All the Things You Are
Jo Stafford Lyrics
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Something to make my heart beat the faster.
What did I long for? I never really knew.
Finding your love I've found my adventure,
Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster,
All that I want in all of this world is you.
You are the promised kiss of springtime
You are the breathless hush of evening
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song.
You are the angel glow that lights a star,
The dearest things I know are what you are.
Some day my happy arms will hold you,
And some day I'll know that moment divine,
When all the things you are, are mine!
Jo Stafford's song All the Things You Are carries an essence of longing for adventure, as seen in the opening line "Time and again I've longed for adventure, Something to make my heart beat the faster." The lyrics center on the theme of a longing for love and being smitten by the person one loves. The line "What did I long for? I never really knew" portrays how someone can't predict what their heart wants until they find that special someone. The song goes on to describe how the person's love interest has become their adventure.
The chorus emphasizes the different attributes that the person sees in their love interest. They describe their love as the promise of spring in lonely winters, a breathless hush that trembles on the brink of a lovely song, and an angelic glow that lights up the sky. The chorus ends with the declaration that all the person wants in the world is their love interest. The song's final lines express the desire to hold their love interest in their arms and to have all the things they are to be theirs, indicating that the person is deeply in love.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of longing, passion, and the ultimate fulfillment of finding love.
Line by Line Meaning
Time and again I've longed for adventure,
I have constantly yearned for excitement and novelty in my life,
Something to make my heart beat the faster.
Something that could actually raise my heartbeat beyond its normal pace.
What did I long for? I never really knew.
I wasn't sure myself what I was looking for in life.
Finding your love I've found my adventure,
But when I found your love, I finally discovered the excitement and novelty I was looking for,
Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster,
Simply touching your hand makes my heart beat faster than it ever has before,
All that I want in all of this world is you.
Establishing the fact that all I want is you, no matter what else might be in this world.
You are the promised kiss of springtime
You're like the promised kiss of springtime, that gives me hope even in the dreariness of winter,
That makes the lonely winter seem long.
Your love makes even the harshest of winters feel longer and lonelier without you by my side.
You are the breathless hush of evening
Just like the stillness and peace of the evening that leaves me breathless in its wakeof beauty, you have the same effect on me,
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song.
The sensation of enchantment that trembles on the edge of a beautiful love song.
You are the angel glow that lights a star,
You are like the radiance of an angel that illuminates an entire star, captivating all who see it,
The dearest things I know are what you are.
To me, you are the most precious thing in the world that I have ever known.
Some day my happy arms will hold you,
Someday soon I hope to hold you tightly in my happy and loving embrace,
And some day I'll know that moment divine,
Then I will truly experience the divine moment when we finally come together.
When all the things you are, are mine!
That very moment when all these things described in this song become mine, by being yours (forevermore).
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
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ChristianAndy
You are the promised kiss of springtime
That makes the lonely winter seem long
You are the breathless hush of evening
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song
You are the angel glow that lights a star
The dearest things I know are what you are
Someday my happy arms will hold you
And someday I'll know that moment divine
When all the things you are, are mine
Someday my happy arms will hold you
And someday I'll know that moment divine
When all the things you are, are mine
Margaret Gaskell
"All The Things You Are
You are the promised kiss of springtime
That makes the lonely winter seem long
You are the breathless hush of evening
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song
You are the angel glow that lights the star
The dearest things that I know are what you are
Someday my happy arms will hold you
And someday I'll know that moment divine
When all the things you are, are mine
You are the angel glow that lights the star
The dearest things that I know are what you are
Someday my happy arms will hold you
And someday I'll know that moment divine
When all the things you are, are mine
David Gardner
The most pure female voice I have ever heard. Brings tears to my eyes when I listen to her. I’m 73 and never saw her perform live. None of today’s singers can hold a candle to her.
Doreen Mann
I first heard this song in 1940 when I was 9. My mother and I were listening to the Wireless during a bombing raid in Liverpool when this song began playing and I stopped what I was doing and listened. When it was over I said to Mam,"that will always be my best song." and has been ever since, a real tearjerker for me.
Simone Streeter
I truly love when people share their memories from times that most people haven't lived in. Thank you.
Dino Carlucci
I'm from Liverpool too I knew you were too when you said "mam" 😊 for Doreen Mann
John Barton
I was six but I used to listen to the wireless too. (born in 1934)
Sammy Guzman
John Barton God bless you John 🥺💗
John Barton
@Sammy Guzman Thanks for that, but I don't believe in god.
Jeff Britt
Jo Stafford's voice still sounds like liquid velvet to me. I know a lot of kids today don't like "this kind of music". Well, to them I would point out that you can understand EVERY word she sings, she sings spot on pitch (without the assistance of auto-tune) and she knows how to sing a phrase. Listen to her breathing. You cannot find a pop star alive today who has the ability to sing a long phrase, much less stringing them together to create a meaningful song. She's a marvel!
Chris
I was born in 2004 and I love this along with the other renditions of this song Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland. I can hear the difference in emotion and pure conviction even if this music is far before my generation. The type of emotion I haven't heard in the present day
Amal H
??. Most young people wouldnt know the music more than it being 70 years removed from them than dislike. When bring in untrue facts to prove a seperate point<<<<<