text_original: (ll. 29 35) So said the ready voiced daughters of great Zeus, and they plucked and gave me a rod, a shoot of sturdy laurel, a marvellous thing, and breathed into me a divine voice to celebrate things that shall be and things there were aforetime; and they bade me sing of the race of the blessed gods that are eternally, but ever to sing of themselves both first and last. But why all this about oak or stone?
text_transcription: SO SAID THE READY VOICED DAUGHTERS OF GREAT ZEUS AND THEY PLUCKED AND GAVE ME A ROD A SHOOT OF STURDY LAUREL A MARVELLOUS THING AND BREATHED INTO ME A DIVINE VOICE TO CELEBRATE THINGS THAT SHALL BE AND THINGS THAT WERE AFORETIME AND THEY BADE ME SING OF THE RACE OF THE BLESSED GODS THAT ARE ETERNALLY BUT EVER TO SING OF THEMSELVES BOTH FIRST AND LAST BUT WHY ALL THIS ABOUT OAK OR STONE
phonemes: (ˌɛlˈɛl. twˈɛnti nˈaɪn θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv) sˌoʊ sˈɛd ðə ɹˈɛdi vˈɔɪst dˈɔːɾɚz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt zˈuːs, ænd ðeɪ plˈʌkt ænd ɡˈeɪv mˌiː ɐ ɹˈɑːd, ɐ ʃˈuːt ʌv stˈɜːdi lˈɔːɹəl, ɐ mˈɑːɹvələs θˈɪŋ, ænd bɹˈiːðd ˌɪntʊ mˌiː ɐ dᵻvˈaɪn vˈɔɪs tə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt θˈɪŋz ðæt ʃˌæl biː ænd θˈɪŋz ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐfˈɔːɹtaɪm; ænd ðeɪ bˈeɪd mˌiː sˈɪŋ ʌvðə ɹˈeɪs ʌvðə blˈɛst ɡˈɑːdz ðæt ɑːɹ ɪtˈɜːnəli, bˌʌt ˈɛvɚ tə sˈɪŋ ʌv ðɛmsˈɛlvz bˈoʊθ fˈɜːst ænd lˈæst. bˌʌt wˌaɪ ˈɔːl ðɪs ɐbˌaʊt ˈoʊk ɔːɹ stˈoʊn?