Apollo No.3 丨《加州旅馆》到底表达了什么？

　　On a dark desert highway
　　黑暗的沙漠高速公路上
　　Cool wind in my hair
　　冷风吹乱了我的头发
　　Warm smell of Colitas rising up through the air
       空气中飘来柯丽塔温暖的气味
　　Up ahead in the distance
　　望向远方
　　I saw a shimmering light
　　我看到闪烁的灯光
　　My head grew heavy and my sight grew dimmer
　　我的头越来越昏沉，视线模糊
　　I had to stop for the night
　   我得停下来过夜
　　There she stood in the doorway
　　她就站在门边

　　I heard the mission bell
　　我听到了教堂的钟声
　　And I was thinking to myself
　　我心里想
       'This could be heaven or this could be hell'
　　这儿可能是天堂也可能是地狱
　　Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
　　然后她点燃蜡烛为我带路
　　There were voices down the corridor
　　走廊传来许多声音
　　I thought I heard them say---
　　我想它们是说---

　　Welcome to the Hotel California
　　欢迎莅临加州旅馆
　　Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)
　　这么美好的地方（接待人员亲切）
　　Plenty of room at the Hotel California
　　旅馆内有充足的房间
       Any time of year, you can find it here
　　无论哪一天，随时恭迎大驾
　　Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
　　她的想法是第凡内卷发型的
　　She got the Mercedes Benz
　　她拥有宾士轿车
　　She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys That she calls friends
       还有很多她称之为朋友的俊美男孩　
　　How they dance in the courtyard
　　他们在庭院里跳舞
　　Sweet summer sweats
　　汗水淋漓
　　Some dance to remember
　　有人跳舞是为了回忆
       Some dance to forget
　　有人是为了遗忘

　　So I called up the Captain'Please bring me my wine'
　　于是我请领班过来 "帮我端酒来"
　　He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
　　他说"我们这儿从1969年起就不再供应烈酒了"
　　And still those voices are calling from far away
　　那些声音依然在远方召唤
　　Wake you up in the middles of the night
　　将你从午夜时分唤醒
　　Just to hear them say---
　　只听见它们说著----

　　Welcome to the Hotel California
       欢迎莅临加州旅馆
       Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)
　　这么美好的地方（接待人员亲切）
　　They living it up at the Hotel California
　　许多人都住在加州旅馆
　　What a nice surprise, bring you alibis
　　多么令人惊喜，带给你逃避的藉口

　　Mirrors on the ceiling
　　天花板上的镜子
　　The pink champagne on ice
　　冰镇的粉红色香槟
　　And she said'We are all just prisoners here of our own device'
　　她说"我们都是这里自投罗网的囚犯"
　　And in the master's chambers
　　在主人的房里
　　They gathered for the feast
　　所有人齐赴盛宴
　　They stab it with their steely knives
　　他们用钢制小刀戳刺猎物
　　But they just can't kill the beast
　　却无法宰杀那支野兽

　　Last thing I remember
　　我最后记得的是:
　　I was running for the door
　　我夺门而出　
　　I had to find the passage back
　　我得寻回未完的旅程
　　To the place I was before 'Relax', said the night man
　　"别紧张"，值夜者说　　
　　'We are programmed to receive
　　"我们已接获指示
   　You can check out any time you like
　　您随时都可以买单
　　But you can never leave'
　　但您别想离开！"