AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN SONGS ON WHEREVER YOU ARE

Oleh: Azka Juanda Dibimbing Oleh: Elmiati, M. Pd Dra. Yelliza, M. M. Pd

English Department College of Teacher Training and Education STKIP PGRI West Sumatra ______ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis-jenis penggunaan majas di dalam lagu Sami Yusuf pada Album Wherever You Are. Berdasarkan penggunaan majas di dalam lirik lagu Sami Yusuf pada Album tersebut, maka peneliti mengetahui jenis-jenis majas, makna tersirat, dan majas yang dominan di dalam lirik lagu Sami Yusuf pada album Wherever You Are. Majas memilki beberapa tipe seperti; Figures of tropes, Figures of Speech, Figure of Sound. Penelitian ini terfokus pada penggunaan majas berdasarkan jenis tipe tropes. Majas tipe tropes terdiri dari majas; Metafora, Simile, Personifikasi dan Ironi. Namun dalam penelitian ini, peneliti hanya melihat jenis penggunaan Metafora, Simile dan Personifikasi. Data pada penelitian ini berupa dokumen dari lirik lagu Sami Yusuf pada album Wherever You Are. Pada album Wherever You Are terdapat 12 lagu. Beberapa lagu yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris akan dijadikan sampel dari penelitian ini. Peneliti menemukan 9 lagu yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris seperti; “Wherever You Are, Without You, You Came To Me, Give The Young A Chance, Trials Of Life, Worry Ends, Fragile World, In Every Tear He Is There, Make Me Strong”. Lirik lagu di atas akan dijadikan data dalam penelitian ini. Peneliti menggunakan metode Padan, teknik Intralingual, sebagai metode dan teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini. Dari hasil penelitian, peneliti menemukan ada 9 metafora, 6 simile, dan 5 personifikasi.

Kata Kunci: Song, Lyric, Figures of Thought ______

INTRODUCTION

Song is one kinds of currents development in is sadness then the listener will be carried away sad literature arts. In this point, song as a way for and crying. people to refresh themselves. It gives sense of fun, In line with that, when the theme of song about enjoy and relax, if that song is interested. relegious espesially in Islam relegion, it will be Interesting song will be determined by singer‟s given more positif effect for Mouslim life. One of voice, rhythm, poem and lyrics. A lot of people has many famous singers in islamic song is Sami hobby in listening song, because the song is a work Yusuf. Sami Yusuf is a singer and songwriter or of art that blends between lyric and music, lyrist. Sami Yusuf became a popular singer,because accompanied by the melodious rhythms. Song is he has good voice, language features in his song. one of the entertainment media for everyone. He used and English in his song. Arabic is Song also becomes a media of singer to kind of popular language in Islamic state, but express his or her feeling. Some song are related to English is International language. So that, Arabic- his or her experience and life. If a singer feels English used in his song is more available for happy, it means song consist of happiness themes. knowing by a lot of people on world. Song themes decided of singers feeling, purposes Sami Yusuf has released the debut album and condition. In other word, happy, shy and angry namely Al-Mu’allim and his second album “My will indicate of singer‟s feeling. Singers can Ummah”. It has realesed by Sami Yusuf when he influence the listener‟s subconscious, because the came back from Egypt. He has learned Arabic themes of song can carry the listner to atmosphere language in Egypt. Untill now, he has realesed of the song itself. At the point, if the theme of song many album and he became a populer singer in Middle East, Europa, United States, and .

