From the musical “South Pacific”, 1949.
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Music by Richard Rodgers.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
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
Refrain
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
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: