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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队& T6 c9 Z4 z3 u6 K
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6 J; f7 z% E: T$ ~3 m6 S 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。* T9 H/ { P" r8 U
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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!2 R8 K9 q |4 C/ Q+ W
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加洲旅馆8 Z1 J* E; k$ C: \6 S! c9 p6 ~
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
- q% A7 e: h# ]& r* m; l在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发5 d6 }, m7 t- ?! D
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air2 |7 x2 E$ P+ i! z8 f
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升3 ?; \6 ?/ B2 P# z. D, P3 }
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light2 T `' I4 j' f9 t& t3 {
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
3 r. P8 Z5 @0 z2 }+ BMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim! K2 J9 K% z* J9 p" x u8 I
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
! A# Z' V- t9 q, VI had to stop for the night8 n6 t1 d6 ?. N2 }: e
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;# Q5 |0 A& z! j8 k8 A2 p
她就站在门廊7 y# q: U, M0 t' G7 K+ E
I heard the mission bell8 o" _' \9 O q3 D( W
布道的钟声在我耳边回响! r ` E3 i2 ?) M6 [8 y
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"* l( o3 {6 l$ y$ {' d4 c: @
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
6 \0 P# G1 q& nThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way! a7 |6 _! D" H$ p: @, Q
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
9 n. n0 Z/ w3 a% L4 X: e- z2 P6 vThere were voices down the corridor,
0 l3 P+ s- w1 o, ~走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡- ?* M1 V) F) `4 m# T
I thought I heard them say...& x" G1 h. Q6 M4 I7 w
我想我听见他们在唱。。。0 r7 R- y& m1 \ ?/ y
"Welcome to the Hotel California
* b4 S/ n8 t- ~0 W9 r/ f"欢迎来到加州旅馆 {, O7 D2 C7 J" l( ]+ B$ W+ k
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face3 @( [4 k' v+ C7 d! e! Y
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞- _* B f1 s( K& @0 c6 K2 _# A
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
" N/ D! G0 j' ?" e0 C6 K加州旅馆如此多的客房
3 K D$ Q, B" g% h6 p6 \Any time of year, you can find it here "8 ?7 A/ w4 v* W: o' z* s0 k
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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7 b5 i0 a, l( {, ~: vHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, u. k2 i- z0 y8 l
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
8 _7 ~( K4 O2 E& O/ x8 Q0 {8 I' IShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends' V. ]; P) b5 S/ ?
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
5 n8 y! p- f3 b6 | ]How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
# w2 k6 ~ ]7 T9 j/ ]+ l1 t在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
9 R" W2 d: J' J1 t9 [Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
5 T4 U0 X" Q7 B; f. r# ?有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记1 q9 o+ a9 [/ A; g5 r
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"/ g! R8 v v$ R! ^
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
) K; Z$ u1 P: N& s3 SHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'0 }2 W. L! Z. k: Z% K' X4 z
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"* X( ?4 m4 S: `- J2 {1 Z* ]6 `2 U
And still those voices are calling from far away,. X. [5 R7 X0 z
而那些声音依然远远传来,& D, f% L5 W( C0 E1 o* P
Wake you up in the middle of the night- M r' Z' @* C- d+ z. _8 t& l
令人在午夜也会惊醒1 }! r! ], X, L' t7 r% a6 v" a
Just to hear them say...( Y5 O1 s! b' _/ t3 D
只听得他们在唱。。。
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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2 m" \9 {7 ?3 a/ i. PThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
- q- y, D7 R- z- }; |- F J在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢; t, K; ^ ]+ G$ N
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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5 x* H* B7 z; _And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
: ]7 m* X% R% A4 g* l+ d这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
' d! Z% }9 j( U w, }% DAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
: u8 t5 b5 ^8 @3 \7 s+ y6 S然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
3 H3 V" d( a! s t% @They stab it with their steely knives,
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But they just can't kill the beast0 } B6 Q0 r4 a8 N$ v- R
但却就是不能刺死野兽" Z" i9 _! b' r& K6 T+ p7 d
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door$ n4 \* X3 i& u/ }$ n% i
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
: X/ s- F* o5 b5 l9 e# f) T$ QI had to find the passage back to the place I was before
: P7 y2 G( {! b, S1 _5 Z, t我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
" U: V( w" \/ c+ Z# ~0 X'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive., K7 T) i" b2 R ]9 r6 T
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,! k/ `' |1 X5 y6 H3 r
You can checkout any time you like,
( |7 O" B4 \- ^+ K* p- y你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
* Y" S: J9 {8 fbut you can never leave!"2 y1 M" x/ A/ k# `# X% {, {
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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