99 Luftballons by Nena Part 2 (Advanced): Outro

💬 nicht mehr means "no longer" or "not anymore," not just a simple nicht. Same idea: Ich wohne dort nicht mehr — "I don't live there anymore."

💬 zieh' is shortened ziehe, a common song and speech drop of the final e. You'll also hear ich hab' for ich habe and ich geh' for ich gehe.

💬 meine Runden ziehen is an expression: literally "draw my circles," but really "do my rounds" or "go around." German often uses ordinary movement verbs this way: eine Runde drehen is another common version.

💬 seh' is shortened sehe, with the final e dropped in songs and casual speech. The same thing happens in ich steh' for ich stehe.

💬 After verbs like sehen, German can use another verb at the end: seh' die Welt ... liegen = "see the world ... lying." Same pattern: Ich höre ihn singen.

💬 'n is a very common spoken short form of einen or sometimes ein. You'll hear things like Ich hab' 'n Termin and Willst du 'n Kaffee?

💬 In the spoken-style perfect here, the main action word goes to the end: Hab' 'n Luftballon gefunden. You'll reuse that pattern constantly: Ich hab' ihn gesehen, Wir haben Pizza bestellt.

💬 denken an is a fixed combo: German uses an for "think of." So it's Ich denke an dich, not a direct object the way English sometimes uses one.

💬 lassen plus another verb means "let" or "have something done": lass' ihn fliegen = "let it fly." Same build: Lass mich reden — "let me talk."