Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature and Media (AICOLLIM 2022)

Semiotic Analysis of the Saviour in Nadin Amizah’s “Bertaut”

Authors
Alemina Br. Perangin-Angin1, Widya Andayani2, *, Zurriyati A. Jalil3, Nurlela Nurlela1
1Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
2State University of Medan, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
3Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Lhokseumawe, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: widyaandayani@unimed.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Widya Andayani
Available Online 14 March 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-002-2_6How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Meaning; denotation; connotation; myth; semiotics
Abstract

Through Roland Barthes’ semiotic analysis, this article investigates the meaning of savior in the lyrics of Nadin Amizah’s song “Bertaut.” The definition presented encompasses denotation, connotation, and myth. Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory is used in this study to explain the denotation, connotation, and myth of the importance of “savior” in the song’s lyrics. The research approach employed is an interpretative qualitative interpretive inductive mode of thinking, thus moving from the specific to the general. The data collecting technique used is document study, which entails tracing and obtaining data from numerous sources. The findings show that the denotative meaning of the song “Bertaut” lyrics is the author’s life tale, and his mother acts as his saviour who always loves him, and becomes his guide. The meaning is about the harsh life of the author who has no friends, is given harsh words, and how his life is broken and loses direction. However, his mother protects him from all of these things, forcing him to survive and rely on his mother for his life. The songwriter wishes to express the essence of the belief that the saviour is the one we require to face life’s challenges.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature and Media (AICOLLIM 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
14 March 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-002-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-002-2_6How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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