2006-11-27 08:29:43 · 17 answers · asked by Ashley 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
99 RED balloons
i know it's air. (or i do now) but i was first, so suckit!
2006-11-27 08:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by Let there be JIMBO 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
99 Red Balloons
2006-11-27 08:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by ♫ Insane_Princess ♪ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's AIR, not red. 99 red ballons is the American version because it sounds better than 99 air balloons, but the translation is air.
2006-11-27 08:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
99 Red balloons
2006-11-27 08:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it literally means 99 air balloons, but the well known translation from the song is 99 red balloons.
2006-11-27 08:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by sky_blue 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means Nena wanted to chart in English speaking countries:
Deutsche = English
neunzig neun = ninety-nine
rot = red
luft = air
ballon = balloon
ballone = balloons
Edit: Ballons is french for balloons
2006-11-27 08:54:39 · answer #6 · answered by Ragnarok 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
99 air balloons
2006-11-27 08:38:32 · answer #7 · answered by skybluebabyboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sigh. "Luft" means air. As in Luftwaffe. It does not mean "red". When the song was translated into English, it was not translated verbatim, as it wouldn't have sounded good.
2006-11-27 08:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by jplrvflyer 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
99 red balloons
2006-11-27 08:32:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
99 red balloons
2006-11-27 08:31:19 · answer #10 · answered by KylieM 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"luft" is german for "air", and i'm guessing that the other two words are already translated, which would make it "99 air balloons".
2006-11-27 08:32:36 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