POINT OF VIEW APPROACH ANALYSIS ON “THANK YOU ALLAH ALBUM BY : MAHER ZAIN”

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1  Background of the study

Analyzing the poem or song is not easy, because many word and sentence that difficult to understand. The content of poem or song has many collections of words, each word in a poem or song is selected for a particular reason, often because of it’s various connotation or implication. Using approach to understanding the meaning of poem or song is a one way for the reader how to interpret them. Different kinds of poem must be approached in different ways.  Point of view approach  Is from what angle the author views his subject. Point of view is from whose consciousness the reader hears, sees, and feels the story.

A story`s point of view is our window on it`s fictional world and gives us our single vision. Often we watch trough the view point of one character, but not always. In fiction the windows angle makes all the difference (William:1985).

The point of view from which an experience is central to our understanding of that experience. We must state wether the poet is is speaking in specific or general terrms we must explain his attitudes and feelings. In considering point of view then we are basically outlining the poets attitudes and phisical relationship to the experience. At the same time however, we must make some conclusion about the voice/ persona of the poem or song.  

          In poem or song we can use point of view  as an approach to analysis how or what is the poem or song about. Although to analyse literally word for word into second language it will be often be completely misunderstood but it always possibilities to translate or paraphrase to understand it correctly. Some of  kind the point of view are first person, third person, religion, social, etc.

1.2  Problem of the study

Based on the background above  there are some finding problem and formulated on What are the type of  point of view that are found in the first album of Maher Zain the Title is “Thank You Allah”

1.3  Objective of the study

The objectives within this analysis are based on the problems of the study,they are:

To identify and find the type of  point of view which are found in songs of Maher Zain in the first album “Thank you Allah”

1.4  Scope and limitation

This study focuse an analyzing songs of Maher zain in the first Album “Thank you Allah” by using point of view approach and identifying the point of view to know the message of the song.

1.5  Significant of the study

studying the point of view to identify and understand the songs in the first album of Maher Zain have many benefit not only for the researcher actually has the own benefits for the future researcher for identifiying this album by point of view approach

In this case the significants are:

1.      The study of point of view will addthe variation of  knowing the meaning through  the Maher Zain songs.

2.      This study will provide better and clearer understanding on the type of point of view  in the songs lyric and it will be very usefull for them who want to enriching their knowledge and increasing their language proficiency.

1.6  definition of key term

1.6.1        literature

Literature is a symbol of intra subjective cultural system in society, as a written mentality text based on the fact. This is implied that literature is come from   reality. Literature is a medium of cultural symbol construction which has the destiny of cultural humanistic. It’s represented the story of reality in transformative dialogic and originality through the imagination and concrete situation. There are many kinds of literary works such as poem, short story, drama, and prose.

1.6.2        point of fiev approach

having certain approach which are established and accepted and strengthen one’s ability to communicate the ideas which one has about a particular  poem. One of the approach is point of view that using to identify the poem or lyric of songs. Point of view is From what angle the author views his subject.

Here I will try to presented the example of  Point Of View

—        First person: coming from the first person anyone is closest to: himself. When writing from the first-person perspective, the writer will most often use the pronouns "I," "we," "me," and "us." He is writing from within himself, from the perspective of his own eyes and his own experience.

—        Third person: The author usually using; "they," "them," "it," "he," and "she" are common pronouns used in this type of writing in his subject or from the perspektive of another person.

—        Religious: the author using many word that included about the religion meaning for telling his subject

—        Social: the author show there are kinds of social value that included in the poem/ lyric.

—        Historical: the author show the historycal moment in his poem or songs.

—        Etc.

1.6.3        Maher Zain

Maher Zain  born March 16, 1981 in Tripoli, Lebanon is a Muslim Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin. His debut album Thank You Allah, an internationally successful album with strong Muslim religious influences, was released in 2009.

CHAPTER II

REVIEW AND RELATED LITERATURE

2.1  Literature

Literature is a symbol of intra subjective cultural system in society, as a written mentality text based on the fact. This is implied that literature is come from   reality. Literature is a medium of cultural symbol construction which has the destiny of cultural humanistic. It’s represented the story of reality in transformative dialogic and originality through the imagination and concrete situation. There are many kinds of literary works such as poem, short story, drama, and prose. Each of literature work named as genres and it has their own characteristic. Poem is one of the genres; it is a piece of creative writing in verse, expressing deep feelings. Poetry is a poem in general.  Like other form of literature, poetry concern real life, but it distills that life to its essence. (Macmillan, 1984:153).

