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In the dev blog post revealing the lyrics for Titania's theme (https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/002817.html), one of the lines is "bows to the blade." The only interpretation I can think of is that bows was meant to be spelled boughs, thus tree branches falling to the blades of grass (since the rest of the section was talking about ebbing life force), but it's a stretch. Can anyone enlighten me?
I checked the german blog and "bows" semms to be correct, going by the translation.
In regards to the interpretation "bows to the blade" reminds me of someone being decapitated but taking it with a certain grace by bowing their head to the blade thats gonna do the deed. To me this interpretation would also fit with the whole theme of the song and the battle: Titania, the King, knows that their time has come and accepts it by bowing to the blade - the line before that also talks about some kind of "loss" or "end".
But, in the spirit of the song and the general theme of the immortal fairies and their king the last line speaks about rebirth again.
Given that last verse it definitely feels like King Titania is coming to terms with her death and taking it gracefully by bowing to the executioner's blade and the last line is about how the Fae are reborn though this could also mean the Lightwarden being reborn but i put stock it is about the Fae reincarnation and there always being a King Titania.