Understanding Song Lyrics
The moral value of the song Count on Me by Bruno Mars is that we have to help our friends who are in need, because they will do the same when we are in trouble. As quoted “You can count on me…And I know when I need it I can count on you…”
Pembahasan
Lagu berjudul Count on Me dari Bruno Mars mengisahkan tentang persahabatan yang saling mendukung dan membantu di kala satu pihak memiliki masalah/beban, maka pihak lainnya hadir untuk memberi dukungan dan bantuan.
Istilah count on [someone] adalah sebuah idiom yang artinya to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you.
Sehingga konteks idiom tersebut pada lirik lagu ini adalah, “kamu dapat mengandalkan aku”. Namun pada sisi lain lirik, istilah count on juga digunakan dalam artian harfiah yang artinya menghitung dalam … (waktu). Contohnya adalah pada lirik “You can count on me like one two three, I’ll be there” yang mengistilahkan bahwa dalam hitungan 3 detik aku akan datang menemui kamu (jika dibutuhkan kehadirannya)
Fungsi sosial sebuah lagu adalah untuk menyampaikan pesan atau sebagai media komunikasi kepada pendengar lagunya. Dengan demikian, lagu juga dapat digunakan untuk memengaruhi, mendapat dukungan, membujuk, menggugah emosi, menanamkan sikap atau nilai tertentu kepada pendengarnya. Sekarang, simaklah video dari gurumu dan isilah titik-titik lirik lagu di bawah ini sambil mendengarkan lagu sebagai latihan listening. Tentu kamu bisa juga ikut bernyanyi atau mengajak teman atau keluarga di rumah untuk bernyanyi bersama.
IF AIN’T GOT YOU
BY
ALICIA KEYS
Some
people live for the fortune
Some
people live just for the fame
Some
people live just for to play the game
Some
people think that the physical things define what’s within
And
I’ve been there before
But
that life’s a bore
So
full of the superficial
Some people want it all
But I don’t want nothing at all
If
I ain’t got you baby
Some
people want diamond rings
Some
just want everything
But
everything means nothing
If
I ain’t got you
Some
peole search for a fountain
That
promise forever young
Some
people need three dozen roses
And
that’s the only way to prove you love them
Hand
me the world on a silver platter
And
what good would it be?
With
no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me
If
ain’t got you with me baby
Nothing
in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing
If
ain’t got you with me baby
Questions
1. Do you know the song lyrics above?
2. Are you familiar with the singer? If so, write
everything you know about the singer
3. What do you think about the lyrics?
4. What does the song tell you about?
5. Look at the lyrics carefully. What dos she want,
actually? And what does she think about people?
6. What do you learn from the song?
IF AIN’T GOT YOU
BY ALICIA KEYS
Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live just for to play the game
Some people think that the physical things define what’s within
And I’ve been there before
But that life’s a bore
So full of the superficial
Some people want it all
But I don’t want nothing at all
If I ain’t got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain’t got you
Some peole search for a fountain
That promise forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that’s the only way to prove you love them
Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be?
With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me
If ain’t got you with me baby
Nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing
If ain’t got you with me baby
Questions
1.Do you know the song lyrics above?
2.Are you familiar with the singer? If so, write everything you know about the singer
3.what do you think about the lyrics?
4.what does the song tell you about?
5.Look at the lyrics carefully. What dos she want, actually? And what does she think about people?
6.what do you learn from the song?
Song 1
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
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
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
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
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
Contoh Soal Song 2
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.
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
8. The word “rain” in this song refers to …..
A. autumn time
B. spring time
C. winter time
D. summer time
Contoh Soal Song 3
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
10. What does “Hasta Manana” means?
A. See you tomorrow
B. Good bye
C. Good morning
D. Good afternoon
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
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
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
Contoh Soal Song 4
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
15. What does the writer feel when he’s inside the house?
A. Trapped
B. Angry
C. Happy
D. Excited
16. Based on the song above, who sing the song?
A. Birds
B. Winds
C. Children
D. Musicians
17. Who is Jason Mraz?
A. Singer
B. Child
C. a bird
D. a listener
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
19. What is the tone of the song above?
A. Happy
B. Sad
C. Melancholy
D. Lazy
Earth Song by Michael Jackson
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things that you said
We were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said were yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
What have we done to the world?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying earth, these weeping shores?
20. The text is about ….
A. the way the earth ruins
B. the effort to rebuild earth
C. the sadness because of the earth’s damage
D. the questions for people who want to save the earth
21. “Did you ever stop to notice”. The underlined word is closest in meaning to….
A. Aware B. accept C. express D. mention
The following text is for number 22 to 24.
We
are the World
By Michael Jackson
There comes a time when we heed a
certain call
When the world must come together
as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to
life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We all are a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need
[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're
saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Send them your heart so they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
22. The text is about ….
A. unity B. misery C. struggle D. happiness
23. The lyric of the song implies that we have to ….
A. stop the war C. help each other
B. work hard for living D. stand on our own feet
24. “And it's time to lend a hand to life”. The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. Give B. spread C. borrow D. release