德布西《柏加摩組曲》中第三首〈月光〉為通俗的鋼琴曲，其纖細憂鬱的旋律，是廣受喜愛的主因。組曲中之各曲皆為小品，但文獻卻記載其創作時間長達 15 年，箇中原委頗耐人尋味。有鑑於此，筆者興起探究之心。
筆者由《柏加摩組曲》的出版歷程與樂曲背景著手，不僅發現出版過程曲折有趣，作曲家融合多種創作元素之巧思更令筆者折服，尤其是第三首〈月光〉與繪畫、詩作的關連性；因而進一步探討其創作靈感，並提出個人的詮釋觀點。希望藉由上述之探討，使讀者能以不同角度去欣賞或演奏德布西鋼琴曲〈月光〉。

Clair de lune’, the third piece of “Suite Bergamasque composed by Claude Debussy, is a popular piece of piano work, in which melody reveals not only melancholy but also delicacy, so it is widely fond to the public. Even though every piece in the Suite is short, but the literature has
documented a 15-years-period of its creation time, and the underlying circumstances leading to quite interesting. Therefore, it inspires the author to explore furthermore.
This paper starts with exploring the publishing history and the background of the Suite Bergamasque. Through the research, the author is not only interested in the intricacy of the publishing history, but even more impressed by the composer's ingenuity in the integration of a variety of creative elements, particularly the correlativity among ‘Clair de lune’, painting and poetry;In view of this, the origin of its creative inspiration is further discussed. Finally, the author proposes personal viewpoints on the musical interpretation of ‘Clair de lune’. Through the research and discussion presented in this paper, the author anticipates providing readers to enjoy or to play Debussy’s ‘Clair de lune’ by a different vision.