Deutsch lernen mit Musikvideos #7

This song will teach you German words about war, military and aggression.

This song was published in the 1980´s but in times of civil war in Syria and Iraque it couldn´t be more up-to date. Learn the German words and share it with your friends if you are against war and killing of people for any reason.

If you listen to German music regulary you can improve you listening comprehension skills.

Beside the video you will find the lyrics and the most important vocabulary with it´s translation.

 Nena – 99 Luftballons

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Lyrics:

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Translation:

If you have some time for me Then I will sing a song for you About ninety-nine balloons On their way to the horizon If you maybe think just of me Then I will sing a song for you About ninety-nine balloons And that such a thing comes from such a thing

Ninety-nine balloons On their way to the horizon One could take them for UFOs from space Therefore a general sent A flying squadron after them To give the alarm if it was so There were present on the horizon Only ninety-nine balloons

Ninety-nine jet fighters Each was a great warrior They regarded themselves as Captain Kirk There was a great display of fireworks The neighbors didn't understand And soon felt offended And in the process they shot at the horizon At ninety-nine balloons

Ninety-nine ministers of war Matches and petrol cans (gasoline cans) They regarded themselves as clever people Already on the scent of fat quarry They shouted "War" and wanted power Man, who would have thought That someday it would come as far as this Because of ninety-nine balloons?

Because of ninety-nine balloons? Ninety-nine balloons!

Ninety-nine years of war Left no place for victors There are no longer any ministers of war And also no jet fighters Today i'm making my rounds I see the world lying in ruins I have found a balloon I think of you and let it fly

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Vocabulary

• der Luftballon (die Luftballons) – (air) ballon
• der Horizont (die Horizonte) – the horizon
• von etwas kommen – to be the consequence/the reason for something
• das Ufo (die Ufos) – "unbekanntes Flugobjekt" = unidentified flying object
• das All (kein Plural) – the space
• der General (die Generäle) – the general
• die Fliegerstaffel (die Fliegerstaffeln) – the (airforce) squadron
• die Staffel (die Staffeln) - the relay team / the season (series)
• Alarm geben/schlagen - to set off the alarm
• der Düsenflieger (die Düsenflieger) - jet plane (or its pilot)
• der Krieger (die Krieger) – the warrior
• sich für etwas halten – to take for something/somebody else
• etwas raffen – colloquial but negative for: to understand
• jemanden anmachen – to diss / to chat up
• schießen – to shot
• das Streichholz (die Streichhölzer) – the match
• der Benzinkanister (die Benzinkanister) – the petrol canister
• etwas wittern - to scent sth.
• die Beute (kein Plural) - the booty / quarry
• die Macht (die Mächte) - the power
• Runden ziehen - to walk around / in a circle
• der Trümmer (die Trümmer) - the debris
• in Trümmern liegen - to lay in ashes

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