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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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; N* f4 ~- o. y. F% j* r; \ 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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“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
2 e( I; x- D( O- `& ZOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
0 m2 s; A4 s0 I( K j+ r在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发5 J# O; D' L6 T2 T R8 K7 d2 w* ?
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air* i, i, e- z- c4 [5 t5 E
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
) i$ X0 g9 k( L% f, B7 s( m* ZUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light9 o! g# K' C- U
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光7 f) L+ b2 e; J; K) x
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, Q4 B9 \0 g" G; _ C
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
- v5 B* N/ o! ?9 f$ z* k7 wI had to stop for the night# V( |/ X3 B3 A& d- b
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方* V6 S6 C2 ~" ], s' R3 O# u
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There she stood in the doorway;
: H% Y8 t; ~8 h9 e! ^9 I# `她就站在门廊
9 \$ q: i0 ~+ z! i: k3 cI heard the mission bell
' k( Q3 R. ]3 J# ^7 |布道的钟声在我耳边回响' K8 q# y. T! N# c+ b, C; h) V2 V
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
+ N. P. I: ?# L9 r& F( b我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"- o% q5 x. j4 p( A% m
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
+ |1 r: X, \6 p) t* O+ m! X这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路$ Z" S- r6 }2 P, Q0 q1 v* Y
There were voices down the corridor,
* Z! G9 R8 g; m+ C走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
# M( o% W9 r' O1 ^I thought I heard them say...
) N B. z* q; W% J我想我听见他们在唱。。。* m) G- _- h- W3 ~7 e; e3 ~
"Welcome to the Hotel California2 a! k" y2 t! Y! W5 p7 q) ~3 Q8 G
"欢迎来到加州旅馆# \0 ?7 x$ ]1 K0 P E) N6 ~6 |$ v
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
; I, Y( t; o+ Q' ^* j多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
7 W/ d0 b$ F% H' N rPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
2 e+ t( f7 g; w+ @( V, U- ?- @加州旅馆如此多的客房
3 I* E3 p" H( R4 H; }% yAny time of year, you can find it here "4 _) r8 Q. }% t& P: v
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"+ e( d, { {, T1 R3 r3 i( _' o9 c( J% p/ V
2 y$ E: l. H) r( sHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
# \$ N2 }3 Q/ Y( }带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
, F0 T) o4 Q" \ [, }' [She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends# F' M" Y# `8 _6 \1 T3 ^ P: a% N- [
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
! V! X! X j, MHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
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Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
) G. x# M- t" Q% \: W有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
4 t4 q% j) O$ [3 d8 G/ TSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"1 M1 d/ Q7 m5 a+ I; M
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒". X& F5 R5 H8 l( B+ l
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
6 ?: K. i7 ?% g1 V; a他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"* P7 M9 O8 v0 L% w7 B
And still those voices are calling from far away,
( y9 O5 V3 |- I* O+ `0 b而那些声音依然远远传来,
: C& ?' h7 P, m" {. k7 y/ UWake you up in the middle of the night
}; r3 ]# b) C, Y+ d/ ~4 K/ V令人在午夜也会惊醒
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只听得他们在唱。。。
# Y( m$ p) }$ n: Y# \$ S"Welcome to the Hotel California% I* |8 J- ~, c3 A& `. u1 D( V$ x
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多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
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在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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! F) k+ i9 |+ R5 ]# O4 JAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
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And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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They stab it with their steely knives,1 m2 T5 J8 ~6 W4 j1 y1 N; @
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But they just can't kill the beast
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/ ^4 E2 s, A+ N! w! WLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
3 w8 s1 t, q+ [4 S9 v2 U% @% V我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门8 B% i: s$ M' }
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.
0 F( @) R" g" J4 s. q"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,% y3 C6 }, l1 I3 A6 ~
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你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
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