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
Theatre de la Jeune Lune of the World"; "The Green Bird"<br> 2002: "Medea"; "Cosi fan Tutte"; "The Nuns"<br> 2003: "The Seagull"; "Carmen"; "Figaro"; "The Man Who Laughs"; "Circus of Tales"<br> 2004: "The Ballroom"; "The Golem"; "The Miser"; "Carmina Burana"<br> 2005: "Maria de Buenos Aires"; "Antigone"; "Lettice and Lovage"; "The Little Prince"; "Tartuffe"<br> 2006: "Amerika, or The Disappearance"; "Mefistofele"; "Tartuffe"; "The Miser"<br> 2007: "The Deception"; "Don Juan Giovanni"; "Figaro"<br> 2008: "Fishtank"; "Figaro" Theatre de la Jeune Lune The Theatre de la Jeune Lune was a celebrated theater company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company, in operation from 1978 to 2008, was known for its visually rich,