Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: jazz
Song Meaning of “Younger Than Springtime” by Vic Damone
This emotive love song brings us a classic story of unrequited love and longing. Vic Damone sings of a young man who knows that his feelings for a woman will never be reciprocated due to the age gap between them. Despite his conviction that his affections are unrequited, this young man still cherishes his yearning for the woman, comparing her innocence and beauty with that of the freshness of springtime: “Younger than springtime, gentler than the roses that bloom in May, softer than the whisper of a secret in June.” The hopefulness of youth combined with the impossibility of achieving a shared love cause the protagonist to bear his loneliness like a badge of honor: “My love I wear it like a ring, it’s my companion I can’t part with it”. The song is a beautiful testament to the resilience of young love in the face of sorrow.