What the song is about, how it feels to you, I leave up to you. For sure till today many will recognize this. Women are left behind while men leave. For ages it has been this way and even in modern times men still do while women take care of themselves, their homes, children, land, and cattle, and have to sell their bodies or live on the streets begging for food. To me this is about war, endless war, a strong culture that crossed borders and influenced a huge part of Europe with its culture, tales, and beliefs. It's the home of mystery, magic, fairies, elves, dwarfs and so much more.

#2 Within Temptation - In Perfect Harmony

The only reason that it's not my number one is that the Celtic language and history was before Dutch, although this Dutch metal band sings English. Or perhaps it is my number 2 because I heard of 'Deirdre and The Exile of the Sons of Uisneach first. To me the album Mother Earth is one of the best albums there is. It keeps me in the land of (fairy)tales. Some might not be used to metal but if you find the courage to listen, what you think you hear changes into the next seconds. It's all about Mother Earth you'll hear and experience.

The song In Perfect Harmony is the answer to the emptiness in a heart. A part of the text is printed on the birth announcement of my son. It's a message from Mother Earth to an Earthling where to find peace and harmony for real. What more can one wish for than living in perfect harmony and being the King of elves and trees? I hope @el-nailul @ibesso and @weisser-rabe will listen to this song.

_{The lyrics of this song can be found in the YouTube video.}

#3 Allessandro Safina - Luna

I like charesteric people and therefore powerful controlled voices, voices able to touch the soul, people who can actually sing. Therefore Alessandro Safina is my number 3 (sorry, Andrea Bocelli, you always pop up in my mind first if I think of a great voice,)

_{Luna - The Moon - is a song you should listen to, the lyrics are included in English but even without the 'yearning' of the soul can be felt. The first time I heard this song I litterally stood still and listened. I think The Man on the Moon can feel it too.}

If a song speaks to the soul you don't need to understand the language to know what is sung. You simply close your eyes and listen.

#4 Edith Piaff - La Vie en Rose

I grew up with her songs played on a record player. Today I appreciate her more than back then. This not-too-tall French lady with a magnificent voice knows how to touch the soul (and she can pronounce the 'r' my youngest can't, might have if we were living in Rotterdam).
La Vie en Rose, a pink life, or more like life seen through pink glasses if you are in love is not a song about a broken heart. Not about chasing after an unreachable love but about the trust and faith in the one who embraces and makes the personal world smile and a better place.

_{I chose this video since she made her own translation into English. YouTube can show you the French version with lyrics if you prefer that one and like to sing along. Perhaps @marcybetancourt loves to.}

Number 5 is a hard one. Will I stick to the topic love or is it more about incomplete souls while I travel through the world of music? I can tell you the search affects me (or is it infects me) since I find more and more songs I like. Will I stay close to home or travel further on to find a 5 that fits my theme (the hardships of life, life experience, the search for harmony, the soul and the attempt to fill emptiness?).

Life can be a super struggle and while writing this post, thinking about which music to share, I also have my closest Steemians in mind. It may sound as if my Top 5 music choice is all about me but it's also a message to those dear to me. I like them to know they are not alone, that feelings although personal, will be recognized by many.
How I would love to let you hear Wêr bisto by Twarres (perhaps @patjewell can understand the text or @jaynie) or Aan de kust sang by Bløf since a real Dutchman lives with water and will always hear the sea call). There's a song about a man who sees the one he was in love with again. He remembers the first time he saw her on the Church square which was in November. He let go of her because he thought he would never win the girl which is what he calls 'thrown away luvk', this is a song by Rowwan Hèze.
These songs just mentioned are songs most of you might not like because you are not used to the sound of the Dutch language but to me the voices are great, have a charm, the singers can sing and the music is more than just noise.
While I'm writing this I wonder if @pousinha, just like me, might like The Masters of Chant or Gregorian music?

I've been looking for a song 'Insha Allah' to end my Top 5 with but I couldn't find it online. I have the CD, once bought it at a Pasar Malam but it is gone (gone as in someone took it and I have a certain child in mind).

My #5 is not a singer only but a DJ, remixer and therefore a music artist: Luigino Celestino di Agostino it is. Simply because his music makes one dance (even during house chores) and the music gives a positive vibe.

#5 Gigi D'Agostino

The Riddle, Bla Bla Bla and I'll fly with you
If it comes to 'The Riddle' the lyrics say enough, no words are needed if it comes to bla bla bla after all people speak enough and most words are said without the awareness of the true meaning.

Those videos are all one needs to watch to know what life is about. How can I not love this as a 'La Linea fan? All three songs are in turn my ringtone.

_{The Riddle...is it a riddle or the answer to Reflecting in the Shadow of a Thought written by @ibesso? If not the next song might give the answer.}

_{I'll fly with you - the lyrics are included in the video. Good enough to sing along and think if the soulmate that makes us complete isn't closer than we believe. The soul can have many shapes so does the soulmate.}

_{Bla bla bla... "some advice, let it slide" ... Are there dolphins or sharks in the ocean?}

These three songs are my ringtones. If I don't answer it is because I like the ringtone better than the caller. So please, keep calling.

8-4-2024
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