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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队+ G! F) V0 S$ ^8 \
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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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& R) }' a- E @ “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!+ O6 o1 n5 t# h# ]2 f( h
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5 }( L9 ?# m/ _4 @7 o2 {On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
! X% h: w) @; g1 T在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
. V3 w8 l+ k5 d( E8 c v% |Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
/ n! G; r' d2 @" ^: _% V科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升8 L0 C6 a4 m2 p. E; m
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
# y* _& o) q {* o5 W6 ]抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
$ L! u# z, `' l! {( y" Q" r* ?% a* pMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
6 x1 {' v" z F+ Y我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
7 a* `+ G; b& @! I9 a+ l7 G# d8 k- QI had to stop for the night
: v) @! X% W m' _必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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% q! Q8 Q4 g( v. o$ R& a! zThere she stood in the doorway;
. J; b5 k+ D- l7 A8 U她就站在门廊
$ r; Y7 t3 Y" }# ^4 JI heard the mission bell+ t3 E1 W" P. }7 J9 m5 [: C: X
布道的钟声在我耳边回响* o: ~6 d. l5 i
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
. S1 [5 i6 o, I& L9 x2 I我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
; p$ e0 l# x( aThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
' `# {8 g! m5 L这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
' }- |& g }' H9 y' I) BThere were voices down the corridor,. l8 w; j" b$ C ?; T
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
/ U# R3 m6 p* @' sI thought I heard them say...
- l3 D7 j9 p9 d+ E8 J0 @5 K. M( k我想我听见他们在唱。。。. l1 L. }4 J P0 |, @% V! P
"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face, F8 ` w- G! K5 b' O2 E4 S
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
' i: a( q. C* t* j0 ]& g) UPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
; k1 W# y" N5 K. o# x3 d* I加州旅馆如此多的客房
) B; Y* L6 |0 z: IAny time of year, you can find it here "' B- y' f, C( G5 n9 `6 w
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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8 a; X5 Z' F$ f: f4 j1 jHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
& i* N9 a0 T$ {2 U: C, ?带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰 |* I3 W: f- a0 {7 y
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends& @# }' Y% r/ W, T/ t
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
& R" }& u" n$ X0 t. Q& Z: `How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.1 N" Z% Y' h0 p. _" y- {: x. ?
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗( M9 ?& F1 E1 I8 Y
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
q% g4 A- \+ E. G" d; T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"
. S! U/ I. u4 y# e; M2 a8 O+ eHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'- [; j. H$ I2 C' I) v
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"; [2 ]$ T5 P1 {( O( n @; t5 r
And still those voices are calling from far away,/ b; \0 x* Y9 B) ^
而那些声音依然远远传来,
* w- f$ a7 e. O4 E; X- E6 }Wake you up in the middle of the night
. K8 E' h+ H+ {9 [# |令人在午夜也会惊醒
# P; x5 [9 c+ ^' v2 B: ZJust to hear them say...) f! p9 g/ t" O
只听得他们在唱。。。6 q2 s: F- H B0 w7 J N
"Welcome to the Hotel California
; k$ g# J/ l0 z& ^"欢迎来到加州旅馆
. ], H" R% J; y" p" ]! }; i2 VSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face; B0 L- ]; B% R
多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
- p- g0 @* e) p7 x# r, ~; q0 bThey livin' it up at the Hotel California1 C/ {" v6 I4 Q! r2 v
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢" [' W2 g. {: A
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis", J0 h! l* O4 A/ v, ~
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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" s5 b7 Q) o* N% N4 IMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
0 M$ N$ I$ m% y/ ^* K5 Y+ Q& {+ d天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
. d% ], I, i, m2 E+ n: OAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
~. ? A/ L# I u% n& L t这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"* {. H# f6 t( g. i+ b; T' B# w
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
" a$ F' d6 Z3 x9 |( B0 ~+ N* S然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前9 C) |8 t e6 P! Y5 K
They stab it with their steely knives,5 y) ?. c2 `( f, d6 e1 [7 ]( U" C' ]
挥舞着钢制的刀*5 C- {+ X2 K$ J; K; c/ E3 m& g
But they just can't kill the beast( N' o1 G6 ^2 y
但却就是不能刺死野兽5 m" c* K. O+ u
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door9 _; }! u* b% X9 C$ d
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
7 ?2 F# z! ]4 U- vI had to find the passage back to the place I was before
" _4 N. ? ?( m& d. p4 I |! l4 t我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
$ N( n; g# D$ s: M' W" p'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
, q. w% [2 ?+ K6 _ u4 h"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
" ` F( c2 t8 O9 z* O' ~You can checkout any time you like,7 i. [- r% G1 F
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,9 X( X+ J! H# u1 s( H
but you can never leave!"* e& s' v) N/ X+ l0 b9 l
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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