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CHAPTER 7
SONG & ITS LYRICS
(LAGU & LIRIKNYA)
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas : VIII (DELAPAN)
Semester : 1 / Ganjil
Kompetensi Dasar :
3.13 menafsirkan fungsi sosial dan unsur kebahasaan lirik lagu terkait kehidupan remaja SMP/MTs.
4.13 menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial dan unsur kebahasaan lirik lagu terkait kehidupan remaja SMP/MTs.
A. Song & Its Lyrics
1. Pengertian Song
Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal relation to produse a musical compositian that has unity and continuity. (Lagu adalah gubahan seni nada atau suara dalam suatu urutan, kombinasi, dan hubungan temporal (biasanya diiringi dengan alat musik) untuk menghasilkan gubahan musik yang mengandung kesatuan dan kesinambungan)
Lagu bersifat ekspresif karena beberapa di antaranya menyampaikan cinta dan emosi; menceritakan kisah yang berkesan dan mengharukan; mewujudkan impian dan cita-cita seseorang; dan mengenang masa lalu emas. Lagu memiliki banyak tema dan ekspresi dapat dinikmati oleh setiap masyarakat dengan berbagai latar belakang sosial, budaya, ekonomi, dan kondisi politik. Tidak jarang lagu menggambarkan situasi sosial yang sedang terjadi di lingkungan penulis lagu, seperti kejahatan sosial, diskriminasi, krisis lingkungan, dan lain-lain.
2. Fungsi Sosial Song
Song atau lagu memiliki beberapa fungsi sosial atau social function di antaranya yaitu:
a. to express feeling and idea (mengungkapkan perasaan dan ide);
b. to criticise the social, environmental and political issues (mengkritik isu-isu sosial, lingkungan, dan politik);
c. to entertain or amuse the listeners (menghibur para pendengar);
d. to teach moral value through the lyrics of the songs (mengajarkan nilai moral melalui lirik lagu);
e. to provide a way of managing the realitionship between our public and private emotional life (menyediakan cara mengelola hubungan antara kehidupan emosional publik dan pribadi kita);
f. to express personal feeling and cultural values (mengekspresikan perasaan pribadi dan nilai-nilai budaya);
g. to give someone not only to share their emotions with others, but also to have an emotional connection that just can’t be experienced in any other way (memberi seseorang untuk tidak hanya berbagi emosi dengan orang lain, tetapi juga memiliki hubungan emosional yang tidak dapat dialami dengan cara lain).
*Catatan:
Moral value atau nilai moral/ amanat umumnya tersirat dalam lirik yang dibuat penulis lagu.
3. Struktur Umum Song
Lagu memiliki beberapa struktur umum atau generic structure antara lain sebagai berikut:
a. Intro, merupakan bagian awal lagu, biasanya belum terdengar suara penyanyi (hanya instrumennya saja)
b. Verse, atau bait merupakan bagian pengantar ke chorus.
c. Chorus, merupakan bagian inti, biasanya yang paling mudah diingat.
d. Refrain, merupakan peralihan dari verse ke chorus.
e. Bridge, merupakan penghubung chorus ke chorus selanjutnya ataupun ke coda.
f. Coda, merupakan penutup lagu.
*Catatan:
Struktur tersebut bersifat fleksibel, jadi tidak semua lagu memiliki struktur yang tersusun seperti itu. Tapi setiap lagu secara umum pasti memiliki verse, chorus, dan bridge.
4. Ciri-Ciri Kebahasaan Song
Song atau lagu memiliki beberapa ciri kebahasaan atau language features, yaitu:
§ Imagery (Perumpamaan/Citra)
Imagery is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader. Imagery includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader’s experience through their senses. (Citra adalah bahasa yang digunakan oleh penyair, novelis, dan penulis lain untuk membuat gambar di benak pembaca. Citra mencakup bahasa kiasan dan metaforis untuk meningkatkan pengalaman pembaca melalui indra mereka)
§ Rhythm (Ritme)
Rhythm is a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound (pola gerakan atau suara yang kuat, teratur, dan berulang). Ritme disini digunakan untuk menciptakan mood. Misalnya, apabila kita sedang bersedih dan mendengarkan lagu dengan ritme slow, maka kita akan terbawa suasana dengan lagu tersebut.
