text_original: 1. Thou first rung, Clio, celebrate my name; 2. Euterp, in tragic numbers do the same. 3. This rung, I see, Terpsichore's thy flute; 4. Erato, sing me to the Gods; ah, do't: 5. Thalia, don't make me a comedy; 6. Urania, raise me tow'rds the starry sky: 7. Calliope, to ballad strains descend, 8.
text_transcription: ONE THOU FIRST RUNG CLIO CELEBRATE MY NAME TWO YOU TURP IN TRAGIC NUMBERS DO THE SAME THREE THIS RUNG I SEE TERPSICHORE IS THY FLUTE FOUR ORATO SING ME TO THE GODS ADDUT FIVE THALIA DON'T MAKE ME A COMEDY SIX URANIA RAISE ME TOWARDS THE STARRY SKY SEVEN CALLIOPE TO BALLAD STRAINS DESCEND E
phonemes: wˈʌn. ðˈaʊ fˈɜːst ɹˈʌŋ, klˈiːoʊ, sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt maɪ nˈeɪm; tˈuː. jˈuːɾɜːp, ɪn tɹˈædʒɪk nˈʌmbɚz dˈuː ðə sˈeɪm. θɹˈiː. ðɪs ɹˈʌŋ, aɪ sˈiː, tˈɜːpsɪtʃˌɔːɹz ðˌaɪ flˈuːt; fˈɔːɹ. ɪɹˈɑːɾoʊ, sˈɪŋ mˌiː tə ðə ɡˈɑːdz; ˈɑː, dˈɑːt: fˈaɪv. θˈeɪliə, dˈoʊnt mˌeɪk mˌiː ɐ kˈɑːmədi; sˈɪks. jʊɹɹˈeɪniə, ɹˈeɪz mˌiː tˈoʊədz ðə stˈɑːɹi skˈaɪ: sˈɛvən. kɐlˈaɪəpi, tə bˈæləd stɹˈeɪnz dᵻsˈɛnd, ˈeɪt.