One of my favorite pieces of music is Clair de Lune (Moonlight), by Claude Debussy. Below is a link to an audio file. Until recently, I didn't know that Debussy’s Clair de Lune was inspired by a Paul Verlaine poem. Here's the text in the original French and an English translation: Clair de Lune by Paul Verlaine Votre âme est un paysage choisi Que vont charmants masques et bergamasques Jouant de luth et dansant et quasi Triste sous leurs déguisements fantasques. tout en chant