SONGS

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.

CIRI KEBAHASAAN

 Imagery. Imagery describes about feelings and emotions.

 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.
 Figures of speech

1. Metaphor: comparing two things that are not alike to suggest that they actually
have something in common. e.g. “Time is a thief” or “Her haisr was silk”
2. Simile: compares two thing susing “like” or “as’’. Suatu hal digambarkan dengan
hal yang mirip dengan menggunakan kata ‘like’ atau ‘as’ e.g. “My love is like a
redrose”.
3. Hyperbole: a dramaticlanguage. 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 to finish”.
4. Personification: an object appear like a person. Objek (bukan manusia) memiliki
kemampuan seperti manusia.e.g. “The wind whisper” or “The snowflakes danced
in the wind”.
5. Allititration: the repetation of the same beginnin gsound in a series of words. e.g.
“Peter Parker pick a pack of pants punctually”

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.

CONTOH

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

EXERCISE!

Songs for A Dying Planet

Song by: Joe Walsh

Is anyone out there?

Does anybody listen or care anymore?

We are living on a dying planet,

We’re killing everything that’s alive,

And anyone who tries to deny it

Wears a tie

And gets paid to lie

So I wrote these songs for a dying planet,

I’m sorry but I’m telling the truth,

And for everybody trying to save it

These songs are for you, too.

Is anyone out there?

1. What kind of planet are we living now?

A. Dying Planet

B. good planet

C. beautiful planet

D. nice planet

E. lovely planet

2. Who are people who deny that they have killed living things?

A. People who wear a tie and get paid to lie

B. People who listen that song

C. People who live near the singer

D. people who work in the town

E. people who sell tie and T-shirt

3. “And gets paid to lie”. The word “gets paid” means….

A. Receive money for work completed

B. Pay someone

C. buy with money

D. sell with low prices

E. promote completely

4. For whom does the singers wrote that song?

A. For the dying planet

B. For people out there

C. For people who work hard

D. for people who study hard

E. for everything that is a live

5. Why does the singer feel sorry?

A. Because he tells the truth

B. Because he does not tell the truth

C. Because he lies

D. Because he can not speak

E. Because he works on the planet

Demis Roussos: RAIN AND TEARS

Rain and tears all the same

But in the sun you’ve to play the game

When you cry in winter time

You can’t pretend, it’s nothing but the rain

How many times I’ve seen

Tears coming from your blue eyes

Rain and tears all the same

But in the sun you’ve got to play the game

Give an answer of love I need an answer of love

Rain and tears in the sun

But in your heart you feel the rain the waves

Rain and tears both for shown

For in my heart there’ll never be a sun

Rain and tears all the same

But in the sun you’ve play the game

6. Which one of the following statements is implied in this song?

A. The writer’s lover treats him well.

B. The writer’s lover often expresses her sadness

C. The writer has got his expectation from his lover

D. The writer of the song feels sure with his love.

E. The writer feels that his love story will have a happy ending.
7. “Rain and tears both for shown. For in my heart there’ll never be a sun”. The phrase
“my heart there’ll never be a sun” means that the writer….

A. will feel sure in his heart

B. will always feel sad

C. will have his heart be with bright life

D. will feel so faithless all the time

E. will get very tired all his life

8. The word “rain” in this song refers to …..

A. autumn time

B. spring time

C. winter time

D. summer time

E. rainy season time

Viva Forever

Song by: Spice Girls

Do you still remember

How we used to be

Felling together, believe in whatever

My love has said to me

Both of us were dreamers

Young love in the sun

Felt like my savior, my spirit I gave ya

We’d only just begun

Hasta Manana,

Always be mine
[Chorus:]

Viva forever, I’ll be waiting

Everlasting, like the sun

Live forever,

For the moment

Ever searching for the one

Yes I still remember,

Every whispered word

The touch of your skin, giving life from within

Like a love song that I’d heard

Slipping through out fingers,

Like the sands of time

Promise made, every memory saved

Has reflections in my mind

Hasta Manana,

Always be mine

[Chorus]

Back where I belong now,

Was it just a dream

Feelings unfold, they will never be sold

And the secret’s safe with me

Hasta manana,

Always be mine

[Chorus x2]
9. What is theme of the song above?

