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歌曲加州旅馆中英文互译Hotel CaliforniaEaglesHotel California isa classicsong byThe Eagles.It wasreleased in1977on1The Eaglesfifth self-titled studioalbum,Hotel California.After thebaptism of the secondWorld War;the wholeof Europeand Asiaaresuffering fromwar sores.However;because theUnited Stateswas farawayfrom themain battlefieldsof Europe,it wasspared theravages of thewar;so therapid economicrecovery afterthe warrealized thedreams ofmanyAmericans.At thesame time,also createda lotof rockand rollyouth.Comparatively speaking,the1960s and1970s werea timeof greatcreativefreedom forAmerican music.The fullpopularity ofrock musicbecame thesymbolof freedomand rebelliousthought of the Beatgeneration in the1960s and1970s,but itsunprecedented prosperityalso broughtinfinitegreed tothose keenbusinessmen.Drug abuseand promiscuousnessalmostbecame thesame degenerateroad thatevery rockmusicianembarked onin the1960s and1970s,and moneyworship andhedonismbecame theunified labelthat permeatedthe rockmusicians throughoutthe1960s and1970s.As arock bandwith aconscience,The Eaglessaw thisdepraved realityandcould donothing aboutit.Across themusic industry,rockers haveembracedthis lifestyleof addiction as thenorm ofrock nroll,using sexanddrugs asinspiration.Rock androll playerswild unrulycharacter,alwaysattract thosefrom differentraces anddifferent skinaround thebeautifulface.They oftenredeem themselvesfrom externaldoubts:Relax,we arenaturallysusceptible totemptation.The wholemusic industryhas beencompletelyunable toget rid oftheheart ofthe devilwe allknow,even ifsomeindividuals cantemporarily endthe temptationofthepresent reality,they can never getridofthe spirit,so asto embarkonaroad ofno return.《加州旅馆》是一首充满诡异、动人旋律的典藏级金曲,单看歌词就略见一斑寥寥数笔,便几乎把上世纪六七十年代美国垮掉一代所有的忧伤与迷惘卷携殆尽老鹰乐队用含蓄的方式揭露了六七十年代美国青年生活方式的迷乱和堕落人们举起狂欢之火,他们用钢刀挥刺着,却杀不死心中恶魔,事实上,大家都心知肚明迷乱堕落生活方式所带来的严重后果,只是摆脱不了而已(秃鹰)是美国的国鸟,而老鹰乐队经过不懈努力,也早已成为美国国Bald Eagle宝级乐队,永远载入了美国音乐史的殿堂[Hotel California]「加州旅馆」On adark deserthighway,cool windin myhair行驶在昏黑的沙漠公路上,凉风吹起我的头发Warm smellof colitas,rising upthrough theair浓烈的大麻味道,弥散在空气中Up aheadinthedistance,I sawa shimmeringlight抬头遥望远方,我看到灯光闪烁My headgrew heavyand mysight grewdim我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊I hadto stopfor thenight我不得不停下来,寻找过夜的地方There shestood inthe doorway她站在门口招呼我I heardthe missionbell我听到远处教堂的钟声And I was thinkingto myself,This could be Heavenor thiscouldbeHell我在心里对自己说,这里可能是天堂,也可能是地狱Then shelit upa candleand sheshowed methe way这时她点起一根蜡烛,然后给我引路There werevoices downthe corridor沿着走廊传来阵阵说话声I thoughtI heardthem say我想我听到他们在说Welcome tothe HotelCalifornia欢迎来到加州旅馆Such alovely place,Such alovely face多么美丽的地方,多么可爰的脸庞Plenty ofrooms at the HotelCalifornia加州旅馆有如此多的房间Any timeof year,you canfind ithere一年四季无论何时,你都可以在这找到地方Her mindis Tiffany-twisted,she gotthe Mercedesbenz她的心为珠宝所扭曲,她开着一辆梅塞德斯奔驰She gota lotof pretty,pretty boys,that shecalls friends还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都唤他们叫朋友How theydance inthe courtyard,sweet summersweat他们在庭院里翩翩起舞,夏日的香汗淋漓Some danceto remember,some danceto forget有些成为回忆,有些则被忘却So Icalled upthe Captain,Please bringme mywine于是我叫来领班,请给我来点酒1He said,We haventhad thatspirit heresince1969他说自从年,我们再无供应1969And stillthose voicesare callingfrom faraway远处仍然传来他们的话语Wake youup inthe middleofthenight在半夜把你吵醒Just tohear themsay只听到他们在说Welcome tothe HotelCalifornia欢迎来到加州旅馆Such alovely place,Such alovely face多么美丽的地方,多么可爱的脸庞They livingit upattheHotelCalifornia在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢What anice surprise,bring youralibis这里好得令人吃惊,为你带来堕落的借口Mirrors onthe ceiling,The pinkchampagne onice天花板上镶嵌着镜子,冰镇着的粉色香槟And shesaid We are alljust prisonershere,of ourown device她却说我们都是这里的囚犯,为自己的欲望负债And inthe masterschambers,They gatheredfor thefeast在主厅大房间内,人们举起狂欢之火They stabit withtheir steelyknives他们用钢刀挥刺着But theyjust cantkill thebeast却杀不死心中恶魔Last thingI remember;I wasrunning forthe door我所记得的最后一件事,是我拼命跑向门口I hadto findthe passageback tothe placeIwasbefore我必须找到来时的路,回到我过去的地方,Relax/said thenight-man/Weareprogrammed toreceive“放松点吧,看门人说我们只是照常接待You cancheckout anytime youlike你可以随时结束but youcanneverleave!但你永远无法挣脱!。
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