2.2   Point of view

Point of view approach  Is from what angle the author views his subject. Point of view is from whose consciousness the reader hears, sees, and feels the story. The point of view from which an experience is central to our understanding of that experience. We must state wether the poet is is speaking in specific or general terrms we must explain his attitudes and feelings. In considering point of view then we are basically outlining the poets attitudes and phisical relationship to the experience. At the same time however, we must make some conclusion about the voice/ persona of the poem or song.  

2.2.1        Kinds of Point Of View

To achieve the objectives, the writer classifies the data based on the type of point of view and applies pragmatic context to describe the implicature.There are an examples of point of view:

—        First person: coming from the first person anyone is closest to: himself. When writing from the first-person perspective, the writer will most often use the pronouns "I," "we," "me," and "us." He is writing from within himself, from the perspective of his own eyes and his own experience.

—        Third person: The author usually using; "they," "them," "it," "he," and "she" are common pronouns used in this type of writing in his subject or from the perspective of another person.

—        Religious: the author using many word that included about the religion meaning for telling his subject

—        Social: the author show there are kinds of social value that included in the poem/ lyric.

—        Historical: the author show the historical moment in his poem or songs.

2.3  Poetry

Poetry is a creative expression of language. It has a long history rooted in the prehistoric oral tradition of the first humans, evolving past the advent of writing, and into the present. It takes on many forms, from simple rhyming couplets to complex free verse. A much misunderstood art form, poetry nevertheless continues to inspire millions of readers and listeners in every culture.

2.4  Song

Song is a group of words produced as musical tones rather than as speech and placed within rhyme context. Song is combination between worlds and music. Good composition of them make the song can be enjoy by the listener.

Song is also can be said as poem. It consist of some sentences that contain imagery words, like a poem. Through a song the composer express someone feeling. Someone used her/she ability to choose and combine the words in order to make a beautiful songs. In Oxford (1977 : 395) is mentioned that song is poem set to music intend to be sung.

2.5  Maher Zain

Maher Zain  born March 16, 1981 in Tripoli, Lebanon is a Muslim Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin. His debut album Thank You Allah, an internationally successful album with strong Muslim religious influences, was released in 2009.

Maher Zain and his family moved to Sweden when he was eight years old. He completed his schooling there gaining a Bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering. After university he entered the music industry in Sweden and linked up with RedOne, the Moroccan-born Swedish producer.

When RedOne moved to New York in 2006 Maher Zain followed soon after to continue his music industry career in the USA producing for artists such as Kat DeLuna. On a visit home to Sweden he became engaged once more with his Islamic faith and decided to move away from a career as a music producer to become a singer/songwriter of contemporary R&B music with a strong Muslim religious influence.

Breakthrough success

In January 2009, Maher Zain began working on an album with Awakening Records. His debut album was Thank You Allah, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks was released on 1 November 2009 with percussion versions and French versions of some tracks released shortly afterwards.

Zain and Awakening Records successfully used new media such as Facebook, YouTube and iTunes to promote tracks from the album. In early 2010 his music very quickly gathered a huge online following in Arabic speaking and Islamic countries as well as among young Muslims in western countries.By the end of 2010 he was the most Googled celebrity in Malaysia for that year. Malaysia is also the country where he has had the most commercial success. The album Thank You Allah received 8 Platinum awards from Warner Music Malaysia as the highest selling album of 2010. In 2011, Thank You Allah earned a double platinum award from Sony Music Indonesia.

Zain sings mainly in English but has released some of his most popular songs in other languages. The song "Insha Allah", for example, is now available in English, French, Arabic, Turkish, Malay and Indonesian versions. Another song, “Allahi Allah Kiya Karo” (“Continuously Saying Allah”), is sung in Urdu and features the Pakistan born Canadian singer Irfan Makki.

In March 2011, Maher Zain released "Freedom", a song inspired by the events and the actions of the people taking part in the Arab Spring. In July 2011 he featured on the cover of the UK Muslim lifestyle magazine Emel.

Zain was featured on Irfan Makki's track "I Believe" from his debut studio album of the same name. He was also featured on Mesut Kurtis' album, Beloved, in the track named "Never Forget".

2.6  ”Thank You Allah” Album

Thank You Allah is the first studio album by Muslim Swedish singer Maher Zain. The album was released on November 1, 2009 by Awakening Records, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks. Maher's debut album is accompanied by three singles, each with its own music video. The album has achieved eight-time platinum sales record in Malaysia. Maher produced this album with Swedish producer from Bilal Hajji, who wrote Usher's song More and Jennifer Lopez's song On the FloorIn September 2011, Maher Zain received a nomination in the 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik, a Malaysian music award ceremony. He was nominated in the "Foreign Artist" category for his single Insha Allah (Malay). The success of the song in Malaysia has allowed him to be short-listed in the Best Malay Song Performed by a Foreign Artist category. The eventual winner in November 2011 was "Me Waiting" by Indonesian singer Rossa.

