text_original: And the small steel thing — will you hold it straight. And press with the finger tip ; Will you bear to look with a calm proud heart, As the best of the comrades fall ? — Then, welcome, fair maid, to take your part In the joy and pain of it all.
text_transcription: AND THE SMALL STEEL THING WILL YOU HOLD IT STRAIGHT AND PRESS WITH THE FINGER TIP WILL YOU BEAR TO LOOK WITH A CALM PROUD HEART AS THE BEST OF THE COMRADES FALL THEN WELCOME FAIR MAID TO TAKE YOUR PART IN THE JOY AND PAIN OF IT ALL
phonemes: ænd ðə smˈɔːl stˈiːl θˈɪŋ — wɪl juː hˈoʊld ɪt stɹˈeɪt. ænd pɹˈɛs wɪððə fˈɪŋɡɚ tˈɪp ; wɪl juː bˈɛɹ tə lˈʊk wɪð ɐ kˈɑːm pɹˈaʊd hˈɑːɹt, æz ðə bˈɛst ʌvðə kˈɑːmɹædz fˈɔːl ? — ðˈɛn, wˈɛlkʌm, fˈɛɹ mˈeɪd, tə tˈeɪk jʊɹ pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə dʒˈɔɪ ænd pˈeɪn ʌv ɪɾ ˈɔːl.