''Clair de Lune'' is French for "

moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. Illumination The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...

". It may refer to:

Literature

* "Clair de Lune" (poem), a poem by Paul Verlaine published in the 1869 collection ''Fêtes galantes'' * ''Clair de Lune'', an 1884 short story collection by Guy de Maupassant * ''Clair de lune'', a 1921 play by Blanche Oelrichs, filmed in 1932 * ''Claire de Lune,'' a 1962 novel by Pierre La Mure * "Claire de Lune", a short story by Steven Millhauser from the 2020 short story collection '' The Knife Thrower and Other Stories''

Music

Classical music

* "Clair de lune" (Debussy), a piano piece by Debussy, third movement of his ''Suite bergamasque'', L. 75 (1905), inspired by the Verlaine poem * " Clair de lune" (Fauré), setting of the Paul Verlaine poem by Fauré, from his ''Two Songs'', Op. 46 (1887) * ''Clairs de lune'', a set of four piano pieces, each titled "Claire de Lune''"'', by

Decaux Decaux, or De Caux, is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Decaux *Abel Decaux (1869–1943), French classical organist and composer *Alain Decaux (1925–2016), French historian *Alice Decaux (born 1985), French hurdler *Geo ...

(1907) * Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven), Op. 27, No. 2 (1801), the "Moonlight" piano sonata by Beethoven, known in French as ''Sonate au Clair de lune''

Contemporary popular music

* "Clair de Lune" (Flight Facilities song), a 2012 song by Flight Facilities * "Clair de Lune", a 2015 song by Little Green Cars * "Clair de Lune", from '' The Epic'' by Kamasi Washington

Other uses

* Claire de Lune (typeface), a typeface by Debriey

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Music

Classical music

Contemporary popular music

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