2.7  Some Maher Zain songs Lyric

2.7.1 Thank You Allah

I was so far from you

Yet to me you

were always so close

I wandered lost in the dark

I closed my eyes toward the signs

You put in my way

I walked everyday

Further and further away from you

Ooooo Allah, you brought me home

I thank You with every breath I take.

Alhamdulillah, Elhamdulillah

All praises to Allah,

All praises to Allah

Alhamdulillah, Elhamdulillah

All praises to Allah,

All praises to Allah.

I never thought about

All the things you have given to me

I never thanked you once

I was too proud to see the truth

And prostrate to you

Until I took the first step

And that’s when you opened the doors for me

Now Allah,

I realized what I was missing

By being far from you.

 

Alhamdulillah, Elhamdulillah

All praises to Allah, All praises to Allah

Alhamdulillah, Elhamdulillah

All praises to Allah, All praises to Allah.

Allah, I wanna thank You

I wanna thank you for all the things that you’ve done

You’ve done for me through all my years

I’ve been lost

You guided me from all the ways that were wrong

And did you give me hope

O Allah,

I wanna thank you

I wanna thank You for all the things that you’ve done

You’ve done for me through all my years

I’ve been lost

You guided me from all the ways that were wrong

I wanna thank You for bringing me home

Alhamdulillah, Elhamdulillah

All praises to Allah, All praises to Allah

Alhamdulillah, Elhamdulillah

All praises to Allah, All praises to Allah.

            2.7.2 Palistine will be free

Every day we tell each other

That this day will be the last

And tomorrow we all can go home free

And all this will finally end

Palestine tomorrow will be free

Palestine tomorrow will be free

No mother no father to wipe away my tears

That’s why I won’t cry

I feel scared but I won’t show my fears

I keep my head high
Deep in my heart I never have any doubt
That Palestine tomorrow will be free

Palestine tomorrow will be free

I saw those rockets and bombs shining in the sky

Like drops of rain in the sun’s light

Taking away everyone dear to my heart

Destroying my dreams in a blink of an eye
What happened to our human rights?

What happened to the sanctity of life?
And all those other lies?

I know that I’m only a child

But is your conscience still alive

I will caress with my bare hands

Every precious grain of sand
Every stone and every tree‘

Cause no matter what they do

They can never hurt you

Coz your soul will always be free
Palestine tomorrow will be free

Palestine tomorrow will be free

            2.7.3 For the rest ot my life

I praise Allah for sending me you my love

You found me home and sail with me

And I`m here with you

Now let me let you know

You`ve opened my heart

I was always thinking that love was wrong

But everything was changed when you came along

OOOOO

And theres a couple words I want to say

For the rest of my lifeI`ll be with you

I`ll stay by your side honest and true

Till the end of my time

I`ll be loving you. loving you

For the rest of my life

Thru days and night

I`ll thank Allah for open my eyes

Now and forever I I`ll be there for you
I know that deep in my heart

I feel so blessed when I think of you

And I ask Allah to bless all we do

You`re my wife and my friend and my strength

And I pray we`re together eternally
Now I find myself so strong

Everything changed when you came along

OOOO

And theres a couple word I want to say
For the rest of my life

I`ll be with you

I`ll stay by your side honest and true

Till the end of my time

I`ll be loving you. loving you

For the rest of my life

Thru days and night

I`ll thank Allah for open my eyes

Now and forever I

I`ll be there for you

I know that deep in my heart

now that you`re here

Infront of me I strongly feel love

And I have no doubt

And I`m singing loud that I`ll love you eternally

For the rest of my life

I`ll be with you

I`ll stay by your side honest and true

Till the end of my time

I`ll be loving you.loving you

For the rest of my life

Thru days and night

I`ll thank Allah for open my eyes

Now and forever I

I`ll be there for you
I know that deep in my heart

            2.7.4 Always be there

Alllahu Akbar…

If you ask me about love

And what i know about it

My answer would beIt’s everything about

Allah The pure love, to our souls

The creator of you and me,the heaven and whole universe

The one that made us whole and free

The guardian of HIS true believers

So when the time is hard
There’s no way to turn

As HE promise HE will always be there

To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy

Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there

HE’s always watching us, guiding us
So when the time is hard

There’s no way to turn

As HE promise HE will always be there

To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy

Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there

HE’s always watching us, guiding us

And HE knows what’s in all in our heart
So when you lose your way

To Allah you should turn

As HE promise HE will always be there…
HE bring ourselves from the darkness into the light

