Confusion with へ in a sentence


I'm finding this sentence a bit tricky.

> 光{ひかり}の川{かわ}へ願{ねが}いの橋{はし}を掛{か}け奇跡{きせき}は渡{わた}るよ

This sentence is confusing me very much! I am not sure what it means. Does it
mean:

> Build a bridge of wishes over the river of light and miracles will cross.

What does 掛け here mean? Does it mean to hoist a bridge ? And are the 奇跡
crossing the bridge? Sorry if my question is a bit vague!




> What does 掛け here mean? Does it mean to hoist a bridge?

The 「掛け(る)」 here means "to build / throw (a bridge over/across a river)".  
(It's usually written as 橋を **[架]{か}ける**.)

The へ corresponds to "over" or "across". (「川へ橋を架ける」≂「川に橋を架ける」)

And the 「 **願い** の橋を **かける** 」 here also has an implied, double meaning 願いをかける
"make a wish".  
(cf: 「 **光の川へかけた願い** が、ほら、奇跡を起こすよ」) It could be Orihime and Hikoboshi's wish,
but it could also be 僕たち's wish; it's about Tanabata Festival where you make a
wish on stars, write it on paper strips and hang them on bamboo leaves (cf:
「その胸に仕舞い込んだ **望みを** 、さあ **書き留めて** 」「 **僕らは願う**...今、奇跡は起こるよ」).

> And are the 奇跡 crossing the bridge?

Yes, I think so. I think it's metaphorically saying 奇跡 is making the lovers'
wish come true on this day, by crossing the river that lies between them.

> 光の川へ願いの橋を掛け奇跡は渡るよ  
>  Does it mean:  
>  "Build a bridge of wishes over the river of light and miracles will cross."

I would probably translate it the way you do, too.

I think the line has double meanings:  
「天の川に橋を架けて、奇跡が渡る」  
"We build a bridge over the Milky Way, and miracles will cross the bridge /
the Milky Way."  
and  
「星に願いをかけて、奇跡が起こる/願いが叶う」  
"We make a wish on the stars, and miracles will happen / our wish will come
true".




> What does 掛け here mean? Does it mean to hoist a bridge?

The 「掛け(る)」 here means "to build / throw (a bridge over/across a river)".  
(It's usually written as 橋を **[架]{か}ける**.)

The へ corresponds to "over" or "across". (「川へ橋を架ける」≂「川に橋を架ける」)

And the 「 **願い** の橋を **かける** 」 here also has an implied, double meaning 願いをかける
"make a wish".  
(cf: 「 **光の川へかけた願い** が、ほら、奇跡を起こすよ」) It could be Orihime and Hikoboshi's wish,
but it could also be 僕たち's wish; it's about Tanabata Festival where you make a
wish on stars, write it on paper strips and hang them on bamboo leaves (cf:
「その胸に仕舞い込んだ **望みを** 、さあ **書き留めて** 」「 **僕らは願う**...今、奇跡は起こるよ」).

> And are the 奇跡 crossing the bridge?

Yes, I think so. I think it's metaphorically saying 奇跡 is making the lovers'
wish come true on this day, by crossing the river that lies between them.

> 光の川へ願いの橋を掛け奇跡は渡るよ  
>  Does it mean:  
>  "Build a bridge of wishes over the river of light and miracles will cross."

I would probably translate it the way you do, too.

I think the line has double meanings:  
「天の川に橋を架けて、奇跡が渡る」  
"We build a bridge over the Milky Way, and miracles will cross the bridge /
the Milky Way."  
and  
「星に願いをかけて、奇跡が起こる/願いが叶う」  
"We make a wish on the stars, and miracles will happen / our wish will come
true".

