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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队" O1 A6 G0 H7 `2 f/ P" r+ X9 V. Z
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8 H$ L' e1 X0 v, g 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。6 V! f4 g2 i- O/ s' W' l6 p# Q( [
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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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2 m! C/ Q, j% ]On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
2 U- w( r! X4 a/ B, [在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
4 G1 d9 Q! {* ]& ~/ N. qWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air( v7 M' [; o2 c6 A4 k9 v6 E
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
1 h! s9 }4 E9 T. s( a+ V; c: oUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
; ?3 D6 _8 k$ z1 W( F- Y9 f抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
* @! V+ y. w( j, nMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
6 z+ j) N9 \$ x$ s: K我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊, |- k& u' g7 z. X" b
I had to stop for the night
) _: n: V9 i: H, F/ u% W必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;' F. ~- D2 A1 [7 j |5 \ C
她就站在门廊
5 ?: z0 C. h7 o& WI heard the mission bell% G, O' `! w1 z% R
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
' n8 f' U( A2 [% n A+ K. A7 vAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"2 }' ]3 N( I* R7 z1 f/ z
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
& S, b3 U3 {, |2 R. yThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way; F, r- B; `& ~
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
: i7 }3 R1 n/ l% v2 W. c8 J, F5 |There were voices down the corridor,& w f8 r1 S. s( D' g
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
I7 q. b2 J. ?. A' qI thought I heard them say...
) y+ a: v- _8 b- f3 H/ h我想我听见他们在唱。。。4 Y+ b9 G+ `# N' _5 u
"Welcome to the Hotel California
4 J7 h% A' K" S"欢迎来到加州旅馆. |3 y% q6 c- I8 s+ ^) n
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face+ r6 a2 x/ c/ I* ^3 A# R, { X
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞$ m* U: ]! P+ E; L2 b1 `
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California8 n# Z& p* D: W2 V& ?
加州旅馆如此多的客房
$ c4 s9 Z5 f9 ]% H# }+ XAny time of year, you can find it here "
9 w3 f/ d; q: p; t! E t/ T一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"5 ^- X/ f" R6 q2 z' {! o
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends2 \% S6 |2 p$ C! G( H; Z0 [/ a A
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/ N' Q V' Y/ f/ D9 [2 j" FShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
0 t9 h) l5 z1 D7 G4 E& W" X还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友7 @) l: U! h! e
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
7 R) \& a# ^' Y6 T1 D. D在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗# ^( A. }( ]4 [' n$ t5 ?! Y
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget. W* q& ]- {' P* X2 W( S- g# N
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
0 D( N& D8 f! ]4 E9 ?, _5 wSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
% I ?! T9 f$ P6 E0 S于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
1 P4 ~/ @( ]6 p9 U: YHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'- j! L2 B* S) w8 y" D/ \
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"0 t4 u, {4 t, O
And still those voices are calling from far away,
6 W: L9 A* {' N' \% f而那些声音依然远远传来,2 t+ g1 ]1 @3 ]
Wake you up in the middle of the night c( z% @% B4 `! k3 j
令人在午夜也会惊醒
; ~5 g- [2 X- h8 f. X) ^2 @Just to hear them say...
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多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
5 K" N2 G! t2 ?( r) V* j, R/ eThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
/ Q' Q n6 J$ e4 \ v0 G在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
( X& x& \1 Z( D$ {. u. WWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
! U b' y' B) @0 O: T: a多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!", O3 F/ q9 W4 _4 ~
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
( N n( I2 t1 }3 Y/ e% \, \1 X+ V天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
{) y& E5 l+ gAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
& T8 H. n, z/ U# 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"
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然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
' d! x: A f! g1 [: oThey stab it with their steely knives,
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But they just can't kill the beast. ~: o4 @6 N# i7 Y1 B; [
但却就是不能刺死野兽3 j, B( s) [9 a. w8 b1 H; P
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door8 T7 ^- o: f9 S/ X6 N
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
! Q+ |$ l% Y8 \ O, N0 KI had to find the passage back to the place I was before+ D0 L8 q4 r8 `
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方' I5 Y1 k0 L+ \3 H
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
) H8 ?4 p( P5 O( E- a# T- d"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
; `" l; p0 K8 ~: ~1 J* x3 OYou can checkout any time you like,0 t( ^% L7 K4 b7 {6 H7 v& O
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
/ A Q8 k8 S" f6 y" l& m$ U, Fbut you can never leave!"
/ g( @% U1 N+ O' I4 m# z但你却永远无法离开!" |
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