Hotel California
Gipsys Lyrics

Por el camino del desierto
Traveling through the desert

El viento me despeina
Wind making my hair messy

Sube el aroma de colita
The scent of colitas (slang for marijuana) in the air

Luna, luna de nadie
Moon being a stranger to everyone

Ella a lo lejos, una luz centela
A distant light shining

La idea de mi estar, quedar por la noche
Having the thought to stay for the night

Alli estaba a la entrada, why las campanas a sonar
There stood at the entrance, and the bells were ringing

why me di con llamarme mismo, Que es puerta del cielo
And I heard someone say, this could be heaven or this could be hell

Ella enciende una vela, En muestra del camino
She lights up a candle to show the way

Suenan voces en el corredor, why lo que indican diciend
Voices are heard down the corridor, and I think I hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place
Welcome to the Hotel California, such a beautiful place

Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place
Welcome to the Hotel California, such a beautiful place

Ella al lado que brillaba, Tenia una Mercedes, Rodeada de chicos guapos, Ella llamaba amigos
She had a shiny car and was surrounded by handsome men who she called friends

Cuando viene despacio, Del tumba de verano, Aquel era pa recordar, why otro pa olvidar
When he came in from a summer sweat, it was a time to remember and forget another

Le pedi al capitan, Que sirve el vino, why pedi con un amor, Tenido este alcohol
I asked the captain to serve wine, and I drank with a lover's affection

De este sesenta why nueve, Famosa why que llamando, Pues me va a despertar, La noche para decir
Vintage '69, a famous wine referring to a wake-up call that night and the realization that

Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place
Welcome to the Hotel California, such a beautiful place

Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place
Welcome to the Hotel California, such a beautiful place

El espejo en el techo, Champana en el hielo, why ella dijo somos todos prisioneros, De propia voluntad
The mirror on the ceiling, champagne on ice, and she said, 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'

why en los cuartos principales, Hacen sucias esta, Hasta aca a la bestia, Pero no la logra a matar
And in the master's chambers, they gather for their feast, they stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast

Mi ultimo recuerdo, Corria hacia la puerta, Ver una candela en el camino, Por donde habia llegado
My last memory is running to the door, seeing a candle in the distance where I had arrived

"Relax" dijo el portero, Por mi es honor recibir, Puede salir cuando quiere, Pero nunca yo partir
'Relax,' said the night man, 'we are programmed to receive. You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave'

Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place
Welcome to the Hotel California, such a beautiful place

Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place
Welcome to the Hotel California, such a beautiful place