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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。
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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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% O9 Z2 F. u! R# {" H4 mOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
9 }+ Z4 p, |: @& {9 d0 q. g在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发( P$ I$ c% ?' K
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air2 l9 X+ C. e* `( c
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
$ G+ Y _: v" S: }$ dUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light* @% i: R$ o, L; K$ \
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
8 s% }, ]0 {4 E; L/ V2 dMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim9 i0 q) A2 i' A
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊9 e/ V5 ?8 J+ w7 b: H. k
I had to stop for the night' W L2 X& Q, O: t, B
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方5 k/ u' |8 |& y0 s) l1 | B
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There she stood in the doorway;
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! \* U( e" T* ^/ x5 a7 O, qI heard the mission bell% }$ v% v* Q. e3 W0 [/ D8 T& N# V! u9 @6 c
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
4 l( K& d5 K1 [- a4 MAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
! H+ B# t! t4 T我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
) Q6 B, Z2 k1 Y3 g8 YThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way8 J& E' G; q/ A) N, w
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路4 O" J! v8 l+ n9 i$ {4 d, v
There were voices down the corridor,
7 ^- c( W$ b7 o- I: |走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡9 e) O- v" E; a. }/ T% Q5 U9 Q
I thought I heard them say...* m$ S0 e8 k9 \5 w# v" ?( T( n
我想我听见他们在唱。。。) f/ B% s9 D/ G( }2 ]: T5 K
"Welcome to the Hotel California
F/ E `6 S& ?2 i7 ?: H8 Q2 T"欢迎来到加州旅馆
4 v; ?% Y* J$ y3 ]Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
1 T9 x8 J8 E8 R' _: H加州旅馆如此多的客房
( M4 D6 ?4 {) R8 A2 m6 s4 L+ nAny time of year, you can find it here "0 p, c x- w* c/ ]* i" D# L
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"# B1 v8 o6 l2 z. v( b4 a
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
. L2 b* G+ t8 s2 ~& v带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰) R; ]# s/ ~" h2 X, v1 N0 m* k
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends3 Q: f4 Q& M" \1 C8 m& {
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友- b* _- ^1 `5 v
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.7 W! s; X1 k/ H8 g$ K. Q6 A
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
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; e% ~& p- w, t$ [于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"; M* E2 Z2 N' R& w z
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'! c2 T1 `/ F, R
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
4 J- i7 |" M7 h; }And still those voices are calling from far away,: k9 C& ?7 M- i$ f( t& N
而那些声音依然远远传来,. _' l* H" y0 k
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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Just to hear them say.../ p0 c1 k, T! s/ a
只听得他们在唱。。。
% R: E2 q5 H0 O! H$ Y"Welcome to the Hotel California
; g2 [ ^6 \) }! G, h; `, F"欢迎来到加州旅馆
% |6 C5 m/ x. m. D7 c8 N' }Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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7 I+ ^" U: d, K) ?% [They livin' it up at the Hotel California
; X1 F0 H' R5 i: ]& R' H: w在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
; H4 x/ ]$ f% P% u, ~# c! O0 D1 ZWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
. [6 m" L; {1 N s, O$ ]4 |; c- r+ ^多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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4 n6 V# R/ p$ G) \) Z/ lAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'" L) B. s7 B# R$ x1 x& z1 Y$ j. X h# h
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
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然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
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挥舞着钢制的刀*
1 [0 _0 G6 u8 Z" o' xBut they just can't kill the beast
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
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我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
8 i2 y5 y- C+ B) o/ L8 `'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
# |, Q2 G+ P* C% s, s4 k" g"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,6 Z/ {0 T% A- ^: W, P( I
You can checkout any time you like,
: I4 a6 \0 _; L3 ?, |5 S你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
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