The language of Song.

99 Luftballons by Nena
Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich 
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich 
Von 99 Luftballons 
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont 

Denkst Du vielleicht grad' an mich 
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich 
Von 99 Luftballons 
Und dass sowas von sowas kommt 

99 Luftballons 
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont 
Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All 
Darum schickte ein General 

Eine Fliegerstaffel hinterher 
Alarm zu geben, wenn es so war 
Dabei war da am Horizont 
Nur 99 Luftballons 

99 Duesenjaeger 
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger 
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk 
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk 

Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft 
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht 
Dabei schoss man am Horizont 
Auf 99 Luftballons 

99 Kriegsminister 
Streichholz und Benzinkanister 
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute 
Witterten schon fette Beute 

Riefen, Krieg und wollten Macht 
Mann, wer haette das gedacht 
Dass es einmal soweit kommt 
Wegen 99 Luftballons 

99 Jahre Krieg 
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger 
Kriegsminister gibt es nicht mehr 
Und auch keine Duesenflieger 

Heute zieh ich meine Runden 
Seh die Welt in Truemmern liegen 
Hab' nen Luftballon gefunden 
Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegen

Have you some time for me,
then I'll sing a song for you
about 99 balloons
on their way to the horizon.
If you're perhaps thinking about me right now
then I'll sing a song for you
about 99 balloons
and that such a thing comes from such a thing.

99 balloons
on their way to the horizon
People think they're UFO's from space
so a general sent up
a fighter squadron after them
Sound the alarm if it's so
but there on the horizon were
only 99 balloons.

99 fighter jets
Each one's a great warrior
Thought they were Captain Kirk
then came a lot of fireworks
the neighbors didn't understand anything
and felt like they were being provoked
so they shot at the horizon
at 99 balloons.

99 war ministers
matches and gasoline canisters
They thought they were clever people
already smelled a nice bounty
Called for war and wanted power.
Man, who would've thought
that things would someday go so far
because of 99 balloons.

99 years of war
left no room for victors.
There are no more war ministers
nor any jet fighters.
Today I'm making my rounds
see the world lying in ruins.
I found a balloon,
think of you and let it fly (away).

I was growing up in europe during WWII. it was an awful time, there were bombings every night. people disappeared. One day i was walking down the road and a man called to me. I hesitated but followed the man. he was dressed in a rech coat and looked suspicious. Something told me to follow him though. He lead me for a while never saying a word into a field were i saw standing there ominous and dark a giant red ballon with a basket. He told me to jump in and leave. It was the only chance out of here. I started to say no but the next thing i knew I woke up on the bottom of the ballon and stood up. I realized that here i was at the top of the world, over green field in this giant red ballon. there was food and drink on the floor, plenty for what looked like weeks. there were also instructions on how to get down and how to get up. For five weeks i flew on this ballon, making stops in the safe cities, making friends and connections. I went all the way around the world on that thing and when i came back to my home the war was over. FIN