§ Figures of speech (Majas), seperti:
a. Metaphor, comparing two things that are not alike to suggest that they actually have something in common. Sekilas memang kedua hal yang dibandingkan tidak berkaitan, tetapi sebenarnya ada kesamaan antara dua hal tersebut. e.g. “Time is a thief” or “Her hair was silk”
b. Simile, compares two things using “like” or “as’’. Suatu hal digambarkan dengan hal yang mirip dengan menggunakan kata ‘like’ atau ‘as’ e.g. “My love is like a red rose”.
c. Hyperbole, a dramatic language. Big exaggeration, usually with humor. Suatu hal digambarkan secara berlebihan, terkadang menggelitik karena terlalu berlebihan. e.g. “That math homework took me 8 million years to finish”.
d. Personification, an object appears like a person. Objek (bukan manusia) memiliki kemampuan seperti manusia.e.g. “The wind whisper” or “The snow flakes danced in the wind”.
e. Allititration, the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words. Pengulangan bunyi suara yang terdapat di awal setiap kata. e.g. “Peter Parker pick a pack of pants punctually”
5. Contoh Song Lyrics
a) Song Lyrics 1 “Story of My Life”
| "Story Of My Life" By One Direction Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone And I'll be gone, gone tonight The ground beneath my feet is open wide The way that I been holding on too tight With nothing in between The story of my life I take her home I drive all night To keep her warm And time is frozen (the story of, the story of) The story of my life I give her hope I spend her love Until she's broke Inside The story of my life (the story of, the story of) Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage I know that in the morning now I'll see us in the light upon a hill Although I am broken, my heart is untamed, still And I'll be gone, gone tonight The fire beneath my feet is burning bright The way that I've been holding on so tight With nothing in between The story of my life I take her home I drive all night To keep her warm And time is frozen (the story of, the story of) The story of my life I give her hope I spend her love Until she's broke Inside The story of my life (the story of, the story of) And I been waiting for this time to come around But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds The story of my life I take her home I drive all night To keep her warm And time is frozen The story of my life I give her hope (give her hope) I spend her love Until she's broke (until she's broke inside) Inside The story of my life (the story of, the story of) The story of my life The story of my life (the story of, the story of) The story of my life Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onedirection/storyofmylife.html accessed on 11th January 2021 |
b) Song Lyrics 2 “My Love”
| “My Love” By Westlife An empty street An empty house A hole inside my heart I’m all alone The rooms are getting smaller I wonder how I wonder why I wonder where they are The days we had The songs we sang together Oh yeah And all my love I’m holding on forever Reaching for the love that seems so far So I say a little prayer And hope my dreams will take me there Where the skies are blue To see you once again, my love Over seas from coast to coast To find the place I love the most Where the fields are green To see you once again, my love I tried to read I go to work I’m laughing with my friends But I can’t stop To keep myself from hinking Oh no I wonder how I wonder why I wonder where they are The days we had The songs we sang together Oh yeah And all my love I’m holding on forever Reaching for… |
c) Song Lyrics 3 “One Big Family”
| "One Big Family" By Maher Zain I wonder why you and me fight each other Don't you see the similarities between us? Take a minute and see yourself in the mirror You look like me: those eyes, lips - you can't deny Have you thought about Why we look the same? Why we feel the same? Don't tell me it's by chance Oh, you're my brother You're my sister We're one big family Oh, you're my brother You're my sister Just one big family It doesn't matter if you live far away from me You feel I feel, you bleed I bleed, you cry and I cry We sleep and dream Sometimes we're sad, sometimes we're happy You breathe I breathe We love, walk, talk and we smile Have you thought about Why we look the same? Why we feel the same? Don't tell me it's by chance Oh, you're my brother You're my sister We're one big family Oh, you're my brother You're my sister Just one big family I care about you And I wish you could realize There's no difference between us two We're part of one family No matter how far you are And even if we don’t know each other Oh, you and me, me and you, we are one Oh, you're my brother You're my sister We're one big family Oh, you're my brother You're my sister Just one big family Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/maherzain/onebigfamily.html accessed on 4th January 2021 |
See also:
1) Auxiliary Verb: Primary & Modal Auxiliary Verb
2) Contraction
3) Imagery
4) Pronunciation
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