SONG

A. PENGERTIAN

Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal relation to

produse a musical compositian that has unity and continuity.
Jadi, 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.

B. TUJUAN

Songs are used to express feeling and idea in an entertaining world. Songs can be used to deliver
social criticism. The moral values are hidden in the lyrics.

Lagu merupakan salah satu cara untuk mengekspresikan emosi dan perasaan dengan cara yang
menyenangkan. Lagu juga dapat menjadi media untuk menyampaikan kritikan tentang situasi
yang ada di masyarakat. Moral value atau amanat biasanya tersirat dalam lirik yang dibuat
penulis lagu.

C. CIRI KEBAHASAAN

Song atau lagu juga punya ciri kebahasaan, lho! Nah, berikut ciri kebahasaan dari song.
· Imagery. Imagery describes about feelings and emotions. Sebuah lagu biasanya berusaha
menggambarkan perasaan yang dirasakan si penulis.
· Rhythm. 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. So, rhythm creates mood!

· Figures of speech
1. 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”

2. 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”.

3. Hyperbole, a dramaticlanguage. Big exaggeration, usually with humor. Suatu hal

digambarkan secara berlebihan, terkadang menggelitik karena terlalu berlebihan.
e.g. “That math home work took me 8 million years to finish”.
4. Personification, an object appear like a person. Objek (bukan manusia) memiliki kemampuan
seperti manusia.e.g. “The wind whisper” or “The snow flakes danced in the wind”.
5. Allititration, there petation 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”

D. STRUKTUR

· Intro, yaitu bagian awal lagu, biasanya belum terdengar suara penyanyi (hanya
instrumennya saja)
· Verse,atau bait adalah bagian pengantar ke chorus.
· Refrain, peralihan dari verse ke chorus
· Chorus, bagian inti, biasanya yang paling mudah diingat.
· Bridge, penghubung chorus ke chorus selanjutnya ataupun ke coda.
· Coda, penutup lagu.
Struktur tersebut tidak bersifat kaku, jadi tidak semua lagu memiliki struktur yang tersusun
seperti itu. Tapi setiap lagu secara umum pasti memiliki verse, chorus, dan bridge.

E. CONTOH

Here some songs for you

Trouble is a Friend
Lenka
Trouble will find you no mater where you go, oh oh
No Matter if you're fast no matter if you're slow, oh oh
The eye of the storm and the cry in the morn, oh oh
Your fine for a while but then start to loose control
He's there in the dark
He's there in my heart
He waits in the winds
He's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend
Yeah trouble is a friend of mine. oh oh
Trouble is a friend but trouble is a foe, oh oh
And no matter what I feed him he always seems to grow, oh oh
He sees what I see and he knows what I know, oh oh
So don't forget as you ease on down the road
So don't be alarmed if he takes you by the arm
I won't let him win, but I'm a sucker for his charm
Trouble is a friend
Yeah trouble is a friend of mine, oh oh
Oh how I hate the way he makes me feel
And how I try to make him leave, I try
Oh Oh I try
Makna lagu: hidup ini tak lepas dari masalah, masalah datang silih berganti. Tapi masih banyak
oranG menganggap masalah adalah musuh. Lagu ini mengajak kita menjadikan masalah sebagai
teman. Karena kita sulit membuat dunia tanpa masalah, maka cara pikir kitalah yang perlu
dirubah dengan menganggap masalah sebagai teman yang hadir untuk hidup.

Answer the questions by crossing (X) a, b, c, d, or e in front of the right answer.

The following text is for number 1-5

Straight Through The Heart

Song by: Dio

Hanging ….(1) the cobwebs in your mind

It looks like a long, long way to fall
No one ever told me life was kind
I guess I never heard it, never heard it all
Living in a world of make believe
I can hide ….(2) what’s real
But wearing your emotions on your sleeve
And they all know what you ….(3)
And here it comes again
Straight through the heart
Straight through the heart
Oh, never …. (4) a secret with your eyes
It’s the eyes that let you down
Tell a little truth ….(5) many lies
It’s the only way I’ve found
Shout to the wind
How can you hurt me this way
Oh once it begins
It looks like it’s coming to stay

1. a. from
b. for
c. to
d. at
e. will
2. a. beside
b. behind
c. front
d. up
e. beneath

3. a. see
b. hear
c. feel.
d. saw
e. felt

4. a. mouth
b. tell
c. say
d. say
e. hear
5. a. or
b. with
c. and
d. so
e. from

The following text is for number 6-10.

Down to Earth
Song by: Peter Gabriel

[Verse 1]
Did you …. (1) that your feet had been bound
By what gravity brings …. (2) the ground?
Did you feel you were tricked
By the future you picked?
Well, come on down
All those rules don’t apply
When you’re high in the sky
So, come on down
Come on down
[Chorus}
We’re coming down to the ground
There’s no better place to go
We’ve got snow up on the mountains
We’ve got rivers down below
We’re coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seed out in the breeze
[Verse 2]
Did you think you’d escaped from routine
By charging the script and the scene?
….(3) all you made of it
You’re always afraid
Of the changeYou’ve got a lot on your chest
Well, you can come as my guest
….(4), come on down
Come on down
[Bridge}
Like the fish ….(5) the ocean
We felt at home in the sea
We learned to live off the good land
Learned to climb up a tree
Then we got up on two legs
But we wanted to fly
When we messed up our homeland
We set sail for the sky
[Outro]
We’re coming down
Coming down to Earth
Like babies at birth
Coming down to Earth
We’re gonna find new priorities
These are extraordinary qualities

6. a. say
b. think
c. hear
d. feel
e. consider

7. a. on
b. to
c. of
d. off
e. on
8. a. despite
b. because
c. although
d. nevertheless
e. moreover

9. a. but
b. so
c. let’s
d. and
e. or

10. a. on
b. in
c. at
d. under
e. beneath

The following text is for number 1-5!

BETTER THAN LOVE

(Sherina Munaf)

Seemed impossible, seemed absurd

I didn’t know you before
Kept my distance, closing in
I don’t mind caressing your skin
What did you say, what did you do?
Somehow, I feel I’m enchanted by you
Flying high on a mountain high
Suddenly you look as bright as the sky

Something old, something new

Something I didn’t think could be true
Have I forgotten, or have I never
Felt like this, as light as a feather
Not interested in love,
But I’m attracted to you

I hope that you feel the same way, too

A little too fast but way too long
Though I’m not sure where I belong
Something old, something new
Something I didn’t think could be true
Love too strong and a bit cliché
For now this is enough, I’ve got a long way
Something old, something new
Something I didn’t think could be true
I’m afraid to ask but I need to know
Would you want me to stay?
Or would you want me to go?

11. How does the love seem according to the writer?

a. Love seems impossible and something absurd
b. Love is better
c. The singer is amazed of the love
d. The singer feels better of the love
e. It is something attracting
12. How does her admirer look like ?
a. It looks absurd
b. Something old but sometimes new
c. Look as bright as the sky
d. Seemingly far away on the mountain
e. Unforgettable
13. What does the singer hope ?
a. She looks for the better love
b. She hopes she can feel the love
c. She hopes she could not forget the love
d. She is still afraid
e. She often worries of love
14. What does the word “enchanted” means?
a. Falling in love
b. Flying high
c. Keep the distance
d. Amazed
e. Afraid
15. In the end of the song, how does the singer feel?
a. She would like to know what the love is.
b. She feels that the love is certainly uncertain
c. She is sure of the love
d. She wonder whether she would stay or stay away
e. Better love will come
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