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Kol Ha'Olam Kulo

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"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]

כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאוד
והעיקר לא לפחד כלל

Kol ha'olam kulo gesher tzar me'od
v'ha'ikar lo l'fached klal

The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge
and the main thing is to have no fear at all

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:

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

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  1. ^ "Baruch Chait: Broadening the Narrow Bridge". Haaretz. 6 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Likutei Moharan, Part II 48:2:7".
  3. ^ Ofra Haza. "Kol Ha'Olam Kulo". YouTube.
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Gesher Tsar Me'od - Yidcore A punk version of the song by the Australian Jewish punk band Yidcore with its lyrics mixing English & Hebrew.