Lexical Cohesion in Song Lyrics of “Malapetaka”, “Bencana”, and “Kemarau” by Rhoma Irama

Abstract

Humans must maintain cleanliness, safety, and environmental sustainability. A well-maintained environment makes humans’ life more comfortable. In creating song lyrics, Rhoma Irama often uses vocabulary related to the environment. This can be seen in the lyrics of his songs, among others, entitled "Malapetaka", "Bencana", and "Kemarau". The message conveyed in the lyrics of the song uses language that is interesting and easy to understand. Therefore, in the lyrics of this song, it is suspected that cohesion markers are used. Based on this background, this study reveals what lexical cohesion markers are used in the three song lyrics. Data collection is done by listening to the use of the language used in the lyrics of the song and then proceeding with the note-taking technique to record fragments of discourse that contain lexical cohesion contained in the lyrics of the song. The data was analyzed using cohesion theory, especially lexical cohesion. Based on the results of the study, it was found that to form coherent lyrics in the lyrics of the songs “Malapetaka”, "Bencana", and "Kemarau", lexical cohesion markers were used in the form of repetition, synonyms, hyponyms, and collocations.