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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。5 d. Q& L& Q5 x$ _- e* P
; U5 j( z \% k “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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T1 C% O6 W5 v, v, {On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
9 h* k6 o% Q) _" O4 H" o在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
' S! D9 s2 H- U1 A; m- |. IWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air: A2 B: g8 D2 j2 U
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升3 K8 X" _$ n0 J% a9 z
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
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My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
/ U k& Q% Z, ?$ O9 I w0 ~我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
' w" y1 }( K& @I had to stop for the night$ X9 w# F/ X3 ]2 [/ i) x
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;8 f0 B+ g$ \# W4 B( I
她就站在门廊
( t# p* P! J1 ^6 H" I1 Z) ]: S2 d" J \I heard the mission bell; F! p5 x& {! }+ ^
布道的钟声在我耳边回响. z# K1 T1 @$ A Y7 f5 D Y
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
3 n' @+ B+ c9 r' L( Q我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"9 h# u7 m" y! z. d+ C
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
+ z0 l8 y9 s4 n$ ]: l7 D( R& ?1 s3 e这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
+ J9 s+ m# H& q8 CThere were voices down the corridor,
7 }0 S# I% K/ V$ p+ N: ^走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
1 t# u/ Y" C$ S* {/ mI thought I heard them say...
. o; {; }. T3 _! X! ~1 o* \ _我想我听见他们在唱。。。
7 I- U; R; w" |$ S& R/ o"Welcome to the Hotel California1 L& J' l' Y4 C9 ?5 w2 u4 z
"欢迎来到加州旅馆3 q* `; M+ K9 B( ~
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
/ D T9 R6 G% j; `0 d) L多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
* @: Y0 k9 i, h4 y/ {& B$ l7 dPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
$ _0 m# ~+ ?4 S9 [加州旅馆如此多的客房
' q! W- T3 e5 S" pAny time of year, you can find it here "
( o& n- }" o" w# A7 [$ T! |5 ~) N一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends. K& z+ B7 ]: C) {0 P- k t
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
/ [1 e; ?; U3 U3 p2 bShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends8 j8 t O( a' E3 Y' [9 X: {. U: t
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
# z* x9 |% R3 {! EHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
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1 t% H2 V! I" H* r% d4 YSome dance to remember, some dance to forget% _: {6 T8 S' R5 h3 @
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记2 Z5 m! u! l) ]* {, u+ n- U6 T
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
* L* d% X1 S2 x; X于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"3 K2 _8 A. g+ e. ^
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969': w+ f5 \4 K. l3 e9 j: |
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
$ ^/ I4 N, n7 ^" v. bAnd still those voices are calling from far away,$ s. Z( n. q. A1 d( V
而那些声音依然远远传来,
: ^; k2 k1 f$ F) ^; D, w4 W) \Wake you up in the middle of the night
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5 _4 d* L0 H j4 B8 m# j% PJust to hear them say...
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( R" ]. c4 ]7 Q" e% Z- X"Welcome to the Hotel California6 v' y2 C4 {6 _) v$ e3 D" t
"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
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在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
6 c8 {9 h( X' B9 f0 xWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
$ s* a4 g( F) J& I* ^ H7 |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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And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'8 `- ?# g) `) J) V6 c2 t- j
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
$ B( I, {7 y) R. B# Q+ PAnd 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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但却就是不能刺死野兽: {) ?+ E% U- t3 e- t
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door- l2 x; z \& g/ m
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门- s# h2 L. _: w. l
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before' S( V# k& ?9 D7 p
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
% U F `9 Z, Z0 c) i2 L'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
2 S% p) K8 D0 e( K5 o2 W"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,$ E& O& W' [# b1 [8 t
You can checkout any time you like,
7 l, s* _" c) k+ k8 c你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,; s! ]+ X) i+ j8 y m/ u
but you can never leave!"* W% Z( _* A0 ?9 c, I V
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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