Clair de Lune (poem) Clair de Lune (poem) Clair de Lune is a French poem written by Paul Verlaine in 1869. It is the inspiration for the third and most famous movement of Debussy's 1890 Suite bergamasque of the same name; Debussy also made two settings of the poem for voice and piano accompaniment. The poem has also been set to music by Gabriel Fauré and Jozef Szulc. Votre âme est un paysage choisi Que vont charmant masques et bergamasques Jouant du luth et dansant et quasi Tristes sous leurs déguisements fantasques. Tout en chantant sur le mode mineur L'amour vainqueur et la vie
Suite bergamasque animation for its intended segment (featuring herons in the Florida Everglades at night) being recycled for the "Blue Bayou" segment of the later film "Make Mine Music". However, the "Claire de lune" segment was later restored after a workprint of it was rediscovered in 1992, complete with original score by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and is included as a bonus feature in some later releases of "Fantasia". The 1953 ballet "L'ange gris" utilised orchestrations by André Caplet ("Clair de lune") and Gustave Cloëz (the other three pieces). "Passepied" has been arranged by the Punch Brothers for bluegrass instrumentation