Au clair de la lune Au clair de la lune "" (, lit. "By the Light of the Moon") is a French folk song of the 18th century. Its composer and lyricist are unknown. Its simple melody () is commonly taught to beginners learning an instrument. Some sources report that "plume" (pen) was originally "lume" (an old word for "light" or "lamp"). 19th-century French composer Camille Saint-Saëns quoted the first few notes of the tune in the section "The Fossils", part of his suite "The Carnival of the Animals". Claude Debussy, composer of the similarly named "Clair de lune" from his "Suite bergamasque", uses "Au
Cendres de lune the music was produced by Laurent Boutonnat who used mostly synthesizers and acoustic keyboards and was inspired by the new wave. "Cendres de lune" was generally well received by critics. It was considered as an "excellent" album ("Gaipied"), a "success" ("Podium"), "a first album rather masterly" ("La Provence"), "in the area of the variety, one of the most beautiful things of the moment" ("Les Gran"). "Full of little marvels" ("Charente"), it contains "hits having an wholesome impertinence" ("Télé Poche") and "provides a real insight of [Farmer]'s talent"; [the singer] carries us with her crystalline voice and strange texts, out of