Nineteen Hundred was eight years old then
1900那时候才八岁
He'd made the trip between Europe and America
他在欧洲和美国之间旅行
about fifty times, I imagine
我猜大概有五十次
The ocean was his home
大海就是他的家
He never set foot on dry land,never
他从来没有到过陆地
Though he'd seen it from the ports a hundred times
尽管他在港口看过很多次
But he never got off the boat
但他从来没有下过船
Problem was as far as the world was concerned,he didn't even exist
问题是:世上没人知道他的存在
There wasn't a city, a parish, a hospital, jail or baseball team that had his name any place
没有一个城市, 一个教会 ,一个医院,一所监狱或棒球队知道他的名字
He didn't have a country, he didn't even have a birth date. No family.
他没有国籍,他甚至没有生日,没有家庭。