When I was a girl, my best friend was Danielle (she still is - just now better known as Aunt Danielle to our boys). She is bilingual in German and English, and loved the song "99 Red Balloons" or "99 Luftballons" - I'm sure in part because she understood the lyrics in both languages. I have memories of her giggling and dancing around excitedly when the German version came on the radio - she could sing the whole verses, while I was limited to just "99 Luftballons."
The German 99 Luftballons:
Our boys are growing up bilingual in Hindi and English, and despite Yogesh's concern that Deven speaks "Hinglish" and Rohan sometimes screams "No Hindi!" when Yogesh reads books in Hindi, we want them to know both languages and feel comfortable conversing in either language, in either culture.
The English 99 Red Balloons:
I wonder what song or music will be Deven and Rohan's equivalent of 99 Luftballons?
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