Beautiful song to the cats, nice poem, good work Antonio

This has great feel to it; love it! Added to this playlist along with two more tracks! https://soundcloud.com/overlooked-underrated/sets/nothing-to-hear-here-various-1

Spicy risks

Mary Jane

The September 2022 DIAMC prompt was to write a song based on the imagery and interpretation of a Tarot card with extra cool points for those  picking a Minor Arcana card and not using the standard Rider-Waite deck. Using a random online picker I was given the Queen of Cups. I cheated a bit with imagery - this was created using DALL.E (AI software which creates images from text prompts). 

I wrote a simple folk tune - just vocals and my bodhran from the below interpretation.

"Traditionally representing the energy of a Queen, this card portrays a sensitive, vulnerable, omniscient woman who offers unconditional love. She is supremely empathic - sometimes to a fault. Her caring nature exposes her to everybody else's emotions and needs."

Image: MichaelxDALL.E, Open AI

Queen of Cups

I’d heard it all from the Maître d'
Top Cats
Chief Whips
Debauchery
But my eyes filled
In my throat a lump
When he told me of The Queen of Cups

She comes each night to eat her fill
Fine wines
Fresh fare
Upon the bill
Yet her lips
Never taste a drop
No, this Queen she gives it up

Queen of Cups – golden hearted
Queen of Cups – own need thwarted
You are doomed to starve and fade
When nothing’s left to give away

I’d heard it all from the Maître d'
Film Stars
Small Gods
Debauchery
But my eyes filled
In my throat a lump
When he told me of The Queen of Cups

Queen of Cups – golden hearted
Queen of Cups – own needs thwarted
You are doomed to starve and fade
When nothing’s left to give away 
You are doomed to starve and fade
When nothing’s left to give away

Queen Of Cups DIAMC Demo

Words and Music Antipodeans 2022. Recorded and engineered at Grovehill Studios, and Mastered by Dr Hackey at the Hackey Sack. Lifebuoy by Marco Uhrac on Unsplash

Two Cubic Metres

Thanks https://soundcloud.com/insatiable-void!

Forgotten Path remix album FREE download: https://insatiablevoid.bandcamp.com/album/forgotten-paths

Original Track: https://soundcloud.com/insatiable-void/forgotten-path
Remix Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/insatiable-void/sets/forgotten-path-open-collab

Insatiable Void - Forgotten Path (Remix)

Perfect Kiss

T.S. Eliot’s poem set to music by Antonio Cipolla (2005). Recorded November 2019. Song dedicated to my friend Andi, and to his haughty but gorgeous cat, Pushkin. 

THE NAMING OF CATS
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
(T.S. Eliot)

THE NAMING OF CATS - song from the poem by T.S. Eliot (Original Music)

Fantastic collab with https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme Bass & drum prog. mreguest, Baritone Sax Georg Boehme. Looking to add instruments.

HERDY GERTIE, MAN.

UPRIGHT SAX FEAT. GEORG BOEHME

25Dec22

Tibetan singing bowls courtesy of; 
the_very_Real_Horst
https://freesound.org/people/the_very_Real_Horst/sounds/268141/
I added a bit of delay :)

:D

Waiting Room E

A-SAKAMOTO

✨ NEUER SONG: „Memory of Love“ ✨
Eine Melodie, die mich seit über 40 Jahren begleitet, bekommt endlich ihre Worte.
Es geht um die Erinnerung an die Liebe – an das, was uns Menschen verbindet, auch wenn die Welt oft laut und voller Streit ist.
🎶 „Memory of Love“ erinnert daran, die leisen Töne nicht zu überhören: Liebe, Hoffnung und Menschlichkeit.
👉 Hör rein, lass dich tragen – vielleicht weckt die Melodie auch in dir etwas längst Vergessenes.
🎥 Das Video entstand mit Unterstützung von canva.com.
https://youtu.be/PacaPR7V0xU?si=TU580ql_vXBAxBTc

________________________________________

✨ NEW SONG: “Memory of Love” ✨
A melody that has been with me for over 40 years finally found its words.
It’s about remembering love – the one force that connects us all, even when the world feels divided and loud.
🎶 “Memory of Love” is a gentle reminder not to forget the quiet notes: love, hope, and humanity.
👉 Listen in, let yourself be carried away – maybe the melody will awaken something in you, too.
🎥 Video created with the support of canva.com.
https://youtu.be/PacaPR7V0xU?si=TU580ql_vXBAxBTc

Memory of Love
Verse 1
Same old story happens late at night,
Empty shadows hiding what is right.
I keep searching, reaching through the dark,
For the melody still singing in my heart.

Verse 2
Promises are broken, dreams can fade,
Still the silence hums the song we made.
Whisper softly, calling me above,
Guiding back to memory of love.

Chorus
Oh, memory of love, why don’t you remain?
Carry all the light through the joy, through the pain.
Oh, melody of love, don’t fade into the past,
Sing your song forever, let the moment last.

Bridge
Do you remember how it felt to be free?
The song of love was all we’d ever need.

Chorus 
Oh, memory of love, why don’t you remain?
Carry all the light through the joy, through the pain.
Oh, melody of love, don’t fade into the past,
Sing your song forever, let the moment last.

Verse 1
Same old story happens late at night,
Empty shadows hiding what is right.
I keep searching, reaching through the dark,
For the melody still singing in my heart.

Chorus

Erinnerung der Liebe 

Strophe 1

Selbe Geschichte, wieder in der Nacht,
leere Schatten halten ihre Wacht.
Doch ich spüre, tief in meinem Herz,
eine Melodie, die heilt den Schmerz.

Strophe 2
Worte vergehen, Träume wehn davon,
still erklingt ein Lied in leisem Ton.
Und es flüstert, ruft mich sanft zurück,
eine Melodie von Lieb’ und Glück.

Refrain
Oh Erinnerung der Lieb’, bleib doch besteh’n,
trag das Licht durch die Zeit, lass es gescheh’n.
Oh Melodie der Lieb’, verweh nicht so sacht,
sing dein Lied für immer, halte deine Macht.

Bridge
Erinnerst du dich, wie frei wir einst waren?
Ein Lied der Liebe trug uns durch die Jahre.

Refrain (Wiederholung)
Oh Erinnerung der Lieb’, bleib doch besteh’n,
trag das Licht durch die Zeit, lass es gescheh’n.
Oh Melodie der Lieb’, verweh nicht so sacht,
sing dein Lied für immer, halte deine Macht.

Strophe 1
Selbe Geschichte, wieder in der Nacht,
leere Schatten halten ihre Wacht.
Doch ich spüre, tief in meinem Herz,
eine Melodie, die heilt den Schmerz.

Refrain

(Lyrics & Music by Gert Holle – 27.08.2025)

Memory of Love - Gert Holle - 27.08.2025 Ulfa

4.A532 tant de voix

Non-professional, male singer/songwriter, 67 years old; I grew up in Birmingham, England where I lived until 1984; now living in Italy. My first songs go way back to 1977, and continue right up to this day. You’ll find all my music on YouTube - Look me up and listen to my songs/playlists.  Enjoy):

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🎶 Please listen on SoundCloud to my playlist/album BACK TO ONE released in July, 2023 🎶

THE NAMING OF CATS - song from the poem by T.S. Eliot (Original Music)

Antonio Cipolla

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