Ari Lesser – Uman – Rosh Hashanah – Rebbe Nachman

Big Thanks to Daniel Mandel and Shimon Friedman
for allowing me to use this awesome Uman footage!
Here are links to their original videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep10TeshnYI&t=35s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QNudoihkns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYDyDA2nAB8
Lyrics
Ari Lesser
Netanel Colish
Rebbe Nachman, was Faiga’s son
From Uman, quite a righteous one
Some think his greatness was due
To His lofty soul, but that’s not true
For he said anyone can reach as high
As him, if they work hard enough and try
All his teachings are just the intro
The main thing is for us to learn as we go
Sophisticated philosophy
Is completely unnecessary
It can damage a person greatly indeed
Pure simple faith is all that you need
Sometimes, when people are overtaken
By philosophies and sophistication
From their own minds, they must get free
Doing things that make them seem silly
See, it can be good to do goofy stuff
As long as it helps cheer yourself up
Never give up hope is always there
In this world there should be no despair
Always remember to be happy
It’s essential for your spiritual journey
Joy comes from mitzvot and so you see
It’s a mitzvah to be happy constantly
Each day it’s good to assign some time
To be heartbroken and speak out your mind
Telling your problems to G-d is okay
As long as you’re happy the rest of the day
Rebbe Nachman, was Faiga’s son
From Uman, quite a righteous one
Some think his greatness was due
To His lofty soul, but that’s not true
For he said anyone can reach as high
As him, if they work hard enough and try
All his teachings are just the intro
The main thing is for us to learn as we go
People should always be looking
For the wisdom within everything
Cause creation can enlighten them
And bring them closer to HASHEM
Through this they might be guided right
For this insight is a quite the light
But true wisdom is to know how far
Away from wisdom we actually are
And when people realize that we
Are far from G-d and very lowly
This itself is a reason to feel
Encouraged, now that we see what’s real
Because before this, we were so
Far away we didn’t not even know
At least now our lowliness is clear
Which itself is a sign that we’re drawing near.
Don’t take on extra stringencies, because in the end
They’ll eventually make you fall in your service to Hashem.
The greatest wisdom of all wisdoms is just simplicity
For one needs no wisdom only purity and honesty
See, the whole entire world is
Only a very narrow bridge
But the main thing is quite clear
That we must not have any fear
No obstacle from the Holy One
Is impossible to overcome
So if you believe you can damage then,
You should also believe you can mend
Some think it’s a disadvantage to forget
But I say it may be to your benefit
For if you learn to forget then at last
You can be free from your troublesome past
And when one knows that everything
That happens to be happening
Is for the very best, then one
Gets a taste of the world to come
Rebbe Nachman, was Faiga’s son
From Uman, quite a righteous one
Some think his greatness was due
To His lofty soul, but that’s not true
For he said anyone can reach as high
As him, if they work hard enough and try
All his teachings are just the intro
The main thing is for us to learn as we go
Let’s judge every person favorably
Even though they may act wickedly
Still, when you search in them you should
Find at least a small piece of good
Criticizing can be done by anyone
And it makes everyone feel unwelcome
But to give one a good feeling and uplift
Takes effort and this is a special gift
So making music is a great thing
When a holy person is playing
On an instrument and the song they make
Is only done for heaven’s sake
Cause when people listen to this
Their false fantasies are dismissed
Their spirits stop feeling depressed
And those people merit happiness
Rebbe Nachman, was Faiga’s son
From Uman, quite a righteous one
Some think his greatness was due
To His lofty soul, but that’s not true
For he said anyone can reach as high
As him, if they work hard enough and try
All his teachings are just the intro
The main thing is for us to learn as we go