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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队$ e6 W1 T2 S4 l' i. u
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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。* I { `) W! \$ `2 O8 c
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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!
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# W, j6 x, E0 u/ }% }7 W" m+ ]4 SOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair" R* O2 C% T! n/ {
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发6 p8 L! k5 C% ?) H
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
4 ]5 {, R/ d, r3 v6 u6 v( L" d* }6 B科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
0 M* S1 n2 k/ K7 FUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
/ F! ~; N( f1 _7 X& {+ d) h# {& B抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
9 w, b# N: j; J6 wMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim( Z( V: N/ n! }4 z+ p! F
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
) O1 k$ N5 n- e4 JI had to stop for the night
/ w1 F7 _5 @/ q( L4 X* ]/ Z必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;8 v/ U! f. C# i5 [
她就站在门廊: v+ h v2 l4 t$ F4 g8 Q
I heard the mission bell
1 }1 j( a# u7 c0 G' j8 u" w布道的钟声在我耳边回响
8 Z# x1 z; J/ Z; Y+ b4 WAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
& w) D! }0 G3 l我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
$ g2 o6 `; r/ [, h" c: {2 B5 h8 KThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
! @/ Q- C6 E) q' s( l% J这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
+ _( x$ d7 {+ _# f8 B8 g/ A. nThere were voices down the corridor,5 @2 `2 H5 h( l; X4 F8 J
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡$ B8 O% g" n, I, q/ X0 [7 A2 F! }
I thought I heard them say...
1 t5 |) b9 }0 k# y' x" j" r1 l2 ^我想我听见他们在唱。。。
1 L$ r0 v8 m3 P"Welcome to the Hotel California
/ D/ h& I( p! {" v& a"欢迎来到加州旅馆
7 q: K q/ ~2 Y* s4 K0 @4 KSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
/ i" i- D B8 ?& Y多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
7 M- @% l$ W; {) O1 H0 MPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
1 ~+ f& e$ L$ n$ q/ [加州旅馆如此多的客房, Q) }3 R7 f8 Y3 @- K2 y" d: `
Any time of year, you can find it here ") G( p0 t, }9 T3 E
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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- t- v0 C) L& {# {4 r0 G$ rHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
5 J- s; ~3 B; b0 q9 f带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
& o3 t4 P0 r, [4 m& j/ s1 n! RShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends! `7 P* C) m# `
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友# j! l) x9 r1 J. z
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.3 q7 H) q [! ^; ^
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗3 a3 P+ q; H# D1 W7 h7 |- ]9 R
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
) c" i2 x( K, ?0 \. PSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"! R& |' `- f6 L/ Q; L9 W
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"8 A1 |& R% q# n9 R
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
+ V5 p- Y: X) s, s3 N) `他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
: `" @$ K8 w. y% fAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
# G) d+ g8 T, d/ Q/ r而那些声音依然远远传来,
, h4 a1 h6 D5 O" UWake you up in the middle of the night
" {- D8 {; A' d( `令人在午夜也会惊醒0 C- T2 Z4 D8 b& e# j: x
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只听得他们在唱。。。3 p- @4 E5 ^+ v3 C
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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( t8 y2 s2 I3 s2 P4 J1 g4 |% V* gThey livin' it up at the Hotel California( V/ E( G) k: s8 y" [
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
( k2 {! u. @. j" M2 c- B( ?What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
7 i Q8 V" K {" R3 d多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"3 d! f. Z( Z- U) J' `
( @+ ?( m+ J& h. e6 CMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
( Q1 |$ I% o M, S& ]. 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"
5 y6 e# p9 g- OAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
1 C- H& j* m4 }然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前8 U' t" ~, [, [3 E) n' b
They stab it with their steely knives,/ o' v0 ?. K/ r* l- i& I; H' B
挥舞着钢制的刀*
0 Y9 q; Z+ C/ L; dBut they just can't kill the beast
; k$ E! h9 e _4 S但却就是不能刺死野兽* f! c/ m( k( Q7 E# ^( X
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
7 z# h6 x- ^% Y% w我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
% f% K0 K1 Q6 H& \( m4 pI had to find the passage back to the place I was before" ^% }' D9 T+ @: l
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
( Q/ ?- n( i6 I' i; E'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
T; V! m) v% ]: }"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,4 e- P0 H7 F/ ~( p& f
You can checkout any time you like,
( t5 p6 j$ U$ p, x你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
, b9 r! T3 a( |) {/ g$ N1 X8 ~but you can never leave!"
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