Lagu “Du” Karya Orloff Kunze:

Kajian Stilistika

Akhmad Haryono

Jurusan Sastra Inggris

Fakultas Sastra Universitas Jember

Jalan Kalimantan 37 Jember 68121

rin_na_noo@yahoo.com

Abstract

This article investigates German nostalgic song “Du” by Orloff Kunze by the use of stylistics. Due to the broad domain on stylistics, this article would limit its study only on four aspects which are: (1) style as erotic device, (2) style as the innermost emotional expression, (3) style as individual expression, (4) the effect of song and lyric as the motivation of imagination and aesthetic. Result of this study reveals that “Du” is capable to underline individual freedom and subjective truth. The expression of someone’s feeling to the admired person is an individual axpression displaying individual freedom and subjective truth. The song and the arrangement of “Du” which is harmoniously arranged with the meaning of the lyric is able to give strong impression to the listeners who do not even understand German.