At this particular spot she inserts tiny pauses after each syllable of "provincial", compared to how she has sung it earlier.

She needs to maintain the rhythm of the song and the individual articulation of the syllables helps to perform a graceful progression from higher to lower sung notes. Additionally, the slight slow-down of pacing conveys that this subsection of the song comes to an end as a short dialog scene begins.

At this particular spot she inserts tiny rests after each syllable of "provincial", compared to how she has sung it earlier.

She needs to maintain the rhythm of the song and the individual articulation of the syllables helps to perform a graceful progression from higher to lower sung notes. Additionally, the slight slow-down of pacing conveys that this subsection of the song comes to an end as a short dialog scene begins.