[Machine Translation] Misuzu Kaneko, a children's song poet who left behind 512 poems, including "Me, a Little Bird, a Bell, and a Bell" and "Kodama desu ka," committed suicide at the age of 26. Behind her many poems, which are still loved today, lies a fierce emotional struggle. The director who once produced a documentary program on Misuzu has thoroughly explored the historical facts and discovered new facts about her father's death. By further researching the background of the poem, this groundbreaking nonfiction work unravels the truth about the untimely genius. Why are Misuzu's seemingly effortless nursery rhymes so sad and moving to people? Through the poems recorded in her three notebooks, the book brilliantly brings to light what she wanted to express.