of being a butterfly. When the man awakens, he begins to wonder whether he was a man who dreamed of being a butterfly or a butterfly now dreaming of being a man. This story is a classic from Eastern philosophy associated with the Dream argument—which questions the authenticity of a human being's perception of reality.

Trivia[]

At the beginning of the OP movie to the game, there are whispers of children over the music. The content is roughly as follows:
"Hey, hey, did you know?" (「ねえ、ねえ、知ってるの？」, "Nee, nee, shitteru no?")
"Did you hear that 'Meso Meso' crying noise?" (「メソメソって泣いてんの、聞いた？」, "Meso Meso tte naitenno, kiita?")
"There's a rumor that it appears in the old school building..." (「旧校舎に出るってうわさ…」, "Kyuukousha ni derutte uwasa…")

External Links[]

VGMdb

Translation: Meera Malhotra

[k-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ka no Kishi (彼の岸, lit. the "other" shore) refers to the other side of the Sanzu River, where one is sent to the afterlife. The word can also mean "nirvana". This meaning comes about as it is understood in Buddhism that after the departed complete the trial of crossing the Sanzu River, they reach a state of enlightenment after parting with the mortal world.

[w-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Stylization: This line has been written using Kanji and Katakana in the place of classic Hiragana. Often, such quirky stylization is used to evoke a certain feeling in the reader, with reference to context. In this line, it may be a sense of foreboding or horror.

[3] Tasogare is traditionally written as (黄昏(たそがれ), lit. Twilight), as seen in the song title. But here it has been written as 誰（た）そ彼（がれ） which could literally mean "the others"—usually written as Darekare (誰彼(だれかれ))
This wordplay is first utilized in the visual novel Tasogare which released in 2001. It is also previously seen in another song from the Higurashi When They Cry fandom, Tasokare.

[4] Tooryanse (通（とお）りゃんせ, lit. You may pass) is a Japanese Warabe Uta. It is also commonly played at traffic signals. Songs from the Higurashi When They Cry fandom, namely Unmei no Wa and Nageki no Mori also reference this nursery tune.

[5] The Butterfly Dream refers to an ancient Chinese tale in which a man dreams of being a butterfly. When the man awakens, he begins to wonder whether he was a man who dreamed of being a butterfly or a butterfly now dreaming of being a man. This story is a classic from Eastern philosophy associated with the Dream argument—which questions the authenticity of a human being's perception of reality.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]