Ben Adam

Just a Man

Ben Adam

Just a man, he's only flesh and bloodBen 'adam hu rak basar va-dam
Dust scatters in the desert'Avak poreakh ba-midbar
Just a man, in the way of the worldBen 'adam, be-derekh ha-'olam
Like a passing shadow, like a broken potKe-tzel 'over, ka-kheres ha-nishbar
He's just a man'Adam hu rak 'adam
and most of his days are nightsve-rov yamav leylot
And no man is complete in all his deedsVe-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
So give him a dream and give him a breath'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfortTen le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama

Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
And don't judge him always with a light heartVe-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Because a man is a man is a manKi 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
He's just a manHu rak 'adam

Just a man, he wakes up and already falls asleepBen 'adam ne'or u-khvar nirdam
His days are short, their end is sadYamav ktzarim, sofam 'atzuv
Just a man, he walks in the worldBen 'adam 'oreakh ba-'olam
He will return from dust to dustBa me-'afar u-le-'afar yashuv

He's just a man'Adam hu rak 'adam
and most of his days are nightsve-rov yamav leylot
And no man is complete in all his deedsVe-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
So give him a dream and give him a breath'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfortTen le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama

Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
And don't judge him always with a light heartVe-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Because a man is a man is a manKi 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
He's just a manHu rak 'adam

He will not learn for eternity, he forgets to loveHu lo yilmad la-netzakh, hu shokheakh le'ehov
He doesn't know that his day is nearHu lo yode'a she-yomo karov

Because a man is a man is a manKi 'adam hu rak 'adam
and most of his days are nightsve-rov yamav leylot
And no man is complete in all his deedsVe-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
So give him a dream and give him a breath'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfortTen le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama

Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
And don't judge him always with a light heartVe-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Because a man is a man is a manKi 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
He's just a manHu rak 'adam

He's just a man'Adam hu rak 'adam
and most of his days are nightsve-rov yamav leylot
And no man is complete in all his deedsVe-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
So give him a dream and give him a breath'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfortTen le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama

Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
And don't judge him always with a light heartVe-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Because a man is a man is a manKi 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
He's just a manHu rak 'adam