Song Lyrics

SONGS

Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal relation to produce a musical composition that has unity and continuity.

1 . SOCIAL FUNCTION OF SONGS

The social function of song are:

To entertain the listeners.
To teach moral value through the lyrics of the songs.
To provide a way of managing the relationship between our public and private emotional life.
To express personal feeling and cultural values.
To give someone to not only shares their emotions with others, but also to have an emotional connection that just can’t be experienced in any other way.

2. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF SONGS

The general structure of a song consists of verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus. It is better for us to learn more about the complete structure of songs.

a. Intro ( pengenalan melodi, harmonik, dan ritmis )

The introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic related to the main body of song.

b. Verse (bait : bagian utama )

It is the section of the song structure that tells the story. This is the exposition, describing the scene or the person, or an emotion. There are usually two or three verses in a row that have the same musical structure, the same rhyme and poetic meter, but different words. The second verse builds on the picture painted in the first verse, etc.

c. Chorus or Refrain ( pengulangan/ ringkasan cerita lagu )

A chorus is the most repeated section, so it’s the easiest remembered. A chorus is the summary of the song’s story. All the verses have been leading up to the chorus, and is usually the part of the song people sing along with. A chorus can come at the beginning of the song structure; it can also start in the middle, or come at the end. In fact, some songs don’t have choruses at all. Some people are usually confused to differentiate between choruses and refrain. A refrain is any line that repeats in the song lyric, while a chorus is any group of lines that repeat.

d. Break ( jeda)

A break is actually a brief “rest” or “pause” for the core melody within a song used to add further dimension and excitement. It may include a quick instrumental solo or drum interlude or it may be a brief moment of silence, or combination of each of these elements.

e. Bridge ( penghubung / berubah tempo, volume, instrumentasi )

This is the part of the song that shifts. It can suddenly change tempo, or volume, or instrumentation. The bridge is the section that gives the audience time to reflect on the story, or gives them the “climax” or conclusion of the story through verses and chorus. Bridges can be used to give the singer a break.

f. Outro or Coda ( penutup lagu )

This is the end of the road for the song. It can repeat the intro, chorus or a refrain as an outro, or a bridge with an instrumental solo.

Mother, How Are You Today

Maywood

Mother, how are you today?

Here is a note from your daughter

With me everything is OK

Mother, how are you today?

Mother, don't worry, I'm fine

Promise to see you this summer

This time there will be no delay

Mother, how are you today?