How they dance in the courtyard sweet summer sweat

在庭院里他們縱情歡舞 揮灑汗水

Some dance to remember some dance to forget

有人翩翩為回憶 有人翩翩求忘卻

So I called up the Captain

于是我喚來領班

Please bring me my wine

請給我來點酒

He said we haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine

而他說自從一九六九我們再無供應

And still those voices are calling from far away

遙遠處依然傳來那些聲響

Wake you up in the middle of the night

在深夜使你驚醒

Just to hear them say

只聽見他們在訴說

Welcome to the Hotel California

歡迎來到加州旅館

Such a lovely place

多么可愛的地方

Such a lovely place

多么可愛的地方

Such a lovely face

如此美麗的臉龐

They livin’ it up at the Hotel California

加州旅館有足夠多的房間

What a nice surprise

這無比美妙的驚奇

What a nice surprise

這無比美妙的驚奇

Bring your alibis

給了你墮落的緣由

Mirrors on the ceiling

鏡子嵌在天花板

The pink champagne on ice

粉紅香檳浸在冰塊之中

And she said we are all just prisoners here of our own device

她卻說這里的我們都是囚犯 為自己欲望負債

And in the master’s chambers

在主廳大房間內(nèi)

They gathered for the feast

人們舉起狂歡之火

They stab it with their steely knives

他們用鋼刀揮刺著

But they just can’t kill the beast

卻殺不死心中惡魔

Last thing I remember I was

我最后所唯一記得的是

Running for the door

我拼命奔向大門口

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

我必須找到來時路 回到我原來的地方

Relax said the night man

然而看門人說 放松點吧

We are programmed to receive

我們天生受誘惑 我們只是照常接待

You can check out any time you like

你可以隨時結(jié)束

But you can never leave

卻永遠無法擺脫