A DESCRIPTION OF MORAL VALUE IN ED SHEERAN’S DIVIDE ALBUM A PAPER BY DILLA MUNTHAZA M REG. NO : 152202033 DIPLOMA-III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA . UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I am DILLA MUNTHAZA M, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the references in made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for awarded another degree. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : DILLA MUNTHAZA M Title of Paper : A DESCRIPTION OF MORAL VALUE IN ED SHEERAN’S DIVIDE ALBUM Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program : English I am willing that paper should be available for reproduction at the direction the Librarian of Diploma-III English Study Program of Culture Study USU on the understanding that users made aware to their obligation under law of the Replubic of Indonesia. Signed : Date : UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT The title of this paper is “The Descriptive of Moral Value in Ed Sheeran’s Divide Album” discusses about the types of moral value such as loyalty, sincerity, and honesty which are described in the lyric of Ed Sheeran’s Divide album. The purpose of this study is to find out the loyalty, sincerity and honesty morals in the lyric of Ed Sheeran’s Divide album selected song. This study uses qualitative method by collecting, reading the lyrics, and taking the data that related to the topic. The result of this study is there are 5 songs contains loyalty and honesty moral. Afterwards, there are 6 songs also contains sincerity morals. Keywords : song, moral, value UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Judul dari kertas karya ini adalah “The Descriptive of Moral Value in Ed Sheeran’s Divide Album” membahas tentang jenis – jenis nilai moral seperti kesetiaan, ketulusan dan kejujuran yang digambarkan dalam lirik lagu pada album Divide, Ed Sheeran. Tujuan diperbuatnya kertas karya ini adalah untuk menemukan kesetiaan, ketulusan dan kejujuran nilai moral dalam lirik lagu pada album Divide, Ed Sheeran. Kertas karya ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan mengumpulkan, membaca lirik, dan mengambil data sesuai dengan topic tersebut. Hasil dari kertas karya ini adalah ada 5 lagu yang mengandung kesetiaan dan dan kejujuran moral. Setelah itu, ada 6 lagu yang mengandung ketulusan moral. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Alhamdulillahi rabbil ‘alamin, I praise to the Almighty God Allah SWT who always blessing and give me health, convenience, ability and opportunity to complete this paper. Then, invocation and greetings I deliver to the great Prophet Muhammad SAW. The most greatest and special thank I dedicated to my beloved family, especially for my great father Drs. Edi Mulia M MAP. and my dearest mother Leli Lasmawati who always pray all the best for me and give me their loves, cares, advices, supports, motivation, financial and attention. The author also to thank to people who help me during finishing this paper, they are : 1. I would like to thank to Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono M.S. as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies. 2. I would like to thank to the Head of Diploma III English Study Program, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. who gives me her time to share her knowledge in writing this paper and in the learning process. 3. I would like to express my special gratitude to my Supervisor Drs. Siamir Marulafau M.Hum. for his time, advice, and guidance to correct this paper during the process of writing. 4. I would like to thank to all lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for share their knowledge, experience, and skills in the process of my study. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 5. I would like to thank to my lovely young sisters Nurul Aisyah M and my goodly young brother Rizky Mustaqim M who always helping me when I need something in process of writing this paper. 6. I would like to say thank to my special one Ibnu Prasetyo, who always accompany and help me whenever I need, who always motivate and support me to finish this paper. 7. I would like to thank to my kindly best friend Khalida Sabrina who give me advice and sharing about doing this paper. 8. I would like to thank to my special bestfriends Nurul Hasanah and Audya Azkya who support me anything I chose. 9. Thank to my 6NFS GROUP for all their support. 10. Thank to my Junior High School friends Icha and Tari for their prays. 11. Thank to my cute cousins Tiska, Kharis, Mas Dimas, and Retno for their supports. 12. Thank to my friend Rihca Ompusunggu for her availability when I have something to ask. To Mela, Nadya, Wen, Vivi for help me to find another suitable title of the paper that I want to write, Kak Dede for her advice and her help. And to a group of SOLIDAS A group, thank you for the time that we through together, this class is so good and fun. 13. The last, thank you to Ed Sheeran who inspired me to write a paper about his songs. And I thank to the reader for the time to read this UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA paper, I realize that this paper is still not perfect. I welcome any suggestion about this paper. Medan, November 2018 The Author, Dilla Munthaza M Reg. No. 152202033 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION……………………………………………i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION…………………………………………ii ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………..iii ABSTRAK…………………………………………………………………iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……………………………………………….v TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………….viii 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………1 1.1 Background of Study …………………………………………...1 1.2 Problem of Study………………………………………………..2 1.3 Puspose of Study………………………………………………..3 1.4 The Objective of Study………………………………………....3 1.5 Method of the Study…...……………………………………….3 1.6 Reason for choosing……………………………………………4 2. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MORAL VALUE………………5 2.1 Definition of Moral Value..…………………………………….5 2.2 Types of Moral Value…………………………………………..9 2.3 Song Lyrics……………………………………………………..13 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 3. THE DESCRIPTION..…………………………………………17 3.1 Loyalty………………………………………………………17 3.2 Sincerity……………………………………………………..20 3.3 Honesty ……………………………………………………..23 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION…………………………29 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………30 6. APPENDIX……………………………………………………...32 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Literature is a written works by expressing the idea and feelings that have an artistic value. According to Wellek and Warren (1963:22) state that the term literature seems best if we limit it to the art of literature, that is, to imaginative literature. They also says that literature is also produced by imagination of the author. Literature is not just a document of facts, it is not just the collection of real events though it may happen in real life. Literature can create its own world a product of unlimited imagination. People create many kinds of literature. Mostly they say it by writing a poetry and add it with a melodies and rhythm to complete that creation which the author know it is song as part of literature.Through the song, people can wreak their emotion and deep expression of something that their feel and taken out with a song. That’s why the composer usually put the meaning of the song. A knowledge needs to understand the meaning of the song. The song also has a moral value as way to expressing the meaning of the expression or idea. A moral value not only found in a short story, novels, or any written works. It can finding in a lyrics of the song. Through the song, a writer can says feeling. A song writer also combinesthe lyrics with imaginary words that will forms to a phrase or 1 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA idiom. From that part, the author takes a moral value based of lyrics of the song. Moral value is connected to fundamental human emotion and experience that motivated us. Based on W.Poespropodjo (1999:102)says that morality is a qualities of human actions which show that deeds right or wrong, good or bad. Morality includes good or bad human action. Song is a media to shared human action of experience. Much song of today is a love song. A love song always heard in every season. Neither teenagers nor old people are like to listens a love song because every love songs have different values. The Author chooses Divide Album of Ed Sheeran’s song to describing that moral value.This album was released on 3 March 2017 through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. Some songs of the album are mostly heard in every radio. Some songs like Castle on The Hill and Shape of You had been trending topic worldwide and also top iTunes since debuted. Ed Sheeran wrote these songs for expressing his falling love with a girl. So this album is meaning full to a lover and had much moral values that hope will be inspire listeners. 1.2 Problem of the study 1. How isLoyaltydescribed in Ed Sheeran’s Divide album? 2. How is Sincerity described in Ed Sheeran’s Divide album? UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 3. How is Honesty described in Ed Sheeran’s Divide album? 1.3 Purpose of the study The purpose of this study is to find out : 1. Loyalty 2. Sincerity 3. Honesty In the lyric of Ed Sheeran’s Divide album selected song. 1.4 Scope of the study There are many love songs in this era.