爱华网
经典到不能在经典了，老鹰乐队的名曲，知名度甚至比乐队本身要高。在《滚石》评出的最伟大的100首英文歌曲中名列第十一。
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,温馨的大麻香，
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.我看到微弱的灯光。
my head grew heavy my sight grew dim.我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊。
i had 2 stop 4 the night.我不得不停下来过夜。
there she stood in the doorway;她站在门口那儿招呼我
i heard the mission bell.我听到远处教堂的钟声。
and i was thinking 2 myself,我在心里对自己说
"this could b heaven or this could b hell".这里可能是天堂也可能是地狱。
then she lit up a candle,然后她点燃了蜡烛，
and she showed me the way.给我引路。
there were voices down the corridor.沿着走廊传来阵阵说话声。
i thought i heard them say...我想我听到他们在说……
welcome to the hotel california!欢迎来到加州旅馆！
such a lovely place!如此美丽的地方！
such a lovely face!多么可爱的的面容！！
plenty of room at the hotel california!加州旅馆有充足的房间！
any time of year,u can find it here!一年的任何时候,你都能在这找到房间。
her mind is tiffany-twisted,她的心为珠宝所扭曲，
she got the mercedes bends.她拥有豪华奔驰车。
she got a lot of pretty,pretty boys.她有许多漂亮的小伙子。
that she calls friends.她称之为朋友。
how they dance in the courtyard,他们在庭院里翩翩起舞，
sweet summer sweat.夏日的香汗伶俐。
some dance to remember!有些舞是为了回忆！
some dance to forget!而有些舞是为了忘却！
so i called up the captain,于是我叫来领班，
"please bring me my wine."请给我来些酒。
he said"we haven t had that spirit here,他说我们这不供应烈酒
since nineteen sixty nine."从1969年起。
and still those voices are calling from far away.远处仍然传来他们的话语。
wake u up in the middle of the night.在半夜把你吵醒。
just 2 hear them say...只听到他们在说……
welcome to the hotel california!欢迎到加州旅馆来！
such a lovely place!如此美丽的地方！
such a lovely face!多么可爱的的面容！
they livin it up at the hotel california.他们在加州旅馆尽情狂欢。
what a nice surprise,好得令人吃惊，
bring your alibis.使你有来到这的借口。
mirrors on the ceiling,天花板上镶嵌着的镜子，
the pink champagne on ice.冰镇着的粉色香槟
and she said"we are all just prisoners here-她说我们都是这的囚徒
-of our own device".但是是我们自愿的。
and in the master s chambers.在主人的卧房里。
they gathered 4 the feast.他们为宴会聚在一起。
they stabbed it with their steely knives.他们彼此间用钢刀相互砍杀。
but they just can t kill the beast.但他们甚至不能杀死野兽！
last thing i remember,我所记得的最后一件事
i was running 4 the door.是我跑向门口。
i had 2 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,守夜人说放宽心，
"we are programmed to receive.我们只是照常接待
u can checkout any time u like.你想什么时候结帐都可以。
but u can never leave！"但你永远无法离去！
