hotel California (feat. Rachel Moreau)
On a dark desert highway
在昏黑的沙漠高速公路上
Cool wind in my hair
涼風吹過我的頭髮
Warm smell of colitas
溫馨的香
Rising up through the air
在空氣中裊裊上升
Up ahead in the distance
抬起頭遙望遠方
I saw a shimmering light
我看見一絲微弱閃爍的光
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的頭變得沉重,我的視線也越發模糊
I had to stop for the night
我不得不停下來過夜
There she stood in the doorway
她就站在門廊那裡
I heard the mission bell
遠處教堂的鐘聲在我耳邊迴響
And I was thinking to myself
我在心裡想著
This could be heaven or this could be hell
這裡可能是天堂也可能是地獄
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
然後她點燃了一根蠟燭,給我引路
There were voices down the corridor
沿著走廊深處傳來陣陣言語聲
I thought I heard them say
我想我聽見他們在說
Welcome to the Hotel California
歡迎來到加州旅館
Such a lovely place
多麼美麗的地方
Such a lovely face
多麼可愛的面容
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
在加州旅館有充足的房間
Any time of year
一年的任何時候
You can find it here
你都可以在這裡找到
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
她的心為珠寶所扭曲
She got the Mercedes bends
她擁有豪華的奔馳車
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
還帶著許多漂亮迷人的小伙子
That she calls friends
她稱之為朋友
How they dance in the courtyard
他們在庭院裡翩翩起舞
Sweet summer sweat
夏日的香汗淋漓
Some dance to remember
有些舞喚起回憶
Some dance to forget
而有些舞是為了忘卻
So I called up the Captain
於是我叫來了主人
Please bring me my wine
請給我來些酒
He said
他說
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
自1969年以來我們這就再沒烈酒了
And still those voices are calling from far away
而那些聲音依然從遠方傳來
Wake you up in the middle of the night
在午夜把你驚醒
Just to hear them say
只聽到他們在說
Welcome to the Hotel California
歡迎來到加州旅館
Such a lovely place
如此美麗的地方
Such a lovely face
如此可愛的臉龐
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
他們在加州旅館縱情狂歡
What a nice surprise
多麼令人喜出望外
Bring your alibis
為你帶來想要的藉口
Mirrors on the ceiling
天花板上鑲嵌著的鏡子
The pink champagne on ice
冰鎮著的粉色香檳
And she said
這時她說
We are all just prisoners here of our own device
我們都不過是這裡的囚徒,甘心被自己所驅使
And in the master's chambers
在主人的房間裡
They gathered for the feast
他們為盛宴所聚集
They stab it with their steely knives
他們彼此揮舞著鋼刀
But they just can't kill the beast
但卻就是不能殺死野獸
Last thing I remember
我記得的最後一件事
I was running for the door
是我向門口跑去
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
我必須找到來時的路回到從前的地方
Relax said the night-man
放鬆點,守夜人說道
We are programmed to receive
我們只是照常接待
You can checkout any time you like
你想什麼時候結帳都可以
But you can never leave!
但你永遠不能離去!