On a dark desert highway
在漆黑的沙漠公路上
cool wind in my hair
凉风轻拂我的发梢
warm smell of colitas
大麻花蕾的暖香
rising up through the air
在空气中升腾飘荡
Up ahead in the distance
远方的前方
I saw a shimmering light
我看见一束微光闪烁
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的头脑渐沉 视线渐模糊
I had to stop for the night
我必须停下歇息过夜
There she stood in the doorway
她伫立在门廊
I heard the mission bell
我听见教堂钟声
and I was thinking to myself
我心头不禁思量
this could be heaven or this could be hell
此处是天堂 亦或是地狱
Then she lit up a candle
随后她点燃一支蜡烛
and she showed me the way
为我指引方向
There were voices down in corridor
走廊深处传来低语
I thought I heard them say
我仿佛听见他们在轻唤
Welcome to the Hotel California
欢迎来到加州旅馆
such a lovely place
如此迷人的地方
such a lovely face
如此美丽的容颜
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
加州旅馆客房无数
any time of year
一年四季皆如此
you can find it here
你总能在此寻觅
Her mind is Tiffany-Twisted
她的心思如蒂芙尼般扭曲
She got the Mercedes-Benz
她开着奔驰轿车
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
她身旁围绕着俊美少年郎
that she calls friends
皆是她口中的友人
How they dance in the courtyard
看他们在庭院中翩跹起舞
sweet summer sweat
汗水淋漓,夏日甜腻
some dance to remember some dance to forget
有人舞为铭记,有人舞为忘却
So I called up the captain
于是我唤来了侍者长
Please bring me my wine
请为我呈上美酒
He said We haven t had that spirit here
他说自1969年后我们这就没那种酒了
since nineteen sixty nine
自一九六九年起
And still those voices are calling from far away
那些遥远的呼唤声至今仍在耳畔回响
wake you up in the middle of the night
在深夜将你唤醒
Just to hear them say
只为让你听闻他们低语
Welcome to the Hotel California
欢迎来到加州旅馆
such a lovely place
如此迷人的地方
such a lovely face
如此美丽的容颜
They live it up at the Hotel California
他们在加州旅馆尽情沉醉
what a nice surprise
多么美妙的惊喜
bring your alibis
带上你的托词前来
Mirros on the ceiling
天花板上倒映着镜影
The pink champagne on ice
冰镇的粉色香槟
And she said we are all just prisoners here
她说 我们都不过是这里的囚徒
of our own device
困于自己设下的局
And in the master s chambers
而在那主人的寝宫里
they gathered for the feast
他们为盛宴聚集而来
they stab it with their steely knives
他们挥舞钢刀向它刺去
but they just can t kill the beast
但他们终究无法杀死那猛兽
Last thing I remember
我记忆中最后一幕
I was running for the door
是我拼命奔向那扇门
I had to find the passage back
我必须要找到返回的通道
to the place I was before
回到我从前所在的地方
Relax said the Night Man
夜之人轻声说:放松吧
We are programmed to receive
我们生来就是为了接纳
You can check out any time you like
你可以随时选择离开
but you can never leave
但你永远无法离开