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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。: R) }. R. t: _1 g$ {4 h4 h5 U
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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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0 Q. D0 @4 r; u" H* |On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair6 Y4 K, @. c/ g8 o* c
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发" o/ n* y# n$ f, Q
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air* x0 V0 U+ n2 T, j/ H; }6 R6 o
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升/ _) h' J( d2 ?5 t2 p, S0 ?2 P
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
7 \" N9 @! I2 S: h抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光
+ K! M- @/ {1 @% A4 B2 M# {My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
5 v$ }6 W; L, L: \, E我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
7 [! F: a! b* {3 d6 I+ b4 T/ q# [I had to stop for the night; y0 R5 s. r* `& A3 d
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方
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There she stood in the doorway;
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I heard the mission bell& }0 I4 `0 z& F3 T: N6 s7 o/ V
布道的钟声在我耳边回响. z1 ?$ z; `$ m9 a9 w+ h
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
8 g& F- K7 w0 f% O! U6 n我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"
; {+ t% J! z6 h9 b5 vThen she lit up a candle and she showed me the way4 U2 W5 j. B' s) Y
这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路
, j4 Q, P; k/ P; d# GThere were voices down the corridor,
% k; v( C! P# o# F# k$ S走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡1 k @ {1 y( V' Q9 w' v
I thought I heard them say...- X* u2 V3 c/ t/ i' q1 b
我想我听见他们在唱。。。
1 x" d0 k4 K( j"Welcome to the Hotel California
. f: z! `- W% Y7 X4 N"欢迎来到加州旅馆
$ d; V& z5 N) e* rSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
6 u4 ?/ o' Q! Z/ u多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
% f8 f! H% g4 n+ tPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California
; I1 m6 X# t) {+ ^9 x加州旅馆如此多的客房/ ]& }. d4 R" Q: y
Any time of year, you can find it here "9 j, \* p8 |/ J( P$ L
一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"$ Z+ k5 x# i6 D! A5 r
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
5 |( C9 x7 [" t带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰# D9 I) a' H" {. E2 S0 ^9 q
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
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How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
8 Y0 f# v" x7 O0 `6 G) Q在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
* d' B/ v: u) z4 TSome dance to remember, some dance to forget2 e" a' E3 \2 I
有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
1 y5 H' U& A1 s8 L( B# r) aSo I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
0 ?3 Q7 \, |6 d于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"& C7 ?$ m$ Y9 J+ y4 n
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'6 h `) @0 h3 |8 _( a; T
他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
/ {) q+ o/ _/ y- A: S# _( t) \. z7 cAnd still those voices are calling from far away,
! n' D/ l1 E3 R$ R# Q& p, S& `( Z而那些声音依然远远传来,6 o/ ^+ l5 a) J# S; h
Wake you up in the middle of the night m; ~4 H% A) E8 n5 y+ ~' L
令人在午夜也会惊醒
5 Q/ o7 K' Z: u3 fJust to hear them say...
* W- B q, o) q6 }只听得他们在唱。。。! n, R }% b+ i5 x1 x3 |5 d
"Welcome to the Hotel California
6 L- W9 R7 c8 C4 B" B2 X' a"欢迎来到加州旅馆
8 S, `0 N# b+ b I% g2 K. kSuch a lovely place, Such a lovely face
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They livin' it up at the Hotel California
2 t; o4 [9 h, ~8 g2 S在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
% X/ F0 a! Q$ J+ PWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
9 C, A- ^& f" q. P. ^0 b' z6 f多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!". B# N! i6 w" |6 O
7 h" Q |- @) fMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
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q2 Z( V% E; B {+ P+ SAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'* d, @' u- Q, H
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 S1 h5 ?: F {1 [3 q( `: I# EAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
1 h9 v6 ^% M1 p- ]0 B然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
! S% X8 `( ]# P+ X( p; o% m5 U, ?They stab it with their steely knives,
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c# d. |1 `% A% SBut they just can't kill the beast
' _/ g1 O( K% p. i; k但却就是不能刺死野兽
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door R6 ~ P k6 V5 ]
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
7 m+ w4 q& H6 x. H3 H' E" a# ?1 iI had to find the passage back to the place I was before
8 `8 |' S( a" z1 ?4 g我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
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"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
& F0 x( I* [: z+ W9 gYou can checkout any time you like,
: y6 l, |. o: l: l' l4 M: T你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
$ ]7 g' F; w4 B! J8 Q8 t: Y8 \but you can never leave!"
" i m1 w5 q% h0 A但你却永远无法离开!" |
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