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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队8 v/ p2 H! w$ V1 U1 \0 J) W
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1 N3 S5 b: ^3 ` z 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。- d" A5 P* k1 ~5 n2 j
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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!' ^: Z1 H, Z4 @0 d
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加洲旅馆
- ]* i5 B4 e) b! {0 P3 \' gOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
2 O1 q s4 E& Q) e+ ^6 [在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
1 `! d. e! P1 G" \Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
/ m1 O, z: U$ n1 f/ O科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升, o- a, q! x q7 n3 r$ U3 P% u1 d
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
+ ` y; y+ k+ i抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
8 }, }' H' N9 `* u! BMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim( V' y' \, b9 Y" l0 d. s+ a
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊0 n$ @+ @' X9 \% }
I had to stop for the night$ z0 q% j5 Z% s: \! ?2 c
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方) O- E+ `. i7 r, X4 ^
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There she stood in the doorway;
& b1 g+ {: ?0 H6 b: \6 \她就站在门廊
/ ~6 L4 V: w# H5 R2 lI heard the mission bell
0 P7 \( ?0 C( M; u9 D7 h9 i布道的钟声在我耳边回响
3 x4 x" L; n! RAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"# s7 p& d. R5 m
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
- Y9 n( C1 G# f' @Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
* d; O5 J0 ^! [8 c2 Y! b这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路1 Q8 M5 O6 p7 F# P) s' m
There were voices down the corridor,
( ~! b: D& p; x0 W# U" R走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
2 s: k9 a, n5 D) x3 ?# W" RI thought I heard them say.../ H7 c) E( Y. _: V3 }4 X
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
1 l9 ?2 r+ u; z! X+ r; {"Welcome to the Hotel California
. s9 M q' J% b6 j4 V1 H9 F"欢迎来到加州旅馆% |& y6 z" v) [5 o! ?
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face" H8 |; `# g4 A: _( \5 D
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞5 e) C3 |& ^; i
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California5 r2 Z4 K1 U7 y) R" j
加州旅馆如此多的客房9 ~3 t) W4 @1 U0 H
Any time of year, you can find it here "
, K8 v( K2 c, ~8 t& {# ?一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"& h* N' G& G1 @, i) D1 y( n
5 S! B w D# M5 g5 b- jHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
/ z, c+ r' h8 f1 O: o* I5 S$ R带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰+ O4 m: U/ V' |
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends4 H7 y$ n/ M- ~3 v
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
9 Q& d/ b1 V- ]: T; I8 oHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
& J8 M% ~- B5 v! Y0 _# B在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
9 P4 ^( k+ p% I& NSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
+ N$ w- n9 l1 p# F; u2 n0 M有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
8 T. [; M( }( Q! U& m- FSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
. }2 M u2 @1 y& c5 E. t. Q于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"; r0 n( X5 R. c
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
; j( ~3 [1 V( Y& ?7 V. G4 }$ I }$ p他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
7 h% _' u9 e: gAnd still those voices are calling from far away,7 U+ W9 X# C, O# v, S
而那些声音依然远远传来,
: r" f# e2 ^% k# JWake you up in the middle of the night9 N# Y7 `& a2 @% g/ f: |
令人在午夜也会惊醒
7 Q' {, E7 q0 ^/ C" T' w7 RJust to hear them say...5 G+ a6 ~. t. n1 s9 P
只听得他们在唱。。。
; ?6 ^/ l* R: R% h( M5 l"Welcome to the Hotel California
, }7 ?" O% S# Q! v( q* y4 Q* i"欢迎来到加州旅馆
& {. e; w7 ~, ?5 CSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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+ V8 j( B4 Z$ w) }They livin' it up at the Hotel California/ U) K6 q8 L( J2 I+ s J
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢* ~# l) d8 U( W& C# H/ M" t
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
5 H! e/ Z% \' B) ?, j多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"4 e1 T3 d& {. m1 f7 v* r
4 P3 ]9 g$ }! AMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
; M1 E* v& J1 P6 z( z天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
% d1 M& S/ n/ \) _And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device': f# _( d& L. A- ]6 F t
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
, S: f+ C) f- D" O' o' vAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
. N2 L) {, q1 T" E# ]然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前- F2 T$ N; ~' M* A1 l
They stab it with their steely knives,9 ~* i8 a; ]9 \2 v
挥舞着钢制的刀*# T( \& U( Z$ q0 f/ T) c$ v
But they just can't kill the beast2 d3 t- P$ P; T
但却就是不能刺死野兽' b! Q$ o* g. i1 U8 O
0 I" u- T: v" j6 J3 w$ |% rLast thing I remember, I was running for the door! H( j# a9 a# k7 G5 f; v/ h
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门& b% i' b1 G7 `" J# E6 t
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before1 H2 r. f3 N, J0 x: a2 O
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方/ m) Z# A/ k! v: o
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.; i% V; x {- D2 x9 H+ e L
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,) {& m" C5 w4 C3 c9 I% h
You can checkout any time you like,& z$ R I- u; C
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
/ P; {9 {/ y( E7 X# }but you can never leave!"3 u3 ^; q% B2 K9 ^3 @
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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