AVIV GEFFEN

AVIV GEFFEN

I saw Aviv Geffen in concert at Columbia University in NYC the 29 of September 2005
(Pictures are at the bottom of this page) ...

It was a small concert for Columbia's Students. Ok, I'm not a student, I know, but everyone had the right to go.
Only a hundred persons were there and I was seated at the second row from the stage, just in front of him ! Waow !

This singer, this artist, is so extravagant, so talentuous, so romantic and rock that I can't resist to "shrare" him with you, beloved folks !

When I first listened to his songs, in 99, I felt in love with a style. A mix of progressive rock, pop rock, alternative and ballades, love songs.
Full of emotions, full of life and love, Aviv is singing with his stomach and soul !

AVIV
... is a poet and a very sexy and sensual singer born the 10 of may 1973. Most of the time, he lives in Tel Aviv -Shenkin-.
He's the nephew of Moshe Dayan and a good friend of Arik Einstein.

sexy

Here, young, he's as provocative as often, with a crown on his head, to remember the Christ,
a wierd and agressive version of Jesus.

Dreamer, passionated, fantasc, unique, sensitive, melancholic, too lucid, this singer is the mirror of his generation, a "dor mezuyan".
It means "a fucked up generation" (extracted from one his song : arshav mehunan - it's cloudy now).
He's 32 and started to play music at 5 !

"Ani hochev oulai ani hohev otakh
yoter midai"

Take a look at his shoes please, u won't see that everyday ! It reminds me Louis XIV. ;-)

His genius used to express itself also through the way he dared to dress : unisex, androgyn, refusing normality, boredom, classicism, duty...
Aviv is deeply himself. I mean he doesn't simulate. And that's a challenge, to be real, to be what u deeply are !

And, even if it's just a better kind of marketing and advertising for him
(and I don't think so), it's a great courage to pass over social laws and habits.
It's a rebelion against something u can't win.

Anyway, it's an artistic way of life...

KHOL AKHAVOD, AVIV !

Aviv means spring in hebrew ... I don't think that's the exact season to reflect his personality ...
He's the Beloved or Hated child of Israel.

Listen to Aviv music box

WORDS OF HIS WELL KNOWN SONG :

Ani holech livchot l'cha, tihiye chzak l'mala
Gaaguai, kmo dlatot she niftachot b'lila

Pizmon

L'nestach achi, ezscor otcha tamid,
V'nipagesh v'sof ata yodea
V'yesh li chaverim, aval gam hem cavim
M'orcha ha mishegea

Ceshe atsuvim, holcim l'yam
Lechen ha yam meluach
V'ze atsuv, she lhachzir tsiud efshar
Lo gagua.

Pizmon

V'cmo ha galim, anahnou mitnaptsim
Al ha mezach, al ha haim
Ani holech livchot l'cha, tihiye hazak l'mala....

Now, Aviv is no more a kid, those pictures are really old.
He's returned to "normality".
That's maybe why I enjoy those images of him, of freedom and youth,
of revolt and foolishness ... Of teenagers age.

ENGLISH

I am going to cry for you
Be strong above
My yearnings
Are like doors that are opened at night

Forever, my brother
I will remember you always
And we'll meet in the end, you know
And I have friends
But they too are dimmed
Before your crazy light

Official website

Today, Aviv collorates with Steven Wilson, an other musician and producer.
They made 2 albums under the name of BLACKFIELD.
My favorite song from the first album is "Pain".

PAIN

Here I'm standing on the seashore
She is gone, now she's gone
All the angels praying for me
As I fall, as I fall

While I'm melting in the rain, deep in pain, she is so far
Will we ever meet again as friends, after so long?

To the nightmare with the devil
I'll go strong, I'll go strong
All my friends now try to save me
What a joke, what a joke

While I'm melting in the rain, deep in pain, she is so far
Will we ever meet again as friends, after so long?

(LYRICS - Aviv Geffen)

Uri ur

Uri Ur (wake up, stand up !)

The fear, the hostility, sounds of war,
And fraternal hatered getting stronger by the day.

The old age is embarassing,
They are dying from shame,
With their voices they are whispering and you're silent.

[chorus:]Wake up, wake up, lovely homeland,
Because we're very tired,
We need some rest.

Wake up, wake up, lovely homeland,
Once in life we are alive,
Give a little love.

Violence, humiliation, racists going up [superior? getting stronger?],
And another child who's scared to go back home,
The fear, the hostility, sounds of war,
And fraternal hatered getting stronger by the day.

Wake up, wake up, lovely homeland,
Once in life we are alive,
Give a little love.

Give me the strength to love you,
Some kind of corner to be happy,
It could be so hard sometimes,
To forgive you.

Wake up, wake up, lovely homeland,
Once in life we are alive,
Give a little love.

Ouri Our (Réveille-toi, redresse-toi !)

La terreur, les hostilités, les bruits de guerre,
La haine fraternelle qui augmente de jour en jour.

Confuse vieillesse, ici on meurt de honte,
Ils t’appellent en chuchotant et tu restes silencieuse.

Ouri, our, ouri our patrie bien aimée,
Nous sommes si fatigués
Juste un peu de repos …
Ouri, our, ouri our patrie bien aimée,
Nous vivons qu’une seule fois,
Juste un peu d’amour …

La violence, l’humiliation, la ségrégation de la Aliah,
L’enfant qui redoute de rentrer chez lui.

La terreur, les hostilités, les musiques de guerre,
La haine fraternelle qui augmentent de jour en jour.

Ouri, our, ouri our, patrie bien aimée,
Nous sommes si fatigués,
Juste un peu de repos …
Ouri, our, ouri our, patrie bien aimée,
Nous ne vivons qu’une seule fois,
Juste un peu d’amour …

Donne moi la force de t’aimer,
Un petit coin de joie,
Il est si difficile quelquefois de te pardonner.

Pictures taken at www.avivgeffen.co.il (The old Official WebSite)

Aviv, androgyn ...

This one is very special : an ashkenazi from Varsovie Ghetto ?
I'm sure he did it on purpose....

No comment !

Listen to one of my favorite song in the first album of Blackfield : "Pain".

Here are the pictures of this terrific moment, this wonderful, this powerful concert.
If you want to see more pictures of it, go and visit my blog.

I had the feeling, during all this night, that I was simply dreaming ...
As I waited hours in front of the doors of the Auditorium, before the concert -to buy the tickets because there was no presales-,
I saw Aviv arriving, entering the place with his musician. I really thought I was dreaming. It seemed incredible, totally crazy.

Can you imagine this ? Little Martine facing Aviv (as I told you, only a 100 persons and I was enjoying the concert from the first rank)! Life's so perfect sometimes, guys ! A magic music !

Keyboard : amazing

Guitar : incredible

It was an unplugged concert : guitar and keyboard.

sexy fantastic singer ...

Here, he was singing Leo Ferre ...
"Avec le temps" !

Hehe, look at his Nike :-)

Here as well ... It was so touching, I almost cried.

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