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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。
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5 D3 R: q: ?5 b0 k* k* ? “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" h9 e: b/ i! _# u& L) i
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
S0 R) c% j+ y* l- Q% `+ z4 F; |在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
9 `& U% e# a% {5 J3 ^9 l+ {Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
, l3 z: n- ~$ f1 s/ @科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升1 y. t9 E1 _- A' j. r5 s8 p4 O2 f% |& ]
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
3 f* @# N8 A) B( c& k抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
. d- n. Q! \3 LMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
3 K: y; A' i# ?1 K/ [我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊" Y9 b; `( I& ?% W2 C: v& Z
I had to stop for the night- J1 J1 S* _8 v5 t. U3 z( B
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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1 U1 z5 C! S$ I5 t" n* XThere she stood in the doorway;
# C1 a7 T- Y- y她就站在门廊
1 S6 D% R" }0 R8 z( @I heard the mission bell! T8 _5 E! d# Y7 m9 Y
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
- Y2 }1 t8 i$ l( @( D' U0 v! s5 BAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell", m; ~2 ^& a* ]: s9 l# g
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"' d! r( O5 Z" B5 F. {& v6 r
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way+ O2 U2 M* P* y5 A3 e. W, l
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
& D/ f* f% D% {) Z! l9 @+ L& ^There were voices down the corridor,
( y# N0 U! o8 w) f5 L, }5 I走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
; U/ p" \1 A4 ~$ yI thought I heard them say...
& G1 N9 q9 j2 G4 [我想我听见他们在唱。。。 t8 Y! r) A4 g% ?
"Welcome to the Hotel California! k( J4 |1 c! z3 \8 T" b8 Y
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞( i9 t; y# w/ L
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
3 t+ g; l: W: W/ R+ T N4 b( j加州旅馆如此多的客房
* _5 s! f6 q% KAny time of year, you can find it here "
+ I% H. y. M- d一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方", Q [, H' ?2 Y$ y1 a# Y
+ _. a' M: W( }$ zHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends1 n% F' Q+ b( z p! \
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰2 V+ X( M6 Y d: s7 o
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
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How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.3 k- l. N2 F, \9 }. _
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
$ X/ `5 Q# r% O6 }3 o4 V! C* PSome dance to remember, some dance to forget7 F8 T: R% w& q: z/ F
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"
6 H9 J% W3 t2 Z/ r4 V; S- ~0 QHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'9 N, G$ @ W2 ? g9 U
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
- M, d& n. |) v- D6 iAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
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Wake you up in the middle of the night
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只听得他们在唱。。。
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"欢迎来到加州旅馆" E- r" Q. b& M; }
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face# ^# R3 X8 L0 P- o3 O
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
1 p q5 L$ ~$ K; f在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
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多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"# N1 r/ V3 S3 I/ o. s, z t
5 Y ]* x) C: O \( oMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice% e( S3 O; @2 X( U: E
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
% k" F2 m2 O) T# g' V: R1 @And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
# J" o' \0 s/ J这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使". R9 g5 R! C6 r6 h8 z6 n- z
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast# P3 j7 D7 \0 W' r/ I8 A3 R; P* T% N
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
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But they just can't kill the beast
: ]2 U7 F! j( n4 t- J. p) @但却就是不能刺死野兽
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0 q3 C# q5 A' {- XLast 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
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'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
" B1 [' @$ F$ Q3 A"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,* Z4 w Z7 L0 u; d7 h) Q$ y0 z
You can checkout any time you like,
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but you can never leave!"; t# f. H& w/ b
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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