Maria

Jim Bryant

(West Side Story)



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.