On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
在黑暗寂寞公路上 寒風吹亂的的頭髮
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
空氣中瀰漫著溫暖又迷幻的香味
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
遙望遠處 我看見微光幾許
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的頭變得昏昏沉沉地 視線也模糊了
I had to stop for the night
我得找地方歇腳
There she stood in the doorway;
我看見她站在門前
I heard the mission bell
遠處傳來教堂的鐘聲
And I was thinking to myself,
’this could be heaven or this could be hell’
我真不知這將會是天堂還是地獄
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
她點了蠟燭 她為我帶路
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...
我好像聽見走廊傳出他們的聲音
這樣說著..

Welcome to the hotel California
歡迎光臨加州旅店
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
這裡人們很親切 真是個好地方
Plenty of room at the hotel California
加州旅店有很多房間
Any time of year, you can find it here
一整年都隨時歡迎你來這邊

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes bends
她總是開著高級轎車追逐名牌
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
身邊圍繞著很多美男子 她輕描淡寫地說他們只是朋友
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
她和他們在後院狂舞到香汗淋漓
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
有些舞步跳成了回憶 有些回憶你根本不願意想起

So I called up the captain,
我向領班招招手
’please bring me my wine’
“請你送我的酒過來!”
He said, ’we haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine’
他說”先生!你點的酒我從1969年就不供應了!”
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
從遠處傳來的依然是那個聲音 把我從夢中喚醒
Just to hear them say...
聽見他們這說著

Welcome to the hotel california
歡迎光臨加州旅店
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
這裡人們很親切 真是個好地方
They livin’ it up at the hotel California
大家在加州旅店裡尋歡作樂
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
這樣好的地方 請找著藉口來住進來吧

Mirrors on the ceiling,
天花板上的鏡子
The pink champagne on ice
加了冰塊的粉紅色香檳
And she said ’we are all just prisoners here, of our own device’
她說”在這裡我們都只是自作自受的囚犯而已”
And in the master’s chambers,
在主人的接待室裡
They gathered for the feast
他們準備參加盛宴
The stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can’t kill the beast
他們用盡了力氣屠殺野獸
但沒有人除得了自己的心魔

Last thing I remember, I was
我最後記得的是
Running for the door
我狂奔到門口
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
我必須找到回家的路
回到我屬於我的從前
’relax,’ said the night man,
守夜的值班卻告訴我”放輕鬆一點”
We are programmed to receive.
我們只是負責接待
You can checkout any time you like,
你隨時可以準備退房
But you can never leave!
但..永遠別想逃出這裡