The miracle passed, and the child remained.
A man who was known as a gifted child, a "wonder child," and over the years the talent disappeared and was not realized.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הָלַךְ הַפֶּלֶא וְנִשְׁאַר הַיֶּלֶד
Definition (Hebrew)
אָדָם שֶׁהָיָה יָדוּעַ כְּיֶלֶד כִּשְׁרוֹנִי, "יֶלֶד פֶּלֶא", וְעִם הַשָּׁנִים נֶעֱלַם הַכִּשָּׁרוֹן וְלֹא הִתְמַמֵּשׁ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)