Chayei Adam
(Esther & Abi Ofarim, 1962)
(Adam asks God to give him a longer
live-span than 20 years.)
(music:
Benny Berman, lyrics: Dan Almagor)
K'shebara elohim yetzurim ba'olam
esrim sh'not chaim hu chilek lekhulam
esrim sh'not chaim layonek vvela'of
ladag labarvaz la'adam velakof
Amar ha'adam, Elohim adirim
eineni rotzeh kvar lamut ben esrim
hosef li shanim ktzat yoter mikhulam
hosef, bechayecha tihiyeh ben adam.
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video of their performance in Jaffa, 1962: