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SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS ASSIGNMENT

ANALYSIS OF “CANDLE IN THE WIND” SONG LYRICS BY ELTON
JOHN

Analyze the text below in terms of context culture and situation (field, tenor, and
mode)!

Goodbye England's rose

May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
chorus:
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
(repeat chorus)
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
(repeat chorus)
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A. Context of Situations
1. Field
The text is about the moment which the Lady Diana had gone. She passed
away in 1997. Then, the song tries to show British people expressing their
condolences and lost feeling to her in England. The lyrics below show this field
area.
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
………,.
Now you belong to heaven

The song writer had written this song to be a tribute to the death of Lady
Diana. The lyrics show the lost feeling of some people whom left by her
especially the British people.
……………
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
2. Tenor
Tenor or roles and relationship determine feelings of people involved in the
language situation. The participant or people involved in this text are:
a. Lady Diana
Lady Dina becomes the participant on the text. The lyric below involve Lady
Diana on the text.
Goodbye England's rose

British people describe and call her as England rose. Furthermore, the song was
sing by Elton John as the song writer in the Lady Diana’s funeral ceremony.
b. British people.
1.) British people felt sad for the death of Lady Diana. It appears in the lyrics
of song below.
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
…….
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
........
The truth brings us to tears

2.) They also express their admiration to Lady Diana related to her dedication
and love to her country.
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Goodbye England's rose

May you ever grow in our hearts
……………………
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
………..

And the stars spell out your name

c. Mode
The text above is a transcription of song. Since it is a song, it contained some
pronoun used. These lyrics underneath show some pronoun used.
You were the grace that placed itself
…………….
You called out to our country
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years

The pronoun used indicates that the text belonging to spoken language. The
spoken language has some features. One of them is using pronoun. In addition,
there is a formulate expression used that become other indication that the text is
spoken language.
Goodbye England's rose

Then, many appraisal words which are figurative languages are also used in the
text. They are:
 Metaphor is used in the lyrics “Goodbye England’s Rose…” because the
song writer describes Lady Diana as England’s Rose without any single
word connects it.
 Personification is used in the lyrics, “…the stars spell out your name,” since
the song writer describes the stars as a living thing.
 Simile is used in the lyrics “and it seems to me you lived your life like a
candle in the wind never fading with the sunset” as the sentence try to
compare the Lady Diana’s life by using connective word like.
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B. Context of Culture
The genre of this text is funereal service. As it is funeral service, it purposes to
express appreciation, love, and admiration to someone who had passed away. The
song wants to express the British people sad and lost feeling of the Lady Diana
death. This song becomes a tribute to her.