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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队7 x4 P+ M, @ N7 Y
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1 M: d1 H) ?* s2 }/ x+ R! R 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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* L# \1 U, T. x- V7 B+ t" [5 z0 zOn a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
' c- Y2 k/ K% S$ Q在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
2 ?7 X" Q0 c& c6 v, L( h! Q1 ZWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air( A- Y6 e! G, e* v2 \7 K C& H) Z( q6 L
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升( l/ a8 ^7 c( J' i& b1 A! l
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
( p% A- N1 b p, J/ ^+ T' \' F5 b$ Y抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
( H8 _ m& }0 a8 z2 X6 S/ [My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim. x8 B- F @5 q" t2 @! |
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊1 M [9 U5 P% J* |' D8 B
I had to stop for the night
' o+ I( t2 F1 U9 V" p/ G9 f. ]; k$ m必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;3 L: ]5 A( l6 c% B. Q4 B$ W/ G
她就站在门廊* b% \; T$ {) Y/ o
I heard the mission bell
# d. J* t* x+ p布道的钟声在我耳边回响0 S5 y. i/ t( Y* a8 {
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
+ d& s: p8 L' d: E( o6 e我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
" n5 ]8 w; L4 v hThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
% q7 A% N9 Q- J7 T这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路& L4 V- H5 P I4 R
There were voices down the corridor,
/ p8 w6 L; H6 l* J9 O2 B( j: a9 l走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
) J0 X! E8 \5 R1 N% J, F T4 ?0 hI thought I heard them say...
X$ F; l; `* M1 B" b我想我听见他们在唱。。。
, V# ]- R) H1 s+ o8 C4 i& D"Welcome to the Hotel California$ m" l5 K6 D: q3 \: U
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
" Z3 H. v7 j2 C1 B, u' oSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face; Y. { o9 q& d+ f4 X
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
: q F9 O4 y$ w+ f7 f( J, vPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
" c% E5 `, z4 j& T9 K6 }6 N0 ^加州旅馆如此多的客房
8 ?+ m" ]/ `9 {. q* Q) ]6 gAny time of year, you can find it here "! r& B( n6 [$ B# Z V
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
/ {+ N o2 s: \4 u0 V: ^/ O带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰1 C8 P- O+ S9 d+ D6 M# n+ J
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
; [. j" o2 a$ u9 O还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友
" N& a: w% h8 M8 e/ \7 _How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.2 [ C" m8 b/ G- y6 y' c2 g. b5 E' z
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记 Z' |$ {5 c# H! {1 `6 @
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
7 V5 F: e" |; k r. F; {; P* u- I于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"2 Y9 `' l% L( K9 C$ c
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
# i' s; L5 m! e9 y1 f/ W他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"8 H3 C7 q1 U% W
And still those voices are calling from far away,& A% ?" f7 R; ]
而那些声音依然远远传来," J o6 n' B3 B- L' D
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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只听得他们在唱。。。 C8 r8 V: ~* m& `7 ^
"Welcome to the Hotel California
1 P2 i" i, I( v5 V+ H"欢迎来到加州旅馆% y6 L* {3 G9 p/ Q/ D: j9 D
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
: H. B1 m; e+ h5 L& `在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢2 ^+ w p& n# R" A$ [! ^! I4 j- `
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
3 K' n X0 I: r" p3 V* M) L多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"5 ^, N) L9 b9 E
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice4 ?4 Q" Y, [3 f! s
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟7 h* \& ^: }0 g
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
) n" E3 j3 j5 R; f这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
9 b; p" i# y. H9 SAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast2 E6 c, U3 |- X; f" k( M2 @3 {
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
! B6 X$ A! e. s) ]" K% f$ EThey stab it with their steely knives,6 H( P b( w+ J1 x! o0 S7 x( u( w' Y
挥舞着钢制的刀*1 b$ J: p. H) j
But they just can't kill the beast! b: p$ f M7 ?( I9 n
但却就是不能刺死野兽
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door2 E5 j8 |" E0 K7 o
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I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
: V1 m5 u0 s/ ~# O$ d" r0 b我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方8 p1 z7 ~6 S6 q2 L$ _0 c
'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
( N' K! V$ Z# n6 u: W0 O"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
' ]8 J" n2 J' u1 yYou can checkout any time you like,
' }' x3 O' _ v; f你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,2 y' i& h5 l0 a& w$ q, S$ w
but you can never leave!"8 Z7 @; {8 d' ]( \
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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