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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队; u4 L Y6 Y. y' ~! 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。0 H. j8 v8 ^3 F# B9 y9 O* _
; A J" j9 l: o5 y1 J “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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加洲旅馆
/ ^, G% |0 r% T- t' D FOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair/ ?% x) W$ ?, A$ I
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发0 v, i+ ~/ n2 C+ y6 G; q; j2 ?4 _1 D
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
0 j p3 L' N9 s+ P' S! ]科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升# C& |: H) V$ Y: `) n4 d- @! X/ Q
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light X# c5 `* _; w: q2 M
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光) V4 Y+ B4 Y' M5 U' {
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
- i; C& Z$ Z G6 D; t我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊1 O3 X' F) t8 q
I had to stop for the night4 L6 y( l9 f8 W) U
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;8 D* t0 i A9 k( q8 V' I+ p
她就站在门廊' A/ c& }( T) T" w1 z) b
I heard the mission bell
9 x4 V$ \" Q- u5 R' l. t! b布道的钟声在我耳边回响
, M' p# \ z6 @1 g3 m' p5 A" TAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell", b8 R9 U% ]' N0 h) x c g
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
1 e! x5 Y; l- F9 g+ zThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way. u% R7 @& Q' k& s# ]
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路4 g2 k/ E% j, R @0 a
There were voices down the corridor,
4 U/ r- _6 E8 C+ @走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡! i4 I( l( @- {
I thought I heard them say...
3 {3 Z; h( A0 P |; H( ~我想我听见他们在唱。。。
' O, t, p9 D* p0 E) p* b9 p"Welcome to the Hotel California
5 u0 J6 A) P. g7 j+ [/ `6 z1 U' g"欢迎来到加州旅馆/ g# }# |9 R( E9 K
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
' |' b6 `# R! D% v y6 g& K4 w多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
+ v! ~6 S0 v' h6 m$ Q) c- PPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California c9 l; ^" f' q' R- S
加州旅馆如此多的客房
! Z& s3 s% `# X" p/ B" ~" B ^1 cAny time of year, you can find it here "6 o' Z6 a- F4 t
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"9 x* |5 [* K9 H8 D) K2 Q
, ~9 J' w' q, d* BHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
$ b7 r+ [ H3 a; Y6 A0 V6 [带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
+ p+ g) Q% @ f8 mShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
0 J' f% f. N; x4 M( E# D8 Q还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
) G* m2 o& P9 K2 o& o: g2 x& }How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.) e2 \- K, ]6 P6 m- P" U0 d
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗9 d5 }' c* A5 ]" U+ s* k
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
7 W* G$ ~! @; [7 T+ Q有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
* O/ D6 A( b! ^2 J( @1 q' e/ ]So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"" Q$ Q0 a% e3 f7 \1 `
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"- N! d" [2 K* M" V
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'$ {5 [ k$ N8 T/ b$ l; o
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"6 e8 S# }* ?+ |* |9 g8 c. {
And still those voices are calling from far away,
/ U- F, N: t6 |- K8 p而那些声音依然远远传来,: X0 R! }0 n, o
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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Just to hear them say...3 T. N7 v9 m" }
只听得他们在唱。。。$ \1 n3 ~# O L' {/ t# [
"Welcome to the Hotel California7 g/ a( o) {+ u3 x" k* u5 k6 a8 l
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California; D. l3 y5 v; E/ U, H0 [
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢1 W8 Z' }( s' R" O5 [
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
6 E; R1 { u! b! u天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟/ m; c9 m/ H4 j N! N( j
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device', `: S9 a2 A" X- m7 x0 \- I5 X
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"1 H2 z2 `; F7 b6 V
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast9 g- X. ~" g i, u6 S6 k
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前9 Q! q- K/ u- h( ?* Z! S1 D
They stab it with their steely knives,( O0 W- h1 i* K# i# g7 o' c
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But they just can't kill the beast/ q) M4 J7 Q; C* W( W
但却就是不能刺死野兽 [! S1 K9 M8 Z8 s3 i+ J) Y
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door: _. i6 e4 O( u. o$ Q8 N) _
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
5 L+ r# p( Y- f9 OI had to find the passage back to the place I was before3 Z0 z! W1 H6 g( r+ k
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
7 O1 c% e# G; d& l( ] L9 b# i1 v'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.: n1 U7 V8 I# m' `6 q5 m
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
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你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
- \7 V0 `+ o7 s+ ybut you can never leave!"
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