Analysis of the Translation Technique for "Easy" Song Lyrics from English to Indonesian in the Video Clip by Troye Sivan

  • Rahma Ayu Nadya Safira Universitas Terbuka
  • Mochamad Nuruz Zaman Politeknik Negeri Jakarta
Keywords: Adaptation, literal translation, translation techniques, transposition

Abstract

The increasingly global use of digital music platforms is of course very helpful for artists to introduce their work to all fans from various walks of life and languages around the world. one of which was done by an artist named Troye Sivan, who included hard subtitles in the Indonesian language in the video clip for the song "Easy". This study raises the title "Analysis of the Translation of the Lyrics of the Song "Easy" from English to Indonesian in the Video Clip by Troye Sivan". This study aims to find out what techniques are used in the process of translating the lyrics of the song "Easy" by Troye Sivan. The research method used is descriptive qualitative and uses the translation theory of Molina and Albir. The results of this study are that there are 5 translation techniques used, namely: Literal Translation with 20 data, Adaptation with 7 data, Compensation with 1 data, Transposition with 2 data.

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Published
2023-07-31
How to Cite
Nadya Safira, R. A., & Nuruz Zaman, M. (2023). Analysis of the Translation Technique for "Easy" Song Lyrics from English to Indonesian in the Video Clip by Troye Sivan. Educalitra: English Education, Linguistics, and Literature Journal, 2(2), 11-23. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8198268
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