MUSICAL POEMS - CLAIR DE LUNE

 

"Terrified, I wake up in darkness. The moonlight

Is like the spectre of my dream in me

And aimless and mad, I am the sea

Pathetic, sleepwalking and endless"

(Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and composer, 1913-1980)

 

 

CLAIR DE LUNE

(Debussy)

 

Illusions

Dreams

Daydreams

Hidden memories

in the secret chambers

of consciousness

Moonlight shines

and illuminates life

with magical mystery

of gentle tranquillity

and nocturnal calm.