Ben Adam
Ben 'adam hu rak basar va-dam
'Avak poreakh ba-midbar
Ben 'adam, be-derekh ha-'olam
Ke-tzel 'over, ka-kheres ha-nishbar
'Adam hu rak 'adam
ve-rov yamav leylot
Ve-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Ten le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama
'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
Ve-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Ki 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
Hu rak 'adam
Ben 'adam ne'or u-khvar nirdam
Yamav ktzarim, sofam 'atzuv
Ben 'adam 'oreakh ba-'olam
Ba me-'afar u-le-'afar yashuv
'Adam hu rak 'adam
ve-rov yamav leylot
Ve-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Ten le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama
'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
Ve-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Ki 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
Hu rak 'adam
Hu lo yilmad la-netzakh, hu shokheakh le'ehov
Hu lo yode'a she-yomo karov
Ki 'adam hu rak 'adam
ve-rov yamav leylot
Ve-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Ten le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama
'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
Ve-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Ki 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
Hu rak 'adam
'Adam hu rak 'adam
ve-rov yamav leylot
Ve-'ein 'adam mushlam be-khol ha-ma'alot
'Az ten lo lakhalom ve-ten lo neshima
Ten le-Shem, ten le-Kham, ten le-Yefet nekhama
'Al takhbid yadkha 'alav ve-ten tikva
Ve-'al tadun 'oto tamid le-khaf khova
Ki 'adam hu 'adam hu 'adam
Hu rak 'adam
Just a Man
Just a man, he's only flesh and blood
Dust scatters in the desert
Just a man, in the way of the world
Like a passing shadow, like a broken pot
He's just a man
and most of his days are nights
And no man is complete in all his deeds
So give him a dream and give him a breath
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort
Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope
And don't judge him always with a light heart
Because a man is a man is a man
He's just a man
Just a man, he wakes up and already falls asleep
His days are short, their end is sad
Just a man, he walks in the world
He will return from dust to dust
He's just a man
and most of his days are nights
And no man is complete in all his deeds
So give him a dream and give him a breath
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort
Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope
And don't judge him always with a light heart
Because a man is a man is a man
He's just a man
He will not learn for eternity, he forgets to love
He doesn't know that his day is near
Because a man is a man is a man
and most of his days are nights
And no man is complete in all his deeds
So give him a dream and give him a breath
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort
Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope
And don't judge him always with a light heart
Because a man is a man is a man
He's just a man
He's just a man
and most of his days are nights
And no man is complete in all his deeds
So give him a dream and give him a breath
Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort
Don't oppress your hand on him and give hope
And don't judge him always with a light heart
Because a man is a man is a man
He's just a man