text_original: "Sir," said a Knight to him, "your shield does not look whole to me; I will lend you another;" so Balin listened to him and took the shield that was offered, and left his own with his own coat of arms behind him. He rode down to the shore, and led his horse into a boat which took them across. When he reached the other side, a damsel came to him crying, "O knight Balin, why have you left your own shield behind you? Alas! you have put yourself in great danger, for by your shield you should have been known.
text_transcription: SIR SAID A KNIGHT TO HIM YOUR SHIELD DOES NOT LOOK HOLD OF ME I WILL END YOU ANOTHER SO BALIN LISTENED TO HIM AND TOOK THE SHIELD THAT WAS OFFERED AND LEFT HIS OWN WITH HIS OWN COAT OF ARMS BEHIND HIM HE RODE DOWN TO THE SHORE AND LED HIS HORSE INTO A BOAT WHICH TOOK HIM ACROSS WHEN THEY REACHED THE OTHER SIDE A DAMSEL CAME UP TO HIM CRYING O KNIGHT BALIN WHY HAVE YOU LEFT YOUR SHIELD BEHIND YOU ALAS YOU COULD HAVE PUT YOURSELF IN GREAT DANGER FOR BY YOUR SHIELD YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN
phonemes: "sˌɜː," sˈɛd ɐ nˈaɪt tə hˌɪm, "jʊɹ ʃˈiːld dʌznˌɑːt lˈʊk hˈoʊl tə mˌiː; aɪ wɪl lˈɛnd juː ɐnˈʌðɚ;" sˌoʊ bˈeɪlɪn lˈɪsənd tə hˌɪm ænd tˈʊk ðə ʃˈiːld ðæt wʌz ˈɔfɚd, ænd lˈɛft hɪz ˈoʊn wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn kˈoʊt ʌv ˈɑːɹmz bᵻhˈaɪnd hˌɪm. hiː ɹˈoʊd dˌaʊn tə ðə ʃˈɔːɹ, ænd lˈɛd hɪz hˈɔːɹs ˌɪntʊ ɐ bˈoʊt wˌɪtʃ tˈʊk ðˌɛm əkɹˈɑːs. wˌɛn hiː ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd, ɐ dˈæmsəl kˈeɪm tə hˌɪm kɹˈaɪɪŋ, "ˈoʊ nˈaɪt bˈeɪlɪn, wˌaɪ hæv juː lˈɛft jʊɹ ˈoʊn ʃˈiːld bᵻhˈaɪnd juː? ɐlˈæs! juː hæv pˌʊt jɔːɹsˈɛlf ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt dˈeɪndʒɚ, fɔːɹ baɪ jʊɹ ʃˈiːld juː ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn nˈoʊn.