TONY (spoken)

Maria...



(sung)

The most beautiful sond I ever heard



OFFSTAGE VOICES

Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria...



TONY

All the most beautiful sounds of the world in a single word



OFFSTAGE VOICES

Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria...

Maria, Maria...



TONY

Maria!

I've just met a girl named Maria

And suddenly that name

Will never be the same

To me



Maria!

I've just kissed a girl named Maria

And suddenly I've found

How wonderful a sound

Can be!



Maria!

Say it loud and there's music playing

Say it soft and it's almost like praying

Maria...

I'll never stop saying

Maria



OFFSTAGE VOICES, against TONY's obbligato

Maria!

I've just met a girl named Maria

And suddenly that name

Will never be the same

To me



Maria!

I've just kissed a girl named Maria

And suddenly I've found

How wonderful a sound

Can be!



TONY

Maria!

Say it loud and there's music playing

Say it soft and it's almost like praying

Maria...

I'll never stop saying

Maria



The most beautiful sond I ever heard



Maria...