Diction Based on Meaning in Indonesian Pop Religious Songs by Ungu Band

This study aims to determine the use of diction or word choice in religiousthemed songs from the popular Indonesian band, Ungu Band. The form of this research is descriptive qualitative research using the method of listening and recording. The theory used as a reference for this research is Geoffrey Leech's diction (7 Types of Meaning). The objects taken are 5 religious songs belonging to the Ungu Band which are included in the mini album entitled “Aku dan Tuhanku”. The results of this study show that the song lyrics contained in the album “Aku dan Tuhanku” use diction that contains conceptual or denotative meaning, connotative meaning, associative meaning, reflection meaning and collocative meaning, stylistic and affective meaning, and thematic meaning. The diction that contains conceptual or denotative meaning aims to explain the story contained in the song lyrics. The diction that contains connotative meaning aims to provide beauty or aesthetics through the choice of words in song lyrics. The diction that contains reflection meaning and collocative meaning as well as diction that contains associative meaning is used to describe the situation and conditions that occur in the story contained in the song more intensely. The diction that contains stylistic and affective meanings aims to show the background of the song lyricist. The use of diction containing thematic meaning is a form of clarifying the message or mandate that the author will convey through song lyrics. Some diction or words that often appear in the song lyrics in the album “Aku dan Tuhanku” are “Tuhanku”, “kita”, “hidup”, “taubat”, “nafas”, “doa”, and “dosaku”.