Moon River
Wider than mile
Moon River is a song from the 1961 film *Breakfast at Tiffany's*, composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Audrey Hepburn's wistful performance made it iconic, and the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The title evokes dreamy wanderlust—a moon river suggesting romantic possibility and gentle longing.
The phrase has become shorthand for nostalgic, bittersweet yearning.
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- lunarOf the moon
- balladNarrative poem or song
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
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