The idea that the song is based on Le Petite Prince is charming, but it is also very wrong. Nature Boy is a semi-autobiographical song from the composer, and refers to the first ' hippies' avant la lettre in the USA in the 1940's. Here is the wiki with more information about the background of the lyrics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#Background_and_development
The idea that the song is based on Le Petite Prince is charming, but it is also very wrong. Nature Boy is a semi-autobiographical song from the composer, and refers to the first ' hippies' avant la lettre in the USA in the 1940's. Here is the wiki with more information about the background of the lyrics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#Background_and_development