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These are some lyrics to a song:

> 陽炎ゆらめいて
>
> 追憶の彼方に見た
>
> うたかたの夢はぜ
>
> 火の粉は大空へ舞う

And this is supposed to be the translation:

> After heat haze flickers.
>
> It was seen in the other side of the reminiscence.
>
> Transient dream explosion.
>
> A spark is danced to the sky.

I'm having trouble with the third line, specifically with 「はぜ」. The dictionary
translates it as gobby (fish)/wax tree/drying rice on a rack, and obviously
none of these make any sense given the context of the song as well as the
suggested translation. Outside of these meanings and the song itself, I
couldn't find any reference to 「はぜ」 at all. Could it be just a typo, or am I
missing something here?
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Meaning of はぜ in this context
It is no typo; It is an existing verb.

「はぜ」 is the 連用形{れんようけい} ("continuative form") of the verb 「はぜる」, which means
_**" to pop", "to burst open"**_, etc.

When corn kernels はぜる, it is called "popcorn".

So, the line means:

" _ **The fleeting dream bursts open (and)**_ "

A similar-sounding synonym of 「はぜる」 is 「はじける」, which you might actually
see/hear more often. Both are originally Japanese words as, I hope, you can
tell from the sounds.

In case you are more of a fan of big Sino-loanwords, 「破裂{はれつ}する」 would be a
synonym as well.
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