Au Clair de la Lune
Au clair de la lune
- Language
- French (Français)
- Country
- France
- Composer
- Traditional
- Lyricist
- Traditional
- Dates
- Published 1780
- Difficulty
- beginner
About this song
A classic French children's song about Pierrot and moonlight.
Historical and cultural context
Frequently used in early piano pedagogy and French language classrooms.
French folk song; often cited among early printed children's repertoire.
Rights summary
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- Lyrics rights have not been determined.
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- Translation rights have not been determined, so translations are not shown.
- Recording rights status: public domain likely.
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Lyrics
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Translations
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Recordings
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Au Clair de la Lune (1860 phonautograph reconstruction)
Au Clair de la Lune (1860).ogg — early phonautograph reconstruction on Wikimedia Commons.
Au Clair de la Lune (1860 phonautograph reconstruction)
Preferred recording- Provider
- Wikimedia Commons
- Performer
- Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (reconstruction)
- Duration
- 0:20
- Rights
- public domain likely
In-page audio / external stream
- Provider
- YouTube
- Performer
- Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (reconstruction)
- Duration
- 1:15
- Rights
- copyright protected
Official YouTube embed when permitted
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Playing via the official YouTube embed. Embeddability is not a copyright license.
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