Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Nimrod) (Edward Elgar)

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• (Posted 2023-12-20)  CPDL #78421:       

Editor: Ullrich Köthe (submitted 2023-12-20).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 77 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: transposed from the original piano version to C major

General Information

Title: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Nimrod)
Composer: Edward Elgar
Lyricist: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1899
Description: transcription of Nimrod (no. IX from Enigma Variations) for 4-part choir on Goethe's famous poem

Original text and translations

German text

Über allen Gipfeln
Ist Ruh',
In allen Wipfeln
Spürest Du
Kaum einen Hauch;
Die Vöglein schweigen im Walde.
Warte nur! Balde
Ruhest du auch.