Like a song? Stick around bass in the end

• Like a song from Cambridge before I left half out
• In a singing manner
• Score direction asking an instrument to imitate the human voice
• Melodious, as in singing — balance it (anag)
• Musical direction that means "lyrical" in Italian

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cantabile - The London Quartet is a British a cappella vocal quartet .

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1724, from Italian, literally "singable, that can be sung," from cantare "to sing" (see chant (v.)).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cantabile \Can*ta"bi*le\, a. [It., cantare to sing.] (Mus.) In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando. [1913 Webster] ||

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context music English) describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical adv. (context music English) played in this style; singingly, lyrically n. 1 (context music English) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner ...