Hotel California Eagles
加州旅館 老鷹合唱團
On a dark desert highway
黑暗的沙漠高速公路上
Cool wind in my hair
冷風吹亂了我的髮
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
空氣中飄來科麗塔(註1)溫暖的氣味
Up ahead in the distance
望向遠方
I saw a shimmering light
我看到閃爍的燈光
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dimmer
我的頭越來越昏沈,視線越來越模糊
I had to stop for the night
我得停下來過夜
There she stood in the doorway
她就站在門邊
I heard the mission bell
我聽到了教堂的鐘聲傳來
And I was thinking to myself
我心裡想
'This could be heaven or this could be hell'
這兒可能是天堂也可能是地獄
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
然後,她點燃蠟燭為我帶路
There were voices down the corridor
走廊傳來許多聲音
I thought I heard them say---
我想它們是說--------
Welcome to the Hotel California
歡迎蒞臨加州旅館
Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)
多麼美麗的地方(接待人員和藹親切)
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
旅館內有充足的房間
Any time of year, you can find it here
無論哪一天,隨時恭迎大駕
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
她總是追求名牌時尚
She got the Mercedes Benz
她擁有賓士轎車
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
還有很多她稱之為朋友的俊美男孩
How they dance in the courtyard
他們在庭院裡跳著舞
Sweet summer sweats
汗水淋漓
Some dance to remember
有人跳舞是為了回憶
Some dance to forget
有人是為了遺忘
So I called up the Captain
於是我請領班過來
'Please bring me my wine'
"幫我端杯酒來"
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit(註2) here since nineteen sixty nine'
但他說"我們這兒從1969年起就不再供應烈酒了"
And still those voices are calling from far away
那些聲音依然在遠方召喚
Wake you up in the middles of the night
將你從午夜時分喚醒
Just to hear them say---
只聽見它們說著--------
Welcome to the Hotel California
歡迎蒞臨加州旅館
Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)
多麼美麗的地方(接待人員和藹親切)
They living it up at the Hotel California
人們都在加州旅館裡尋歡作樂
What a nice surprise, bring you alibis
多麼美麗的驚喜,是你逃避的藉口
Mirrors on the ceiling
天花板上的鏡子
The pink champagne on ice
冰鎮的粉紅色香檳
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here of our own device'
她說"我們都是自投羅網的囚犯"
And in the master's chambers
在主人的房裡
They gathered for the feast
所有客人齊赴盛宴
They stab it with their steely knives
他們用小鋼刀戳刺獵物
But they just can't kill the beast
卻無法宰殺那隻野獸
Last thing I remember
我最後記得的是:
I was running for the door
我奪門而出
I had to find the passage back
我得回到未完的旅程
To the place I was before
回到從前的地方
'Relax', said the night man
"別緊張",值夜者說
'We are programmed to receive
"我們已接獲指示
You can check out any time you like
您隨時都可以買單
But you can never leave'
但您休想離開!"