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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往期经典
--In the Arms of Love(爱的怀抱) - 安迪·威廉姆斯
--The Last Time(最后一次) - 约翰尼·卡什
--I Swear(我的誓言) - 肯尼·罗杰斯:我要与你如影相随