to Robert Sund, with thanks for "Krems 1986"
Over the Rainbow for 6 to 8 mixed voices a capella with bariton solo Music by Harold Arlen Arranged by Kurt Bikkembergs
Lyrics by E.C. Harburg
Soprano
Alto
Moderately = ca. 50
mf
Tenor Bass S. 5
A.
mf hea
- ven
a 3
lane.
3
f
o - pens a ma - gic lane, a
ma - gic lane. f
o - pens a ma - gic lane, a
3
hea - ven
o - pens a ma - gic
lane.
B. mf
When all the world is a hope - less jumb - le and the rain - drops tumb - le all a - round,
hea - ven
T.
ma - gic lane.
mf
When all the clouds dark - en
ma - gic lane. f
p
doo
f
S. 10
Sensitive
up the sky - way, there's a rain - bow high - way to befound,
A.
T.
mpdoo
B.
mf
doo
doo doo doo
doo doo
doo
doo doo
lea - ding
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
from your win - dow
doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
2
S. 15
pane
A.
p
to a place be - hind the sun
T.
doo to a place be - hind the sun
p
doo
doo
19
rain.
doo
doo
doo 24
[a:]
A.
doo
high T. [a:] B. [a:]
p [a:]
[a:]
p
[a:]
there's
a
land that I heard of
mf
[a:]
up
p
one in a lul - la - by.
[a:]
p
mf
o - ver the rain - bow way
p
mf Some - where
[a:]
Bar. s.
[a:]
doo
doo
p
Bar. s. T. just a step be - yond the rain. B. S.
S. A.
doo
doo doo doo doo doo
doo
doo
doo doo doo doo pdoo
B.
just a step be - yond the
doo doo doo doo doo
Some - where
mf
p
[a:]
mf p [a:]
30 S.
A.
3
Bar. s. o - ver the rain - bow skies T. B. S. 35
A.
dream real - ly do come true. T. B. 39
hind
A.
T.
B.
mf
[a:]
and
the
dreams that you dore to
[a:]
mf
p
far
wish
p
Some
p I'll
day
and
wake
hind
me like
le –
-
hind
be
-
me
be -
p
be
up
like trou - bles melt like le - mon drops a -
me
be - hind
me
hind,
mf
[a:]
are far be - hind, mf
blue
[a:]
Someday I'll wish u - pon a star and wake up where the clouds are far be
Bar. s.
S.
are
p –mon
p drops
a
-
4
S. 42
way a - bove the chim - ney tops that's where
A.
p
Some
T.
B.
S.
Birds
A.
T.
B.
-
where
that's
where
o - ver the rain - bow
me.
you'll
blue
blue
-
-
fly
Birds
fly
o - ver the rain - bow,
find f
me. p
birds
fly.
birds
fly.
o - ver the rain - bow,
me. p
why
can't
why then, oh why can't
I?
why
can't
I?
I?
why then, oh why can't
p
where you'll find f where you'll
1.
where you'll find me.
f
o - ver the rain - bow
49
-
that's
where
45
bove
ritenuto
find
where,
that's
a tempo S.
you'll
that's where you'll find,
a–
way
A.
that's,
B.
p Some
–bove
T.
I?
[a:]
[a:]
2. ritenuto
S. 53
why why
A.
why
Bar. s.
T.
B.
then, then,
oh oh
why why
can't
why
A Tempo I?
can't
p
mf
I? I?
can't can't
5
p
If
I?
hap - py
litt - le
blue - bird
ritenuto
S. 55
A.
mf
fly
be -
I?
Why, oh why can't mf Why can't
I? I?
Why, oh why, oh why can't
I?
Why, oh why, oh why can't
mf
Bar. s.
T.
B.
yond the rain - bow, why, oh why can't I?
mf
Why, oh why can't
mf
Why
I?
I? Malta, 6 augustus 1986
