text_original: 23 A WORD. Oh ! there is a^ word that lightens it all, The trial and toil of the day, That helps us through, whatever befall, — But a word that is hard to say ! It comes to our lips, and we lose it again. In the midst of the world's wild fray ; But oh ! it would soften the strifes of men, That word, which is hard to say
text_transcription: A WORD OH THERE IS A WORD THAT LIGHTENS IT ALL THE TRIAL AND TOIL OF THE DAY THAT HELPS US THROUGH WHATEVER BEFALL BUT A WORD THAT IS HARD TO SAY IT COMES TO OUR LIPS AND WE LOSE IT AGAIN IN THE MIDST OF THE WORLD'S WILD FRAY BUT OH IT WOULD SOFTEN THE STRIFE OF MEN THAT WORD WHICH IS HARD TO SAY
phonemes: twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɐ wˈɜːd. ˈoʊ ! ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ wˈɜːd ðæt lˈaɪʔn̩z ɪɾ ˈɔːl, ðə tɹˈaɪəl ænd tˈɔɪl ʌvðə dˈeɪ, ðæt hˈɛlps ˌʌs θɹˈuː, wʌtˈɛvɚ bᵻfˈɔːl, — bˌʌt ɐ wˈɜːd ðæt ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə sˈeɪ ! ɪt kˈʌmz tʊ ˌaʊɚ lˈɪps, ænd wiː lˈuːz ɪɾ ɐɡˈɛn. ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌvðə wˈɜːldz wˈaɪld fɹˈeɪ ; bˌʌt ˈoʊ ! ɪt wʊd sˈɔfən ðə stɹˈaɪfs ʌv mˈɛn, ðæt wˈɜːd, wˌɪtʃ ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə sˈeɪ