(Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim)

The most beautiful sound I ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria.
All the beautiful sounds of the world in
a single world:
Maria, Maria, 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!