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Original Cherry Blossoms. If the socialist versions of Western lyrics sound a little choppy, it is because some Slavic languages "lack words of one syllable, which help rhythm, and are short on vowels," explains Czech Translator Jirima Fikejzova. "In any case," she adds, "we try to be more original and avoid the banal, moon-June endings of American songs...
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