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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队7 d5 r4 M2 P s0 o" _1 ?$ S
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# [5 @- k+ Z7 ~ D$ m/ T2 L 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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; n4 B5 L7 Z3 j; E( \$ ^ “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
( ^9 X; ]) A: u* {7 mOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair2 P8 M, E0 w8 M7 M2 j2 n; k$ D& g
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发6 @4 N5 c; k1 n0 J% }9 T
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air2 Z, b- }& F* m2 k
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升& ]2 \4 t& k5 T- p# I% z
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
9 k5 t, K: ^8 c, Q) ~( O抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
7 J& k5 t q% n% F/ lMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim% G- g9 M) x; I' S. C$ q, k4 u
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
! u9 V) H* ?8 n" _$ D$ U% EI had to stop for the night
/ `3 b1 y% f1 g1 V8 p必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;
1 e# r3 A# t5 W她就站在门廊; N1 Z) x) ]& }( s. c% v
I heard the mission bell9 V' u. W' T+ H6 h s( p$ P- J! @ v
布道的钟声在我耳边回响/ a, q# i: N: w1 V/ I# P8 v
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
/ t5 p" e. k: U5 ?我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"" t1 j; o" M9 ~. ?
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way; W- B' `' T+ g1 b. d8 ~+ \
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路/ X3 g7 V7 I C
There were voices down the corridor,9 s5 Q* ]7 U* i- e) R
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
6 H) [3 s G' ?- NI thought I heard them say...
" R% @& V7 c! u0 N我想我听见他们在唱。。。
- M- X! w) k. y9 j"Welcome to the Hotel California; T3 n3 \* x9 C1 Y
"欢迎来到加州旅馆7 b, x0 ^3 H) d3 S7 m- J
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face/ _4 I1 |$ q, w% M
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞$ Q! ?0 r' F; a. s8 Z! {( u
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
1 j/ U8 ~, W3 N# \& ? M7 W加州旅馆如此多的客房
5 g4 c; Y! A7 Q% \2 \- fAny time of year, you can find it here "
. v) o; h! Z% U( _5 V7 f6 Z$ ]一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"( N& x+ D( p0 e, r
1 F1 y7 P' L- p0 fHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
2 {9 b4 x* D' j6 v8 k带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
+ C, T) T+ B: E0 W; ^She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends4 D% R1 k3 q! e" J8 l: d
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友! E- {( V* o5 q# l
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.0 W6 S, G. s$ h7 ?6 K! E2 L
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
2 v' Z8 A; o. ^ Y: t7 pSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
8 C! A6 S5 Q7 l1 A5 ^8 w$ x有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记5 M3 |* q# Y+ s7 t; ?
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
2 h$ g; Q% P9 ^5 b& ^+ o; N于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
, {4 J; M& X# c8 b, N$ SHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
' x7 r3 k! J" Z5 [他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"; L: B. R6 K3 ]' K' r
And still those voices are calling from far away,
; {. z. \% U! G2 e& n. C. R+ u r而那些声音依然远远传来,9 S# q2 \7 y/ k# Q
Wake you up in the middle of the night$ M2 g' W! [1 Q4 d4 r
令人在午夜也会惊醒$ D* O. @9 n/ m/ [$ k3 Y4 A
Just to hear them say...
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"Welcome to the Hotel California2 [5 b4 O4 O' m' _) j- A( t' p
"欢迎来到加州旅馆3 c; {- N N) V( I( S
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California# E, i% F% X5 J2 _9 \
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢+ @0 W6 o4 l/ h9 Z
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
) P2 j5 r8 E( \3 V( s2 z多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"7 D2 T E' q! L. L
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice. y% ?( u/ B# [) y: S0 ?2 x
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
1 n5 m5 s, g8 B" s! NAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
0 n9 E$ {9 Q1 y5 r$ k& n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 |: ^& R1 B8 C) X3 v
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast: `2 V K$ Y+ `
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
8 [; T0 R! K2 U8 @They stab it with their steely knives,3 t4 {7 v6 Y. ]0 ~$ t9 H
挥舞着钢制的刀*" V2 n8 s3 d3 W1 C9 t) w
But they just can't kill the beast
$ ~; e% `) n8 [, o/ H# y6 I5 m' ~$ Q但却就是不能刺死野兽0 c+ \3 H1 Q6 a* E# K$ z
9 W- o9 j9 N7 e" P! O' RLast thing I remember, I was running for the door# l3 `9 k: X8 c b2 ]- ^9 f
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门8 ?: e3 R4 M0 m; ` J9 C3 d( e
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
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$ v+ w& r3 H# V'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive., M Q3 T( o* v4 Y% x+ ]
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,- e/ H0 I0 R% X/ K* }4 T7 K
You can checkout any time you like,
( ]* ?" ]9 j c( c9 l; G& w你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
4 A4 J$ b6 k$ a8 S- w" p3 q/ V* y8 Wbut you can never leave!" E) F' c: f5 n4 N
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