# Celtic fans, please help me identify this song

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**Created:** [May 30, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-fans-please-help-me-identify-this-song/498190 "2009-05-30T18:59:01Z")\
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I know I’m going to spell it wrong:

Jigga savance, savance, jigga savance abom. Jigga savance, savance, savancaaa, jigga savance a bom.

Sorry for all the jigga’s, but it’s driving me nuts! I know I have it recorded somewhere, but I can’t even recall the author. I was pretty sure it was Enya, but I’ve gone through all my cd’s and can’t find it.

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**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-fans-please-help-me-identify-this-song/498190/2 "2009-05-31T00:20:09Z")

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Did not hear any jigga’s but maybe its Enya’s [Ebudae](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnlnobPoRI0&feature=related) from her Shepherd Moons album?

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**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-fans-please-help-me-identify-this-song/498190/3 "2009-05-31T00:43:32Z")

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For some reason, I’m thinking of Sheila Chandra’s [Ever so Lonely](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRKJi3-lxHs), except that it’s not Celtic, and the words are in English. So, probably not it.

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**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-fans-please-help-me-identify-this-song/498190/4 "2009-05-31T01:57:02Z")

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Perhaps this is it?  
_dTigeas a damhsa dom, dtigeas a damhsa dom?  
dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa, dtigeas a damhsa dom?_

The title is “dTigeas a Damhsa” by Clannad, from their Clannad 2 album.

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**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-fans-please-help-me-identify-this-song/498190/5 "2009-05-31T04:26:59Z")

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> [@Helena](#):
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> Perhaps this is it?  
> _dTigeas a damhsa dom, dtigeas a damhsa dom?  
> dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa, dtigeas a damhsa dom?_
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> The title is “dTigeas a Damhsa” by Clannad, from their Clannad 2 album.

Told ya I couldn’t spell!

Thank you so much, I do have clannad on Cd, I just though it was elsewhere!

I tell ya, playiing by ear from memory will drive you crazy!