Maria

 

1957 Broadway lyrics

TONY
Maria . . .
The most beautiful sound I ever heard.

VOICES
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria . . .

TONY
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word . . .

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 x8)

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.

1961 film lyrics

TONY
Maria . . .
The most beautiful sound I ever heard.

VOICES
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria . . .

TONY
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word . . .

VOICES
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria . . .
Maria, Maria . . .

TONY
Maria!
I've just met a girl named Maria,
And suddenly the 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 x8)

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.