Makna dan Pesan Persahabatan dalam Lagu "Count on Me" Bruno Mars

KOMPAS.com - Lagu Count On Me merupakan single kelima dari studio debut album Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops and Hooligans.

Lagu ini ditulis oleh Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, serta Ari Leving, dan direkam di Larrabe Recording Studios serta Levcon Studios di Los Angeles, California.

Count on Me dirilis pada 8 November 2011. Secara umum, lagu Count on Me menceritakan tentang pentingnya persahabatan, serta menyampaikan pesan positif.

Lirik lagu Count On Me

Dikutip dari situs Genius, berikut lirik lagu Count on Me oleh Bruno Mars:

Oh-oh-oh

Verse 1

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I’ll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can’t see
I’ll be the light to guide you

Pre-Chorus

We find out what we’re made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

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Chorus

You can count on me like 1,2,3
I’ll be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like 4,3,2
And you’ll be there
‘Cause that’s what friends are s’posed to do, oh yeah

Post-Chorus
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, yeah, yeah

Verse 2

If you’re tossin’ and you’re turnin’ and you just can’t fall asleep
I’ll sing a song beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Every day, I will remind you, oh

[Back to Pre-Chorus]
[Baack to Chorus]
[Back to Post Chorus]

Bridge

You’ll always have my shoulder when you cry
I’ll never let go
Never say goodbye
You know

[Back to Chorus]
[Back to Post Chorus]

Outro

You can count on me, ‘cause I can count on you 

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Makna Count on Me

Count On Me merupakan lagu tentang persahabatan dan kasih sayang di antara para sahabat.

Dalam bait pertama, dijelaskan bahwa seseorang rela melakukan berbagai hal, mulai dari yang sederhana hingga tersulit untuk membantu sahabatnya.

Seorang sahabat sejati juga akan selalu membimbing dan membantu sahabatnya.

Makna Count On Me menggambarkan bagaimana sebenarnya sahabat sejati itu. Sahabat sejati adalah mereka yang selalu bersedia menolong di kala kita kesulitan.

Sahabat akan selalu cepat datang untuk saling membantu. Dalam persahabatan, kita bisa saling mengandalkan dan peduli satu sama lain.

Ketika kita menolong sahabat kita, kita akan ditolong kembali nantinya. Seorang sahabat akan saling bahu-membahu untuk membantu.

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Sahabat sejati akan selalu melengkapi, memperbaiki, mengingatkan, merangkul, dan menasehati.

Lagu Bruno Mars ini juga menjelaskan bahwa sahabat tidak akan saling meninggalkan satu sama lain. Sebaliknya, mereka akan selalu ada untuk satu sama lain.

Pesan persahabatan dalam lagu Count On Me

Seperti yang telah disebutkan, Count On Me menceritakan tentang kisah dan kasih sayang persahabatan.

Sebagai seorang sahabat kita harus saling percaya, merangkul, dan menyayangi.

Kita harus percaya apabila kita menolong sahabat, kita juga akan ditolongnya di kemudian hari. Seorang sahabat sejati juga tidak akan meninggalkan satu sama lain.

Contoh soal dan jawaban tentang lagu Count On Me

Berikut beberapa contoh soal dan jawaban tentang lagu Count On Me:

• What is the song about?

The song is about a friendship. Whatever the situation, a friend must help each other, both simple and even difficult.

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• What kind of relationship doses this song talk about?

Relationship does this song talk about is the friendship.

• Does this song transmit a positive or a negative message?

This song is transmit about the positive message. Because, the song is about the friendship.

• What is the meaning of count on me?

In Indonesia, count on me is like mengandalkan aku.

• What will ‘I’ do if his friend is in the middle of the sea?

I will help him cause I don’t want to be left by him.

• Describe your best friend as detailed as possible.

My bestfriend is my protector. She is a good friend for me. If she feel difficult about something, she will come to me, and I feel that too, I will go to her.

We have each other about five years. She always happy with me and I always happy with her. She will keep a secret about my story.

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She always accompanies me if I feel lonely. She always been a clown if I feel sad. She is realy my bestfriend for me.

• What qualities do you think are the most important in friendship?

In my opinion, the important qualities in friendship is trust each other. Trust is a precious thing for me.

• Do you consider yourself as a good friend? Why?

Yes, it cause I will love and give attention to my bestfriend everyday. And I will always be there if she needs me.

• There is a saying which goes like this: “to have good friends, be a good friend.” Do you agree with this?

Yes, I agree with the statement. We must have a good attitude to get the reflection of a friend like ourselves.

• Do you think that anyone could be your friend? Why? Or why not?

Yes, I think so. Cause iam a good person and suitable to make a friend relation. 

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Referensi:

Tuzzahrah, Fatimah. 2016. The Analysis of Hyperbolic Expressions Used in Lyrocs of Bruno Mars’ Song. Artikel: Universitas Mataram. (Diakses pada tanggal 20 Maret 2023).

Safitri, Mai Sarah. 2021. An Analysis of Illocutionary Act on Song Lyrics of Bruno Mars’s Doo Woops & Hooligans Album. Skripsi. Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. (Diakses pada tanggal 20 Maret 2023).