Stephen Sondheim
Maria
[TONY, spoken]
María...

(sung)
The most beautiful sound I ever heard
Maria, Maria, Maria...

[VOICE]
Maria...

[TONY]
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word

[TONY, VOICES, TONY & 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!

Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria
Maria!
Maria, Maria, Maria

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