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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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0 R- U* B0 P1 R U* g" p! v 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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1 N& \+ e( W& |, v4 b: @ “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!& J' n4 n* h L0 j, \+ e: f% z
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加洲旅馆
; [0 O6 K: u: c- j) {- S; OOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
* W- n2 k: N; C" N' C/ \" L在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发) H6 G2 v5 d3 k; @3 A, {( r# E
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
* b- E+ W- l5 A' m0 H, ]# c科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升2 u1 X7 E; H2 W6 n5 u: ?
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light, D z/ l4 a/ X" j
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
& o% F7 G, u. r/ O2 ^3 u- Z& n, lMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim1 `7 p: \) x7 W( m% X
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
( i1 I2 u z5 A$ C Q! j/ oI had to stop for the night
# |) Q& v; S1 ?6 g必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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6 q. _8 P9 p5 nThere she stood in the doorway;
( I8 W' C0 m# C: N! A她就站在门廊8 z. e& D- c7 p( [+ L* D5 J0 L: K
I heard the mission bell
) e* m, e, d' e! n/ f/ K* ~布道的钟声在我耳边回响9 q3 W0 n5 J+ G
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
8 s% G$ o+ d; f8 ^& q我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
& X/ B) V# n' P6 F' t9 oThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
6 I9 G* B( i* `! Y+ _# f0 r1 w! |这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路, H" k2 O* A; ~+ M- ^
There were voices down the corridor,
) e3 Q7 N! |9 T5 a: q' _走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
. n* k y& y3 m5 c& MI thought I heard them say...1 ~" J% [/ N( A- R
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
" L) Z. ~& i/ n3 X C"Welcome to the Hotel California
. n! y$ w1 b9 J1 ^3 }"欢迎来到加州旅馆4 Y* u; P& c- n6 _3 p0 u: v+ ~
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
; a8 R8 J' P( V8 C! n* _( J) V, A5 x多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞/ O) l- W% G! W0 E4 k. Z
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California2 ^# o; n9 c& K% [- O! c
加州旅馆如此多的客房
) O l( D1 L3 Z3 v+ g# DAny time of year, you can find it here "
: \1 x3 j) J6 r一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"# E+ F2 h! o- i( E% D7 i
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
* Y* h9 `8 N5 t! j' H4 |带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
4 S+ z$ f* v; GShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
& p k( ?& X0 q# h y# N7 H还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友/ I% S. T9 N3 r9 J* V5 z9 p/ W
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
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Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
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So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
% l3 E! v1 N( M# g1 W于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
1 Z# m* U1 z+ o% G' k! zHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
- Z) W# z9 j4 ]' k/ @) b; A他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"7 ]& J: p! l# S9 D3 x
And still those voices are calling from far away,2 h4 `; D# H. F: v6 R
而那些声音依然远远传来,
, X5 A, ~9 ~3 O# G" fWake you up in the middle of the night* F d9 i8 o/ f4 Y& E2 ]
令人在午夜也会惊醒
7 i% R+ A' y' }4 l2 J- E% A# E. zJust to hear them say...7 |7 C6 \+ j5 m6 U0 l
只听得他们在唱。。。# q: _! z3 ]! p" v( e1 v) g
"Welcome to the Hotel California
u C; t; K. _3 D. _( ~"欢迎来到加州旅馆
0 r: d2 n$ Q) Z) K+ Z* r: LSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California! u F& g7 e: _3 c* g
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
+ b1 I3 R* ]* S. MWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
3 P% v( o# G( v. }/ o. [多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"1 H% C& b3 h5 K
* j- `. S: T& Q% m0 JMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
- r8 Z( X' l$ G4 k这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
: r" @6 F4 s! M& Z vAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast3 w: U% i; [+ J) H/ ^
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
& U" I2 e( I* Q9 @$ rThey stab it with their steely knives,
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But they just can't kill the beast
9 g; W) S4 ~+ f2 U1 m但却就是不能刺死野兽3 u- {$ W2 {5 ^1 ^5 r6 P
, x1 v9 v% j5 [& _, BLast thing I remember, I was running for the door3 q5 R7 V/ k1 \( e- H0 L& L1 }
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
0 M j/ O1 L+ D- N4 `I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
Z( I2 C2 [3 V' m+ } K我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
* I8 F: b \0 }/ u$ S1 U'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.3 T* \8 E1 K" T+ w7 S
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,; f n4 Q2 v1 ]! |! u ^! Z$ H
You can checkout any time you like,% V$ E9 B1 X* `- p& B A: q6 Y- V
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,6 j# H- P7 `: @/ `9 T4 h2 F( S
but you can never leave!"
4 b: ^- U5 b `' x, a+ ?但你却永远无法离开!" |
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