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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队' u5 N0 |5 I1 @
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# p7 W Q8 K- ]' D& v' j 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$ f/ v$ v8 z: R3 V! 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!' U) ~! I2 P9 m7 K2 |: B G
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4 {- P0 M0 N% B4 q$ _4 }) O" _* T加洲旅馆 w, i$ n+ T5 T1 N
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
1 x; y' x! F7 ?在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
, |3 d s7 Y7 h! [9 WWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
! r: u& g. |5 s4 h! M科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
, Y. x+ b$ H5 Z$ H6 l. BUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light$ l( c0 n( Q$ U1 J- Q% x
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光+ X0 U2 G. c. o, R
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim* X1 r& k1 P; Z; k8 Z4 {
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊4 `4 d5 @. i5 o% i* f, A+ i( v
I had to stop for the night
# A& e% Z2 V9 h必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;5 m# ]4 @0 y) [
她就站在门廊0 q8 z3 A0 o# u' o5 ?
I heard the mission bell# i+ C: E0 \( G! A; p
布道的钟声在我耳边回响# L. {7 n3 m5 x) x# t, |' H0 G; }
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"! ]1 g4 V" `5 X% A6 m B& u6 p
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂": [3 F2 A+ W. e" x6 X+ J2 o: q9 T
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
3 Z; E/ ?" t1 x& N3 Z这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
( r+ ]* L q) i! Y8 g; l; ZThere were voices down the corridor,3 h0 U0 ^( V3 j3 n, \
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡" h" u" M1 F5 k7 [
I thought I heard them say...
. i3 C3 o5 C- p我想我听见他们在唱。。。
. ?% f; z% ?6 i% D"Welcome to the Hotel California
7 V; P% _+ `7 `6 t M; N8 g"欢迎来到加州旅馆: K# J% B8 Y- |1 M# J
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face1 j: Y0 X* R) }7 _: p8 ]
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
0 ?* g* h' N, |Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
7 X7 s+ t+ Y* u1 _1 U. ]- i加州旅馆如此多的客房
3 Z1 i j0 k! v% ?Any time of year, you can find it here "
/ p* b9 l# @+ t一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"0 }1 m; X1 t) C6 l
- W2 ^2 c- H- eHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
& k& r* l( ?# t带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
8 C- e. h2 \1 ~" C4 UShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
" p7 }6 F/ [) G& ` [3 K还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友2 [/ ?# K! K9 v6 Z
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
7 `* \, Z2 N2 n C, L, F, n在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
3 m c: }, {5 C! z0 G8 v' [4 h8 _Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
% H1 g y1 t( F5 u' R/ _有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
* D9 _0 o8 x- e0 _So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"; t* W9 n# T* g
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
8 S1 \% e2 B& B3 P5 GHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
* Y- M) Q( \1 y& c' a* j他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
9 U( C6 z% d: BAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
' Q7 x/ w- Q I4 P, e* s而那些声音依然远远传来,8 c2 C T3 \* S
Wake you up in the middle of the night. o8 |$ x4 V- S$ U0 p! x
令人在午夜也会惊醒
+ }( O4 \- h3 c7 pJust to hear them say...
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V, H& s5 s# U' e& M. I/ Y"Welcome to the Hotel California4 z- V" A+ K: \% \+ z# _) h
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
3 i( m+ O9 H6 m: R6 ?, ISuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
$ A+ ?! C" y+ X, A$ Z5 G多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
" J3 L7 S8 V& F) \& rThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
# Y6 J# J% b0 [) Q, e! W# y在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢! n8 `" g( D, E/ ?: r# L
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
8 j, r5 \. S8 v+ M多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"# v) S4 d) d' l9 j% w! b4 T
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Mirrors 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'% Y$ y6 [4 u, U9 I0 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"
0 I5 n- G/ O( m9 P, g* OAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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They stab it with their steely knives,
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2 @6 I0 Y0 A6 v/ ^. y8 oBut they just can't kill the beast
: j# d, v8 N5 W; A$ k# ^& Y7 _但却就是不能刺死野兽" ~( [" ]0 y4 Q7 n
$ W: x! a% [2 p8 p* A1 T8 ELast thing I remember, I was running for the door
) W/ K/ c& J* k) {2 q我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门: Y4 R2 O8 ^0 k1 T
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
6 Z: s! n! r; j' z4 n9 w4 V$ i我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
+ ^" y7 z4 A& s- E* T; g'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.4 _! a# H) V, Z v8 D% ~
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
% L4 J6 l! ]2 u3 Y- P3 `: w; UYou can checkout any time you like,
( Q( U; A% |+ B1 f5 z你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
% m1 G6 Z+ N$ [5 C: j0 W3 Ibut you can never leave!"! Q' s# _5 ^+ D1 {3 `; c5 @5 U/ u o7 V
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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