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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队7 H% T1 b* }- q0 J2 l1 z5 k- y
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; \9 k6 o% l; A, N 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!
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8 k2 g: d# p* v2 W加洲旅馆1 Y6 ^. T6 @, L* X; \* Z! g% }
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair8 J/ R* U K2 K$ Q3 v3 c
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发6 I) X9 M, i: _% k- {: p
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
) B( d8 A2 a5 W* H V科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升& w$ ~& _# @$ b' B; f3 O
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light/ Y& M$ ^3 J9 i: u# Q8 O
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
4 M9 i, u7 z, @* SMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
# D3 G+ M; m6 W' i# E5 i我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
" C) t' D% i$ b/ u+ VI had to stop for the night2 R! i `2 Y9 G6 W& p( {
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方+ {" n4 j& K) n1 x4 b/ m
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_$ f6 M* G; ZThere she stood in the doorway;
$ V& I; c \! O7 i她就站在门廊+ [' Q' a, b) o5 t2 \5 d" Y
I heard the mission bell
" s% V, f( ?) c8 x" }& Y' U( F布道的钟声在我耳边回响! w& M' C7 s- L% J
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
8 I; N0 I1 Q" F$ L8 x8 w我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"" Y4 v( F0 k8 J* @* a
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way# Y$ B; A) {4 e }+ P5 }! u
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路1 K, B2 j4 X& X
There were voices down the corridor,
2 J: m3 y! I' k2 _$ x走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
- L: |, S, I2 S8 l1 rI thought I heard them say...
, K! B) m$ x* K" s2 J7 K" O我想我听见他们在唱。。。/ l% J% n8 M, ^5 l& ?5 l
"Welcome to the Hotel California
7 c6 [! [% S7 H! H a/ M. e"欢迎来到加州旅馆9 l# K( R% O; \5 p: N# V" C% V7 {
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face8 A$ C7 s8 ]; A& X/ ^( Y
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
7 i/ S. t: V; W' W( F6 rPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
0 R+ Z, \# W) d6 h8 M; u3 E3 }加州旅馆如此多的客房
1 g( U m; C& f" x; tAny time of year, you can find it here "- [/ L4 [; R. e s+ F
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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. a- R( S, B/ }: S# J2 \8 k) ?Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
3 h; C& U6 o6 |0 D0 h( _- W! E带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰# s9 T2 q) }0 u
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends4 V5 N; n, u. }
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友" N \3 y% n6 b4 q) b. @7 s
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
9 W2 m5 L9 ~" q9 {, ^) J, E: `在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
! j. k. n) b2 @3 mSome dance to remember, some dance to forget8 X3 @1 R+ r; r
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记- C& }+ [& v* X# G
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"$ D: _# ~0 u- y( B
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
9 A) [ |8 h9 E1 q. |He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
& k& g( j U: c* v' T他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
h+ e' N$ o5 m+ z0 ?And still those voices are calling from far away, N$ D' X) b4 b$ A
而那些声音依然远远传来,
. a& O/ R, I5 xWake you up in the middle of the night/ _7 P( {, G+ J) t! b
令人在午夜也会惊醒" D; d4 n9 p; C# ]
Just to hear them say..." n+ o; O0 R& F2 `, K; U1 {
只听得他们在唱。。。
; i8 d% |- a0 q# a: J+ ~& a( k/ R2 ["Welcome to the Hotel California
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
P K" v, m- J- [# r4 C/ T在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢/ w; _4 s7 Y+ u
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
" {4 } }( l% u( m/ {# v: C6 m多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"7 N; f- X O5 C% B
) _# x' [, ]; k# k# g' PMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice$ j: @" f" ?! r) u8 S* R3 ?
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟: G1 ~; f, Y0 B9 U: k5 v
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
+ f$ K0 K% N: W2 C7 ^8 S* o, D' k r这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"* u8 Q0 u& ^9 m* S" ~- v: J
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast8 G' X" ]7 S' t2 h( d: j0 \
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前9 o% @9 p/ x' T6 Z
They stab it with their steely knives,; z+ L* B. \, m: h% m
挥舞着钢制的刀*
8 c, w8 H; B% Z8 z% r: gBut they just can't kill the beast
; y3 e* b5 Q9 u0 q8 @2 J但却就是不能刺死野兽
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
8 f6 m. G2 |: D+ w+ k7 ?6 R我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门4 l1 R- r& G- j" S4 p
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.0 F( [( r, s" |7 V5 P
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
/ v" K4 I; }! `& Q6 zYou can checkout any time you like,
- c% l- x3 X4 N \! F! _你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
J+ P8 q, J! r3 Tbut you can never leave!"- u2 [4 m3 M" [' t
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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