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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队
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3 P! E, f0 b' P4 l 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。/ H+ P* o1 g( Q! @# r' C: ?$ c
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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!8 x- b0 `) K4 t& G5 R
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加洲旅馆1 D0 K' Z3 z- M+ [7 V0 E
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair" r( Y! T4 w( s9 L7 H9 [. \* Q+ z7 L
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发4 e% O0 ]; b" G8 ?) f
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
( |, I- v& d9 ?& J科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升) ^: H0 s0 r5 Z# m
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light- Y) Z I' d. E
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
) @7 |7 X8 t# _. g, ]3 b# T# U+ uMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim4 k7 @( J0 i' B8 _) c& J
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
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必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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7 _/ B @9 O0 S$ tThere she stood in the doorway;8 y5 @7 l1 l0 N6 Y+ a2 ^' ~
她就站在门廊
; n5 P V! R: U) @5 b5 uI heard the mission bell. b [0 E* c8 c. x K: f$ I
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
0 y0 Y- i. t% O3 pAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
9 ?* `; {* M/ Z我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
6 K2 Z" M% F5 ], {; X4 cThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
8 ?4 ?! \9 [5 N% S3 O& `这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
7 H! A1 i; U/ i5 `% X( U0 g5 wThere were voices down the corridor,
1 d$ y2 D9 p, }3 X% V. A走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
d2 l- k X! d; a% m8 C- TI thought I heard them say...- B1 a0 c% l7 A8 w) A
我想我听见他们在唱。。。' W8 }( L) ]7 s( \! E0 p" p% _
"Welcome to the Hotel California3 H" s0 G" w) Z) N7 a7 K9 V& R2 E
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
* F" _6 m7 A3 G7 oSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
8 s* ` t4 d: g" }. U8 I多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
. _0 ?* v0 T4 p. w1 _Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
" Y* R, |( k' s加州旅馆如此多的客房( a" J+ G; L( @/ l/ X' v
Any time of year, you can find it here ". s* ]& ]5 h; j
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"! g: x3 G' j7 f1 H# k
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends' X* s& q9 G f( ?# I
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰# Q5 Y; r* f4 U- K
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends9 |6 C5 r/ Q% d- G! [
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友; a: Q# U: h. J
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.% R1 i# _! d) _5 U( z% V5 c
在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
: `% J3 ^2 ^" \0 g+ R# vSome dance to remember, some dance to forget# {. f; W# ~ i6 t- j
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
9 p4 s/ W- t0 J; a' n7 j+ fSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
* @ v& ~3 ?; |7 N& Y于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒" N. {9 S' d7 Y' q; ^
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
% ]2 s4 @. |7 q9 T他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
) V6 h/ _, {. QAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
' F8 P* A. B8 K8 V! |而那些声音依然远远传来,
, ~+ z6 p1 c: @$ j. }Wake you up in the middle of the night; [3 {& j, W3 O
令人在午夜也会惊醒) t* T T4 L3 c% g, A
Just to hear them say...! O% c$ X, e6 n2 X$ n/ i4 p6 G1 a+ l- {
只听得他们在唱。。。' x0 ?( q' [3 o" M" B* y! Q0 e
"Welcome to the Hotel California
8 b% y7 ^% d) U+ I"欢迎来到加州旅馆
: }1 M+ Z( r- h3 x b0 _' j# T, rSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California _3 u" V8 H* U2 ]' R8 O- q9 b/ C+ ?9 m5 m
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
) B- Y9 W+ G) w( |; xWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"% k! Y# r, w" g4 m
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!", r. R( E) n5 M5 q& ^
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice' z* F- x( i/ Q! `0 g' P* V* {
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
- \- ?2 z- U5 F( O% f& LAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
: B" H: n& b5 _6 Y% C+ Y7 l, ~这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
0 I1 N3 {1 _/ x+ JAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
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$ i7 D5 `9 a f, qThey stab it with their steely knives,9 r% _3 p( U& E6 ]2 d; T/ G& Q$ g
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But they just can't kill the beast( S" X M+ |, f+ `8 w3 E. P, h
但却就是不能刺死野兽3 }& F% X' M3 j9 N( k: h6 q$ w
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door) K. r5 x) W# }0 ^7 r
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
3 N1 K9 ~6 G2 W$ l+ {! ]I had to find the passage back to the place I was before. D; h! F2 \ U# g3 b9 G
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
' p2 V, h4 T% W- J" d, k8 j# K'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
1 |7 l! u0 B* r1 W9 i"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
p( T4 A6 n s2 ~$ ~& T2 LYou can checkout any time you like,! I( R* `6 d) m: m8 z f
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,' d3 x% l/ N3 Q$ @
but you can never leave!"2 D9 ~, y1 \7 {3 C+ J- W6 N& A$ n
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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