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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队3 V* C& N% A- M; k" A. H% o
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$ d3 C2 K+ w& e& r9 n 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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2 M6 [- q$ [4 u' p “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!) P6 ]' g7 Z( L9 J' G' x1 i
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加洲旅馆! r- z! ]0 X. L# S; g. H" i% s
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair5 u$ V# K' G n" A1 i' W
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发; F9 X2 u9 H# [& x, Z% x
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
* P d- w5 J0 y科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
. c: y) C( C# T8 H, ^Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
9 q; P- J, l% P5 U/ ~" M- Q& J+ C9 \$ A抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光, F8 d8 R1 b% z# m# v7 S) g
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim) I' L7 |% A# q
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊5 k, x( N9 s+ Z# f3 X
I had to stop for the night
3 u- V6 ~' J; w必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方8 B: v8 @# R+ c
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There she stood in the doorway;! a, I; m$ w1 J! M
她就站在门廊 `+ k' q' K1 f; F1 P8 l% `
I heard the mission bell
' R7 [6 a9 U/ t布道的钟声在我耳边回响
3 K5 K3 J# M$ x2 ?- aAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
S- l6 |* y* q! C我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂") n% Q/ g" M5 ~$ W% {! n
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
1 w( U A& ~( {" o8 D) e0 @/ p# k3 w这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
0 y. y4 M8 C! ?) m: k) eThere were voices down the corridor,
1 O _& v" f* `# T" k走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡5 v+ k! S% f; h7 j% L# Y' I
I thought I heard them say...- X( J2 X' @, _" m2 S) f
我想我听见他们在唱。。。$ p8 C, L. c; U ^
"Welcome to the Hotel California
5 r; ]* R A$ s' O. s2 H" H"欢迎来到加州旅馆
% E4 g( U* j0 X2 B9 `6 y1 OSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
# J% U9 _; F- u3 \* D多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞) P' D+ L% O: n2 e+ Z3 ]
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
2 Y5 R+ x! [- Q加州旅馆如此多的客房; B2 _& B5 Z# S: O
Any time of year, you can find it here "1 L X3 i# _" [6 N" ^8 J/ A# R
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方") g1 {7 Z4 e; ^4 F3 p8 M" l
- {0 |, U. r1 `3 z1 u. yHer mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
4 m. o& {1 E0 d. X4 I2 ]带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
$ r* t: F5 n! B% \5 N" h. bShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends' K3 p1 e; l. \! h- \$ Q& k
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友, W% g/ a+ ~+ A& t; z
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
& ?! I5 q, r- C. N" `( U在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
) d2 Q. f r& a9 K1 P/ M$ ]+ jSome dance to remember, some dance to forget
9 ]% ]; e- W$ d M6 s. b/ W9 F有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
8 I0 X {9 V, p/ kSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
2 e0 j0 G% H* a& q/ v. P+ i5 X于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
{0 i# d* k1 ?: k& s* u6 g/ ~He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
6 u# h6 q/ K$ F他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"2 J" `$ P6 L+ ]3 d
And still those voices are calling from far away,7 F' }$ A5 ]3 O1 O6 d
而那些声音依然远远传来,
% O2 O) m0 @' p, K' ^" UWake you up in the middle of the night# U3 \. p7 _+ O5 v7 p9 _7 J7 m9 o
令人在午夜也会惊醒3 } \5 s/ V" v1 N
Just to hear them say... a1 z/ j& z6 P' D5 e
只听得他们在唱。。。) d$ ^/ s' P9 j) ^6 ^
"Welcome to the Hotel California* r3 c0 U9 a4 }, }1 B4 g& a7 M" R
"欢迎来到加州旅馆# E- x$ g y: F
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face0 g S( S9 T# n c
多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞+ j P6 h" z& @% B4 K# a' H7 N' ]
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
" g9 B7 l6 B! T6 w在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
6 B& P0 y) C+ ] p! I: ^What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"5 `: O8 q; C4 o, O: j/ f
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"+ h @6 c+ R% r# ^2 R' n
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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'1 s) m& \0 ?4 Z- P
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
2 R' ?9 [0 r! b7 tAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast" u' r) k, l- d: o' \! t. Q% d q( t
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They stab it with their steely knives,; v s0 \$ |0 \5 O0 ~4 i
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But they just can't kill the beast) l4 l# `: @ N4 _, b
但却就是不能刺死野兽
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
5 W8 |2 V& z* f Y4 P' S6 _我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
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我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
& m) `, ?8 h, W+ B1 z0 P$ }6 L) N' ~'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.
^/ R! \) `* I0 o% u" L- `" |) i; n"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
) {+ V: P7 g5 S' cYou can checkout any time you like,6 K. e/ g- x0 I9 t
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,/ V1 b. }( d& X2 [; Q
but you can never leave!"9 _9 u. S$ r0 o! Y
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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