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HaPerah BeGani ("The flower in my garden") (הפרח בגני) is a single by Zohar Argov, written and composed by Avihu Medina and Moshe Ben Moshe.

Often considered Argov's signature track and the mainstream breakthrough of the Mizrahi genre, as well as one of the finest Israeli songs ever made.

Background
The song was written by Medina about a girl he fell in love in a kibbutz named Malka Yohanan. He composed the melody with the help of Moshe ben Moshe.

Notably, the melody of the song is very similar to the song "Dlila" by Zemeria Chen, Medina denied any claims of plagiarism and stated he did not know the song in question.

It was originally meant for Shimi Tavori, who was supposed to sing it in the Mizrahi Song Festival of 1982, however Tavori did not wish to participate in the festival's competition, which made Medina look elsewhere, eventually offering the song to Argov.

Argov was not at all a fan of the song, and wanted to submit an entirely different song titled "Shir Prati" (Private song) to the festival.

Argov's boss Meir Ruveni would ultimately convince Argov to enter the festival with the song, where it won first place becoming a massively successful hit single for Argov and subsequently confirming Mizrahi music's place in Israeli culture.

Legacy
Today, HaPerah BeGani is often considered the greatest song in the Mizrahi genre, and one of the greatest songs in Israeli music as a whole. It has been covered by many different artists throughout the years, including the likes of Haim Moshe, Eyal Golan, Shimi Tavori (who was originally supposed to preform the song) , and several other artists.

Multiple streets in several cities in Israel are named after the song, including in Argov's hometown of Rishon LeZion, the street itself is located in the neighborhood Argov grew up in.