《加州旅馆》（Hotel California）是美国摇滚乐队老鹰乐队最成功的作品之一，由唐·亨利、格列·弗雷和Don Felder创作，由乐队鼓手唐·亨利担任主唱，发行于1977年2月22日。1978年，获得了第20届格莱美奖年度唱片奖，是最有具有美国象征性的歌曲之一，几乎是美国乡村音乐的代表词。经典的吉他旋律、诡异莫名的歌词内容、感人心弦的悲世情怀让这首歌征服了大量听众，呈现出了一位走在通向20世纪70年代高速路上的嬉皮士所追求的理想与精神世界的自由。歌词全文如下：
On a dark desert highway,cool wind in my hair
在黑暗的沙漠高速公路上，凉风吹动头发
Warm smell of colitas,rising up through the air
大ma暖暖的气味弥散在空气中
Up ahead in the distance,I saw a shimmering light
在遥远的前方，我看见闪烁的灯火
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,I had to stop for the night
我的头开始发沉，视线开始模糊，我必须停车过夜
There she stood in the doorway;I heard the mission bell
她站在门厅，神圣的钟声隐约可辨
And I was thinking to myself,‘This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
我心想：“这儿也许是天堂，也许是地狱”
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
接着她点燃蜡烛为我引路
There were voices down the corridor,I thought I heard them say...
走廊上时不时我听到他们说的是……
Welcome to the Hotel California
欢迎光临加州旅馆
Such a lovely place,such a lovely face
这么美妙的地方，这么美丽的面容
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
加州旅馆有充裕的客房
Any time of year,you can find it here
一年四季，随时入住
Her mind is Tiffany- twisted
她的心为珠宝所扭曲
She got the Mercedes Benz
她拥有豪华奔驰车
She got a lot of pretty,pretty boys, she calls friends
她有很多很多帅哥，她都称朋友
How they dance in the courtyard,sweet summer sweat.
他们当院翩翩起舞，夏日的香汗淋漓
Some dance to remember,some dance to forget
起舞或为回忆，起舞或为忘却
So I called up the Captain,‘Please bring me my wine’
于是我叫来领班，“请给我来点酒”
He said,‘We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine’
他说：“自从1969年之后我们再没有烈性酒了”
And still those voices are calling from far away,
还是走廊听来的那些话语从远处传来
Wake you up in the middle of the night,Just to hear them say
将你从午夜的睡梦中唤醒，他们说
Welcome to the Hotel California
欢迎光临加州旅馆
Such a lovely place,such a lovely face
这么美妙的地方，这么美丽的面容
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
他们在加州旅馆纵情欢乐
What a nice surprise,bring your alibis
多么美妙的惊喜，找个借口来吧
Mirrors on the ceiling,the pink champagne on ice
天花板上镶着镜子，冰块里粉色的香槟
And she said‘We are all just prisoners here,of our own device’
她说：“我们都只不过是自己设下牢笼中的囚徒”
And in the master's chambers,they gathered for the feast
而在总经理的客厅，他们正聚享盛筵
They stab it with their steely knives,but they just can't kill the beast
他们钢刀齐下，却杀不掉那只野兽盛筵
Last thing I remember,I was running for the door
我记得的最后一件事，是我奔向大门
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
我必须找到通往从前所在的出路
‘Relax,’said the night man,‘We are programmed to receive.
执宿人说：“别紧张，我们只有迎客计划。
You can checkout any time you like,but you can never leave!’
你可以随时结帐，但你永远无法离开。”
许多人，给这首歌加入了许多“深刻”的内涵，然后《加州旅馆》的创作者兼主唱唐·亨利认为歌曲讲的是从天真到成熟的旅程，讲的是天真的逝去，仅此而已。ok，仅仅是歌，好听，有感受，足矣……
