Clair de Lune
Wikipedia says
Clair de Lune is french for
“moonlight.”
It may refer to
the third movement of
Suite bergamasque by
Claude Debussy,
a piano depiction of
a Paul Verlaine poem,
it says.
It is (the poem)
about
your soul
and how it is better when
mixed with
moonlight—¹
²
It is interesting to note
(it says)
“Clair de lune” was originally titled
“Promenade Sentimentale.”
This is also the name
of a Verlaine poem.
It is nice to know that
Debussy liked poetry too.
1. The poem is not exactly about this.
2. Actually, the poem is exactly about this.
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