text_original: There are two earlier translations, one by Thomas Common and the other by Anthony M. Ludovici. That of Mr. Common follows the text very closely, and thus occasionally shows some essentially German turns of phrase; that of Mr. Ludovici is more fluent but rather less exact. I do not offer my own version on the plea that either of these is useless; on the contrary, I cheerfully acknowledge that they have much merit, and that they helped me at almost every line.
text_transcription: THERE ARE TWO EARLIER TRANSLATIONS ONE BY THOMAS COMMON AND THE OTHER BY ANTHONY M LUDOVICI THAT OF MISTER COMMON FOLLOWS THE TEXT VERY CLOSELY AND THUS OCCASIONALLY SHOWS SOME ESSENTIALLY GERMAN TERMS OF PHRASE THAT OF MISTER LUDOVIKI IS MORE FLUENT BUT RATHER LESS EXACT I DO NOT OFFER MY OWN VERSION ON THE PLEA THAT EITHER OF THESE IS USELESS ON THE CONTRARY I CHEERFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE MUCH MERIT AND THAT THEY HELPED ME AT ALMOST EVERY LINE
phonemes: ðɛɹˌɑːɹ tˈuː ˈɜːlɪɚ tɹænslˈeɪʃənz, wˈʌn baɪ tˈɑːməs kˈɑːmən ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ baɪ ˈænθəni ˈɛm. lˈuːdəvˌɪsaɪ. ðæt ʌv mˈɪstɚ. kˈɑːmən fˈɑːloʊz ðə tˈɛkst vˈɛɹi klˈoʊsli, ænd ðˈʌs əkˈeɪʒənəli ʃˈoʊz sˌʌm ᵻsˈɛnʃəli dʒˈɜːmən tˈɜːnz ʌv fɹˈeɪz; ðæt ʌv mˈɪstɚ. lˈuːdəvˌɪsaɪ ɪz mˈɔːɹ flˈuːənt bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚ lˈɛs ɛɡzˈækt. aɪ duːnˌɑːt ˈɔfɚ maɪ ˈoʊn vˈɜːʒən ɔnðə plˈiː ðæt ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ðiːz ɪz jˈuːsləs; ɔnðə kˈɑːntɹɛɹi, aɪ tʃˈɪɹfəli ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ðæt ðeɪ hæv mˈʌtʃ mˈɛɹɪt, ænd ðæt ðeɪ hˈɛlpt mˌiː æɾ ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi lˈaɪn.