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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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& G+ T/ Q! f7 r9 G- @9 i “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!; E& @$ L% S+ F/ v
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加洲旅馆
$ M! p, d5 ]2 i5 ^' H; |On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair2 Y7 {8 [9 s. F0 Q" V1 s. N7 ^9 }) D
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发" n2 [% v& U8 W
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
1 b) [- Q7 j; [科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升3 [: R' U* m$ H& X$ ?
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
4 E3 @; o! k+ ?* ?* k7 k抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
( o( z9 K. U' v% b& ?My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim: s& c9 m! U% ^( l: U
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
* A3 Y, V3 I7 |( W6 G0 wI had to stop for the night, w3 T- e$ I+ F
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;7 p& V9 x4 m7 Q6 t$ v5 X4 V
她就站在门廊2 ?( b/ x. k" ^# i
I heard the mission bell
( Z( r6 I; l' F) @布道的钟声在我耳边回响0 t A8 z. f8 x0 y
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
; T4 d# p$ G+ e5 M* p) L0 U' j* w我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
# U( ?8 h) V$ w* D, fThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
3 K, G7 \! c2 n0 o/ n这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路7 Q4 q6 U1 l7 u+ F8 e
There were voices down the corridor,
8 }& `2 ?+ P# e5 e5 v2 k& P走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
9 y- C& q: M: N* p* {) kI thought I heard them say...
" A, o5 ~- b( G! H, ]) H我想我听见他们在唱。。。
- j! R7 L3 g! k5 Y% p"Welcome to the Hotel California9 v/ n' N! _/ G) l
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
) ~$ ^9 O/ i* S" R% DSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
/ |) K9 Q/ B# K$ O j. B$ y, t多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
& |. r2 [4 Y+ k A9 Q8 }Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
& d5 i3 S# w0 ]1 I加州旅馆如此多的客房
Z$ }; e% J0 S/ O* z2 }Any time of year, you can find it here "/ S; F% g, @" k
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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$ p U) U- i# Q4 w* |6 uHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends |1 C6 k9 g- C( V; J# I
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
$ K- c6 x6 V3 O6 m9 e7 E; aShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends- i6 k U! x/ d5 y9 n
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友/ W! s3 P9 j* f7 ]7 y
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.$ k6 _ a: s( N/ t4 e" t' |$ x# Z y
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
+ T* ]$ r3 T1 [2 TSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
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So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"- N( L, Y `$ K% w2 L( r5 v l# G
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"3 ?: U3 Y3 A6 H
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'2 n1 v% t* \( ~7 w
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了", s H' p" c- P3 L0 }- ?; A
And still those voices are calling from far away,
3 X* {, T; D! X$ i1 l: [而那些声音依然远远传来,5 _1 }# ]+ O0 ^# y. F" e
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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Just to hear them say...& h4 i" S% J4 q6 x2 U* @7 V
只听得他们在唱。。。+ L9 G7 X/ Y" i
"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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9 s2 z6 \' q6 N) ], ~They livin' it up at the Hotel California4 d# A# c1 S( P( F3 R
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢/ _8 j( V' C& K1 A( A; b
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
" P) L' i6 k( B! `0 k多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice; v7 s. S6 ?7 m! I& D
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
' x. z$ ], T' \4 @2 p6 r1 ` vAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'! v3 h) d/ R6 ?" }$ o( o
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"8 }/ x% G5 l3 q5 Y
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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But they just can't kill the beast
9 Q: G# O6 {: K" P- o但却就是不能刺死野兽* ?4 s% ]0 j5 N0 V$ E* q
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
9 Z0 ]" c8 l2 u0 m我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
3 {$ O% o9 t$ z/ H- A" f' }I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
5 |# ~9 V [' i) `7 Z我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
& \; B b2 u' f( [! K" L3 s( o+ m'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
* W; u _% R1 K& V, @( o"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,/ [6 g; }/ N1 ^% o# ^
You can checkout any time you like,
# N! k) [7 H0 k o你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
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