A. Viva Forever

B. Dream

C. Belonging

D. Feeling

E. Greeting

10. What does “Hasta Manana” means?

A. See you tomorrow

B. Good bye

C. Good morning

D. Good afternoon

E. Good luck

11. What was still remembered by the singer?

A. The words whispered to her

B. The words in the writing

C. The words in the letter

D. The words that make the singer happy

E. The words which belong to the singer

12. Does the writer think that the feeling is a dream?

A. Yes, she does

B. Yes, she does not

C. No, she does not

D. No, she does

E. No comments

13. What is represented by the sand of time?

A. Promise that have been made

B. Dream that he wants

C. Goal which he want to reach

D. Target which he tries to get

E. Patch where he is on the way

Outdoors

Song by: Jason Mraz

All day I’ve been inside

And I’ve got the feeling

I’m trapped between the walls

And underneath the ceiling

I feel a bit off track

And I’m trying to get back

Back in the cool, cool air where the sun is shinning

Nothing’s going to stop me

It’s all in the timing

It’s finally again my turn

It’s time to return

‘Cause I won’t stay inside no more

No more

I can’t wait to go

Outdoors

Well open up your door and be like me

Open up your door and then breathe free

And look at all the beauty you’ll feel

Loved, loved, loved, loved

Listen to the music of the wind and the brides sing

We’re just one big family

And all of nature deserves to be

Loved, loved, loved, loved,

Loved

So, I won’t stay inside no more

No more

It can’t wait, I’m sure

There’s need to run and hide

Let’s go explore

It feels so great let’s go outdoors

(Don’t cha do)

Everyone come on

come on out there

where the air is fresh and clear

So, I won’t stay inside no more

No more

It cannot wait

Let’s go out doors

Well, open up your door and be like me

Open up your door and then breathe free

And look at all the beauty and you’ll find

The earth and the sky is yours

So please go, there’s no need,

There’s no need to hide inside

Let’s go explore

This will, this will feel so great

Let’s go outdoors

14. What does the singer want?

A. Sleep

B. Go outside

C. Play inside his house

D. Live in a sedentary life

E. Live his life

15. What does the writer feel when he’s inside the house?

A. Trapped

B. Angry

C. Happy

D. Excited

E. So so

16. Based on the song above, who sing the song?

A. Birds

B. Winds

C. Children

D. Musicians

E. Trains

17. Who is Jason Mraz?

A. Singer

B. Child

C. a bird
D. a listener

E. a composer

18. What is the message can be found in the text above?

A. It is a wasteful time to live your life adventurous

B. It is important to life an adventurous life

C. We must always be inside home

D. We must be careful with our wishes

E. We will be a superstar

19. What is the tone of the song above?

A. Happy

B. Sad

C. Melancholy

D. Lazy

E. Melodic

SPRING: A Poetry

In the early part of spring

You will hear, many birds sing

They are just letting, the rest of us know

Winter is over, spring melted the snow

You will notice, a beautiful scene

The trees will slowly, begin to turn green

Chipmunks and bunnies will come out and play,

Bears will no longer, sleep during the day

It’s exciting, when spring finally arrives

Bees will make honey, inside their hives

So much to do, so much to see

Insects and animals are happy and free

20. What is the poetry about?

A. School life

B. Home

C. Love

D. Nature

E. Politics

21. How many stanzas does the poem have?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

E. Five

22. What is ‘spring, sing, know, snow’ (stanza 3) called?

A. Assonance

B. Alliteration

C. Diction

D. Rhyme

E. Personae

23. The animals told in the poem is, except ….

A. Birds

B. Bee

C. Bears

D. Butterfly
E. Insects

24. What is able to melt the snow?

A. Spring

B. Winter

C. Trees

D. Bunnies

E. Honey