Balcony Scene

Lyrics

[TONY, spoken] Maria, Maria... [MARIA, spoken] Shh! [TONY, spoken] Maria! [MARIA, spoken] Quiet! [TONY, spoken] Come down.  [MARIA, spoken] No.  [TONY, spoken] Maria... [MARIA, spoken] Please, if Bernardo knew... [TONY, spoken] He's at the dance. Come down.  [MARIA, spoken] He will soon bring Anita home.  [TONY, spoken] Just for a minute.  [MARIA, spoken] A minute is not enough.  [TONY, spoken] For an hour, then.  [MARIA, spoken] I cannot.  [TONY, spoken] For ever! [MARIA, spoken] Shh! [TONY, spoken] Then I'm comin' up.  [MAN'S VOICE, spoken] Maria! [MARIA, spoken] Momentito, Papa... It is dangerous.  [TONY, spoken] I'm not "one of them." [MARIA, spoken] You are; but to me, you are not. Just as I am one of them... [TONY, spoken] To me, you are all the... [MAN'S VOICE, spoken] Maruca! [MARIA, spoken] Si, ya vengo, Papa.  [TONY, spoken] Maruca? [MARIA, spoken] His pet name for me.  [TONY, spoken] I like him. And he will like me.  [MARIA, spoken] No. He is like Bernardo, afraid. Imagine being afraid of you! [TONY, spoken] You see? [MARIA, spoken] I see you.  [TONY, spoken] See only me.