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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队" d9 x. N. Q3 ]; D( O/ _
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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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“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!
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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair2 a5 g& z4 {: z
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
2 l9 ^' G+ v( L( I: R( `% t: a* wWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air5 Y! _- Z9 D3 K. d
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
4 Y l+ Z! a& I# l9 ]. vUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light3 `, e& u' _$ Z! b+ N3 k0 A
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
$ R" E- |' f2 O4 A& mMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
& F8 k6 h# k! B* D$ f, W我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊$ V- {6 I6 t# K& |% g* K
I had to stop for the night- ?- M! n3 L. H+ P% p2 ^
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;: p: X$ I, p# F- L0 P( i3 v
她就站在门廊
, J6 _) p' D- E' N$ g, w$ KI heard the mission bell
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And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"8 M9 d1 D8 Z* a
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
K2 ^. |. ], o' qThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
. B& }% o6 ^2 K5 R4 c% ^这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路4 O) o8 e* M2 X5 Z% G7 N5 W2 k# k' t
There were voices down the corridor,5 b3 b0 M; I* O) b4 Q* G/ s
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡- x7 Q/ n' T) N3 c
I thought I heard them say...9 I" { C8 d/ M2 E2 v3 d
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
% B& t& `8 {# \9 b( n! U, k/ @"Welcome to the Hotel California" W/ l0 p* j( Z8 n8 J
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
; V W2 h2 Q$ R4 c. \( ?# vSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
! V6 Y+ B: J! l4 ~- c多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞. K' B( l. S! r2 _3 n! r* U3 |
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
1 G5 [$ i; e' ?. q7 \加州旅馆如此多的客房
" g( E- p2 R2 X8 L% ^Any time of year, you can find it here ". g) Z/ Q e' A8 g: W
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"/ {2 k& v6 H M5 |
z1 G* q6 b4 {) wHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
4 V7 C! l+ W9 \" T带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰; @* [9 m' O2 k7 w5 P
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
1 O( C) A3 Y( G8 U9 i) h1 v1 Y还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友1 D8 R s" H' D; @
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
. f/ F" V, E: O在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记; T" `2 z: A# P6 r% h
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"7 }( P8 ^" V7 ~. k4 E1 C
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
: k, ?5 f/ q( b W9 q& a2 HHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
B$ S9 [" y G3 b2 Z; }. x; j他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
6 h; S* S0 o# y+ ~/ R7 H/ hAnd still those voices are calling from far away,+ B8 {$ t5 x7 G
而那些声音依然远远传来,) s8 I/ c' U( u5 N
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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Just to hear them say...; P; I6 }1 ]! u' u2 P
只听得他们在唱。。。
O O: S4 O/ {8 c0 B! ?4 t"Welcome to the Hotel California
' B6 B9 W* W& N* U0 o6 u"欢迎来到加州旅馆& m4 q5 _1 O/ G: v& z5 S1 D9 _3 j5 P4 D, p
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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' e( `2 p+ D8 GThey livin' it up at the Hotel California7 I' h/ E& G4 E% H) ]
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢+ K! A5 s. u5 I& K$ ^
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
1 l4 \/ N" u) w* L" Q0 T* J这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"0 E0 h$ ?, g0 u! p \) ~/ {6 D0 `
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast/ ~6 e4 E3 t) w) }
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
2 M1 D: e, X* ?( k4 m, }They stab it with their steely knives,
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% V4 b" |0 g# S8 TBut they just can't kill the beast
' T5 V2 V3 S/ x, I但却就是不能刺死野兽$ w* U2 T2 f6 Z* r7 V
4 n1 w+ N- g n3 l& [' q7 a, BLast thing I remember, I was running for the door- j- ]' ^: k0 C3 L
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
8 H3 S0 ]+ r2 o, oI had to find the passage back to the place I was before9 S3 t, L3 ^3 i# |* L
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
" L' N1 L: Q+ }% X# J' {9 d& `" R'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
) x( }5 u& P9 i. `- B- d1 S"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,8 d) ? B) h) R7 X: G
You can checkout any time you like,
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but you can never leave!"- b# {% |1 s) p& w/ N1 }
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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