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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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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。* z" w2 K& q( ~+ b7 h2 d# W& 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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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair& L- b0 e! t6 F/ i8 {
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
# R' |! ~8 h2 a0 c6 {7 v) j iWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
4 G2 N0 G# Y- B0 w; G科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
1 } h/ E: z# P0 w4 zUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light! ^" E5 _5 |, k; T1 @
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光" j: o, D9 b3 D' F R3 a# z
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
3 w* b# U7 [% N9 p# U; a; P9 a我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
: k, C4 \& Q* q; WI had to stop for the night5 X2 W0 Y: ?# T; i# P
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方8 @9 V* [* R4 x( h8 h" z0 ~
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There she stood in the doorway;( @7 f2 A6 Y/ S) B) x7 \
她就站在门廊, u5 U$ H8 y. j& A, }/ w" l
I heard the mission bell
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And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"; s% S2 o1 J" |0 B. N' l
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
* T& j$ v. y- S- HThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way! {- x" [5 A; Z
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
. v/ D0 K, X# ?: B9 i2 q; O0 |. sThere were voices down the corridor,) n6 m {& s. `: G6 C$ \
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
/ s% C. i0 W: g; V/ aI thought I heard them say...
" n9 j6 V! H$ ~' j我想我听见他们在唱。。。, \- t% b9 v' L% R6 w3 S6 n. C% R4 P
"Welcome to the Hotel California
$ d# R8 o! v- f1 ^9 l"欢迎来到加州旅馆
' K8 l3 b8 [3 s4 N) WSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face3 C$ z5 [+ ]+ J, M8 a" {4 Z* q
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
/ S) F% K# {3 ~Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
- T' z4 m' [$ H! T T6 {3 \加州旅馆如此多的客房
^ B7 D- o) X3 E9 NAny time of year, you can find it here "" K! v; F; n m% H2 N8 Q
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"9 w1 H# n, [3 |; T1 @9 A
5 H7 ^; e* T: ]2 p- @$ F2 S+ K+ v& H" f/ mHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends; g! l4 U P8 _% _0 K
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰* } K3 G* {9 y$ o- K/ D
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
0 l V1 Y) i# {* s还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友! l9 Z: u6 c) c5 V. r/ m
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.: R3 t1 r, k7 C
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗8 g! j1 [8 c+ o( ~! [6 m: H4 J# t
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
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& D/ m( b. I& b( _, q" N" A. N# wSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
8 T( B+ D$ a% N$ {) H于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"; ?2 g! _) ~3 `6 o* k0 w3 I
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
7 }& E, d* ^ s7 X. E5 l4 r& ~他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了" K) n& _3 ?6 f8 Q% y
And still those voices are calling from far away,% L; B8 }8 @3 A8 _
而那些声音依然远远传来,4 p5 d( o' h! s2 M8 p/ w
Wake you up in the middle of the night+ j' L% `6 l# r2 l5 J: S
令人在午夜也会惊醒
5 ^9 d5 r3 e* ]0 {7 \8 N" o. yJust to hear them say...
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"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
1 [ L" u, ?2 `& ~They livin' it up at the Hotel California
2 \$ u I) M4 b, V/ M& |2 z) W' A在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢) X9 X/ Q- q3 K% v4 Z5 L* p
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
3 {2 G5 W. f: v7 k1 `6 K n: |/ F多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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$ Q9 i j P" u. ^- zMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice* P$ I% U1 ~) A5 d
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
" R( a. ~0 n$ ]( Y0 bAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
: J5 {5 i/ U4 r0 `6 N; Q这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"4 C) i/ c& e" |5 i- g
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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They stab it with their steely knives,) L% L5 N$ s4 @8 k& ?3 s! {
挥舞着钢制的刀*
2 C9 c2 |# |$ g( SBut they just can't kill the beast
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H4 W; y' g, Q( @Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
: p8 w) C8 Z$ g1 E1 |3 \& T我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
- `8 z1 E) L& n* p$ \8 ?I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
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'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
" d/ F3 R T5 v"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,! Z W0 {6 B1 g' Y7 d: i" J
You can checkout any time you like,
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but you can never leave!"
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