SIDE 2

? No. 5 Maria

(As Tony sings, he looks for where Maria lives.)

?TONY
Maria...

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.

A Back Alley - 11:00 p.m.

(Maria appears at the window above him  which  opens  onto  the
fire escape. )

? No. 6 Balcony Scene

?TONY  : Maria, Maria...
?MARIA : Ssh!
?TONY  : Maria!!
?MARIA : Quiet!
?TONY  : Come down.
?MARIA : No.
?TONY  : Maria...
?MARIA : Please.  If Bernardo...
?TONY  : He's at the dance.  Come down.
?MARIA : He will soon bring Anita home.
?TONY  : Just for a minute.
?MARIA (smiles) : A minute is not enough.
?TONY  (smiles) : For an hour, then.
?MARIA : I cannot.
?TONY  : For ever!
?MARIA : Ssh!
?TONY  : Then I'm coming up.
?WONAN'S VOICE (from the offstage apartment) : Maria!
?MARIA : Momentito, Mama...
?TONY  (climbing up) : Maria, Maria...
?MARIA : Calladito! ( reaching her hand out to stop him ) Ssh!
?TONY  (grabbing her hand) : Ssh!
?MARIA : It is dangerous.
?TONY  : I'm not "one of them."
?MARIA : You are; but to me, you are nat.
Just as I am one of them...(gestures inside)
?TONY  : To me, you are all the...
(She covers his mouth with her hand.)
?MAN'S VOICE (from the unseen apartment): Maruca!
?MARIA : Si, ya vengo, Papa.
?TONY  : Maruca?
?MARIA : His pet name for me.
?TONY  : I like him.  He will like me.
?MARIA : No. He is like Bernardo afraid.
Imagine being afraid of you!
?TONY  : You see?
?MARIA (touching his face) : I see you.
?TONY  : See only me.