Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas XI Semester 2_Chapter 4 Song & Its Lyrics

 

CHAPTER 4

SONG & ITS LYRICS

(LAGU & LIRIKNYA)

 

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : XI (Sebelas)

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 as bright as the sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk (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. Slang adalah 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)  That's What Friends Are For By Dionne Warwick

"That's What Friends Are For" By Dionne Warwick   And I never thought I'd feel this way And as far as I'm concerned I'm glad I got the chance to say That I do believe, I love you   And if I should ever go away Well, then close your eyes and try To feel the way we do today And then if you can remember   Keep smiling, keep shining Knowing you can always count on me, for sure That's what friends are for For good times and bad times I'll be on your side forevermore That's what friends are for   Well, you came and opened me And now there's so much more I see And so by the way I thank you   Oh and then for the times when we're apart Well, then close your eyes and know The words are coming from my heart And then if you can remember   Keep smiling and keep shining Knowing you can always count on me, for sure That's what friends are for In good times and bad times I'll be on your side forevermore That's what friends are for   Keep smiling, keep shining Knowing you can always count on me, for sure That's what friends are for For good times and bad times I'll be on your side forevermore That's what friends are for   Keep smiling, keep shining Knowing you can always count on me, for sure 'Cause I tell you, that's what friends are for Whoa, good times and the bad times I'll be on your side forevermore That's what friends are for   Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dionnewarwick/thatswhatfriendsarefor.html accessed on 2nd January 2020.

 

b)  All Out Of Love by Air Supply

"All Out Of Love" By Air Supply   I'm lying alone with my head on the phone Thinking of you till it hurts I know you hurt too but what else can we do Tormented and torn apart   I wish I could carry your smile in my heart For times when my life seems so low It would make me believe what tomorrow could bring When today doesn't really know, doesn't really know   I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right, believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong   I want you to come back and carry me home Away from these long, lonely nights I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too? Does the feeling seem oh, so right?   And what would you say if I called on you now And said that I can't hold on? There's no easy way, it gets harder each day Please love me or I'll be gone, I'll be gone   I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right, believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong   Ooh, what are you thinking of What are you thinking of What are you thinking of What are you thinking of   I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right, believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late I know I was so wrong   I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right, believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late I know I was so wrong   I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right, believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong   Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/airsupply/alloutoflove.html accessed on 2nd January 2020.

 

c)  Heal The World by Michael Jackson

"Heal The World" By Michael Jackson   Think about—am—the generations and they say we wanna make it a better place for our children, and our children's children, so that they know it's a better world for them, and think they can make it a better place   There's a place in your heart And I know that it is love And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow   And if you really try You'll find there's no need to cry In this place, you'll feel there's no hurt or sorrow   There are ways to get there If you care enough for the living Make a little space Make a better place   Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   If you want to know why There's a love that cannot lie Love is strong It only cares for joyful giving   If we try we shall see In this bliss, we cannot feel Fear or dread We stop existing and start living   Then it feels that always Love's enough for us growing So make a better world Make a better world   Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   And the dream we were conceived in Will reveal a joyful face And the world we once believed in Will shine again in grace   Then why do we keep strangling life Wound this earth, crucify its soul Though it's plain to see This world is heavenly Be God's glow   We could fly so high Let our spirits never die In my heart I feel you are all my brothers   Create a world with no fear Together we'll cry happy tears See the nations turn their swords into plowshares   We could really get there If you cared enough for the living Make a little space To make a better place   Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me   You and for me (11 x)   Heal the world we live in, save it for our children (4 x)   Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/healtheworld.html accessed on 2nd January 2020.

 

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

 

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