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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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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair4 T$ B/ y$ X: h
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
# e$ ?3 f. O5 Q1 UWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
+ @; \' N Q: B. W# o- S科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
3 ~- m3 x# d; EUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
0 n9 ^7 w d! H- E, s抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
! q) F6 U8 Z' H' r( m- OMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim$ X3 ^2 a9 L/ c5 N* q9 T' w
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
`1 P6 d6 f0 F6 I6 i5 UI had to stop for the night
5 O- F$ e0 p* {3 i必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方6 z: D- I9 P e2 a5 y" r, a N
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/ `7 o) V( C) ZThere she stood in the doorway;
/ T) ~* c, K4 I) T她就站在门廊7 c' b1 S1 d* B$ w Y
I heard the mission bell
3 W- C( l* ?3 [布道的钟声在我耳边回响/ _+ `8 O' H' h
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"- v+ u2 J& s+ @) j! R
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"2 z5 t" s9 F8 V B- w8 \# O
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way+ g1 l/ _; i* h, O# e& J9 u
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路. q- ?" H4 j2 V- X# }
There were voices down the corridor,5 b+ ]/ L# T$ l9 ?% z9 a
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
# K& ^, }8 N5 \: lI thought I heard them say...
- Z) n0 c$ I4 M+ L8 G7 X我想我听见他们在唱。。。
! C4 n, A" |& w& H' c"Welcome to the Hotel California
( D- h6 @9 {8 K) r" y2 Z"欢迎来到加州旅馆& _9 Q" X# r) a
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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8 I5 }! R* s5 z- v- FPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
3 {& S l9 I6 Y9 {加州旅馆如此多的客房7 I$ I1 p9 S2 u# Q4 }2 b* n( y
Any time of year, you can find it here "
: k7 l1 V# `& n, d# a, }0 D一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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0 j4 i, G: Q$ J1 PHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
/ }2 l3 E. X2 s3 ~带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
4 O" @0 w. @. a3 u; n' {She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
2 U9 J- M2 q7 J0 P0 G. [$ A! A还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友1 M! T. L& E* f9 h0 X& G8 D! P
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
4 C# s* b) I$ B# c' f在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
8 C9 W" a& f/ d/ E, D( L$ zSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
/ s% A: e- Z5 E! i+ f. v/ |有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
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( W7 F; A3 Q+ _) E. a* I6 B& M( a于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
: ?2 r& q% d5 W5 {He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'2 [0 x$ D; Y8 }8 P+ H9 ?& h
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
: O( R( n9 N+ Z" b2 tAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
1 i5 Y' C& R; `$ m: H' e) _而那些声音依然远远传来,3 s, F! I. p5 W: y' V2 c
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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Just to hear them say...& q7 L+ o* O4 e& J0 k! N1 N
只听得他们在唱。。。
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"欢迎来到加州旅馆6 w6 u o# M; ^/ O2 C& {/ H
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face( z" b9 i( E! s0 e% } K
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California2 q7 ]! r! `* a) p# E) u9 S
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢) d7 W7 a3 [+ U2 ~; t2 _
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"& V) l5 o; ?+ n- e; `
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"' I) Z9 Q9 C5 {5 O, S3 m
" ~5 V; @( P. p! e: r$ {Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice8 W& _( t, n% q, E
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
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这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"1 F [1 g0 d/ e6 R* D
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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They stab it with their steely knives,
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
: ^+ u+ Z1 \4 m: s* p. [ b我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门9 `) v! v6 M# m, t
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before$ ]/ W7 O6 m2 f8 i
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
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5 W- T1 ?+ o. S) p"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,1 i" K, O+ C# E5 `/ Z) s
You can checkout any time you like,0 I6 ], K% W% k5 G; P3 `- P
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,# L) p7 L+ A3 v& H/ M: t9 J3 A" x
but you can never leave!"4 {4 E- @' l3 L5 S3 n9 ~
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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