ɪnðə mjˈuːzɪkəl ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn fˈɪlm vˈɜːʒən, mɚɹˈiːə ɪz nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɐwˈɛɹ ðæt hɜː lˈʌv, tˈoʊni, hɐz dʒˈʌst kˈɪld hɜː bɹˈʌðɚ bˈɜːnɚdˌoʊ, wˌaɪl ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn fˈɪlm vˈɜːʒən, ðə sˈɔŋ əkˈɜːz bᵻfˌoːɹ bˈɜːnɚdˌoʊz dˈɛθ.
In the musical and 2021 film version, Maria is not yet aware that her love, Tony, has just killed her brother Bernardo, while in the 1961 film version, the song occurs before Bernardo's death.