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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。& Y) o! ~ Q0 y* {, c
" K, \1 ^# Q) C @; q5 y1 |7 ~ “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!/ G: U5 m) |4 ]
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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
( Z* i [' q" @: I& j在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
* N% G. B+ e, WWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
' o8 y* o9 |* T% @: @6 O$ A3 I% Q科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升- m6 L; T4 M$ G0 y4 N" W
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
2 L: w/ W& n G* U' p- _抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光" f8 s5 G3 Q2 j$ ?# o
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
6 d" j; O+ k6 W5 x- N! A我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊. _1 e2 p+ v: J; w+ |. [. g
I had to stop for the night3 c( _* ^5 [/ ^
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;
g: i O L" W( Z: l$ _: O她就站在门廊; t% _. Y6 F$ H6 Q2 c
I heard the mission bell
9 D9 y4 A& Y. R$ q布道的钟声在我耳边回响
& O- ?* X. ]1 i! SAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"0 b7 W4 t7 N z; q$ d1 \
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"6 v+ J5 p. v" ?. z) L) u1 j2 ~0 n
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way0 |- a( |. F# y
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
8 o- x. T k) j8 R2 \: IThere were voices down the corridor,
3 [/ F" c+ {; v走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡7 C) q( i7 u5 e6 O9 O6 C9 ]* d
I thought I heard them say...
$ R2 L& p5 a5 n: c6 O6 g& J我想我听见他们在唱。。。
* y. r* F; X( ^2 }"Welcome to the Hotel California
# k+ e; Y5 ?/ T* `# M: T* D4 b, v"欢迎来到加州旅馆" V& c3 p' k% l. V! ]
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face5 W* L2 M i$ D3 A- H
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
- p, [/ x/ t X5 x% m t: ]- DPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
! K0 K: D+ F* @/ w: V加州旅馆如此多的客房
1 x; q/ L$ v9 XAny time of year, you can find it here ") ^& H3 g( o( g8 b {" E" e* ]
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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. b) l3 ^+ u( {1 cHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends! I' c/ ~. i! [ C
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
- S( `$ A5 }, E. M! o* SShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
8 s# q( P* K8 f2 V; Y# t/ |还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友$ K; O5 S: A6 @: {, | _
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
5 R f I$ C# p0 | V在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
; m7 |1 _/ D' B2 @. rSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
, f" ]( b7 a0 e. o2 q0 e C有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
/ j" m" [' D& }+ MSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"8 B' E/ y6 C z9 T" G- ]
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
. b( F8 y3 ~: I2 E( xHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
( {) w# _$ K j, c他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"5 r Y5 `; |) j% J7 u' Z, O
And still those voices are calling from far away,( C; P, N% r6 I( {% X+ v
而那些声音依然远远传来,
/ U$ g' X9 J; r5 E8 `Wake you up in the middle of the night
5 N n w; G% s5 U令人在午夜也会惊醒
* ^. ?" z4 p4 E1 H" [/ pJust to hear them say...
6 W2 K& {0 m4 T- s6 ~# Y. `8 l只听得他们在唱。。。
* |' M6 S/ m/ c# G% G2 t"Welcome to the Hotel California6 O$ j+ F& a- C1 ^
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞% N/ G/ |+ }( Q6 ~) f* t8 d
They livin' it up at the Hotel California" N1 T1 T1 X1 z" A H. [' P' s4 o
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
7 p, r5 P$ t0 ]/ u8 F% vWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"6 q# p( ~5 E$ F" S& N! G
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 ice6 P, h7 _8 V' c
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟" O- g. D x; A4 p. l
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'- S4 X, c4 }. 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". c( \, i* O8 i# A
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast+ s, P2 P6 I# H; ]8 D$ z
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前8 @- Z( L3 d0 {! t
They stab it with their steely knives,/ Q) F0 M, c+ ?1 |5 F
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But they just can't kill the beast! B- F+ ?1 ?5 _' _+ u) a4 O8 e1 p8 G6 k' G
但却就是不能刺死野兽
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( E% |( a9 t) l& eLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
7 {. P5 s t- j3 V2 ~) T$ r# G我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门* |8 `% F/ f8 x L2 E7 t% V
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.
+ f: D$ Y1 L# \/ y5 v"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收," [+ {! Q" k; W1 p0 Z. N* N& z& x
You can checkout any time you like,$ M5 G' e" Y! n+ w s9 M+ t
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
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但你却永远无法离开!" |
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