READING RAEF HAGGAG'S THE MUSLIM CHRISTMAS SONG LYRICS: A SEMIOTICS OF POETRY ANALYSIS

The Muslim Christmas Song is a controversial Islamic religious song because it raises the pros and cons of public opinion. The existence of the word “Christmas” in the song title and the words “Jesus” and “Mary” in the song lyrics are the problems that make this song be studied in this reserch. The researcher uses the lyrics of The Muslim Christmas Song by Raef Haggag as the object of research in this graduating paper. This study uses the semiotic of poetry theory by Michael Riffaterre. Close reading is the data collection technique used in this study. This research uses the qualitative method. In addition, in this graduating paper the meaning of the song can be found in several stages, namely (1) indirect expression, (2) heuristic and hermeneutic reading, (3) matrix, variant, and model. The Muslim Christmas Song is a song with lyrics that contain upholding Islamic values. The song has a subtle message of tolerance and the lyrics contain sentences of praise