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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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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。2 o6 k" Z2 r% F; z) `
# V+ g1 {9 S8 y$ s9 q' Z! r( z “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!7 F& }9 ] e r2 p) ~: l
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加洲旅馆
* e# ]/ }% d1 \* y: VOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair+ `( E8 q9 {8 o7 r0 R# O% T
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
0 l5 ?* K/ B, q: A; x) o' ~Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
$ F8 ?5 t4 b5 z* [! r( ~' C. y科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
1 D( _( Q: T2 r9 k3 |( ^Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
6 L& u+ u P8 P( }( Y5 z抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光' U6 U' f- J }* R
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
/ ~( v" M! A h& f, ]! [. r我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
. `# O$ o. g0 B- v. X+ F# X+ X2 VI had to stop for the night
6 {) U" c G, {必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方: d5 }5 b- n5 |+ x/ Q
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There she stood in the doorway;" K, Q7 Z3 e# j5 W
她就站在门廊6 }% F. A& d* F" C# {0 \
I heard the mission bell7 @0 x' N7 K6 e& C( W
布道的钟声在我耳边回响* V- h0 c2 a$ l: c) [9 s# u' A H
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"1 B, \, v& b `+ p) l$ E6 |
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
* P3 T/ _9 d) u" zThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
8 W9 |" b/ `* k. ~; j; [+ {. }这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路; ^2 Y) z+ w8 T& f- ~2 N1 q& x5 n
There were voices down the corridor,8 V/ R! A v% v" k) K, W/ e ^7 v A
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡) A% { `9 X: t
I thought I heard them say...) h& }6 f0 T0 b c# ^
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
' H4 T2 A0 |% i) b5 F$ |, r/ M) V"Welcome to the Hotel California* {8 s: x+ i* X+ v- q
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
( N! n4 G0 j8 i: mSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face, p8 S; p1 R/ B3 `" t' C" V. A
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞9 v) A' a. @5 i4 k
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California0 G' @. p& J/ m" J
加州旅馆如此多的客房$ C: _! R% N" Q5 T: g' b% [! N: O F' v
Any time of year, you can find it here "
4 U' |. E: L9 B一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"+ P% u2 G1 t; r- k- E0 b1 D; [
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
9 E4 t" g0 T7 {带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰( r- P! m$ B6 M+ x
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends* d, L7 f4 T/ A% p* e
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
7 h$ g4 q8 |. j& J, [: [5 W nHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
R; b4 y7 D$ {8 r在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
: ]: o! m, M4 r) u( w* [Some dance to remember, some dance to forget+ s, Y& Q2 c9 r$ q# O9 ?' x( B
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
% Q! W$ h, Q0 Q# w: xSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"3 C1 ~& R/ N8 t5 B/ \1 }* P1 [
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
$ K& f/ b7 ^" cHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
9 u! r5 O4 n- k$ a他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"( a! o& P9 v3 d2 c
And still those voices are calling from far away,$ c$ u- @) ?7 L4 Z y
而那些声音依然远远传来,; ~0 V1 _, k1 y; d7 {2 i
Wake you up in the middle of the night; T. f, N3 f( |5 i* Q% |4 R
令人在午夜也会惊醒4 [1 X7 [; n! _! }, Z% M5 T) _2 q
Just to hear them say.../ l: f( g1 M/ h. Q0 e! v
只听得他们在唱。。。
" V( k$ f1 f( q, }: h" B"Welcome to the Hotel California
: z3 d' r* O& I"欢迎来到加州旅馆
# {1 O4 B6 I3 c2 n( g2 N( [$ zSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face3 j% s) e( ]4 D( g
多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
7 C! e+ X4 T" k' ?( JThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
, ]# ^! ~$ B7 }7 k: P* Z在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢9 P' Q0 N* F+ C2 M# p
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
b( m# F, Z2 o/ H$ c: k% d多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!": ~, W* b& `4 c! q, V$ W
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice$ I& K' i) q* v2 Z% J! L3 r& [) w$ }: e
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
' ^- n8 ]5 i. Y7 M1 G' z1 [And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
& B/ L' [/ k( d# v这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
* D3 Q7 `& B4 x3 QAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast# O8 u* [& J& |; g' _( i5 W
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
$ V3 R- d4 C3 R5 Z Y$ uThey stab it with their steely knives,
* G! I; ^! i$ z. `+ b8 `挥舞着钢制的刀*
# O0 E5 |4 e( n: |! wBut they just can't kill the beast
. ]& ]* ?) A' B( R6 D8 y) o+ r0 B4 j但却就是不能刺死野兽4 }7 k5 ?# e9 C( D s) z
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
7 G- f( J* a, g+ b( B我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门 [5 A. y1 A4 i* B8 v0 _( y
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before) X7 ~0 W5 M. K, f+ u( c
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
' n7 y) ^) c" \ S! M$ U8 K'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.+ n4 Z7 ^6 ^+ L. {! c
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,4 p8 K. O7 M% q- W+ ^3 W
You can checkout any time you like,
4 P( F& x8 ]) Q' P你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,% Q2 W" g5 w6 L2 Q" q- f% p
but you can never leave!"( }3 F7 N5 _: r+ O& V5 d. j
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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