Theme from Harry's Game

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"Theme From Harry's Game" was re-released when it was used in Hollywood blockbuster Patriot Games.

The "Theme from Harry's Game" or just "Harry's Game" is a hit song by Irish group Clannad, written by members Ciarán and Pól Brennan. It was written for a Yorkshire Television production called Harry's Game, which depicted The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

The lyrics are in the Irish language, and the song is to date the only British hit single ever to have been sung in that language. The chorus "Fol lol the doh fol the day, Fol the doh fol the day", is ancient Irish mouth-music which is common in traditional music. The song won an Ivor Novello award, and launched Clannad's global career. It has since appeared in several Hollywood movies. Its use in a Volkswagen commercial introduced Clannad to an American audience; the album Anam, the most recent on which the track was released, reached the Billboard 100 charts three years after its release.

The lyrics of this song are also used in the trance song Saltwater by Chicane.

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• Lyrics with English translation
• 1993 story