on a dark desert highway,行駛在昏黑的荒漠公路上，
cool wind in my hair.涼風吹過我的頭發。
warm smell of colitas,溫馨的大麻香，
rising up through the air.彌漫在空氣中。
up ahead in the distance,擡頭遙望遠方，
i saw a shimmering light.我看到微弱的燈光。
my head grew heavy my sight grew dim.我的頭越來越沈,視線也變得模糊。
i had to stop for the night.我不得不停下來過夜。
there she stood in the doorway;她站在門口那兒招呼我
i heard the mission bell.我聽到遠處教堂的鐘聲。
and i was thinking to myself,我在心裏對自己說
"this could b heaven or this could b hell".這裏可能是天堂也可能是地獄。
then she lit up a candle,然後她點燃了蠟燭，
and she showed me the way.給我引路。
there were voices down the corridor.沿著走廊傳來陣陣說話聲。
i thought i heard them say...我想我聽到他們在說……
welcome to the hotel california!歡迎來到加州旅館！
such a lovely place!如此美麗的地方！
such a lovely face!多麽可愛的的面容！！
plenty of room at the hotel california!加州旅館有充足的房間！
any time of year,u can find it here!壹年的任何時候,妳都能在這找到房間。
her mind is tiffany-twisted,她的心為珠寶所扭曲，
she got the mercedes bends.她擁有豪華奔馳車。
she got a lot of pretty,pretty boys.她有許多漂亮的小夥子。
that she calls friends.她稱之為朋友。
how they dance in the courtyard,他們在庭院裏翩翩起舞，
sweet summer sweat.夏日的香汗淋漓。
some dance to remember!有些舞是為了回憶！
some dance to forget!而有些舞是為了忘卻！
so i called up the captain,於是我叫來領班，
"please bring me my wine."請給我來些酒。
he said"we haven't had that spirit here,他說我們這不供應列酒 since nineteen sixty nine."從1969年起。
and still those voices are calling from far away.遠處仍然傳來他們的話語。
wake u up in the middle of the night.在半夜把妳吵醒。
just to hear them say...只聽到他們在說……
welcome to the hotel california!歡迎到加州旅館來！
such a lovely place!如此美麗的地方！
such a lovely face!多麽可愛的的面容！
they livin' it up at the hotel california.他們在加州旅館盡情狂歡。
what a nice surprise,好得令人吃驚，
bring your alibis.使妳有來到這的借口。
mirrors on the ceiling,天花板上鑲嵌著的鏡子，
the pink champagne on ice.冰鎮著的粉色香檳
and she said"we are all just prisoners here-她說我們都是這的囚徒
-of our own device".但是是我們自願的。
and in the master's chambers.在主人的臥房裏。
they gathered for the feast.他們為宴會聚在壹起。
they stabbed it with their steely knives.他們彼此間用鋼刀相互砍殺。
but they just can't kill the beast.但他們甚至不能殺死野獸！
last thing i remember,我所記得的最後壹件事
i was running for the door.是我跑向門口。
i had to find the passage back,我必須找到來時的路，
to the place i was before.回到我過去的地方。
"relax",said the night man,守夜人說放寬心，
"we are programmed to receive.我們只是照常接待
you can checkout any time you like.妳想什麽時候結帳都可以。
but you can never leave！"但妳永遠無法離去！