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Sami Yusuf has realesed many album from 2003 were seen as having only momentary sighnificance; untill 2010. They are “My Ummah, Salaam”, it was only when these lyrics became enshrined in “Without You”, “Wherever You Are”, and “Al- the fixity of print‟ that they could be termd Mu’Allim”. Every of Sami Yusuf‟s song has moral „literature‟. That is also define the lyric is a poem values and the Islam‟s messages which are very that written of some occasions. Moreover, lyric is useful for the Mouslim in the world. some view of singer purposes to express their In 2010, Sami Yusuf realesed Wherever You sense. Evenue (2011:17) states, the lyrics of song Are album. “Wherever You Are” album not only are equally important establishing meaning and useful for Mouslim but also all people. “Wherever comunicating feeling because lyrics are written You Are” album is a different among his . It form the character‟s point of view and so offer an has different in language used and the content of intimate window into character. Lyrics that as a album itself. “Wherever You Are” album used containt purposes of felling from songwriter to . Moreover, Wherever You Are lyric written. In lyrics that can be seen the singer‟s album not only relegious theme but also social feeling. Figurative language is using some word or values. There are such as tittle of songs in way to giving other meaning, significant effect and “Wherever You Are” album ; Wherever You Are, giving figurative imagery. According to Myers- Salaam, Without You, You Came To Me, Give The Shaffer (2000:205) figurative language is using the Young A Chance, Trials Of Life, Worry Ends, choice of words to bring to mind figurative Fragile World, In Every Tear He Is There, Make imagery. Figurative language can be devided into Me Strong, No World Is Worthy, And Healing. three main characteries. There are figures of Every song has a music sound, rhythm, and thought, figures of speech, figures of sound. lyrics. Sami Yusuf‟s songs as well have a lot of the Moreover, Joseph (2002:240) adds, tropes is the messages, rhythm, and the beautiful lyrics. Based turning of a word from it is ordinary and proper on language used in songs on “Wherever You Are” meaning to another not proper meaning, in order to album, to be sure those songs will be known by a increase its force and vividness. lot of people on world. Moreover, Sami Yusuf has In addition, figures of thought will create many purposes and ideas on his song for other meaning different with writen page by using transferring to listener. The understanding language comparison method between two objects. features and figurative language is more Moreover, ed Baerber and Robert (2010:230) state, determined factors for getting the massages and tropes derived from Greek for “manner”) of implied meaning of his songs itself. literarylanguage. There are kinds of tropes such as ; To get the meaning and content of song that metaphor, simile, personification, and others. must analyze the lyrics of song. Lyrics are unity paragraph and coherence system that view the In conclusion, the researcher choose figures content of song itself. Sometimes, lyrist or song of thought type for theory in this research, because writer puts some figurative language in his lyric. kinds of figurative in figures of thought types have Figurative language will give beautiful sense on his characteristic for answer research questions on this song. Based on researcher pre observation in the research. Researcher will find out of figurative language features of “Wherever You Are” songs, language based on figures of thought on lyrics of there are have figurative language used. In “Wherever You Are” album. In this study addition, understanding of figurative language researcher try to find out simile, metaphor, used in lyrics of songs on ”Wherever You Are” personification and implied meaning each of them album is helpful for understanding meaning of on lyrics of songs. Sami Yusuf‟s songs. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE This research was descriptive study. Descriptive is determine and describe something. According to Laurantina and Melchor (2007:70) in descriptive Song is one literature aspect. In song singer design, the study focuses at the present condition also express his or her feeling. Moreover Bruscia descriptive desingn have many types. Researcher states in Grocke and Wigram (2007:158) song is limited the objective of this research on figurative (music) communication and song (lyric) discussion language analysis in lyric of songs on “Wherever as similar, and both are presented here purposes of You Are” album. Researcher also explained the clarifying the subtle difrences”. That can be said, unliteral meaning of figurative language found. music is communication. Communication is instruments for transfered something. So that music is transfered the tone, sounds, and meaning of felling song, but song it self is mean of lyrics. According to Brewster (2009:10) lyric poems were written mainly for particular occasions, and hance

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FINDINGS 5 Fragile World Datum 7.5

