If you have an html5 enabled browser, you can listen to the native audio below this is a word that is used in the gamesforlanguage german language game in the following scenes. The song is featured in the 2008 movie my best friends girl. She is looking through the rubble to make sense of the waste. If youre interested, here is a very unpoetic direct translation, just so you know what she was singing originally. Provided to youtube by bmg rights management gmbh 99 luftballons nena nena. This video contains content from wmg, who has blocked it in your country on grounds. An englishlanguage version titled 99 red balloons, with lyrics by kevin mcalea, was also released on the album 99 luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in europe and japan. Buy a bag of balloons with the money weve got set them free at the break of dawn til one by one they were gone back at base, bugs in the software flash the message, somethings out there floating in the summer sky ninetynine red balloons go by ninetynine red balloons floating in the summer sky panic bells, its red alert. An englishlanguage version titled 99 red balloons, with lyrics by kevin mcalea, was also released on the album 99 luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in europe and. In the 80s 99 luftballons, direct german translation. I sing a song for you about 99 balloons on their way to the horizon are you maybe. Find the song tempo, key and time signature for 99 luftballons by nena. Enjoy local and national live sports, breaking news, and mustsee shows the moment they air.
How do you say 99, ninetynine in german translation. Set them free at the break of dawn til one by one they were gone. The balloons flying into the sky were the idea of carlo karges, nenas guitarist. Provided to youtube by bmg rights management gmbh 99 red balloons nena 99 luftballons. Rating is available when the video has been rented. They were founded in california by john feldmann on vocals and guitar, simon williams on bass, dangerous darrin pfeiffer on drums, and charlie paulson on guitar. Nena is the stage name of german singer and actress gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960 in hagen, nordrheinwestfalen, germany. A new version of is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. The german antiwar anthem by nena was published in 1983 during the cold war. Originally sung in german, it was later rerecorded in english as 99 red balloons. Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the 1984 english recording of her most wellknown song 99 red balloons orginally released in germany in 1983 as 99 luftballons nena acquired her nickname, which means baby girl in spanish, at. Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is a song by the german ndw band nena from their 1983 selftitled album. Hyde flippo taught the german language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the german language and culture. Goldfingers official music video for 99 red balloons.
Download free music online get free and legal music online download spotify music access to millions of songs free top music download apps free apps for ios and android music players for android music apps on your smartphone. D personally, this is my favorite version of the song. Nena 99 red balloons thomas colontonio rework 2011. Nena and there are two versions, the german version 99 luftballon and the english version, 99 red balloons. Youtube tv is a subscription streaming service that lets you watch live tv from major broadcast and popular cable networks. The english version is not a direct translation of the. This is 1982 nena 99 red ballons by pepe lota on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is a song by the german band nena from their 1983 selftitled album. In the 80s 99 luftballons, side by side comparison. Okay so im pretty sure that im just confusing the original 99 luftballons for an entirely separate song. You may have heard the 1980s pop song 99 red balloons, but you may not know that it was originally a german tune.
It was their first album released worldwide following the success of 99 luftballons and also the first with english lyrics. My one complaint is that the english version of 99 red balloons was remixed with some sort of technodance sound effects added, which dont do much to make the song any better. Download video bts dont leave me color coded lyrics kanromeng full version directly from youtube. Uninstalling guide uninstall from your device subscribe. I dont know if you speak german yourself, but you do mention on your page that the english translation of 99 luftballons is poetic rather than literal. The german pop singer and group, nena, released the international hit song in. I swear the song isnt 99 red balloons by nena, however, i wouldnt put it past me to actually be thinking of 99 red balloons. People dont take a closer look to see what is really there. In one of the best song covers we have ever heard, period, a youtube superstar performs nenas 1983 single 99 luftballons using nothing but red. Widely regarded as a onehitwonder, nena had other successes in her native german market, but nothing came close to the worldwide attention generated by 99 luftballons. This is a translation of the original lyrics and not the english version of the song. Vinyl 12 nena 99 red balloons club mix 1983, vinyl discogs. Nena 99 luftballons german version this feature is not available right now. Translation of 99 red balloons by nena from english to german.
Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment 99 red balloons goldfinger stomping ground. Tomt the song that sounds a lot like 99 red balloons. As you may know, it was a song about the danger of nuclear war, a major concern in cold warera west germany. You and i in a little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money weve got. Nenas german bubblegum classic 99 red balloons from the motion picture watchmen 2009 lyrics. Although nena recorded an englishlanguage version of the single called 99 red balloons, american listeners, unusually, preferred the original german. Sodrac, emi music publishing, reel muzik werks music publishing, and 4 music rights societies. Many of the songs on richter are demo versions of songs on their full. Like a lot of folks, i always enjoyed the german side of the album as much or more than the english side, even if i barely understood it. Before they were signed to a major label, they released an ep titled richter. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Goldfinger 99 red balloons lyrics letssingit lyrics. Sleeping at last 99 red balloons lyrics metrolyrics. Can you sing 99 red balloons in german, the way it was.