"This Nearly Was Mine" — the saddest song from South Pacific.
One dream in my heart, one love to be living for,
One love to be living 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 Im alone, still dreaming of paradise,
Still saying that paradise once nearly was mine.
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- From Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (1949). Emile de Becque's lament for the woman he almost had. Sinatra's recording for Only the Lonely (1958) — arranged by Nelson Riddle — is one of the great late-night performances on record.