"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.
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] Gesher Tsar Me'od - Yidcore A punk version of the song by the Australian Jewish punk band Yidcore with its lyrics mixing English & Hebrew.