On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair
在漆黑荒凉的公路上 凉风吹散了我的头发
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
科里塔斯温热的气息 在空中袅袅上升
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light
抬头极目远方 微微灯光闪烁
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的头脑变得沉重 我的视线越发模糊
I had to stop for the night
必须停下来了 寻找过夜的地方
There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell
而她就站在门廊边 我听见钟声在我耳边回响
And I was thinking to myself
我心中暗念
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
地狱与天堂只一念之差
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
她燃起蜡烛 在我前方引路
There were voices down the corridor
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
I thought I heard them say
我隐约听见他们在唱
Welcome to the Hotel California
欢迎来到加州旅馆
Such a lovely place
多么可爱的地方
Such a lovely face
如此美丽的脸庞
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
加州旅馆有足够多的房间
Any time of year
一年四季任何时候
You can find it here
你都可以住在这里
她的心为珠宝所扭曲 她开着奔驰呼啸而来
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
帅气男子伴随左右 她称他们为朋友
How they dance in the courtyard sweet summer sweat
在庭院里他们纵情欢舞 挥洒汗水
Some dance to remember some dance to forget
有人翩翩起舞为回忆 有人翩翩起舞求忘却
So I called up the Captain
于是我唤来领班
Please bring me my wine
请给我来点酒
He said
而他说
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
自从一九六九 我们再无供应
And still those voices are calling from far away
遥远处依然传来那些声响
Wake you up in the middle of the night
在深夜使你惊醒
Just to hear them say
只听见他们在诉说
Welcome to the Hotel California
欢迎来到加州旅馆
Such a lovely place
多么可爱的地方
Such a lovely place
多么可爱的地方
Such a lovely face
如此美丽的脸庞
They living it up at the Hotel California
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
What a nice surprise what a nice surprise
这无比美妙的惊奇
Bring your alibis
给了你堕落的缘由
Mirrors on the ceiling the pink champagne on ice
镜子嵌在天花板 粉红香槟浸在冰块之中
And she said
她却说
We are all just prisoners here of our own device
这里的我们都是囚犯 为自己欲望负债
And in the master's chambers they gathered for the feast
在主厅大房间内 人们举起狂欢之火
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
他们用钢刀挥刺着 却杀不死心中恶魔
Last thing I remember I was running for the door
我最后所唯一记得的是 我拼命奔向大门口
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
我必须找到来时路 回到我原来的地方
Relax said the night man
然而看门人说 放松点吧
We are programmed to receive
我们天生受诱惑 我们只是照常接待
You can checkout any time you like but you can never leave
你可以随时结束 却永远无法摆脱