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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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. z. Q* W4 ^! E9 s" z “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!* C) k; P* |8 `1 s. u. \
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+ y0 G& W5 {; a/ R3 J加洲旅馆
% W& K% y" O7 I6 b1 I0 ?7 y, {On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair- s+ c" t: h) g1 x. N
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发7 Q/ E( s, r; r6 a
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air' _! P9 N/ Y' z9 p) d; a* X( d
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升# N. p2 J. f# Z" u
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light" c# R0 ]) k6 c1 a3 W- G0 x: Q* c
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光: ^& n4 T& o# E* ^3 a1 p0 c
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
" e6 c2 @* J+ s2 m3 Y8 s我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
- U" W0 h1 s9 o0 H3 E# gI had to stop for the night
- l( _5 ]9 J; K, V8 K; \! }/ g必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方6 k7 T# E8 w2 v+ Z% g
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8 e* |7 s* A$ @1 zThere she stood in the doorway;
8 g2 z; a' z$ B8 s3 e5 G; k她就站在门廊" ~- ]7 ^0 o3 `" U* _
I heard the mission bell
2 h& X. ~1 y) G' R" j2 n4 `布道的钟声在我耳边回响
0 Y" s; ^9 \6 W$ c. U: [And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
8 c$ H+ ^: v2 @, \: h- p我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
$ X- \, W2 o( S5 OThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way7 x8 {; l4 c; G% S) D2 ]0 ^$ s% o
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
7 t+ v: t& V( Y+ ]There were voices down the corridor,
6 h& a# @5 j) Q) T1 U走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡% X9 K' l: H/ c2 F. q' O1 \
I thought I heard them say...% }: b) e |/ J: ^- ?
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
8 J0 e2 H- b' q: Q"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
6 ?9 Q3 L6 o' Z" S' ~+ e$ A多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞9 b9 d7 p8 {& e9 F
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
0 T% D) g: ^5 B2 B* i r加州旅馆如此多的客房
9 u0 v$ B T3 L9 f' h7 K3 DAny time of year, you can find it here "/ o" b1 P9 t$ ?8 ^7 [- T
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"* }$ T& ~) H% J( h
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends! `+ p% F% e; }3 S1 Y% G# J
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
: r8 |* o' }! h& e# f2 W3 X; LShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends9 _2 J \, v) f6 |! U
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友+ N' Q% _- U! @: G0 @0 I
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
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Some dance to remember, some dance to forget# J& T3 Q9 X$ {/ \& l( d( a
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
R+ O8 W0 Y! A' SSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
2 b9 ~+ N. |0 W5 c; y于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"2 X0 j; k+ y1 V9 Z
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'# a K4 }4 U6 m9 S6 B
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
% s d- G; O2 J. k4 l' oAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
. ]) T V* |6 A而那些声音依然远远传来,
( |, n+ i0 {( \2 u- V! ]" h- g+ QWake you up in the middle of the night
" Q! l8 ^+ }' w; h9 {1 V令人在午夜也会惊醒 I' Z1 b& A7 O
Just to hear them say...- t2 I( U8 y" X! o5 j4 M+ L6 G1 {
只听得他们在唱。。。6 x% ]3 k9 R# W0 C: E
"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
+ X" J1 ?! G& p! n/ Y1 H在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
# F2 V* ?4 B& i9 Q% ~What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
9 p4 c1 i9 r) K9 M f) M$ h6 u多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"3 x1 g" W7 d9 G0 y
4 U3 r G8 P& `, {' F0 hMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
& b4 L3 H+ H$ V& y7 G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 e8 ^$ A5 N0 K- [; J, E
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
/ A' q" j. n0 z然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前' N* z4 j `5 O' }& y) H
They stab it with their steely knives,
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, S) w& o6 F9 h" d4 sBut they just can't kill the beast& H5 m! Q% G2 s& }9 H
但却就是不能刺死野兽$ B8 ~% d# Y' C
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door% F- U( z' l% I( J) r
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门" D/ q! j4 W8 F
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before0 Z/ n" i# y6 K, _- g( y2 f4 I" W! M
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
( Z, T4 ~! X# `, K. Z9 h4 {'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.: f5 V3 M( @- S& k- q) j& j0 X3 Y
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
+ |7 f. c, R9 o5 X% xYou can checkout any time you like,
$ x, f% _5 \# _# ~% @9 S2 T) e8 J你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,0 z8 s f! D- W
but you can never leave!"5 j& u* e1 m+ A
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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