Yesterday Casey sang Gesher Tzar Me’od (A Very Narrow Bridge) in Hebrew.

Lyrics 18th c. And this tune 20th c.
"I first encountered this song with Holly Huffnung at Portland Singtime 2019. Australian Gerry Myerson, a regular on Mudcat, provided the following info by email:
The dates for Rebbe Nachman of Breslov are 1772 to 1810. The Hebrew is his. The tune is by Rabbi Baruch Chait. On, his English Wikipedia page, he was born 23 February 1946." -Casey

GESHER TZAR ME’OD (Hebrew -transliterated) Kol ha-o-lam ku-lo, gesher tzar me’od, gesher tzar me’od, gesher tzar me’od. Kol ha-o-lam ku-lo, gesher tzar me’od, gesher tzar me’od. V’ha-i-kar, v’ha-i-kar, lo l’fached, lo l'fached klal V’ha-i-kar V’ha-i-kar, lo l'fached klal V’ha-i-kar V’ha-i-kar, lo l’fached, lo l'fached klal V’ha-i-kar V’ha-i-kar, lo l’fached klal Kol ha-o-lam ku-lo, gesher tzar me’od, gesher tzar me’od, gesher tzar me’od. Kol ha-o-lam ku-lo, gesher tzar me’od, gesher tzar me’od.

A VERY NARROW BRIDGE The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, A very narrow bridge, a very narrow bridge. All of the world is a very narrow bridge, A very narrow bridge. And above all above all, is not to fear, not to fear at all; And above all above all, is not to fear at all. And above all above all, is not to fear, not to fear at all; And above all above all, is not to fear at all. The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, A very narrow bridge, a very narrow bridge. All of the world is a very narrow bridge, A very narrow bridge.

Kol ha-o-lam ku-lo gesher tzar me’od
all/whole world       bridge   narrow
V'ha-i-kar lo l'fached klal
   not to fear   at all

The whole world is a very narrow bridge;
the important thing is not to be afraid.
        -Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (Ukraine)

Hebrew lyrics:

כל העולם כלו

כל העולם כלו גשר צר מאד
והעקר לא לפחד כלל

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