Makna 5 Soundtrack Film Little Mermaid, Sangat Menyentuh

Lagu ini menjadi theme song dari film Little Mermaid. Mulai populer saat kemunculan film animasi Little Mermaid tahun 1989. Lirik lagu Part of Your World ditulis Howard Ashman, dan musik dibuat oleh Alan Menken.

Lagu Part of Your World dinyanyikan oleh tokoh Ariel (Halle Bailey), si putri duyung. Memiliki makna tentang rasa keinginan Ariel untuk menjelajah dunia manusia. Lagu ini juga mencerminkan rasa frustrasi Ariel karena merasa kehidupannya dibatasi oleh ayah dan lingkungannya.

Lagunya sangat ikonik, sekaligus menjadi favorit penggemar film Little Mermaid. Berikut lirik lagu Part of Your World:

Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?

Look at this trove, treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you'd think
"Sure, she's got everything"

I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I've got twenty!
But who cares? No big deal
I want more

I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see them dancin'
Walking around on those
What do you call 'em? Oh, feet!

Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumpin', dancin'
Strollin' along down a
What's that word again? Street

Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free, wish I could be
Part of that world

What would I give if I could live
Outta these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day
Warm on the sand?
Betcha on land they understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women, sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it
What's the word? Burn!

When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world

Lagu Under The Sea dinyanyikan oleh Sebastian, seekor kepiting yang menjadi penasihat dan tangan kanan Raja Triton. Musik dan lirik lagu ini dibuat oleh orang yang sama dengan lagu Part of Your World. Lagunya bercerita tentang kehidupan di bawah laut.

Sebastian memperkenalkan kepada pendengarnya tentang kehidupan dunia bawah laut yang lebih menyenangkan daripada hidup di darat. Ia menjelaskan beberapa hewan yang hidup di bawah laut seperti ikan, lobster, penyu, ubur-ubur, dan lainnya.

Lagu dengan ritme enerjik ini pernah memenangkan Academy Award untuk kategori lagu asli terbaik pada tahun 1990. Berikut lirik lagu Under The Sea:

The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you lookin' for?

Under the sea (Under the sea)
Under the sea (Under the sea)
Darlin', it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we're devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea

Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in their bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who's gon' be on the plate? (Uh-oh!)

Under the sea (Under the sea)
Under the sea (Under the sea)
Nobody beat us
Fry us and eat us
In fricassee
We what the land folks loves to cook
Under the sea we off the hook
We got no troubles
Life is the bubbles
Under the sea (Under the sea)
Under the sea (Under the sea)
Since life is sweet here
We got the beat here
Naturally
Even the sturgeon an' the ray
They get the urge 'n' start to play
We got the spirit
You got to hear it
Under the sea

The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they're soundin' sharp
The bass play the brass
The chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul (Yeah)
The ray, he can play
The lings on the strings
The trout rockin' out
The blackfish, she sings
The smelt and the sprat
They know where it's at
An' oh, that blowfish blow

Under the sea (Under the sea)
Under the sea (Under the sea)
When the sardine
Begin the beguine
It's music to me (It's music to me)
What do they got? A lot of sand
We got a hot crustacean band
Each little clam here
Know how to jam here
Under the sea
Each little slug here
Cuttin' a rug here
Under the sea
Each little snail here
Know how to wail here
That's why it's hotter
Under the water
Ya, we're in luck here
Down in the muck here
Under the sea

Lagu Kiss The Girl ditulis oleh Alan Menken (musik) dan Howard Ashman (lirik). Lagu ini dinyanyikan untuk menciptakan momen romantis Pangeran Eric yang mengajak Ariel berkeliling naik perahu kecil. Beberapa teman Ariel berupa hewan laut ini berusaha mendorong Pangeran Eric untuk menciumnya agar menjadi manusia seutuhnya.

Lagu ini mengungkapkan perasaan cinta yang timbul antara Ariel dan Pangeran Eric. Lagu ini memiliki melodi yang indah, liriknya menggambarkan suasana romantis dan kegembiraan. Berikut lirik lagu Kiss The Girl:

There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl

Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
It's possible she wants you too
There's one way to ask her
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la, my oh my
Look like the boy too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, ain't that sad?
Ain't it a shame, too bad
He gonna miss the girl

Now's your moment
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
She don't say a word
And she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la, float along
And listen to the song
The song say kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, music play
Do what the music say
You wanna kiss the girl

You've got to kiss the girl
Why don't you kiss the girl?
You gotta kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, float along
And listen to the song
The song say kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, music play
Do what the music say
You wanna kiss the girl

Lagu Poor Unfortunante Souls dinyanyikan oleh penyihir laut jahat, Ursula. Ursula yang memiliki tubuh seperti gurita menyanyikan lagu ini pada saat menawarkan kesepakatan kepada Ariel. Ursula berjanji akan mengubah Ariel menjadi manusia namun dengan beberapa syarat.

Lagu ini menggambarkan tentang karakter Ursula yang licik dengan kekuatan sihirnya. Lagunya memberikan keyakinan kepada Ariel, bahwa Ursula satu-satunya harapan dia untuk mewujudkan niatnya hidup di darat. Berikut adalah lirik dari lagu Poor Unfortunate Souls:

I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays
I've mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light, and made a switch

True, yes, I've been a wicked witch
But I've found a friend who is my match
And I fortunately know a little magic
It's a talent that I always have possessed
And here lately, please don't laugh
I use it on behalf of the miserable, lonely, and depressed
Pathetic

Poor unfortunate souls
In pain, in need
This one longing to be thinner
That one wants to get the girl
And do I help them?
Yes, indeed
Those poor unfortunate souls
So sad, so true
They come flocking to my cauldron
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
And I help them?
Yes, I do

Now it's happened once or twice
Someone couldn't pay the price
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals
Yes, I've had the odd complaint
But on the whole, I've been a saint
To those poor unfortunate souls

Have we got a deal?
Those poor unfortunate souls
So sad, so true
They come flocking to my cauldron
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
And I help them?
Yes, I do

Lagu ini juga ciptaan dari Alan Menken (musik) dan Howard Ashman (lirik). Ini menjadi lagu pertama yang dinyanyikan di film Little Mermaid, tepatnya di bagian opening film. Lagu Fathoms Below dinyanyikan pada saat para pelaut atau nelayan berlayar di kapal Raja Triton.

Lagu ini menggambarkan rasa ingin tahu pelaut dengan dunia bawah laut, dan sosok legenda laut misterius yang sering disebut dengan nama The Sea King atau Raja Laut. Lagu ini menciptakan suasa epik dan petualangan dalam film Little Mermaid. Berikut lirik lagu Fathoms Below:

I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue
And it's hey to the starboard, heave ho
Look out, lad, a mermaid be waiting for you
In mysterious fathoms below

Fathoms below, below
From whence wayward Westerlies blow
Where Triton is king and his merpeople sing
In mysterious fathoms below
Heave ho
Heave ho
Heave ho
Heave ho

Heave ho
Heave ho
Heave ho
Heave ho
Heave ho
Heave ho

In mysterious fathoms below

Lagu-lagu film Little Mermaid dibuat dengan lirik yang sangat mudah dicerna dan dinyanyikan. Makanya lagu-lagu tersebut ikonik dan tidak lekang oleh waktu. Kalau kamu suka lagu yang mana nih?