"Kol Ha'Olam Kulo" (Hebrew: כל העולם כולו, lit. 'The Whole Entire World') is a Hebrew language song by Orthodox Jewish rabbi Baruch Chait, adapted from an epigram attributed to the Hasidic rabbi Nachman of Breslov:[1]
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כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאוד |
Kol ha'olam kulo gesher tzar me'od |
The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge |
The lyric is based on an excerpt from Likutei Moharan II #48.[2] The original text is slightly different from the words of the song. Reb Nachman wrote:
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וְדַע, שֶׁהָאָדָם צָרִיךְ לַעֲבֹר עַל גֶּשֶׁר צַר מְאֹד מְאֹד, וְהַכְּלָל וְהָעִקָּר – שֶׁלֹּא יִתְפַּחֵד כְּלָל |
v'da, sheha'adam tzarikh la'avor al gesher tzar me'od me'od, v'hak'lal v'ha'ikar – shelo yitpached k'lal |
Know that a person needs to cross a very very narrow bridge, and the rule, the essence, is to not give in to fear at all. |
Israeli singer Ofra Haza also performs a popular version of the song.[3]
References
- ^ "Baruch Chait: Broadening the Narrow Bridge". Haaretz. 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Likutei Moharan, Part II 48:2:7".
- ^ Ofra Haza. "Kol Ha'Olam Kulo". YouTube.
External links
Gesher Tsar Me'od - Yidcore A punk version of the song by the Australian Jewish punk band Yidcore with its lyrics mixing English & Hebrew.