(Coming soon!)
Here’s an oldie but a goodie, a German song that you may actually know, because it was immensely popular. “99 Luftballons” by Nena is a classic anti-war song. Nena sang it in English, too, but the original German version is a lot more expressive.
This lesson features a lot of useful German vocabulary, some of it colloquial, and it introduces the German Präteritum (preterite past tense).
If you don’t know today’s song, or you want a recording to sing along to, listen to it at Amazon.com
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6 Responses to “Intermediate Lesson #3 - 99 Luftballons - Nena”
GermanPod101.com says:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Kanntet ihr dieses Lied schon? Was haltet ihr davon?
Sieana says:
August 8th, 2008 at 1:48 am
I love this song! Im so glad you did this one! 
& Im guessing it was really popular, becasue even my dad knows Nena!
Isaac says:
August 9th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I guess I now have proof that you really do pay attention to the suggestions from your listeners!
GermanPod101.com says:
August 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Yes, suggestions are always welcome. Can’t promise to always follow them, as we have to consider the implications to teaching, but we try.
maxiewawa says:
August 11th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
When I first heard the idea of teaching songs in German, it was one of the first songs that I thought of. The other one was Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”. I was so glad to hear it, especially Chuck singing.
Ricardo says:
November 19th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Hi guys and gals.
First of all, thanks for translating songs, music is a great way to teach music I think.
Also, I have to say, I have to encourage a bit of drunkenness, look at chinesepod.. innuendo and naughtiness are a magnet for people! 
I love the translations, however, please allow me to make a suggestion.. when making pdf’s, do you think you could present the translation each each paragraph? same case for the blog lessons. It’s a bit of a hassle to locate each part of the paragraph to translate. The task would be quite easier if the translation was directly below each paragraph (or even line).
Thanks again for all your work !
Ricardo aus Mexiko
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Category: Intermediate music lessons |
Grammar: past tense, preterite | Function: retelling a story | Topic: history, music, war
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