hotel california
the eagles

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!



关于Eagles的"Hotel California"的介绍几乎多到泛滥.从六七十年代摇滚乐的繁荣上升时期以来,数不清的人们被这首绝世佳作深深地打动.有些乐队不但多产,而且精品甚多,Eagles也是这样,但是正因为这首"加州旅馆"太过出色,以至人们只记得Eagles是唱"加州旅馆"的乐队.在九天音乐有整整一张cd,全是"加州旅馆"的不同版本的演绎,但是总归最最动人的,最最经典的,还是Eagles自己演绎的Unplugged版本,只有吉他,鼓声伴奏. 步入中年的Eagles,光芒四射的舞台,唯一被人们记住的"Hotel California",歌词里如同宿命般断言:你永远也离不开"Hotel California"了,Eagles的终生成就,似乎只有这首"Hotel California",霜华染鬓,怕见人去,不如帘儿底下,静静听人欢笑.灯影车流中,穿越喧嚣繁华,"热闹是他们的,我什么也没有."现场歌迷们的喝彩声浪里,是不被真正理解的Eagles的寂寞. 　　借用中国的一句古语"成也萧何、败也萧何"，可能是《Hotel California》太成功了，以后，The Eagles再也没有创作出超过《Hotel California》的作品。或许是听众们太苛刻了，他们对这首歌曲近乎于崇拜的喜爱已使他们忽略了The Eagles其他的单曲。更有甚者，传说The Eagles到日本举行演唱会，演唱会第一支曲子就安排的是Hotel California，但演唱完了这首曲子之后,音乐会就走了近一半的人。（因为人们只是来听《Hotel California》的）