Japanese Text

毎年彼は気がおかしくなる

Every year he goes mad

ある旅客船から、小さな島の上に髭を生やした男がいるのが見える。男は、必死に両手を振りながら、何か叫んでいる。

From a passenger ship one can see a bearded man on a small island, who is shouting and desperately waving his hands.

「あれは誰ですか？」と、ある乗客は船長に尋ねた。

"Who is it?" a passenger asks the captain.

「見当もつかないよ。毎年私たちがここを通ると、彼は気がおかしくなるんだ。」

"I've no idea. Every year when we pass, he goes mad."

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