"Younger Than Springtime" is a song featured in the 1958 film South Pacific with music composed by Richard Rodgers and lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. When Lieutenant Cable meets Bloody Mary's daughter Liat on the island of Bali Hai, he is immediately taken by her beauty. After they spend a quick and passionate night together, Cable confesses his surprising love for her in this song.
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I touch your hand,
And my arms grow strong,
Like a pair of birds
That burst with song.
My eyes look down
At your lovely face,
And I hold the world
In my embrace.
Younger than springtime are you,
Softer than starlight are you;
Warmer than winds of June are the gentle lips you gave me.
Gayer than laughter are you,
Sweeter than music are you;
Angel and lover, heaven and earth
Are you to me.
And when your youth and joy invade my arms
And fill my heart, as now they do,
Then…
Younger than springtime am I,
Gayer than laughter am I,
Angel and lover, heaven and earth
Am I with you.
Emile de Becque • Nellie Forbush • Joseph Cable • Luther Billis • Bloody Mary • Liat • George Brackett • William Harbison • Rob McCaffrey • Henry • Ngana • Jerome • Stewpot
