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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队& W. }5 S9 Q1 b9 B
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- H9 e* u; n! d! X 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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/ q, n. w. i) A “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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加洲旅馆
$ f- T4 M5 L Q7 L! _5 GOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair/ P1 K* W" N. ^/ X" P
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
! |5 e! S# b7 R- \3 wWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
7 a T/ c4 o; g9 }% Y2 n科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升6 P. ?$ T R4 n
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light$ h, ^. N- E% l; }
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
8 l9 `; a: D$ ^# t6 |My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
A, C8 r& m4 S! }2 d我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
1 J ^- Y0 D4 o) [1 X4 II had to stop for the night) t& `, E" V' p# C- _9 D
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方# A, h( u% \, F' p, r: c* @% `, X6 Y
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There she stood in the doorway;
. k( y7 }5 }% @, O/ Z& e' Q她就站在门廊4 G m% x# y6 j6 M' c
I heard the mission bell0 o2 p9 y8 R/ R1 ? Z8 N# W' q
布道的钟声在我耳边回响5 [% M# y! ^" ^' M" g, N
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
# J: b6 ]& Y: [5 v& E* O' M我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
9 ]+ E# Q% F3 L- gThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
2 k7 y8 n0 E1 F, p/ k6 \$ q这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
6 Y( I9 [6 d5 I' d y6 ?8 V- tThere were voices down the corridor,
" ~. i2 t& i4 n% w1 n4 Z走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
- s9 c, i' r1 w! e, R1 ^0 S1 II thought I heard them say...) _; U0 ]. M0 ?2 J9 t8 K& M
我想我听见他们在唱。。。! t: ^5 r Z& x6 c( O
"Welcome to the Hotel California
; \+ f6 d* @+ @- Q5 [1 v: O"欢迎来到加州旅馆
* x% f. b; l' p3 V' W$ GSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face% M1 Y+ I' L9 F1 H. f# H
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
3 W) {+ ?) ^7 E0 {: SPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California% O K$ T* E: v n3 x1 A2 \
加州旅馆如此多的客房! ^6 ^9 s# g7 D0 t( F
Any time of year, you can find it here "1 B0 G$ e3 p8 E' d. g
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"" t% _. E) l9 f5 _" _) c
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends' e1 u, s! R% [% E0 U8 o: z4 W+ _
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
5 u. U) l3 f+ O1 l/ y0 OShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
: E* u* Q- r7 ?0 F- |+ t还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
) T. i2 l2 u8 c- b5 S4 lHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.7 {7 V/ K6 }2 p k ~
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗- o, E* M7 Z3 e
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget, G$ G" }5 y" s3 f N
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
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于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
$ H$ Q- K, [; B- ]He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'6 \$ b" W6 f2 ^3 t' r; @/ h* s
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"* F9 D6 ^7 ^. d0 u% p4 M1 s
And still those voices are calling from far away,
" s* A" u) A$ m. w0 o而那些声音依然远远传来,6 f0 x1 A. ?/ B2 G( L$ l: L- j# I
Wake you up in the middle of the night
8 ^, o' M* n: }4 i/ @令人在午夜也会惊醒
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只听得他们在唱。。。+ P L! s1 R9 c, `5 G$ G8 y( ]
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"欢迎来到加州旅馆. k) R. }; j& p1 t
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face& h6 ?) u: ~7 ? Y) _. q+ `9 y8 w+ J
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
5 |" y4 N. p. U在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢2 z* S/ `' v8 s; O8 S9 p7 V: s% ?2 A
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"' b e: `, e0 J
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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) w$ x; a. _9 A& \ ]1 tMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice5 K5 T* ?& d( m+ T |5 j
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟7 ~/ t. K: F; E( R: I, s
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device') N' ~5 ]* k! t) E+ H
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使": g5 ]9 w6 a* c+ u0 x; d; P6 k& h
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然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前- Q/ c0 ?' a7 Y m
They stab it with their steely knives, [9 v+ T b# v5 J
挥舞着钢制的刀*
5 w P/ S9 B: I2 d- E* SBut they just can't kill the beast
" e7 x8 z' v7 d+ X3 y' @2 ~但却就是不能刺死野兽$ x+ H* R( _) K; x3 C* X, s7 b
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
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I had to find the passage back to the place I was before: ?. o6 C: h0 c% A, D
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方8 W' u/ @2 _4 o4 f
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.8 ?/ E5 _! K! Q( L; x* v
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收, y; _$ @7 ]; O
You can checkout any time you like,3 t& M Q% c2 w% E- ?: u& J
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
3 ~# Q6 N0 c0 v" f# rbut you can never leave!"
: {8 L1 A3 S. Y" L, \/ m但你却永远无法离开!" |
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