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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队. e# e1 N. s" v7 T' ]. T
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喜爱英文歌曲的fans没有几个不知道《Hotel California(加州旅店)》,这首空前绝后的超级、超超级、世界顶级、钻石级金曲是本世纪最著名的流行音乐作品,它造就了一批Hotel California的超级fans。可能是这首单曲太有名了,风头甚至盖过了它的创造者“老鹰乐队”。这首歌可以说是Eagles在最佳状态、最佳组合之下完成的一首旷世之作,这首《hotel california》在1977年连续8周获得排行榜冠军的位置,歌曲特殊之处在于Don Felder与Joe Walsh所的双吉他效果。
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“我们是一群来自中西部州中产阶层背景的年轻人,《加州旅馆》是我们对洛杉矶的上流社会的理解。它可看做是对总是追求奢华生活的美国的一个象征,而不仅仅是关于加州和贝弗利山区。”歌词和寓意,这首歌很难理解,因为它有太多的双关语!(我已经尽量解释了),但如果你知道它反映的是某次吸毒后的情景,就可以很好的了解歌词大意了!加州旅馆可以广泛的理解为是一种人间欲望的象征!- R1 U$ [: \- T3 b; }& T# j
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加洲旅馆/ t, U4 v1 v, Q6 a+ [( j
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair D& T; O l5 h
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
, B+ X0 [! N( _# p- ]5 ~. k& o9 o4 fWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
1 R0 M f( ]- Q! w5 c科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
( f1 j( m9 e9 {& ~% ^Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
$ a3 A( A2 m& c* M6 F抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光7 L9 f3 O5 @8 g: L4 c! p9 L# ~
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
6 M7 i7 I6 R) u( }& M, O4 f我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
0 Q1 i% u5 v8 A8 aI had to stop for the night* ?# k8 B5 l0 m P/ Y# l
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方4 w3 w4 s, t8 W, p
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& ? u: Q0 @; c* H( B2 X# _There she stood in the doorway;& v! d) B, o X
她就站在门廊2 n2 F/ q+ T3 J
I heard the mission bell
$ X& U0 a5 z3 p V) X布道的钟声在我耳边回响
3 s& g# u8 e2 [And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
4 o! y# ]/ L1 A: O, `我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
, x3 L/ K' K7 R' J( N% uThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
' t/ n3 V( z0 T0 v$ @$ n这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
; B& L3 b8 M) h1 p1 y; j# e8 mThere were voices down the corridor,
1 |' c2 }3 Y6 z走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
) [" I0 h5 w8 V- v9 YI thought I heard them say...
7 G, s7 F* M! w) F/ [5 \我想我听见他们在唱。。。
$ R' r/ J- ]5 l% T% a; c, T"Welcome to the Hotel California( [" x" T- F4 ^3 j, n, u% F
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
$ H/ B+ ]3 h' ~4 BSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
' o j0 z2 _; N( X* K多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
! q9 W1 n$ I( ~* wPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California0 h$ N$ t" K# `1 }. s _. O. p6 Q
加州旅馆如此多的客房
( s: ]0 f4 a) J0 z X0 LAny time of year, you can find it here "6 `% m' S S/ m# K0 r
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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: w# f& r7 I* ^. \Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
) p2 O8 ~' Z$ d* C带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰6 D% r) t% e8 M$ ~
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends8 J" W# R5 T3 Q8 L
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友: \+ G b( [6 ~5 Q' R" T
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
9 w6 R& p [' N5 x0 m# DSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"& |& B3 j" L) a
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
4 I! i' U7 K5 oHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'* h `8 [! X9 \9 e( [0 k5 Z: Z
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"8 K' K$ d1 h# D
And still those voices are calling from far away,5 G: d( w r) p/ F' g& @
而那些声音依然远远传来,
: m2 `" \5 ]9 ~0 ] g1 q6 G# }Wake you up in the middle of the night0 t! S6 ]. H: C1 n
令人在午夜也会惊醒/ R: j7 f' a( r
Just to hear them say...
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% C) h/ Z9 ~9 F6 W: Y"Welcome to the Hotel California: z7 |$ E Z, z1 C/ A
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California; h7 E- I; ~; x6 P( W
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
- k# y, L) O9 ~, Q& c" u$ O+ {- [What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
% i7 i3 i+ @" g' h8 I3 L$ z多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"- S0 `: a( |( e) t
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
$ L& ^) w) x( y7 d天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
" |( B$ m% {2 k5 H5 c- ~And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'( y1 ~' K) U$ I
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"2 b9 o, |9 P4 Q
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然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
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挥舞着钢制的刀*& t3 y! r5 d7 e& A
But they just can't kill the beast
6 v+ M" n, n/ ^% p但却就是不能刺死野兽' y( e' Q* J8 _( }( Y' L
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
5 h5 P7 a, k1 J' a( n8 P" c" {我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
! {! I+ w4 X7 J$ B+ EI had to find the passage back to the place I was before6 x5 P" n. M* z4 y" h. F' o
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
2 y4 `- @$ O( P3 r'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.+ [) [+ I: ~" Y8 `# l, ?, Y; G/ M% x
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
# [+ ]& }! a5 o9 mYou can checkout any time you like,
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but you can never leave!"
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