The song ends with a borrowed line of lyric and notes from Rodgers' earlier composition with Lorenz Hart, " Glad to Be Unhappy", a standard about finding peace in the midst of unrequited love. In the film script the song is repositioned, with Maria singing it to the von Trapp children during the thunderstorm but the terror contained in the melody is still the dominant emotion. As noted above, the song was written to be sung by a young woman scared of facing new responsibilities outside the convent. The happy, optimistic lyrics-"Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudel"-are just a counterpoint and cover up an undercurrent of fear. This song has 16 bars of D minor 7, followed by eight bars of E b minor 7 and another eight of D minor 7.
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Rodgers then harmonized this same section of the melody differently in different stanzas, using a series of minor triads one time and major triads the next. The first section of the melody has the distinctive property of using only the notes 1, 2, and 5 (Do, Re, and So) of the scale. Many stage productions also make this change, shifting "The Lonely Goatherd" to another scene. However, Ernest Lehman, the screenwriter for the film adaptation, repositioned this song so that Maria would sing it with the children during the thunderstorm scene in her bedroom, replacing " The Lonely Goatherd", which had originally been sung at this point. The original Broadway musical places this song in the Mother Abbess's office, just before she sends Maria to serve Captain von Trapp's family as governess to his seven children. These are the things she selects to fill her mind with when times are bad. In the musical, the lyrics to the song are a reference to things Maria loves, such as "Raindrops on roses and Whiskers on Kittens, Bright Copper Kettle and Warm Woolen Mittens". The song was first introduced by Mary Martin and Patricia Neway in the original Broadway production and sung by Julie Andrews in the 1965 film.
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