text_original: Sometimes he pursued and tried to catch them, but always failed; the enchanting nymphs ran before him and on reaching the lake taunted him in these words: Cras dy fara, Anhawdd ein dala; which, if one must render it literally, means: Bake your bread, 'Twill be hard to catch us; but which, more poetically treated, might signify: Mortal, who eatest baken bread, Not for thee is the fairy's bed!
text_transcription: SOMETIMES HE PURSUED AND TRIED TO CATCH THEM BUT ALWAYS FAILED THE ENCHANTING NYMPHS RAN BEFORE HIM AND ON REACHING THE LAKE TAUNTED HIM IN THESE WORDS GRASTI FERRA ON WHO ENGED A LA WHICH IF ONE MUST RENDER IT LITERALLY MEANS BAKE YOUR BREAD TWILL BE HARD TO CATCH US BUT WHICH MORE POETICALLY TREATED MIGHT SIGNIFY MORTAL WHO EATEST BACON BREAD NOT FOR THEE IS THE FAIRY'S BED
phonemes: sˈʌmtaɪmz hiː pɚsˈuːd ænd tɹˈaɪd tə kˈætʃ ðˌɛm, bˌʌt ˈɔːlweɪz fˈeɪld; ðɪ ɛntʃˈæntɪŋ nˈɪmfz ɹˈæn bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm ænd ˌɔn ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə lˈeɪk tˈɔːntᵻd hˌɪm ɪn ðiːz wˈɜːdz: kɹˈɑːz dˈaɪ fˈɑːɹɹə, ˈænhɔːd ˈaɪn dˈɑːlə; wˈɪtʃ, ɪf wˈʌn mˈʌst ɹˈɛndɚɹ ɪt lˈɪɾɚɹəli, mˈiːnz: bˈeɪk jʊɹ bɹˈɛd, twˈɪl biː hˈɑːɹd tə kˈætʃ ˌʌs; bˌʌt wˈɪtʃ, mˈɔːɹ poʊˈɛɾɪkli tɹˈiːɾᵻd, mˌaɪt sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪ: mˈɔːɹɾəl, hˌuː ˈiːɾɪst bˈeɪkən bɹˈɛd, nˌɑːt fɔːɹ ðiː ɪz ðə fˈɛɹiz bˈɛd!