Debussy had already quoted the song Nous n'irons plus au bois in Images oubliées of 1894 for piano and in Jardins sous la pluie from Estampes (1903).
Claude Debussy had previously incorporated the melody of Nous n'irons plus au bois into his compositions, specifically in Images oubliées for piano in 1894 and Jardins sous la pluie from Estampes in 1903.