加州旅馆--老鹰乐队[音乐赏析]

on a dark desert highway,行驶在昏黑的荒漠公路上,

cool wind in my hair.凉风吹过我的头发.

warm smell of colitas,温馨的大麻香,

rising up through the air.弥漫在空气中.

up ahead in the distance,抬头遥望远方,

i saw a shimmering light.我看到微弱的灯光.

my head grew heavy my sight grew dim.我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊.

i had to stop for the night.我不得不停下来过夜.

there she stood in the doorway;她站在门口那儿招呼我

i heard the mission bell.我听到远处教堂的钟声.

and i was thinking to myself,我在心里对自己说

"this could b heaven or this could b hell".这里可能是天堂也可能是地狱.

then she lit up a candle,然后她点燃了蜡烛,

and she showed me the way.给我引路.

there were voices down the corridor.沿着走廊传来阵阵说话声.

i thought i heard them say...我想我听到他们在说……

welcome to the hotel california!欢迎来到加州旅馆!

such a lovely place!如此美丽的地方!

such a lovely face!多么可爱的的面容!!

plenty of room at the hotel california!加州旅馆有充足的房间!

any time of year,u can find it here!一年的任何时候,你都能在这找到房间.

her mind is tiffany-twisted,她的心为珠宝所扭曲,

she got the mercedes bends.她拥有豪华奔驰车.

she got a lot of pretty,pretty boys.她有许多漂亮的小伙子.

that she calls friends.她称之为朋友.

how they dance in the courtyard,他们在庭院里翩翩起舞,

sweet summer sweat.夏日的香汗淋漓.

some dance to remember!有些舞是为了回忆!

some dance to forget!而有些舞是为了忘却!

so i called up the captain,于是我叫来领班,

"please bring me my wine."请给我来些酒.

he said"we haven't had that spirit here,他说我们这不供应列酒

since nineteen sixty nine."从1969年起.

and still those voices are calling from far away.远处仍然传来他们的话语.

wake u up in the middle of the night.在半夜把你吵醒.

just to hear them say...只听到他们在说……

welcome to the hotel california!欢迎到加州旅馆来!

such a lovely place!如此美丽的地方!

such a lovely face!多么可爱的的面容!

they livin' it up at the hotel california.他们在加州旅馆尽情狂欢.

what a nice surprise,好得令人吃惊,

bring your alibis.使你有来到这的借口.

mirrors on the ceiling,天花板上镶嵌着的镜子,

the pink champagne on ice.冰镇着的粉色香槟

and she said"we are all just prisoners here-她说我们都是这的囚徒

-of our own device".但是是我们自愿的.

and in the master's chambers.在主人的卧房里.

they gathered for the feast.他们为宴会聚在一起.

they stabbed it with their steely knives.他们彼此间用钢刀相互砍杀.

but they just can't kill the beast.但他们甚至不能杀死野兽!

last thing i remember,我所记得的最后一件事

i was running for the door.是我跑向门口.

i had to find the passage back,我必须找到来时的路,

to the place i was before.回到我过去的地方.

"relax",said the night man,守夜人说放宽心,

"we are programmed to receive.我们只是照常接待

you can checkout any time you like.你想什么时候结帐都可以.

but you can never leave!"但你永远无法离去!