text_original: And one day they taught Hesiod glorious song while he was shepherding his lambs under holy Helicon, and this word first the goddesses said to me—the Muses of Olympus, daughters of Zeus who holds the aegis: (ll. 26 28) 'Shepherds of the wilderness, wretched things of shame, mere bellies, we know how to speak many false things as though they were true; but we know, when we will, to utter true things.
text_transcription: AND ONE DAY THEY TAUGHT HAESEIA'S GLORIOUS SONG WHILE HE WAS SHEPHERDING HIS LAMBS UNDER HOLY HELICON AND THIS WORD FIRST THE GODDESSES SAID TO ME THE MUSES OF OLYMPUS DAUGHTERS OF ZEUS WHO HOLDS THE AGES SHEPHERDS OF THE WILDERNESS WRETCHED THINGS OF SHAME MERE BELLIES WE KNOW HOW TO SPEAK MANY FALSE THINGS AS THOUGH THEY WERE TRUE BUT WE KNOW WHEN WE WILL TO UTTER TRUE THINGS
phonemes: ænd wˈʌn dˈeɪ ðeɪ tˈɔːt hˈiːzɪˌɑːd ɡlˈɔːɹiəs sˈɔŋ wˌaɪl hiː wʌz ʃˈɛpɚdɪŋ hɪz lˈæmz ˌʌndɚ hˈoʊli hˈɛlɪkən, ænd ðɪs wˈɜːd fˈɜːst ðə ɡˈɑːdəsᵻz sˈɛd tə mˌiː—ðə mjˈuːzᵻz ʌv əlˈɪmpəs, dˈɔːɾɚz ʌv zˈuːs hˌuː hˈoʊldz ðɪ ˈiːdʒɪs: (ˌɛlˈɛl. twˈɛnti sˈɪks twˈɛnti ˈeɪt) ʃˈɛpɚdz ʌvðə wˈɪldɚnəs, ɹˈɛtʃᵻd θˈɪŋz ʌv ʃˈeɪm, mˈɪɹ bˈɛlɪz, wiː nˈoʊ hˌaʊ tə spˈiːk mˈɛni fˈɔls θˈɪŋz æz ðˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜː tɹˈuː; bˌʌt wiː nˈoʊ, wˌɛn wiː wˈɪl, tʊ ˈʌɾɚ tɹˈuː θˈɪŋz.