Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by: Richard Rodgers
Arranged by: Nelson Riddle
From the Album: Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (A)
From the Film: South Pacific (1953)
Label: Reprise Records
Recorded: February 19, 1963
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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 I'm alone, still
dreaming of paradise,
Still saying that paradise once
nearly was mine.