HOTEL CALIFORNIA 加州旅馆
歌词:
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 2 stop 4 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 2 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.夏日的香汗伶俐。 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 2 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 4 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 4 the door.是我跑向门口。 i had 2 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 u can checkout any time u like.你想什么时候结帐都可以。 but u can never leave!"但你永远无法离去!
喜爱英文歌曲的人没有几个不知道<Hotel california>和<Take it easy>,这两首空前绝后的钻石级金曲是20世纪最著名的流行音乐作品,而造就它们的就是以美国国鸟命名的乐队The Eagles(老鹰乐队)。他们的成功之处是在于把摇滚、流行和乡村音乐很好地结合在一起,他们的音乐符合各个层次的欣赏者,成了名副其实的“大众偶像”。 |