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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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! z# d' u4 v3 z 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。' m! t4 s, [" A
& j: p. \# A6 F “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
7 _, u: @8 f5 I( I2 E# uOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
4 q% s4 I& L7 B" }4 k/ f在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
! t- ?% z2 V4 J& l9 LWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air9 x! z9 ]( P1 @/ k( y' j
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升2 j" H7 `8 {- v: I
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
' y0 L4 p/ {" y! @# o1 _抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
5 ]( A; T1 w$ E) W4 U t EMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
! w# w5 y# ^% @: x( N1 V! t2 j我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊6 v) q! \6 j) q- b. c/ F
I had to stop for the night7 {) ` ?! E5 j. t5 M
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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# G9 j s0 d6 W/ f* O6 R" sThere she stood in the doorway;1 B& {8 F7 A. p' C$ o
她就站在门廊* {; @( f) q9 I/ |2 T: e* R
I heard the mission bell: O5 |7 d* \3 g
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
$ _. j/ X8 b4 c1 t) G. EAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"! o1 I5 z/ S; S
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
" S( f! q. o' w+ ?* p2 xThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way) @" F C# u& t/ Z' ?
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
: z5 f( T# c: `% w, ~There were voices down the corridor,
+ _ A8 y( r! c( j/ h% Q走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡& l# J1 h: w" y! _ s/ W
I thought I heard them say...
* t) o% n$ I4 f( w1 l我想我听见他们在唱。。。
' n3 r9 j* W. k. }"Welcome to the Hotel California& W+ ^ U+ h! M0 o; J
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
6 O9 J: @- ~# _$ ESuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face" n/ R* t) V- i9 {$ y( N/ _" A
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
6 d$ `' j- D" Y. ]Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
6 f, ?5 F( b/ W( a8 `0 E加州旅馆如此多的客房 ?; L' s: A: p" D) I
Any time of year, you can find it here "
3 |. ]- v) ?! F. z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 bends. `1 |2 P5 U1 m7 l# f
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
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还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友% z/ U# E* N3 y9 t
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.3 z; r3 X) I, V2 g
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗9 m" Q: t7 V4 q- B5 ` M6 j
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget& A7 Z7 o) [1 V& H# @
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
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于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"1 Z' o7 B& k$ M' W2 L; Z/ R
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'! _1 G/ d" V% R+ C- Q5 f1 a Q
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
u* r/ l! x& p2 H" b1 `! vAnd still those voices are calling from far away,: t8 K4 ]3 q2 k& {( q
而那些声音依然远远传来,
9 \) {: V" F7 Y1 e$ J& r0 R9 mWake you up in the middle of the night
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0 R4 r* k9 z: F9 u. f+ nJust to hear them say...
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"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California) g; _3 N5 H2 S5 j$ s2 Z0 K
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢5 d& w7 M Y6 ^7 l* Y8 v
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
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( I. u; f [+ x7 P$ X: ^( D0 P1 xMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice+ ~9 l) T" O2 h6 T/ l- @
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
( f9 ^/ |$ J% O* SAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'7 G& ]7 ] Q: h3 c# u! y2 @3 x
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 ?; Q( V# ^* F. ^; v7 }$ YAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast# a# j6 h" |2 Q- J1 T P
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
8 A# n" ]7 W# mThey stab it with their steely knives,
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But they just can't kill the beast$ u7 ?. c5 _( t' _7 W+ n
但却就是不能刺死野兽
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
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, }( J2 P6 E2 u# ^: P* [) C# rI had to find the passage back to the place I was before+ m$ g( c H/ c% V( i
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
% X8 j, N" p0 b" r'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.1 j/ n" i3 X; M" W
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,+ i+ R' a; S) r6 h1 L8 c* J
You can checkout any time you like,
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but you can never leave!"0 C8 c, c( I& _2 U
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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