raison d'etre meaning
- Raison d'Ãªtre is a French expression commonly used in English, meaning reason for being or reason to be. Raison d'Ãªtre may refer to: Music. Raison d'Ãªtre (band), a Swedish dark-ambient-industrial-drone music project; Raison D'Ãªtre, an album by Australian jazz fusion guitarist Frank Gambale; Songs Raison d'etre, a song by Asriel (band) from the album Abyss raison detre, a song by Japanese rock band Dir En Grey on the album Gauze Raison d'etre, a song by Japanese rock band Nightmare used as opening theme of the anime Claymore Raison d'Ãªtre, a song used as the ending theme of the Chobits anime by Japanese singer and voice actress Rie Tanaka Raison d'etre, a song by British rock band Buzzcocks from the album A Different Kind of Tension