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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队2 q& O5 F" S8 G4 I. H5 C7 u
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( `& P5 @* o5 ]7 X# F: F 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。7 s/ ~' t9 o6 x& R4 S6 y3 V
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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!4 H9 D% G# }3 z
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, `& Q5 V7 s& C7 L加洲旅馆
' l) m- ?- j+ B* {. ^4 S \# DOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
* V. \, x9 Q" l4 W# o在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
& @# T b( U9 V3 v) h4 yWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
2 ?3 y6 l6 _' i科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
7 I3 G; j& }+ m% qUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
. g. @$ G! o3 X1 K抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
5 A" ?* I% H0 t1 a$ LMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
* v2 o6 v" g- ^- _我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
$ B0 ~, j4 j5 L% _- s+ ~I had to stop for the night
! W" P. K" {0 K- I* Y8 \6 d: S必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;1 @, W, R; l$ ?% } \1 G
她就站在门廊
" T( D) _( U' `1 ` ?I heard the mission bell1 h5 k/ Q5 B* E1 N% f9 n
布道的钟声在我耳边回响% Y9 s% E* T i
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
7 ]* j% ~/ u" f我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"; x! D6 A) i8 T, o2 r2 X- @, Y
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
! |: [ _6 V. v: z8 c这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
' i4 S; N6 C4 V* }4 ~There were voices down the corridor,
6 T0 M; A# }; k( g& t$ O走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡# L! U) Q5 j% G% V- g5 }" Z8 s8 Z
I thought I heard them say...( @. j. c; m8 v" E
我想我听见他们在唱。。。- m* P$ G& y, P5 S8 `
"Welcome to the Hotel California
$ Z$ M' X" d1 d, H4 c2 R9 Z"欢迎来到加州旅馆9 c" ~2 J2 ]$ v- }
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
! @) e0 C0 d1 e- N多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
. O# ?; F! H# j7 G5 M, [& v: \Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California6 B- g! X, ^+ V1 L3 G" {
加州旅馆如此多的客房
! h/ W" b: C [Any time of year, you can find it here "
) t8 D, |6 `1 P8 i2 c' @* [一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"; }8 L* u- Z' H1 }3 L
( O9 G5 x" k( h& Q6 cHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends$ P& z. g9 w- Q4 a
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
9 B: \- k `5 ~( B; yShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends6 S7 g0 B2 G" g0 M
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
3 N3 v: o9 S% P$ ^& H% m. }( LHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.- M4 I3 `/ \ [" x* ?
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗$ X8 R! z/ d$ |/ L" I8 L
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget$ g! U: D5 ^5 Q
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记* J3 N5 J- ]: L' u; U
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine": f8 a( J! }3 v
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"/ h9 `1 g( Q, `/ H$ B! ^
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'; v7 z" q4 R$ [, v* J/ v" _1 | e
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
: Y: K/ D; p. l% g6 j1 _% FAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
2 K7 x& w W9 S; J$ M而那些声音依然远远传来,8 j% l' G. w! `6 {% _3 ~
Wake you up in the middle of the night
7 l2 |) U7 Y4 R- o0 _令人在午夜也会惊醒
* b( \( Z# G% n$ {* o% y' BJust to hear them say...* N$ D( ]: T3 l) C5 C, e! J! {; r: E8 P
只听得他们在唱。。。* {) E! `- g: g
"Welcome to the Hotel California
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多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
+ c5 r# Y% d4 h2 f5 yThey livin' it up at the Hotel California5 z' N6 O5 p o$ J
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
( z8 v& \9 X; }5 L- M3 S3 r( ?What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
4 G) ]* _, d$ b0 [* v2 S$ v多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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3 s- g2 _) q5 s/ ?+ WMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice+ l0 r! ^, S4 l9 r' V' R' U
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟$ Q! K7 C, x1 M' f3 q
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
! e# r, D; F* H3 m这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"; k4 Z0 v& P% J! C) S
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast, F% W4 Y2 U6 n6 |$ m) o+ k- G
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前/ K3 X0 b, J! _0 h9 s9 r$ n. z
They stab it with their steely knives,- g# r% \$ w$ y; }
挥舞着钢制的刀*
" S3 \4 d: b( @6 l) RBut they just can't kill the beast
1 e( v! I4 M9 ^0 r但却就是不能刺死野兽
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! m4 m$ j# z0 |5 H% L2 [4 Y' w* kLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
( C# A# f1 W4 ?* i我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门 U! N; B! C0 N/ s3 ]" Q3 S$ X4 k# b
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before) c7 j8 o8 j; |
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方4 S' q! Q: ~" K" w
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.% X5 F; e) h9 ?% x& a, {
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,2 N4 n$ e! b& E( `, l1 z9 l
You can checkout any time you like,
# Y6 C4 q Y' K$ f4 `你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
2 v; R; r& N1 ]$ u6 F2 i7 Rbut you can never leave!"% g0 L7 m; g0 o7 M0 n( l6 {
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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