Nature’s Exploitation as A Cause of Natural Disaster (Riffatere Semiotic Studies Towards Rhoma Irama Song “Malapetaka”)

Abstract

“Malapetaka” is one of Rhoma Irama’s song. Despite this song was written approximately fifty years ago, it is still relevant with the current situation. The purpose of this study is to describe the meaning of the lyrics from this song. To reveal the implied meaning and the messages from the song, the author using semiotic poetry studies, especially a semiotic approach by Michael Riffatere. Data collections are done through literature study by listening to this song and doing library research. After the datas are collected, they are analyzed by heuristic and hermeneutic literature and linked them with the meaning of some relatable ayat Qur’an. The result of the analysis shows that nature’s exploitation can lead to natural disaster. This can be used as reflection on human behavior towards nature because every natural disaster can be reduced if humans take their responsibility to maintain the natural resources.