Arena37c August 2001 (8 no. 227)
Kana Harigumi II
*Kana no Mori*

I am Kana. I sing about the people who live in the woods. Until I found my
songs I was unable to talk with humans very well. For a while I was always
alone; I would go to the mountains to play and made friends with the bugs
who lived there. At that time I sensed an indescribable feeling about the
mountains, and when I was there I could relax. But now those mountains have
been destroyed and have become homes for old people. It was sad. But in my
heart they are still living, and I live for the sake of the woods, so I live
in the woods and sing. You see, it is "Kana no Mori" that is on my CD
jackets, and my figure is in the protective color, which becomes green in
the winter, yellow in the spring, and red from time to time. At my concerts
I also try to create "Kana no Mori." But even though it is the woods there
are no trees or foliage; the woods are in my heart.
No one can say anything, this is the place and way in which I have chosen to
live. If you find you like my woods then come and play, ne?

notes:
1.  I have no idea what a protective color is so I got a bit confused and might have translated the sentence strangely. It was cute...Kana wrote the second kanji in the word wrong (although it was still identifiable) ^_^
2.  Kana no Mori = Kana's woods but I assume you know that already
3.  When she says homes for old people I think she might mean nursing homes. Japan does have the largest percentage of old people out of all the countries in the world after all.