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《加州旅馆》翻译与分析 The Eagles 老鹰乐队: A G9 E/ z C0 X/ D
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# [3 `5 R$ t1 }0 b/ q" 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。 I2 H7 b9 r5 {+ _& q Z
! I" ] f5 r) E “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3 j" Z2 e) y+ D/ a ~
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
. @: f6 v+ b: F在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发
" U T% F1 B9 KWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air3 F B1 ~; L7 v; V7 u; W K
科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升
. T6 ?, s) D3 y3 p8 TUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light) i/ Y$ n( O% k: P
抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光0 P8 e5 v- D% L; [: g7 Q
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim2 Z9 C( `& C, z1 D/ P
我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊
- _8 i( K$ g9 NI had to stop for the night: R. b8 q3 {. K: { W# m
必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方, _3 M) j7 e& {( J0 J/ a0 y
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There she stood in the doorway;
0 C, T6 s% C2 H她就站在门廊
. u1 b) z6 o3 D- nI heard the mission bell" \1 {; F6 g0 K* `& z
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
8 s2 T' V# _& n% R8 |$ ]And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
, J) G5 [4 O& Q+ ?. X我心中暗念,"还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂"" X* ]# Z! ^8 S
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
, {: t. ?$ O% S0 _2 {这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路0 h2 [0 X8 A4 W7 [! m$ m, h
There were voices down the corridor,1 H, T4 d& I |0 j! b3 {+ w6 V
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡, m/ b/ [ O' U9 b# J6 J2 K8 t+ A
I thought I heard them say...7 j- I& V; E ^, Q7 F- f! y) w: H
我想我听见他们在唱。。。5 d' ~. ]% q3 L2 @2 g" [* U' s
"Welcome to the Hotel California* Q& i0 g% t' e+ p( ]
"欢迎来到加州旅馆& ]2 h: O) B& k( x L0 A9 q; s! M
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
) [( R, ~3 i7 Y9 U! W, o4 H多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
3 U% c+ O) Z- W8 WPlenty of rooms at the Hotel California. a( j( V+ v; ^" P4 v4 }: r
加州旅馆如此多的客房; T+ b( p7 ^! n9 @: t, ^
Any time of year, you can find it here "
. n% c' P. Y5 [+ n: L8 a7 U一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"* U8 m7 F! M, O( ~4 i
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
! L! ~; F3 M( O: l( S带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
, H' y6 q! }, v2 g) z! U8 nShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
" _& U) m" F, G$ @: C( L. I还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友8 m0 @$ V% b, {0 B
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
2 _7 x( `0 x# C/ |, n+ Z# }! m在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗0 m' o# m0 W9 H
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有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记! T# J9 V' q! I$ P
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
3 J: `: }$ k) r) a于是我把主人召唤,"请给我来点酒"" k$ v' }) S" \/ S
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
3 E3 [+ d3 I9 |! l5 l7 C他说,"自1969年我们这就再没那东西了"
) z: q! W2 f6 A# W/ p8 G/ a2 dAnd still those voices are calling from far away,$ P4 r l, H% v: I4 U
而那些声音依然远远传来,. a6 e D+ r& B
Wake you up in the middle of the night
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只听得他们在唱。。。
: _) Q- H1 _, k% X' H"Welcome to the Hotel California
' Y J( o& ^1 E. q+ o"欢迎来到加州旅馆
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2 i. U/ `) X2 o% |They livin' it up at the Hotel California5 K0 y' k9 P" [" p$ T
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢' O% n7 k" A. P9 @* Q+ V0 W
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
4 z+ Z+ G, d, N8 |& u$ g9 X; ~多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!"
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/ ~+ }7 C3 n+ Z0 H yMirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice1 w" d, O/ p" V( @: F- k
天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟
8 S. i1 ]( K6 f6 S9 |And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'' \9 [ a9 x. G4 }) Z. o
这时她说,"我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使"
) t* @! j7 d2 x+ X' W( [% IAnd in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast3 X$ I6 p0 `, N* H
然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前
0 B h# f6 G3 b/ r# Z' l. q% _8 K, BThey stab it with their steely knives,( M' d1 a3 a# V- J2 a& S
挥舞着钢制的刀*7 _9 m; j3 w: C) ~8 Q
But they just can't kill the beast
; c6 _3 T# V L8 |9 o# M8 ~但却就是不能刺死野兽) b9 K' e' g* u3 Z
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door* C4 \ t+ M( ?. g3 R7 W6 u" I% w
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
6 s9 E$ q$ r+ u k4 w9 ^6 TI had to find the passage back to the place I was before
2 ?1 u1 R& u- |6 t1 N* Y我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
" b- T$ L& Q1 j. o) d'Relax,' said the night-man," We are programmed to receive.0 a; Z1 H# n. U- {$ a7 ^
"放松点,"值夜的说到,"我们安排好了接收,
- C0 j) V! A) A& RYou can checkout any time you like,
# `( m0 w: J( u1 ?- ~你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
7 ^! m4 q& o7 a1 y- g8 @# ~1 ybut you can never leave!"/ c: ~' o$ ~1 {7 j! j: d
但你却永远无法离开!" |
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