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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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/ A, V Q( }. I- q6 E+ @1 D 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!6 u$ h# n) E6 E9 x7 l! T$ q0 a
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9 \9 o9 g: ]+ L加洲旅馆
9 z. n0 V8 `; S; ?8 [6 NOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
: V, K0 N9 S/ e5 i% q/ _在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发* S$ X5 Y6 j c. Y7 C0 }1 i0 X
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air0 u4 R" A0 A/ R Z. W, U. B
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
5 v5 ~6 l' W! u' ^9 `5 H) |Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
: |9 l7 s6 R$ Z' l c0 `1 _) O8 B9 O抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
9 s4 D9 B! ]+ e; d+ M) uMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
" c6 L. h! P! I* ~, I/ n7 v我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊4 ?& |& v( l7 |' J" N6 Y0 V
I had to stop for the night7 c. x- J6 f. C1 |- z: U
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;
; r D3 ^/ c% h她就站在门廊
6 ?* m% p1 @! o2 FI heard the mission bell6 Q9 F& {' D) [* Z* @2 k
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
R4 {% B* k: y x% {And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"0 W) X/ I4 }3 C$ ?9 A
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
7 R' v* m/ J5 jThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
3 v8 q; u" x+ ~这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路! V( I- ^3 ?4 r
There were voices down the corridor,% l3 u% N7 r; x7 ~9 N& U
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
- E6 E: X0 ?3 c! K! p8 yI thought I heard them say...
7 I3 b5 T+ d/ T# A* t3 ]2 L& }- H# q我想我听见他们在唱。。。* F# W$ p0 ^) X, f" ], L5 R
"Welcome to the Hotel California
+ N9 z. _1 o7 \9 D' Z9 x) a"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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% V+ E* [# G2 b7 @Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California- V4 o2 P- m4 Q. ^9 B
加州旅馆如此多的客房. k" M" w/ m7 Q% W z+ l7 z* }9 o
Any time of year, you can find it here "+ V, {3 v+ E' S2 ?/ W8 G- l z4 P+ ^
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"$ ~( H6 K+ A4 l
3 ~% q) B8 E I, V" R, v$ fHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
8 J+ f d% t+ @, ~5 s带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰/ ]) u; O9 c+ J) D2 ~( d
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends) D ~/ U- v$ S0 J, d$ E n7 d- N
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友7 j+ I i, @- ]: j0 }
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.6 X$ r4 y- J5 E- F! y
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
2 G' ]! O4 @" X1 M9 S' \/ rSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
8 M( {! f% C3 z: b9 _有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
- y# ]6 Y; u, @0 y: Q$ n) QSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
4 I1 S/ ^ b" Z. W2 X' ]& q- ]于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
6 _1 i$ G7 m, _# V* wHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
F+ C; h" R G, n他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
+ ~8 H, U) I X1 ~. I oAnd still those voices are calling from far away,1 S, d9 s/ U6 W' R p
而那些声音依然远远传来,
! J' p! t* N! K. _( O, q4 h; z- EWake you up in the middle of the night
) C7 g) v; _" ]6 L- V令人在午夜也会惊醒5 W4 [& p/ C. ~$ G$ Q3 H2 B
Just to hear them say...
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"Welcome to the Hotel California
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( r! ]$ a$ G! l8 I) m+ ~They livin' it up at the Hotel California
# J( u# W6 y& M) T% @( o在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
8 T p) g9 r+ y: H! kWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
3 q o! t' y! P, a多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!": ]3 J6 N! g* J4 @' N
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice, L8 U9 o7 K2 F) w6 s+ Z6 G
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
( ^$ Q8 k: Q- L$ S4 j# [And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
- s0 f( k$ m- k, \" E8 H! P) w7 w这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
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然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前- f* A. O5 _: s" D% A% U- R
They stab it with their steely knives,
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但却就是不能刺死野兽
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9 S( L8 R; P$ J! Y4 mLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
3 ` z. |$ {, ^: R3 ?& h$ E我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门8 {0 T' v+ d6 k1 P: G5 ?. I
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
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" K$ f$ ^. @+ _6 K2 k# P* L'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
$ \& d) |+ z ]0 t/ }* E4 A' i+ R& ]"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
0 S( Y1 a& a( [* I' \You can checkout any time you like,
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but you can never leave!"9 m# M3 ~4 V5 ^3 `% o
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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