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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队8 Q) }3 T5 Q* N- U% p4 ?3 S6 V
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5 _5 B2 [5 \) {3 ? P 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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' n- y7 I+ j1 Z* z. k$ t “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!& A; O9 z5 y9 l& f- ]( K$ x0 c! g
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加洲旅馆% W8 L1 l7 T- e, Z6 o6 R
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
; l( ?. o( v! R# a' O在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发" r8 Q; c; Q& R- F( k9 Y
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air* R) _! J" z& ?. ?/ d+ t
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升& `7 m3 g1 j, m% \- F) n. K: f5 f4 n
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light n. D# ^' Z4 P) u/ o& l, c3 K
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光# {& v/ W! G3 {3 x
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
7 D1 s# Q. P3 M9 N. M4 C, l我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
; i: J) {; j3 fI had to stop for the night; `, F& Q" {* A- O& z6 j* j( w
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方: \# B* Z' W4 V) ?
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, ~! Y; @8 t, ]9 c I" O/ L/ wThere she stood in the doorway;+ U+ | a( e7 r% @# G
她就站在门廊
% q b) U! w5 T2 ?5 mI heard the mission bell/ z% N1 p6 u$ C: p) ^3 j, z |8 n
布道的钟声在我耳边回响# V+ U2 }1 Z, f- r
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"# `9 ]- ?9 n! C8 ^
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"7 G1 B, s0 |9 a0 z' t
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
: y% G- Z: T4 Y+ s5 q6 q9 m2 Z, n这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
. W# t/ B5 f7 `% g, R: h! OThere were voices down the corridor,8 I) Q# e$ \( ^
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
, x/ X% x1 ?9 h# w- HI thought I heard them say...
/ V) @# A# U. Q4 f( [ e' K我想我听见他们在唱。。。
2 y' U# p" [- m1 J"Welcome to the Hotel California
- L2 R W7 e7 a"欢迎来到加州旅馆
/ H& G, ^* \4 L; N7 q0 ySuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face. P0 v, Z0 a! a: v) _. x9 ~4 C) J
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
* C! l3 B) ~# s! }& zPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California0 e" p& w- `% ^+ x
加州旅馆如此多的客房3 C6 j/ C; \3 _2 z" v) L
Any time of year, you can find it here "6 C* Z f' i$ Z# K z |' [
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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- C+ |( d: G. ?( DHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
; v' L5 Q: H" @4 A: x* `# T带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
4 N5 y% M3 E1 q, X' J8 ^* R; xShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends) R! m$ u7 l m% } [! \
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
- F5 W, k! t. q6 W- ?9 l9 pHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. L2 C r' @$ w" G7 f, n
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗0 B" ^) |6 h- j; P/ s
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget* j& U. |6 T4 l) ^5 N; ^$ L0 e+ S) a
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记7 v1 h: P6 _( \3 b7 B+ |
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
! {! Y- u# t" k8 S于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
: ?% n9 R$ x$ |! E# J5 Q7 }He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'9 P! O$ q+ z# m! Y
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"9 F0 K+ O, Q* m/ e' h
And still those voices are calling from far away,0 |" |/ n: d& \* d; m4 ]# j
而那些声音依然远远传来,2 G% A: B) d* m' E6 l( Q% L4 u& P
Wake you up in the middle of the night
1 s9 N" b6 ^! K令人在午夜也会惊醒6 k8 K* ? }0 Z- i$ P
Just to hear them say...
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* L+ V+ X6 G3 U+ I, A"Welcome to the Hotel California( u! L, f5 T" i8 v1 K0 Z' }
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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6 q( |! k9 v* A$ G# f& |4 e. cThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
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What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
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# z& H. J& K1 S1 T) pMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice6 \2 i6 z/ I T5 n, r5 s2 f
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟% a3 c K0 }+ m* e
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'; C: a! s3 t) d o) l2 N# A* \, 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"
1 K2 ]; [ P$ }' M9 c1 rAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast* K5 }" ~, M1 ~1 s+ {' \2 Y
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前& t. ]( K1 _% L5 p1 A; P% k8 X `
They stab it with their steely knives,+ u, W& |& I0 e. [; w( z
挥舞着钢制的刀*
) i) |+ ~! \0 b/ Y1 o/ n9 hBut they just can't kill the beast
$ B: ]+ f e; m: b! E! D- F& c但却就是不能刺死野兽$ z) Y9 \1 k& ^
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
# Y" T0 A( v o& {( Z我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门7 T" {4 ?8 K6 h5 t& w
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
- x: L B$ U& e我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
, @; \: ?+ M6 i'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.+ e1 a% x d7 s7 t; Q0 H5 Z. H/ e+ r
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
* A4 l0 Z, q3 I( ~ l2 m8 LYou can checkout any time you like,
& E; y. |- l5 e4 l! t你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
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