Published date: Jul 04 2022

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 1st International Student Conference on Linguistics: Trends and Future Perspectives in Linguistics Study

Pages: 235-245

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v7i10.11292

Tengku Amin Diwan Waruwudiwanwaruwu@gmail.comSTKIP Nias Selatan

I Wayan BudiartaMaster of Linguistics, Universitas Warmadewa

I Nyoman MulianaMaster of Linguistics, Universitas Warmadewa

The purpose of this study was to investigate the Meanings and Messages of The Song Lyrics. This study used qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. The researcher employed himself to collect the data by reading whole lyrics of the songs contained in the album and listening to them, marking the sentences that matter. The researcher used the songs of Iwan Fals in his album entitled Wakil Rakyat. After analyzing the lyric of the song which are composed by Iwan Fals, the researcher made the conclusion. The researcher concluded that each song in this album contains different meanings and messages even though some songs have the similarity. The following were the meaning and message contained in each song; conceptual meaning, connotative meaning, collocative meaning, stylistic meaning, affective meaning, and thematic meaning. While the song’s message is Iwan Fals giving advice, criticism, and appeals to teachers, students, the Indonesian legislative assembly, children, parents, farmers, employees, and a variety of other professions. There are numerous terms with various meanings and messages. The conclusion is that a composer or songwriter manipulates words or languages to create an appeal to the lyrics to express his experience. Song lovers, teachers, students, and everyone else who enjoys listening to music should be able to understand the song’s meaning and message thanks to this research.

Keywords: meanings, messages, song lyrics of Iwan Fals, “Wakil Rakyat

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