Original sentence: Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Yellow Balloons".The title "99 Yellow Balloons" almost scans correctly with the syllables falling in the right places within the rhythm of the first lines of lyrics, with "red" replacing "Luft".When it made the charts in the United States, most US radio DJs incorrectly assumed that "99 Luftballons" translated to English as "99 Yellow Balloons" and spoke the number 99 in English, saying "Ninety-nine Luftballoons
Edited sentence: Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons".The title "99 Red Balloons" almost scans correctly with the syllables falling in the right places within the rhythm of the first lines of lyrics, with "red" replacing "Luft".When it made the charts in the United States, most US radio DJs incorrectly assumed that "99 Luftballons" translated to English as "99 Red Balloons" and spoke the number 99 in English, saying "Ninety-nine Luftballoons