text_original: Then the lady of the castle said to him, "Knight with the two swords, you must now fight a Knight that guards an island, for it is our law that no man may leave us without he first fight a tourney." [Illustration: The Damsel Warns Sir Balin.] "That is a bad custom," said Balin, "but if I must I am ready; for though my horse is weary my heart is strong."
text_transcription: THEN THE LADY OF THE CASTLE SAID TO HIM KNIGHT WITH THE TWO SWORDS YE MUST NOW FIGHT A KNIGHT THAT GUARDS AN ISLAND FOR IT IS OUR LAW THAT NO MAN MAY LEAVE US WITHOUT HE FIRST FIGHT ATTORNEY THIS IS BAD CUSTOM SAID BALIN BUT IF I MUST I AM READY FOR THOUGH MY HORSE IS WEARY MY HEART IS STRONG
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðə lˈeɪdi ʌvðə kˈæsəl sˈɛd tə hˌɪm, "nˈaɪt wɪððə tˈuː sˈɔːɹdz, juː mˈʌst nˈaʊ fˈaɪt ɐ nˈaɪt ðæt ɡˈɑːɹdz ɐn ˈaɪlənd, fɔːɹ ɪɾ ɪz ˌaʊɚ lˈɔː ðæt nˈoʊ mˈæn mˈeɪ lˈiːv ˌʌs wɪðˌaʊt hiː fˈɜːst fˈaɪt ɐ tˈʊɹni." [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: ðə dˈæmsəl wˈɔːɹnz sˌɜː bˈeɪlɪn.] "ðæt ɪz ɐ bˈæd kˈʌstəm," sˈɛd bˈeɪlɪn, "bˌʌt ɪf aɪ mˈʌst aɪɐm ɹˈɛdi; fɔːɹ ðˌoʊ maɪ hˈɔːɹs ɪz wˈɪɹi maɪ hˈɑːɹt ɪz stɹˈɔŋ."