The history of one song

St.Petersburg
Teacher R.S. Budnitckaja

beautiful and melodical compositions of all the time. It’s “Hotel

California’ – is song by “Eagles”. It came out at the beginning of 1977.

the song. It looks like a story told by a

tired traveler. He was trapped in a nightmarish hotel which seemed so attractive at first. The author compares “the hotel” with Hollywood, which welcomes you at first and then you become dependent on it. One of the version is that “the hotel” is a prison or mental hospital.

the 20th century. The “Hotel California” was awarded “Grammy” in

1978 as the best of the year. It was at the head of American charts as well.
And now this song is still on the first ones in hit-parades all over the world and in hearts of many people.

hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead

in the distance, I saw shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax,' said the night man,
'We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!'

ветер.
Тёплый запах колитаса
Поднимался в воздухе.
На некотором расстоянии впереди
Я увидел мерцающий

свет.
Я почувствовал, что меня клонит ко сну
И что мне нужно остановиться на ночлег.

Добро пожаловать в отель «Калифорния»,
Такое замечательное место,
(Такое замечательное место),
Такое замечательное место.
В отеле «Калифорния» веселятся и кутят -
Какой приятный сюрприз!
(Какой приятный сюрприз!)
(Professional translated text)






Шоссе темно и пустынно,
Холодок в волосах,
Я чувствую дух кальяна,
Им вдруг воздух запах.
Где-то вдали
Я вижу мерцающий свет,
Голова тяжелеет,
Глаза смыкаются,
Я знаю – мне нужно найти ночлег.
Добро пожаловать в Отель Калифорния!
Что за милое место!
Что за милое место!
Что за милое место!
Много мест в Отеле Калифорния,
В любой день и час,
В любой момент и сейчас,
Ты здесь найдешь нас!..
(Our translated text)