Hotel California（加州旅馆） - 老鹰乐队：有人跳舞忆往日 有人起舞求忘却

Hotel California

By Eagles

On a dark desert highway

在漆黑荒凉的公路上

Cool wind in my hair

凉风吹进我的头发

Warm smell of colitas

熏热的味道

Rising up through the air

在空中升起弥漫

Up ahead in the distance

再向远处

I saw a shimmering light

我看到忽明忽暗的灯光

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

头变得沉重 视线变得模糊

I had to stop for the night

我得停下来过夜

There she stood in the doorway

正好她就站在门廊

I heard the mission bell

我听见教堂的钟声

And I was thinking to myself

心中暗想

This could be heaven or this could be hell

这也许是天堂 但也可能是地狱

Then she lit up a candle

然后她点燃蜡烛

And she showed me the way

为我引路

There were voice down in corridor

走廊的一头有说话声

I thought I heard them say

我觉得我听到他们说

Welcome to the Hotel California

欢迎来到加州旅馆

Such a lovely place

多么可爱的地方

Such a lovely face

多么可爱的脸庞

Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California

加州旅馆有很多房间

Any time of year

一年四季任何时候

You can find it here

你都能订到房间

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

她满心都是蒂芙尼名牌

She got the Mercedes Benz

她还有奔驰

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys

她有一堆帅气十足的男孩

That she calls friends

她称他们为朋友

How they dance in the courtyard

他们在庭院纵情跳舞

Sweet summers sweat

流着甜蜜的夏日汗水

Some dance to remember

有些人跳舞忆往日

Some dance to forget

有些人起舞求忘却

So I called up the captain

于是我召唤领班

Please bring me my wine he said

请给我来点红酒  他说

We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine

一九六九年以来我们这里再没那种酒

And still those voices are calling from far away

远处依然传来那些说话声

Wake up in the middle of the night

半夜醒来

Just to hear them say

只听见他们说

Welcome to the Hotel California

欢迎来到加州旅馆

Such a lovely place

多么可爱的地方

Such a lovely face

多么可爱的脸庞

They livin' it up in the Hotel California

他们在加州旅馆热闹非凡

What nice surprise

多么美妙的惊喜

Bring your alibis

带给你纵情的理由

Mirrors on the ceiling

天花板上的镜面

The pink champagne on ice and she said

冰镇粉红香槟 她说

We are all just prisoners here

我们都是这里的囚犯

Of our own device

甘心自愿的囚犯

And in the master's chambers

在豪华房间

They gathered for the feast

他们为盛宴而聚

They stab it with their steely knives

他们在空中挥舞利刃

But they just can't kill the beast

却无法杀死野兽

Last thing I remember

我记得的最后一件事

I was running for the door

是我拼命奔向门口

I had to find the passage back

我必须找到回去的路

To the place I was before

回到我原来的地方

Relax said the night man

别紧张 看门人说

We are programmed to receive

我们这么接待都是常规

You can check out any time you like

你随时可以退房

But you can never leave

但却永远不能离开

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