【美乐】加州旅馆,近四十年的老经典

 

HotelCalifornia老鹰乐队老鹰乐队——美国著名乡村摇滚乐队,其单曲《加州旅馆》(HotelC...

Hotel California

老鹰乐队
老鹰乐队——美国著名乡村摇滚乐队,其单曲《加州旅馆》(Hotel California)发行于1977年,收录在乐队第五张录音室同名专辑《加州旅馆》中。至今这首歌被人们听了39年,西洋乐器的完美配合,歌手音线的空灵动听,以及略带神秘感的歌词,感觉像在说一个遥远的故事。人们听了无数遍,依然怀念。



On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair 在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上,凉风吹散了我的头发   

Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air 科里塔斯温热的气息,在空中袅袅上升   

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light   

抬头极目远方,看见微微闪烁的灯光   

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim   我的头脑变得沉重,我的视线越发模糊   

I had to stop for the night   

必须停下来了,寻找过夜的地方     

There she stood in the doorway;   

她就站在门廊   

I heard the mission bell   

布道的钟声在我耳边回响   

And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"   

我心中暗念,“还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂”   

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way   

这时她点起一根蜡烛,给我前面引路   

There were voices down the corridor,

走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡   

I thought I heard them say...   

我想我听见他们在唱。。。   

"Welcome to the Hotel California   

"欢迎来到加州旅馆   

Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face   

多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞  

 Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California   

加州旅馆如此多的客房   

Any time of year, you can find it here "   

一年四季无论何时何候,你都可以在这找到地方"     

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends   

带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思,她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰   

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends   

还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友   

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.   

在庭院里他们舞的多欢,挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗   

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget   

有人狂舞中唤起回忆,而有人狂舞着是为了忘记   

So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"   

于是我把主人召唤,“请给我来点酒”   

He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'   

他说,“自1969年我们这就再没那东西了”   

And still those voices are calling from far away,   而那些声音依然远远传来,   

Wake you up in the middle of the night   

令人在午夜也会惊醒   

Just to hear them say...   

只听得他们在唱。。。   

“Welcome to the Hotel California   

“欢迎来到加州旅馆   Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face   

多么可爱的地方,多么可爱的脸庞   

They livin' it up at the Hotel California   

在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢   

What a nice surprise, bring your alibis”   

多么美妙的惊奇呀,为你带来想要的借口!”     

Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice   

天花板上的镜子,冰上粉红色的香槟   

And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'   

这时她说,“我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驱使”   

And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast   

然后在主人房间里,他们聚集在盛宴前   

They stab it with their steely knives,   

挥舞着钢制的刀叉   

But they just can't kill the beast   

但却就是不能刺死野兽     

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door   

我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门   

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before   

我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方   

'Relax,' said the night-man,“ We are programmed to receive.   “

放松点,”值夜的说到,“我们安排好了接收,  

 You can checkout any time you like,   你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,   

but you can never leave!”   

但你却永远无法离开!”

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