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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队/ Q* O- r2 l- j3 k5 u
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% ` [8 |9 |# D& B/ d 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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A- ]" p7 Z; N' B! j0 ? “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!# J: d$ m2 M) s/ |! J
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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
0 N# j/ i( \; b; S. b在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发0 J& V: B/ I; l3 e* }) n( F9 }$ \
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air9 F6 i( N' f' e& R4 h
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升% D D& O( h0 ^' H- ^
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light4 ^/ s: N! V8 k8 T9 {
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
. D/ [. ~$ z% U$ mMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim. ] @5 E6 h5 |
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
* g7 z& j y: [I had to stop for the night# x5 d+ D1 h# H8 y- O
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;% E2 ]) C# _ ~. K
她就站在门廊
$ C7 W5 y( p' ~' R' zI heard the mission bell
( U# r& o# |3 H- |' d- B布道的钟声在我耳边回响
/ D& g# L. M lAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
. V0 Q, N( P1 b z. i2 y- p* k# e我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"6 e% F% N* d% P2 f9 W; H7 D! j% {' n
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way$ m& R) ?0 ^4 d! u- }; G O( W
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
" r2 {' q+ c7 V2 \1 d; `' XThere were voices down the corridor,
+ y1 _: u. s1 H走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡0 n6 ?: ~8 {% V: e2 X& ~1 Y
I thought I heard them say...
0 S) W3 x" G3 @5 |( l) [我想我听见他们在唱。。。- n; m Y- z* s& L
"Welcome to the Hotel California0 \" h- L* D3 S5 R; u3 n# G
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
* H2 {% F6 K" g: s3 GSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face. m% M0 J' ^! O: T6 Y$ ^7 ?9 c
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
6 p6 A8 q/ r& uPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
T' o3 v" T% {6 A, a加州旅馆如此多的客房
6 [* y; H' S% T! tAny time of year, you can find it here "
8 d7 V/ |/ g$ M- V) f8 W1 z! v一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"2 E2 [2 Z; t, g
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends# u5 N$ S. g$ p7 H9 |& u2 A/ J
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
! K8 Q# c, U5 E. bShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends1 S: C, G1 G. q1 a
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
0 I5 a" Q* d& E9 IHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.: s4 o7 i' U- k% z, ^7 a6 k
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗: _. `1 @. i+ k3 T: m
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
$ ^8 E+ ]1 a9 p6 y" z有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
1 h% K. ~# }5 Z$ ISo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"$ K2 K0 T9 h1 n3 O; [
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"1 ]9 ^! \+ ?" c* W8 v! ^$ @* C
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
1 i* S9 `2 E/ f, }4 N他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
& g$ C9 P0 T6 a; l+ {6 @1 t6 w3 YAnd still those voices are calling from far away,) s* ~# s8 T4 `. m/ l# F
而那些声音依然远远传来, ~2 L3 q( c& U0 ?
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令人在午夜也会惊醒' y0 k0 W; B' v( [* t- m
Just to hear them say...6 t8 H/ N2 t; b u* }8 K: e
只听得他们在唱。。。
2 I3 R) `* }# k. f"Welcome to the Hotel California
+ L1 P: u5 v' e& y8 a"欢迎来到加州旅馆
) Y( \5 ~9 C: i/ ySuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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0 z) \0 E0 s+ h# kThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
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What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
& f4 Y4 w/ E0 m* r( |. G* Y) @多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"1 P$ u! u9 X8 Z
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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7 l Y2 c. c$ X% e0 I1 F$ Y3 ?4 W! vAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
5 B/ u& n& z9 C, w这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"$ ]3 @( z6 G9 `; D* F
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast7 v: H9 m$ ~ P5 P, _
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前- t2 ^5 W. O/ _. B
They stab it with their steely knives,: @& E. D- K/ M% q9 ~2 l
挥舞着钢制的刀*0 d6 k6 `) D4 I! p/ q3 B
But they just can't kill the beast
8 u. v# k L7 }* z但却就是不能刺死野兽/ M* `1 y j; B/ P" |6 ~
) O; L7 D5 o; K2 ^5 S. E- Q) GLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
+ j* s- P" Q+ u) y, q ]我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
2 K# S2 u! o# f2 ~6 K, Y; II had to find the passage back to the place I was before
5 G8 E+ S L1 o$ z; d我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方# w; w1 d; H0 {8 e) f
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive./ r7 N& F( s, w! c$ l2 ^
"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,
" N* e4 s6 R* U8 t+ j6 p4 r4 A1 mbut you can never leave!"
% E/ e' |- G$ F, R但你却永远无法离开!" |
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