Man is as the tree of the field

this poem is based on a biblical quote (Exodus, c. 12 v.19), and was written by an amazing poet called Natan Zach, who has recently passed away. I found myself this morning, very drawn to it, and decided to translate it.

Man is as the tree of the field,

as the tree, it flourisehs, grows,

as the tree, it is hewn, and falls,

and i can not know,

where have I gone,

and where I shall go,

as a tree of the field.

Man is as the tree of the field,

as the tree, man shall upward strive,

as a man , it shall burn in flame,

and I can not know,

where have I gone,

and where I shall go,

as a tree of the field.

I’ve loved and I’ve hated,

both this and that, I’ve tasted,

buried in a plot of dirt,

it is bitter, my mouth is bitter,

as a tree of the field,

as a tree of the field.

Man is as a tree of the field,

as the tree, he thirsts for water,

as a man, it thirsts unquenched.

and I can not know,

where have I gone,

and where shall I go,

as a tree of the field,

as a tree of the field.