On a dark desert highway黑暗的沙漠高速公路上
cool wind in my hair冷風吹亂了我的髮
Warm smell of colitas 科麗塔(花蕾/毒品)溫暖的氣味
rising up through the air空氣中飄來
Up ahead in the distance望向遠方
I saw a shimmering light我看到閃爍的燈光
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim我的頭越來越昏沈,視線越來越模糊
I had to stop for the night我得停下來過夜
There she stood in the doorway她就站在門邊
I heard the mission bell我聽到了教堂的鐘聲傳來
And I was thinking to myself我心裡想
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'這兒可能是天堂也可能是地獄
Then she lit up a candle然後,她點燃蠟燭
and she showed me the way 為我帶路
There were voices down the corridor, 走廊傳來許多聲音
I thought I heard them say... 我想它們是說--------
Welcome to the Hotel California歡迎蒞臨加州旅館
Such a lovely place多麼美麗的地方
Such a lovely face多麼親切的臉孔
Plenty of room at the Hotel California旅館內有足夠的房間
Any time of year, you can find it here無論哪一天,隨時恭迎大駕
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted她的頭腦已經為追求名牌時尚而沈迷
she got the Mercedes Benz她擁有賓士轎車
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,
that she calls friends還有很多她稱之為朋友的俊美男孩
How they dance in the courtyard他們在庭院裡跳著舞
sweet summer sweat. 盛夏汗水淋漓
Some dance to remember有人跳舞是為了回憶
some dance to forget有人是為了遺忘
So I called up the Captain於是我請領班過來
'Please bring me my wine'"幫我端杯酒來"
He said,'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'但他說"我們這兒從1969年起就不再供應烈酒了"
And still those voices are calling from far away, 那些聲音依然在遠方召喚
Wake you up in the middle of the night將你從午夜時分喚醒
Just to hear them say... 只聽見它們說著--------
Welcome to the Hotel California歡迎蒞臨加州旅館
Such a lovely place多麼美麗的地方
Such a lovely face多麼親切的臉孔
They livin' it up at the Hotel California人們都在加州旅館裡尋歡作樂
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis多麼美麗的驚喜,帶伴來吧
Mirrors on the ceiling, 天花板上的鏡子
The pink champagne on ice冰鎮的粉紅色香檳
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here
of our own device' 她說"我們都是自投羅網的囚犯"
And in the master's chambers在大廳裡
They gathered for the feast所有客人齊赴盛宴
They stab it with their steely knives他們用小鋼刀戳刺著
But they just can't kill the beast卻無法宰殺那隻野獸
Last thing I remember, I was我最後記得的是:
Running for the door我奪門而出
I had to find the passage back我得尋找原來的路
To the place I was before回到從前的地方
'Relax,'said the night man, " 別緊張",值夜者說
We are programmed to receive. " 我們已訓練好負責接待
You can checkout any time you like您隨時都可以買單
but you can never leave! 但您休想離開!"