SONG & ITS LYRICS
(LAGU & LIRIKNYA)
Kelas : X (Sepuluh)
Semester : 2 / Genap
Kompetensi Dasar :
3.9 Menafsirkan fungsi sosial dan unsur kebahasaan lirik lagu terkait kehidupan remaja SMA/MA/SMK/MAK
4.9 Menangkap makna terkait fungsi sosial dan unsur kebahasaan secara kontekstual lirik lagu terkait kehidupan remaja SMA/MA/SMK/MAK
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 memeiliki 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 tofinish”.
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. Perulangan bunyi suara yang terdapat di awal setiap kata. e.g. “Peter Parker pick a pack of pants punctually”
Selain itu, secara garis besar song atau lagu memeiliki ciri-ciri kebahasaan sebagai berikut yaitu:
Berikut ini adalah fitur bahasa dari lagu.
a. Lirik ditulis sebagai orang pertama, kedua, atau ketiga berdasarkan perspektif spesifik yang Anda pilih. Seringkali sudut pandang waktu berubah dalam lirik, tetapi hanya jika diperlukan;
b. Mereka menggunakan kata-kata yang berima (rhyme). Biasanya lagu menggunakan nada dan rima yang mudah diingat. Rima (Rhyme) adalah gaya linguistik, berdasarkan konsonansi atau bunyi serupa dari dua atau lebih suku kata atau seluruh kata di akhir satu baris; rima (rhyme) paling sering digunakan dalam puisi dan lagu;
c. Mereka menggunakan aliterasi, yaitu perangkat gaya di mana sejumlah kata, yang memiliki suara konkonan pertama yang sama muncul berdekatan dalam satu rangkaian, misalnya: A big bully beats a baby boy;
d. Beberapa lagu menggunakan perangkat puitis (poetic devices), seperti majas (figure of speech) dan perumpamaan (magery). Meskipun lagu dapat memberikan gambaran yang hidup karena merupakan medium yang lebih panjang, perumpamaan (imagery) juga dapat ditemukan dalam satu kalimat. Perumpamaan (imagery) adalah bahasa deskriptif yang hidup yang menarik bagi satu atau lebih indera (penglihatan, pendengaran, sentuhan, dan rasa) misalnya: Her blue eyes were asbright as the sun, blue asthe sky, but soft assilk (Mata birunya secerah matahari, biru seperti langit, tapi lembut seperti sutra). Sebuah majas (figure of speech) adalah sebuah kata atau frase yang memiliki arti yang berbeda dari arti literalnya (secara harfiah);
e. Beberapa lagu menggunakan permainan kata (word play) dan bahasa gaul (slang). Permainan kata adalah manipulasi bahasa (khususnya, bunyi, dan arti kata) dengan maksud untuk menghibur; kecerdasan verbal. Slangadalah jenis bahasa yang terdiri dari kata dan frasa yang sangat informal. Bahasa gaul (slang) lebih umum dalam ucapan daripada dalam tulisan, misalnya: gonna (akan), wanna (ingin), ain’t (tidak), etc.
5. Contoh Song
a) One Big Family by Maher Zain
| "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 |
b) You’ve Got A Friend by James Taylor
| "You've Got A Friend" By James Taylor When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand And nothing, whoa, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest nights You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am I'll come running, oh yeah baby, to see you again Winter, spring, summer, or fall All you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah You've got a friend If the sky… above you should turn dark and full of clouds And that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together and call my name out loud now Soon I'll be knocking upon your door You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am I'll come running, oh yes I will, see you again Winter, spring, summer, or fall, yeah All you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend? People can be so cold They'll hurt you and desert you Well, they'll take your soul if you let them Oh yeah, but don't you let them You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am I'll come running to see you again Oh baby, don't you know about Winter, spring, summer, or fall Hey now, all you've got to do is call, Lord, I'll be there, yes I will. You've got a friend. You've got a friend, yeah Ain't it good to know you've got a friend Ain't it good to know you've got a friend Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend |
c) Number One For Me by Maher Zain
| "Number One For Me" By Maher Zain I was a foolish little child Crazy things I used to do And all the pain I put you through Mama now I'm here for you For all the times I made you cry The days I told you lies Now it's time for you to rise For all the things you sacrificed [Chorus:] Oh, if I could turn back time rewind If I could make it undone I swear that I would I would make it up to you Mum I'm all grown up now It's a brand new day I'd like to put a smile on your face every day Mum I'm all grown up now And it's not too late I'd like to put a smile on your face every day And now I finally understand Your famous line About the day I'd face in time 'Cause now I've got a child of mine And even though I was so bad I've learned so much from you Now I'm trying to do it too Love my kid the way you do Oh, if I could turn back time rewind If I could make it undone I swear that I would I would make it up to you Oh, if I could turn back time rewind If I could make it undone I swear that I would I would make it up to you Mum I'm all grown up now It's a brand new day I'd like to put a smile on your face every day Mum I'm all grown up now And it's not too late I'd like to put a smile on your face every day You know you are the number one for me [x3] Oh, oh, number one for me You know you are the number one for me [x3] Oh, oh, number one for me There's no one in this world that can take your place Oh, I'm sorry for ever taking you for granted, ooh I will use every chance I get To make you smile, whenever I'm around you Now I will try to love you like you love me Only God knows how much you mean to me Oh, if I could turn back time rewind If I could make it undone I swear that I would I would make it up to you Mum I'm all grown up now It's a brand new day I'd like to put a smile on your face every day Mum I'm all grown up now And it's not too late I'd like to put a smile on your face every day Mum I'm all grown up now It's a brand new day I'd like to put a smile on your face every day Mum I'm all grown up now And it's not too late I'd like to put a smile on your face every day The number one for me [x3] Oh, oh, number one for me |
Reference:
1.https://www.ayokbelajar.com/song-definition-socialfunction/ accessed on 30th December 2020.
2.https://intanzia.blogspot.com/2019/03/song-pengertianstruktur-contoh-dan.html accessed on 30th December 2020.
3.https://literaryterms.net/imagery/ accessed on 1st January 2021
