Representation of the social condition in The S.I.G.I.T’s song lyrics

Lyric is one of the art forms that become an important part of the musical elements, which determines the theme, character, and message. This thesis is a study that discusses the lyrics of The S.I.G.I.T’S song. The lyric is a study that is most relevant to semiotic analysis. The researcher has been analyzed the representation of the social condition in The S.I.G.I.T’S song lyrics. The problem in this research is then formulated into two questions: What are denotative and connotative meanings in The S.I.G.I.T’S song lyrics. How does social condition represented in The S.I.G.I.T’S song lyrics. The used theory of this research is Roland Barthes’s theory of semiotic and Stuart Hall’s theory of representation. Hall’s theory of representation consists of “Meaning depends not only on the material quality of the sign, but also its symbolic function. It is only because a sound or image symbolize and represent something, that it can convey meaning”. The data in this research are lyrics from The S.I.G.I.T’S song. Technique of collecting data that identifies the lyric contained the sign of social condition and consists of a piece of citing lyric. Then the steps of analyzing data including 1) classified data, 2) arranged data, 3) analyze data based on related theories, 4) presenting conclusion from the data, which has been analyzed. The result of this research is divided into two discussions. First the analysis of denotative and connotative meanings in the lyric about social condition, this lyric shows the denotative meaning through word and sentence. The lyric has a denotation that explicit meaning, usually denotation refers to used language with literally true. And the connotative meaning, the lyric has a connotation that implicit meaning. The lyric described the human’s life, such as the love expression, criticizing, uncertainty, disappointment, and environment. Second is representing of the social condition in The S.I.GI.T’S song lyrics according Hall’s theory. After analyzing The S.I.GI.T’S song lyrics, there can be concluded the representation of the social condition is represented by a piece of citing lyrics. Finally, the researcher suggests to the readers to improve the discourse of literature especially in semiotic realm about representation and sign to make better writing