text_original: Who'll play Mendelssohn's ' Songs without Words * to me, and darn my stockings, and sew buttons — absurd institutions, invented by ignorant people, who have never known the blessing of pins — upon my shirts ? Who'll abuse me when I go unshaven, or recommend blacking as an embellishment for my boots
text_transcription: WHO'LL PLAY MENDELSSOHN'S SONGS WITHOUT WORDS TO ME AND DARN MY STOCKINGS AND SOW BUTTONS ABSURD INSTITUTIONS INVENTED BY IGNORANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN THE BLESSING OF PINS UPON MY SHIRTS WHO'LL ABUSE ME WHEN I GO UNSHAVEN OR RECOMMEND BLACKING AS AN EMBELLISHMENT FOR MY BOOTS
phonemes: hˌuːəl plˈeɪ mˈɛndɪlsˌoʊnz sˈɔŋz wɪðˌaʊt wˈɜːdz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk tə mˌiː, ænd dˈɑːɹn maɪ stˈɑːkɪŋz, ænd sˈoʊ bˈʌʔn̩z — ɐbsˈɜːd ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz, ɪnvˈɛntᵻd baɪ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt pˈiːpəl, hˌuː hæv nˈɛvɚ nˈoʊn ðə blˈɛsɪŋ ʌv pˈɪnz — əpˌɑːn maɪ ʃˈɜːts ? hˌuːəl ɐbjˈuːz mˌiː wɛn aɪ ɡˌoʊ ʌnʃˈeɪvən, ɔːɹ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛnd blˈækɪŋ æz ɐn ɛmbˈɛlɪʃmənt fɔːɹ maɪ bˈuːts