Subhanallah praise belongs to YOU for everything

Shouldn’t never feel afraid of anything

As long as we follow HIS guidance all the way

Through the short time we have in this life

Soon it all’ll be over

And we’ll be in His heaven and we’ll all be fine

So when the time gets hard

There’s no way to turn

As HE promise He will always be there

To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy

Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there

HE’s always watching us, guiding us

And HE knows what’s in all in our heart
So when you lose your way

To Allah you should turn

As HE promise HE will always be there…

Allahu Akbar…
So when the time gets hard

There’s no way to turn

As HE promise He will always be there

To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy

Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there

HE’s always watching us, guiding us

And he knows what’s in all in our heart
So when you lose your way

To Allah you should turn

As HE promise HE will always be there…

 

            2.7.5 Awaken

We were given so many prizes

We changed the desert into oasis

We built buildings of different lengths and sizes

And we felt so very satisfied

We bought and boughtWe couldn’t stop buying

We gave charity to the poor ’cause

We couldn’t stand their cryingWe thought we paid our dues

But in fact
To ourselves we’re just lying

Oh…………..

I’m walking with my head lowered in shame from my place

I’m walking with my head lowered from my race

Yes it’s easy to blame everything on the west

When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

We were told what to buy and we’d bought

We went to London, Paris and costat

We made show we were seen in the most exlusive shops

Yes we felt so very satisfied
We felt our money gave us infinite power

We forgot to teach our children about history and honor
We didn’t have any time to lose

When we were.. (were)

So busy feeling so satisfied

I’m walking with my head lowered in shame from my place

I’m walking with my head lowered from my race

es it’s easy to blame everything on the west

When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

I’m walking with my head lowered in shame from my place

I’m walking with my head lowered from my race

Yes it’s easy to blame everything on the west

When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

We became the visuals without a souldespite the heat

Our homes felt so empty and cold

To fill the emptiness

We bought and bought

Maybe all the fancy cars

And bling will make us feel satisfied
My dear brother and sisterIt’s time to change inside

Open your eyes

Don’t throw away what’s right aside

Before the day comes

When there’s nowhere to run and hide

Now ask yourself ’cause Allah’s watching you

Is He satisfied?

Is Allah satisfied?

Is Allah satisfied?

Is Allah satisfied?

Oh………….

I’m walking with my head lowered in shame from my place

I’m walking with my head lowered from my race

Yes it’s easy to blame everything on the west

When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHOD

3.1Research Design

Based on background of the study, the researcher will try to identify the Point of View of Maher Zain  songs in “Thank You Allah” album. The research done using descriptive qualitative design by checking the song and try to find out the figures

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3.2 Data Source.

Maher Zain songs in “Thank You Allah” album

3.3 Research Instrument

          The writer is the key instrument in this research. Maher Zain songs in “Thank You Allah”album.

3.4 Data collections.

In collecting the data the writer use  th following steps:

·   Listening and understanding the songs

·   Chossing the data dealing with the psychological approach that is going to be investigated.

·   Selecting the data dealing with the purpose of this study.

·   Surveying every line and stanza in the song.

·   Gathering the data by browsing on internet and finding the compact disk on the store.

3.5 Data Analysis

            In analyzing the data, the writer of this writing wants to analyze the character expressed in Maher Zain song’s by following steps:

Ø      Predicting the problems dealing with the purpose of the study

Ø      Analyzing the data based on the problem

Ø      Drawing the conclusion based on the analyzing of the result.

3.6. Triangulation

Triangulation is a strategy that can be used to strengthen the confidence of the research findings (Arksey and Knight, 1999). Decrop (1999) indicated that triangulation can reduce and/or eliminate personal and methodological biases and increase the probability of generalising the findings of a study as the data is gathered from different angles and by different methods. Easterby-Smith et al. (1991) referred to data triangulation as the process of collecting data over different times or by using multiple methods. Decrop (1999:159) asserted that “using multiple methods pave the way for more credible and dependable information”. Denzin (1970) identified multiple triangulations that can be used in the same investigation, these include:

1.      Methodological triangulation – the use of multiple methods to collect data.

2.      Data triangulation – the use of a variety of data sources in a study in terms of person, time and space.

3.      Investigator triangulation – whereby multiple researchers are employed to investigate the problem.

4.      Theoretical triangulation – the approaching of the research with varied perspectives and hypothesis.

In respect of the present research, data and methodological triangulations had been accomplished through collecting the data from different sources and by using multiple methods, including: semi-structured interviews, direct observation and document analysis. The use of multiple methods assisted in data triangulation and at the same time was an effective way to overcome most of the weaknesses of each method used (Gray, 2004)

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