Data of Similes Findings 6 Fragile World Datum 7.6

No Title Datum 7 Fragile World Datum 7.24

1 Without You Datum 2.18 CONCLUSION 2 Without You Datum 2.25 Trough the investigation and analysis from the 3 Give The Young A Datum 4.14 data. The researcher purposes several findings. Chance 1. Simile 4 Give The Young A Datum 4.15 The researcher found 6 similes figurative Chance language in 4 songs from 9 songs as a sample in this research. There are Without Of You, Give The 5 Trials Of Life Datum 5.22 Young A Chance, Trials Of Life, Fragile World. Each of them containt of simile figure of speech. 6 Fragile World Datum 7.3 Based on researcher finding and analysis. Simile uses for giving sicnificant effect in similar

condition. The result for simile usage are, beatiful Data of Metaphors Findings view, imaginate, and explicitly. Determination of kind simile itself usually for looking signal or key word such as; as, like, and as if. If they are looking No Title Datum in one sentences or phares, it is included of it. 1 Wherever You Are Datum 2.18 2. Metaphor Researcher found many metaphors in lyrics of 2 Wherever You Are Datum 2.25 Sami Yusuf‟s songs. Metaphor came be dominant figurative language in lyrics of 9 songs. There are 3 Wherever You Are Datum 4.14 some songs consisted of metaphor such as; “Wherever You Are, Give The Young A Chance, 4 Wherever You Are Datum 4.15 Trials Of Life, Worry Ends, Fragile World, And In Every Tear, He Is There. Each of them has 5 Give The Young A Datum 5.22 metaphor figurative language. Metaphor is Chance figurative language that lies way for creating a meaning. It is because, in metaphor shows unliteral 6 Trials Of Life Datum 7.3 meaning or beside meaning than literal meaning. Understanding the meaning of metaphor that must 7 Fragile World Datum 7.15 be known the literal meaning at first and the context of language itself. Compare and analysis 8 Fragile World Datum 7.20 the literal meaning based on situation, themes and context of language used. After that we can see the 9 Trials Of Life Datum 5.27 unliteral meaning by imaginative way. 10 Fragile World Datum 7.30 3. Personification Personification is representation of abstractions, concepts, or inanimate objects as living things or human beings by endowing them Data of Personification Findings with human qualities. There are 6 personification findings in this research. There are some songs in No Title Datum “Wherever You Are” album that consisted of personification figurative language. There are Give 1 Give The Young A Datum 4.2 The Young A Chance, Worry Ends, Fragile World. Chance Personification gives smooth and life effect in inanimate things. Personification can be identified 2 Worry Ends Datum 6.3 by looking subject of sentences then looked the verb. If the subject inanimate things, but the verb is 3 Worry Ends Datum 6.16 usually used for animate subjects, it is included of personification. 4 Worry Ends Datum 6.24

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SUGGESTION Myers-Shaffer, Cristine.2000.The Principle Of Being interested in analyzing figurative language in Literature : A Guide For Readers And song lyrics of “Wherever You Are” album by Sami Writer. Barron‟s Educational series, Inc. Yusuf. The researcher tries to give some Neira.D,Anjana.2009.Creative Writing A suggestions as follow : Beginner’s Manual. New. Dorling 1. The analysis of this graduating paper is Kindersley. limited. Therefore, the researcher suggest the students of English Departement who Patel,C.M.2014.Imagery And Figurative Language are interested in this field to do futher In Wordsworth’s Poem’s “The World Is Too research, particularly about kinds and Much With Us” And “My Heart Laeps Up”. meaning of lyrics song, Poetry and Poem. www.International.journal.of.research.com. 2. The researcher hopes this graduating paper Retrived: February 8, 2015. could be a references for those want to do futher research in the others song lyrics of Pryor, R & Jim.B.2011.The Caos Theory Of figurative language contained. Carees. Rouledge. 3. Researcher expectation for all Mouslim will get the advantages for this paper thesis. Sami,Yusuf‟slyricssongs.http://www.azlyrics.com/l Especially in understanding meaning and yrics/samiyusuf/whereveryouare.html.2010. purposes of lyric. Sami Yusuf‟s songs, Retrieved : October 28, 2014. because this song more contained of good massages. There are about faith to Allah SWT, Prophet Muhammad SAW, and rules attitude being life in world. 4. The last, the researcher fully realizes that this graduating paper is still far from being perfect; therefore any constructive critisim will be highly appreclated.

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