Livkot Lekha
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Livkot Lekha also called LaNetzah Ahi is a Hebrew
song written by Aviv Geffen
in memory of his friend Nir Shpiener who was killed in a car crash in 1992 at the age of 18. Aviv and Nir used to play music together.
Nir's mother has broadcast warnings on public radio to young drivers to take more care, telling Nir's story. Afterwards the song was adopted by others as it fitted the premature death of many young soldiers. The song became most well known after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
, when Geffen sang it in his memory.
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
song written by Aviv Geffen
Aviv Geffen
Aviv Geffen is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist. He is the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.Geffen was and is extremely popular...
in memory of his friend Nir Shpiener who was killed in a car crash in 1992 at the age of 18. Aviv and Nir used to play music together.
Nir's mother has broadcast warnings on public radio to young drivers to take more care, telling Nir's story. Afterwards the song was adopted by others as it fitted the premature death of many young soldiers. The song became most well known after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
, when Geffen sang it in his memory.