Abstract
ABSTRACT For the Oromo, music remains a means of expressing political repression. This study is an exploration of linguistic choices subsumed in an Oromo Protest song, “Maastar Pilaanii” by Caalaa Bultume. In this research, I explored the textual instrumentality of the lyrics of the song as a form of political discourse. To this end, I adopted Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework to identify the discourses. The study has made it evident that the selected music has tremendous underlying messages meant to raise the political consciousness of the citizens. The results showed that the functions of coercion, legitimization-delegitimization, resistance, opposition, and dissimulation have been used to convey the embedded messages. The findings of the study also demonstrate that music goes far beyond simply reflecting and describing situations; rather it also serves as a platform through which discursive spaces are contested and opened.
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