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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队$ A* s$ H+ [1 q6 ]1 H* m
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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。
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9 h, p4 Y& Z/ }: M “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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加洲旅馆8 E. i7 \- H2 Q6 ~
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
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Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
! ?; H; s1 E4 Y" v科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
4 C. u3 C! O' pUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
: h/ w( ^! R0 B( \ W1 O抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
8 G8 G6 N% a H6 }) P4 K6 zMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim. @3 K- v B o
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
) x% v5 L m% [, [6 aI had to stop for the night( @/ B/ R# d8 f: t' a
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方4 {9 e9 W2 E6 ^% v! [
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$ Q2 C( A7 n5 n# T& {8 cThere she stood in the doorway;
& g5 _) {; d4 f; |: p她就站在门廊
" o# [8 l2 N) G/ B) }I heard the mission bell
' y! K5 n- w3 e( c# K& |# H布道的钟声在我耳边回响
4 ? e3 w; P# J* ?4 T5 hAnd I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"6 d+ K+ I+ t2 k C0 t9 x
我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
- ^3 y2 o/ X5 D8 iThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
4 B y% P- k, z7 H: P- J% J9 @/ B这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路+ W. d5 N. V; l/ _, X
There were voices down the corridor,# i4 R* i3 h+ }/ N2 O
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡. k/ _: m. b$ ^/ K
I thought I heard them say.... o+ g. Z0 _9 u. X: y; x9 a
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
6 H {% P0 M6 ]2 T( P"Welcome to the Hotel California4 h7 N4 a4 b& G
"欢迎来到加州旅馆! J3 @& @7 q8 @8 w4 }4 }$ b( v: |" Z" p
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face1 S( \# J `6 U* E: h6 X
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
0 e; m/ a' z3 lPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California' N5 a' o z! v" o
加州旅馆如此多的客房5 v. V3 c3 |) T
Any time of year, you can find it here "4 ~2 R4 ^! K; @: v$ G
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"4 b; e3 `, v, t( B9 @8 [
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
8 ] d" S `) u带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰8 @- R/ r u) v. a* b! V; u$ O8 _
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends( N+ _: V; e4 O8 G
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友( \* M" H3 e3 z
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记+ k; D( b% O6 r0 |4 s; _
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"4 ], F: X! s' _. @9 L7 X) {
于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"
/ j/ G6 Y+ Q0 |/ [3 HHe said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
: ] j7 u( t2 ^4 M他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"/ ?+ n) m5 r" W& C+ v
And still those voices are calling from far away,
% h4 D- V% e; B, `/ K7 X3 I. Y4 `3 ^而那些声音依然远远传来,+ V! ^1 D% H( q# _
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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5 p4 }' g& W% j& |( h5 W+ uJust to hear them say...# B9 b2 ], G+ @+ w
只听得他们在唱。。。
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
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What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"" f d! F* x. p- G
多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"/ X: }* D O% Q5 f. T5 r
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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'
: T9 A5 r8 y7 G6 m2 ?这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"- Y8 T1 }. K3 G/ v1 x! Z% e' ]2 ?
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast- {5 u' u! }$ d+ R1 \$ p* W0 W$ u+ k
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
# H; ]" m; ?& o- jThey stab it with their steely knives,
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But they just can't kill the beast$ p5 A! h/ F! \
但却就是不能刺死野兽
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2 B4 W2 k- a1 L$ x& tLast thing I remember, I was running for the door
: x9 m3 b2 v4 Z B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
" r4 g! {% m" V5 n0 F" y'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive. A7 Y$ s f6 G# q1 D
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,! r" N: w' ^# Z4 z+ [' z' ^
You can checkout any time you like,- n0 b5 u" a* K' H2 V7 H H' |- R% Z
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
K6 M7 r5 v& o% W) @but you can never leave!"
' E) W5 O$ F0 J% m, a但你却永远无法离开!" |
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