Score direction asking an instrument to imitate the human voice

• Melodious, as in singing — balance it (anag)
• Musical direction that means "lyrical" in Italian
• Like a song from Cambridge before I left half out
• Songlike

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.)).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cantabile is a work composed from 2004 to 2009 by Frederik Magle . It consists of three symphonic poems (or movements) based on poems written by Henrik, the Prince Consort of Denmark published in his book Cantabile . The Cantabile suite was commissioned ...

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] ||