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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队% |( t2 ^) G7 d% V! W( T! {2 n
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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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加洲旅馆4 n/ j7 Z, D' {
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
1 K! K* d9 h- y3 N0 M在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
7 o2 ~- I/ _1 m7 ]# O+ D3 [) g8 ?Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air6 l R1 s4 G# i( Z& x1 P& c# Z
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
! l0 L& a! q/ vUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
4 |/ M, @2 x t* ?) L r抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
/ W- D. q$ J; d/ q) V6 hMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim; A* z j7 s. T" [
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
7 T; r9 e, N" d0 N! _I had to stop for the night
) T/ N7 S9 Y$ `; w必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方! l. d$ ~6 ]! |8 i/ C, E# c a; P
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! p0 d1 S% z5 J9 A# f3 ZThere she stood in the doorway;6 I4 V5 @, |$ b- a/ U% r
她就站在门廊
7 a( ]: p3 \! t. f _( W$ l! bI heard the mission bell9 [' `- r, b2 a4 t2 B$ h |
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
. Y# c: E$ ]/ _3 S; s' l( k! jAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"( b3 K& z1 a) S7 ^) z5 R6 Z/ f
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"+ e6 O* U+ ~. ?0 t4 E3 g4 Z
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
/ G/ F& `# I8 h' e! v这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路; _) S R" t$ D: l; }* K
There were voices down the corridor,4 F/ h0 x0 ?1 M
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
2 V2 {# S( t/ A. f- K3 ]7 ], N$ T3 H9 TI thought I heard them say...
$ _% @5 J; [4 N! `- `我想我听见他们在唱。。。& j& ?+ h: {5 J6 }
"Welcome to the Hotel California
- u( B1 E% q$ R"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) O5 A/ L- K9 p1 U7 d* z v& o
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California$ [# M1 i4 g [9 Y$ T, _& I% E
加州旅馆如此多的客房5 _. L5 c' S; w
Any time of year, you can find it here "
9 a8 x% K/ `8 A1 W) W- m一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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! r/ M9 R! t5 D' o5 v; ~Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
( e$ ?( w, {+ ?& S带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
$ U3 l& l: r& @$ B* h SShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends# a) t7 p( h" r( j$ y- N* b2 v
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
4 g7 W2 Q0 e2 Z9 G4 q0 K5 nHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
* W2 y( w' F/ n/ f在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
% v1 r+ A* S; q7 BSome dance to remember, some dance to forget8 P* @4 V, i, g" H5 i
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记7 K( r X9 {: }/ t% l9 e" V
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"% k" V, |2 G2 T( l
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
, m5 N% _5 ]3 g ~6 dHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
# v$ \1 w" V4 c: h8 [他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
1 G) I% I: C4 R% }$ OAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
5 E1 k; L: d$ n7 @3 W9 ~8 p6 R而那些声音依然远远传来,
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' u+ l* h6 {9 e- z令人在午夜也会惊醒
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"Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face- M& G' `8 V: G2 K/ U4 h+ t
多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞
?& T4 s @; F4 V4 d- s J7 rThey livin' it up at the Hotel California
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What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
' R& _, b9 i- o: v% Y& k多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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6 Z" ]" I- _. Y, {Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice. u3 V3 O, w+ T" b' [5 ~5 F |
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟# n7 x e% \: B1 C/ D( t1 T3 i
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
) V9 I2 p0 Q6 Y8 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"
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They stab it with their steely knives,
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+ O4 G1 X6 r0 t, m( ?But they just can't kill the beast
6 W8 _9 O" ^6 X; V但却就是不能刺死野兽
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door1 R/ L, l7 U$ U, a: V
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I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
4 a! l1 c9 P. V- g我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
' C9 a/ b( I3 n$ s$ Z' E'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
: j% D2 K M, q% ^5 B/ z"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,0 u$ J; T& J8 m2 d7 d5 \0 Z/ O' E
You can checkout any time you like,' d6 ~' \) D, d9 {% `0 ]9 E: Q4 ?
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but you can never leave!"
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