Spider Lily

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

Spider Lily ~Imose no Musubi wa Shinonome zo~ ( Spider lily ~妹背（いもせ）の結（むす）びは東雲（しののめ）ぞ~, lit. Spider Lily ~Union of the Birds at Dawn~) is the ending theme for the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni visual novel. It is also a part of the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni original sound track.

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YouTube Music

Lyrics[]

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
「此処ニ居ルヨ･･･」「どこに逝くの？」	"Koko NI iRU YO..."^[1] "Doko ni iku no?"	"i'M rIGHT hERE^[1]..." "Where are you going?"
誰もいない夜の　片隅集う影は･･･風に吹かれて棚引くカーテン置き去りの窓辺に景色は無い	Dare mo inai Yoru no katasumi Tsudou kage wa... Kaze ni fukarete Tanabiku kāten Okizari no madobe ni Keshiki wa nai	At one corner of a night When nobody's around— Shadows come together... Curtains linger Fluttering in the wind There is nothing to see By the abandoned window side
もつれた指と手向けの花が舞い踊りて宵の闇をめがけて走り去った写し出す真に何が見える？	Motsureta yubi to Tamuke no hana ga Mai odorite Yoi no yami wo Megakete hashirisatta Utsushi dasu makoto ni Nani ga mieru?^[2]	Entwined fingers And flowers offered to the departed Danced in circles They ran off into The darkness of the sunset Just what is it that you see In the reflected truth?^[2]
灰色の世界をそっと彩る「芽吹く前に枯れたくないよ」手探りの　ユートピア口減らしの歌を奏でながら	Haiiro no sekai wo Sotto irodoru "Mebuku mae ni Karetakunai yo" Tesaguri no yūtopia Kuchiberashi^[3] no uta wo Kanade nagara	The gray world is slowly Imbued with color "I don't want to wither Before I bud" We fumble to find a utopia Even as the song of pedicide^[3] Is played
赤い月　揺れている照らし出した本当の気持ち何もミエナイ私の傍にいてよ。	Akai tsuki Yurete iru Terashidashita Hontou no kimochi Nani mo MIENAI^[1] Watashi no soba ni ite yo	The crimson moon Flickers in and out of sight Illuminating Our true feelings I can't sEE^[1] anything, So stay by my side
ゆびきり… 叶えて…	Yubikiri… kanaete…	Please grant... the promise...
此処から助けて、もう壊れる夢に堕ちても苦しいだけ美しき　死の世界扉を開いてあげる…	Koko kara tasukete, Mou kowareru Yume ni ochitemo Kurushii dake Utsukushiki shi no sekai Tobira wo hiraite ageru…	Please rescue me from here, I'm close to breaking I only feel pain, Even if I slip into a dream The alluring land of death Opens its doors for me...
"そんなの嘘だよ死んで咲く花なんてね、どこを探しても見つけられない！" 鏡の中に映る私が笑う血塗られた涙流しながら	"Sonna no usodayo, Shinde saku hana nante ne, Doko wo sagashite mo Mitsukerarenai!" Kagami no naka ni Utsuru watashi ga warau Chi nurareta namida Nagashi nagara	"That's just a lie, Flowers that bloom after death? You can't find those, Wherever you may search!" My form reflected In the mirror cackles saying so As it sheds tears Tainted with blood
輝ける月が今照らし出した本当の気持ち未来（あす）のどこかで二人手を取り合う…	Kagayakeru tsuki ga ima Terashidashita Hontou no kimochi Asu no doko ka de futari Te wo toriau…	The brilliant moon now Illuminates Our true feelings Somewhere tomorrow, the pair Will go together hand in hand...

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Stylization: A lot of words in this song have been written using Katakana in place of classic Hiragana. Often, such quirky stylization is used to evoke a certain feeling in the reader, with reference to context. In this song, it may be a sense of foreboding or horror.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Utsushidasu makoto ni nani ga mieru?: In this particular line, the kanji for the verb used; "Utsusu" (写す, To reflect, To duplicate) can also mean "to photograph". The translation would then become "Just what is it that you see in the truth you photographed?"
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kuchiberashi (口減らし, Reducing mouths to feed): is a Japanese idiom which refers to the practice of giving up care of family members in order to meet expenses; usually children. This can happen through less unpleasant means via putting them up for adoption, or apprenticeship but may have a darker undertone. The latter was true especially during times of war and famine; when people often resorted to extreme means such as infanticide, pedicide, or simply leaving the child to starve to death or fend for themselves.

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Translation: Meera Malhotra

[st-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Stylization: A lot of words in this song have been written using Katakana in place of classic Hiragana. Often, such quirky stylization is used to evoke a certain feeling in the reader, with reference to context. In this song, it may be a sense of foreboding or horror.

[u-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Utsushidasu makoto ni nani ga mieru?: In this particular line, the kanji for the verb used; "Utsusu" (写す, To reflect, To duplicate) can also mean "to photograph". The translation would then become "Just what is it that you see in the truth you photographed?"

[k-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kuchiberashi (口減らし, Reducing mouths to feed): is a Japanese idiom which refers to the practice of giving up care of family members in order to meet expenses; usually children. This can happen through less unpleasant means via putting them up for adoption, or apprenticeship but may have a darker undertone. The latter was true especially during times of war and famine; when people often resorted to extreme means such as infanticide, pedicide, or simply leaving the child to starve to death or fend for themselves.

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