You and I in a little toy shop
You and I in a little toy shop
Song translation
99 Red Balloons
Nena
Learn 99 Red Balloons by Nena with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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41 lines, first 41 translated
About this song
99 Red Balloons by Nena is a great song to learn German through music. This page breaks down 41 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as balloons, summer, we've. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
Line-by-line practice helps you understand the meaning and remember useful phrases.
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone
'Til one by one, they were gone
Back at base, sparks in the software
Back at base, sparks in the software
Flash the message "something's out there"
Flash the message "something's out there"
Floating in the summer sky
Floating in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
99 red balloons go by
99 red balloons
99 red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Focusing it on the sky
The 99 red balloons go by
The 99 red balloons go by
99 Decision Street
99 Decision Street
99 ministers meet
99 ministers meeting
To worry, worry, super scurry
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is what we've been waiting for
This is it boys, this is war
This is it boys, this is war
The President is on the line
The President is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by
As 99 red balloons go by
99 knights of the air
99 knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a superhero
Everyone's a superhero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
To clarify and classify
Scrambling the summer sky
Scrambling the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
99 red balloons go by
As 99 red balloons go by
As 99 red balloons go by
99 dreams I have had
99 dreams I have had
In every one, a red balloon
In every one, a red balloon
It's all over, and I'm standing pretty
It's all over, and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
If I could find a souvenir
Just the prove the world was here
Just prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
I think of you, and let it go
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
balloons
balloons
summer
summer
we've
we've
floating
schwebend
it's
it's
worry
worry
super
super