Fils d'Adam [English translation]

Impossible to separate

The grain from the chaff

As far as I can tell

No one knows what lies in the heart

I know myself

You know me

But is a man judged for who he is

or what he does

Man is a misfit

He refuses to recognize

that he has been given everything

Man has always been perplexing

He makes up his mind even before having all the facts

Man is in haste

So much in haste that he loses sight of what is precious

Man likes to oppress, but doesn’t like to be oppressed

Boy, man is very pathetic

Man is treacherous

In life, there are principles

Look how man treats them

Man is this and that

But when man commits homicide, he becomes evil

Man is wicked, so wicked

that when he does something good he says, “I’m a legend”

Man likes victory

He doesn’t like to be defeated

Man likes victory

But doesn't like to fight

Man... man loves problems

But man is very lucky because the Most-High loves him

What good is it to be adorned

In expensive ornaments

When the heart is peril

Plunged in chaos

Son of Adam

Man and his demons

Man and his demons

Son of Adam

Man and his demons

Man and his demons

Man is a freak

Completely lost it

Talk to him about the future

He’ll foolishly respond, “Don’t worry”

Man is a miser

A damn glutton

Others? They can go to hell

It doesn’t even bother him anymore to see them die

Man is a sadist

A damn pervert

Certain children have not been able to stop their fathers from doing it

Man is haughty

Full of pride

Man is a very jealous person

Who, too often, eyes up

Man is distraught

Often, he doesn’t even notice the weight of the sins that he drags along

Man has a good heart,

But never stops filling it with filth

Man is a dirty dude

Man...man loves problems

But man is very lucky because the Most-High loves him

What good is it to be adorned

In expensive ornaments

When the heart is peril

Plunged in chaos

Son of Adam

Man and his demons

Man and his demons

Son of Adam

Man and his demons

Man and his demons

What good is it to be adorned

In expensive ornaments

When the heart is peril

Plunged in chaos

Son of Adam

Man and his demons

Man and his demons

Son of Adam

Man and his demons

Man and his demons