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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队5 a9 k3 g/ V X
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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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“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!- }5 s8 Q$ v: x* T3 I
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2 U- p3 k6 n: h; w, t) ?$ fOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
. }6 v4 S$ k8 F! U( K在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发' E, A# t: N: c! m% `4 b
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
! ?8 G+ {$ d w0 E7 [& L2 S科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
, [# l8 z/ }) T3 n- ]+ ~5 p8 MUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light% o/ I8 H6 b+ t
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光% g- x7 A1 R0 R$ N( I
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
! T+ L v4 y" P) h我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
* Y6 R, S: ~/ q. XI had to stop for the night
* h: c' r6 n2 a7 U必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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$ m+ [2 W6 A ~. n, l; WThere she stood in the doorway;
# l( L; L x9 W! w5 u4 i9 p她就站在门廊1 t: s' D4 Q+ U" @6 j
I heard the mission bell
0 @' ]2 K) w) ]0 K8 g0 ^布道的钟声在我耳边回响/ t2 A+ r0 F, |% v" B
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
$ \) Q. R$ Z' v/ I% U# a我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"6 p- W6 \4 _" D9 E; ?
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
q( `* \' {% z' P. m这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路: y8 N0 P! a, f7 V
There were voices down the corridor,3 |& W4 W3 w$ S9 w. z
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡# u7 R1 M# F) ^6 Y% }2 ?% M
I thought I heard them say...! N5 A6 [5 S" ?
我想我听见他们在唱。。。) ~4 N6 o I# v' s: w
"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
: D7 _2 d O- t5 w多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞. s% _# H( @' |( K* N, c; r2 M
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California2 m8 b9 {- z$ L% f: d" y6 n/ H
加州旅馆如此多的客房
: v8 E$ f/ Z' M5 BAny time of year, you can find it here "8 i4 ?8 f- B, S; \
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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& ]- v1 i7 R/ B& [Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
! [3 z( r9 c' @ p7 J2 c) x4 l带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰- q2 [9 c4 H; r( W l3 S9 y9 B
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
/ y* y4 q t* \ k还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
6 ]& S& Q0 n. f( {9 IHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.% x% e, C$ K6 w4 Z
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗, M4 y# G- a* L! E" Z. R. h1 ?
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
7 s# }- c) w9 Z: z8 g. k6 ^So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"/ d# ]) U8 E( n. ~1 i4 h5 | o, ]
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"' I; U2 y- d ~+ z3 |3 ~4 Z
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'' C9 J' ], y+ R4 D! F6 A! ?2 M
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"" H( ^6 I- a& O1 {4 H& B
And still those voices are calling from far away,: f; J9 ]* v5 j
而那些声音依然远远传来,0 t1 W2 c! V+ x( L
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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Just to hear them say...
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: H, a6 \, l( F2 c9 a. J"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
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What a nice surprise, bring your alibis" f" [) c/ S% Q5 P8 c6 Z/ }
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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$ f* v) b% ]. S# O |, aMirrors 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'
1 R! R4 ]- L) c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, j- ?+ P# j2 dAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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They stab it with their steely knives,9 A8 }6 N7 Y6 ^. m0 x' Z8 Z
挥舞着钢制的刀*7 b5 s9 U( I, `
But they just can't kill the beast
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door) e8 F, L k+ r" [7 _" z; s
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门" m4 M' d8 D: o+ \0 p
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before" e: t8 H8 g/ G
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方2 Z2 V* U$ \* l6 h7 D. ?* P
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
7 ~* ]( Z; Q- Y* K"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,# A N# t5 S0 \ ]! D- m. {
You can checkout any time you like,# ]$ D$ o3 C7 O/ C+ [0 }" ]6 K
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,9 W! a9 L. e# ~" J
but you can never leave!"
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