Potential Song #2: This Nearly Was Mine - Rodgers and Hammenstein

One dream in my heart,
One love to be livin' for,
One love to be livin' for
This nearly was mine.
One girl for my dream,
One partner in paradise,
This promise of paradise
This nearly was mine.
Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day flies from moonlight
Now, now I'm alone,
Still dreamin' of paradise,
Still sayin' that paradise
Once nearly was mine.
I'll keep rememberin' kisses
From lips I've never owned,
And all that lovely adventures
That we have never known.
One dream in my heart,
One love to be livin' for,
One love to be livin' for
This nearly was mine.
Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day flies from moonlight.
Now, now I'm alone,
Still a-dreamin' of paradise,
Still sayin' that paradise
Once nearly was mine!

Corner Of The Sky is quite an upbeat, fast-paced song. I wanted a song to contrast this, and therefore looked into This Nearly Was Mine. It is from the musical, South Pacific, written in 1949 by Rodgers and Hammenstein. I am singing this song for my Grade 8 singing exam on the 19th July, and also used it for my unaccompanied song for Royal Central last year during my audition, and so I am confident in using this song contrasting Corner Of The Sky. I feel it shows off my lower vocal ability, again contrasting Corner Of The Sky, and allows me to illustrate vocal strength which can otherwise not be shown doing a more modern song.