Hotel California
演唱：Don Henley
填词：Don Felder，Glenn Frey，Don Henley?
谱曲：Don Felder?
编曲：Bill Szymczyk
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colitas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
我看到一丝微弱的灯光 。
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊。
I had to stop for the night
我不得不停下来过夜
There she stood in the doorway
她站在门那儿等候我
I heard the mission bell
我听到远处教堂的钟声 。
And I was thinking to myself
我在心里对自己说
This could be heaven or this could be hell
这里也许是天堂也可能是地狱
Then she lit up a candle
她点燃了蜡烛
And she showed me the way
并给我引路
There were voices down in corridor
走廊深处传来阵阵说话声
I thought I heard them say... ...
我想我听到他们在说……
Welcome to the Hotel California for you
欢迎来到加州旅馆！
Such a lovely place
多么美丽的地方！
Such a lovely face
多么可爱的面容
There's plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
加州旅馆有充足的房间!
Any time of year
一年的任何时候
you can find it here
你都能在这找到房间
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思
She got the Mercedes-Benz
她开着一辆梅塞德斯?奔驰
She got a lot of pretty,pretty boys
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子
She calls friends
她都唤他们叫朋友
How they dance in the courtyard
他们在庭院里翩翩起舞
Sweet summer sweat
甜蜜夏日,香汗伶俐。
Some dance to remember
有人狂舞中唤起回忆！
Some dance to forget
而有人狂舞着是为了忘记！
So I called up the captain
于是我叫来领班。
Please bring me my wine
请给我来些美酒。
He said we haven't had that spirit here
他说:我们这再不供应烈酒
Since nineteen sixty nine
自从1969年起
And still those voices are calling from far away
远处依然传来那些话语
Wake you up in the middle of the night
在半夜将你惊醒
Just to hear them say... ...
只听到他们在说……
Welcome to the Hotel Calofornia for you
欢迎来到加州旅馆！
Such a lovely place
多么美丽的地方！
Such a loveely face
多么可爱的面容！
They livin'it up at the Hotel California
他们在加州旅馆尽情狂欢
What a nice surprise
一切都美好得令人吃惊！
Bring your alibis .
为你带来想要的借口
Mirrors on the ceilling
天花板上的镜子
The pink champagne on ice
冰上粉红色的香槟
And she said
这时她说,
We are all just prisoners here "
我们其实不过是这里的囚徒,
Of our own device
甘心被自己所驱使".
And in the master's chambers
在主人的房间里
They gathered for the feast
他们聚集在盛宴前
They stab it with their steely knives .
挥舞着钢制的刀
But they just can't kill the beast
但却杀不死心中的恶魔
Last thing I remember,
我所记得的最后一件事就是
I was running for the door
我拼命跑向大门口
I had to 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
放松点",守夜人说到,
We are programmed to receive
我们只是照常接待
You can check out any time you like
你什么时候结帐都可以
But you can never leave
但你永远都无法摆脱！
扩展资料：
60年代是美国音乐界的自由创作时期，摇滚乐的流行成为60年代自由与反叛思想的象征，然而其盛况也逐渐造成了乐手日益糜烂的生活态度。吸毒和淫乱几乎成了每个美国摇滚乐手在70年代走的同一条堕落之路，金钱与享乐成为了摇滚音乐在70年代的新形象。
同为音乐人的老鹰乐队看到这样的事实，却无能为力。乐手们已经将这种沉迷的生活看成了是音乐界的常态，摇滚乐手们周围总充满了漂亮的姑娘和糜烂的生活。于是，乐队创作了这首《加州旅馆》。