A sentimental salon piece by a minor 19th-century composer, typical of the era's focus on short, expressive character works. It emphasizes melodic line over harmonic complexity.
Focus on achieving a smooth, singing tone in the right hand melody while keeping the accompaniment subdued.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
C'est une larme (Op.200) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of C'est une larme (Op.200) lasts about 4 minutes.
C'est une larme (Op.200) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Prelude in E minor, No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin, Black and Blue by Fats Waller, 'Who Knows?' by Ernest Roland Ball — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.