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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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) N" e5 t8 D" h0 [ Q 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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加洲旅馆+ Y, V7 C2 }: t! S, T2 g" G# h! r
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
" s1 n# c9 K+ p1 z, Q5 ~6 A在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发8 \9 O% H1 }6 B
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air! N7 r0 H8 b3 o" \6 \
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升# t) A- y; W* I
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light7 r: A9 r7 L# b3 S. H3 k& l
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光- Z5 z" {% b' k5 C8 x9 @; _
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
$ j3 u4 W, ?$ m( z7 O, j我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
* ?9 k8 _6 r) w: _9 _I had to stop for the night: q$ N! Q* n' z9 h
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方4 Z3 o9 u0 `, j$ Z; `! n% k& `, k+ \
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( r+ A" M. }7 l6 cThere she stood in the doorway;
- Q5 M6 q# b l1 |# |她就站在门廊
1 c9 g T+ I- rI heard the mission bell. Y5 B; e$ V/ F
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
9 _ W8 h$ I' V2 K& [And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
! S5 U a, S+ q我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"" Z- E/ L4 ~, `- H V& w* v. A, ?
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way1 t5 y3 l% M4 I1 l; ~( E
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
% D* M% R# O$ T2 T4 S. a/ qThere were voices down the corridor,
0 t( w# z$ s @: r) @2 d$ W走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
) B( c: ]6 u. nI thought I heard them say...
+ b( R( l6 p7 S5 b5 U. N0 u, m- M我想我听见他们在唱。。。( a4 x u- \3 @3 s
"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
& m) d) e1 ~7 W; d多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞; S! ^+ H# `2 c* d0 M0 ^$ P2 ?$ _) Z
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California4 ]6 U* w( P1 d7 r
加州旅馆如此多的客房4 d, z5 V; j" `9 L' S# E. @
Any time of year, you can find it here "
+ G! E+ T5 X- q0 W7 C一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends9 W% O& C- N; c1 q
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰# C! w: `6 n1 q5 R( @: ]" m
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends0 a5 J; B/ G9 O1 P$ A- S+ g
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友# A8 x4 M3 d$ m' x$ z# z6 k
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
6 X7 L8 w* R; C) j: I在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗0 U) x _4 n/ p
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
/ D6 c9 ^& R$ A2 KSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
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He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'" C k) w& B" o
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
3 D. n/ ^3 B- L+ V( ~" @- pAnd still those voices are calling from far away,5 J$ o& D* a1 _& J: n4 H+ [
而那些声音依然远远传来,' A c( h8 P5 D0 i: @, P7 {) P. P: Q
Wake you up in the middle of the night; [) H9 I& h3 o1 d
令人在午夜也会惊醒
! G% Z' t' B( L; d9 j7 X* R0 kJust to hear them say...7 y, D0 K7 J) U9 ^9 _0 ]3 i* B
只听得他们在唱。。。
/ {8 \( e/ v. 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
0 h% m. {2 i8 z2 [( K1 N/ e0 k在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
; X ^; l2 o& c) TWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"# b4 m6 X; X9 F2 Q' z
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"2 n1 _8 W: }, o7 b8 K5 K* [: g8 K: ?, _
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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* a% U" B5 p4 I9 X1 k! x" IAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' C' X# ~1 ^/ {0 [
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
5 k5 X" P0 t( A; pAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
& V3 D! j8 d: x8 [' P. b% z3 O x& o然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
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挥舞着钢制的刀*+ K7 q, X' `) D0 n/ m
But they just can't kill the beast+ b8 f, C/ H/ B$ j- `0 g
但却就是不能刺死野兽
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, R. m( b% n+ l8 k- F; TLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
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I had to find the passage back to the place I was before, z7 e+ @% R* E" V; X
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
7 S1 y0 X* s; H# v) S1 c'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
) R4 y5 R" ^0 |"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,8 v( F% E' S7 a3 F
You can checkout any time you like,0 ]6 \* S) _; Q& w# [
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
3 f, ]: z1 B+ X/ }, V- r+ Tbut you can never leave!"& j; Z' o. L4 F% b
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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