Younger Than Springtime

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"Younger Than Springtime" is a romantic song from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *South Pacific*, celebrated for its lyrical expression of youthful love.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedAct Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
associatedWork South Pacific (1949 Broadway production)
South Pacific (1958 film)
basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
createdBy Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1949
fromMusical South Pacific
genre romantic song
show tune
hasInfluence American musical theatre repertoire
hasSubject emotional awakening
idealized beauty
romantic relationship
hasTitle Younger Than Springtime
hasType ballad
love song
includedIn film soundtrack of South Pacific (1958)
original Broadway cast recording of South Pacific
isStandardIn musical theatre repertoire
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
musical South Pacific
musicBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
notableFor lyrical expression of youthful love
originalMedium stage musical
originalPerformerCharacter Lt. Cable
originalProductionCity New York City
originalProductionLocation Broadway
partOf score of South Pacific
partOfWork South Pacific
performedByCharacter Lieutenant Joseph Cable
publicationYear 1949
setting South Pacific islands
World War II
theme interracial romance
romantic love
youthful love
workPeriod Golden Age of Broadway

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers ("Younger Than Springtime (song)")
notableWork
Theme from "Younger Than Springtime" (revised) (""Younger Than Springtime"")
basedOn
Younger Than Springtime
hasTitle
Rodgers and Hammerstein
wroteSong

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