last resort歌词
歌曲名:The Last Resort
歌手:The Eagles
专辑:冰封地狱
Eagles- The Last Resort Best
She came from Providence她来自普罗维登斯
The one in Rhode Island罗德岛洲的一员
Where the old world shadows hang旧世界阴影垂着的地方
Heavy in the air沉重地悬在空气中
She packed her hopes and dreams她收拾起她的希望和梦想
Like a refugee像一个流亡者
Just as her father came across the sea就像她父亲当年过海来到这里
She heard about a place people were smiling她听到一个地方的人们在微笑
They spoke about the red man's way他们说着印第安人的趣事
And how they loved the land和他们是怎样爱他们的土地
And they came from everywhere他们来自于各地
To the Great Divide来到这落基山区
Seeking a place to stand寻找一个落脚地
Or a place to hide或者一个容身之地
Down in the crowded bars在拥挤的酒吧
Out for a good time显露出一个繁荣时期
Can't wait to tell you all等不及告诉你一切
What it's like up there那里到底像什么
And they called it paradise他们说那里就是天堂
I don't know why我不明白其中道理
Somebody laid the mountains low一些人躺在山腰下
While the town got high一会儿的时间整个小镇进入高潮
Then the chilly winds blew down然后寒冷的风吹来
Across the desert刮遍这荒凉沙漠
Through the canyons of the coast,穿过海岸的峡谷
To the Malibu直到马利布
Where the pretty people play,漂亮的人们在那里玩
Hungry for power渴望力量
To light their neon way为了照亮他们的新迁之路
And give them things to do并且给予他们事情去做
Some rich men came and raped the land,一些有钱人来到这里并掠夺这片土地
Nobody caught them没有人抓捕他们
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,立起了一个个丑陋盒子,和耶稣
People bought them人们买来他们
And they called it paradise把那里称作天堂
The place to be这个未来的地方
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea他们凝视着朦胧的太阳，慢慢沉没在海中
You can leave it all behind你可以把这些都忘记
And sail to Lahaina乘船去到夏威夷
Just like the missionaries did, so many years ago追随多年前的传教士留下的足迹
They even brought a neon sign:"Jesus is coming"他们还把霓虹广告牌带去，写着：耶稣来了
Brought the white man's burden down带来白人的担子
Brought the white man's reign带来白人的统治
Who will provide the grand design?谁将准备这盛大的计划
What is yours and what is mine?什么是你们的什么是我们的？
Cause there is no more new frontier因为这里没有更多新的边境
We have got to make it here我们需要在这里制造出来
We satifsy our endless needs我们满足我们的无穷的需要
And justify our bloody deeds,并且证明我们的血腥的行为
In the name of destiny以命运的名义
And the name of God和上帝的名义
And you can see them there,你可以看见他们在那里
On Sunday morning礼拜日早晨
Stand up and sing about他们站起来并唱着
What it's like up there那里到底像什么
They call it paradise他们称之为天堂
I don't know why我不明白其中道理
You call someplace paradise,你们称一些地方为天堂
Kiss it goodbye吻别...
这是一首批判白人侵略印地安领土的歌
它描述了印地安人曾经的生活,和白人带来的灾难
The Last Resort--Eagles
She came from Providence,她来自普罗维登斯
the one in Rhode Island是罗得岛洲的一员
Where the old world shadows hang旧世界的阴影悬挂在哪里
heavy in the air沉重地在空气中
She packed her hopes and dreams她把她的希望和梦想打包在一起
like a refugee好像一个流亡者
Just as her father came across the sea就好像她的父亲穿过大海
She heard about a place people were smilin'她听到关于一个地方的人们在微笑
They spoke about the red man's way,他们谈论关于（红色男人/红军）的道路
and how they loved the land和他们是怎样爱他们的土地
And they came from everywhere还有他们来自于各地
to the Great Divide到达分界线
Seeking a place to stand寻找一个立足点
or a place to hide或者一个隐藏点
Down in the crowded bars,在拥挤的酒吧中下
out for a good time,显露出一个繁荣时期
Can't wait to tell you all,等不及告诉你一切
what it's like up there那里到底像什么
And they called it paradise他们说那里就是天堂
I don't know why我不知道为什么
Somebody laid the mountains low一些人躺在山腰下
while the town got high一会儿的时间整个小镇进入高潮
Then the chilly winds blew down然后寒冷的风吹来
Across the desert穿过沙漠
through the canyons of the coast,穿过海岸的峡谷
to the Malibu直到马利布
Where the pretty people play,漂亮的人们在那里玩
hungry for power渴望力量
to light their neon way为了照亮他们的新迁之路
and give them things to do并且给予他们事情去做
Some rich men came and raped the land,一些有钱人来到这里并掠夺这片土地
Nobody caught'em没有人抓捕他们
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,举起一个捆绑好的丑陋的盒子，和耶稣
people bought'em人们买来他们
And they called it paradise并且称他为天堂
The place to be这个未来的地方
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea他们凝视着朦胧的太阳，沉没在海中
You can leave it all behind你可以把他们全部抛之脑后
and sail to Lahaina然后启航去LAHAINA
just like the missionaries did, so many years ago就好像传教士做所的一样，很多年以前
They even brought a neon sign:"Jesus is coming"他们甚至于带来一个新迁的标记“耶稣来了”
Brought the white man's burden down带来白人的担子
Brought the white man's reign带来白人的统治
Who will provide the grand design?谁将准备这盛大的计划
What is yours and what is mine?什么是你们的什么是我们的？
'Cause there is no more new frontier因为这里没有更多新的边境
We have got to make it here我们需要在这里制造出来
We satisfy our endless needs and我们满足我们的无穷的需要
justify our bloody deeds,并且证明我们的血腥的行为
in the name of destiny and the name以命运的名义和上帝的名义
of God
And you can see them there,你可以看到他们在那里
On Sunday morning在星期天的早上
They stand up and sing about他们站起来并且唱着关于
what it's like up there那里到底像什么
They call it paradise他们称之为天堂
I don't know why我不知道为什么
You call someplace paradise,你称一些地方为天堂
kiss it goodbye吻别。
单纯翻译歌词用处不大，就像Hotel California，歌词后半段的含混让人全然不可理喻，除非你把前面的Colitas联结在一起来想。
the last resort，感觉更加深涩。最后的庇护所？最后的胜地？到底指向何处？47楼的兄弟说这首歌主要讲的是对美洲的殖民历史的讽刺，（躺在山脚下的可能是印第安人，而白人的高楼大厦是建立在印第安人逐渐减小的居住地的。）又有人说跟神谕上帝有关。但我以为，Eagles诉说辽远历史的可能性不大（而且这种说法跟歌词原文相差甚大），我倒相信这个“最后的胜地”说的就是New York。
从罗得岛的地理位置来看，就在纽约的西北方，邻近波士顿。作为美国最小的州，我不清楚罗得岛的状况；但歌词第一节就说了：Just as her father came across the sea。从罗得岛跨海到哪里？应该是美洲大陆，不可能去欧洲。而最有可能的地点又是哪里？
纽约吧。“they came from everywhere”，纽约在50年代已经成为国际都市，everywhere的意义除了美国各州，很可能也包括世界各国。能吸引各国人移居，在罗得岛附近除了纽约似乎找不到更好的解释。
这里附带说一下，the Great Divide，意思是生死边缘，而不是“分界线”。
我想更能说明问题的是后面一句：Seeking a place to stand or a place to hide，辛苦经营来到这里，只不过是寻求立足之地或藏身之所——显然这不该是现实的场景，而是另有所指：这里的压力颓废高犯罪率让人精神无着，尽管他们会说自己深爱这片土地这个城市。
说法只是冠冕堂皇或者野心勃勃的宣言，因为Some rich men came and raped the land,Nobody caught'em，让他们深爱的原因无非权势和金钱。这里的rich men似乎让答案更明确：世界上哪里的rich men附聚如蚁？当然是华尔街。
We satisfy our endless needs，and justify our bloody deeds,in the name of destiny and the name of God。这显然是在抗诉一个物欲横流血腥残暴的世界。70年代的纽约恰好满足这两个条件：奢侈之风盛行，犯罪率高企，直至90年代警方推出零容忍执法，情况才得以改观。
这么多分析实际上连我自己也拿不准，但从They call it paradise，I don't know why；You call someplace paradise,kiss it goodbye这几句看来，所谓“最后的胜地”不过是藏污纳垢之所。这里也不排除另一种解释：真正的Resort在人心之中，应当向上帝寻求。
