[cll]

TONY
(spoken)
Maria . . .
(sings)
The most beautiful sound I ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria . . .
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word . .
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria . . .
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!

The most beautiful sound I ever heard.
Maria.

Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
© 1956, 1957 Amberson Holdings LLC and Stephen Sondheim. Copyright renewed.
Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC, Publisher.

[NautiNurse]

I have that West Side Story song on my waterproof MP3 player for swimming laps. Hope it’s not an omen...

[Hatteras]

My Maria,
Don’t you know I have come a long, long way
I’ve been longin’ to see ya
When she’s around she take my blues away...