text_original: Would God that those who early went To the house dark and low, For whom our mourning heads were bent, For whom our steps were slow; O, would that these alone had left us, That Fate of these alone had reft us, Would God indeed that it were so!
text_transcription: WOULD GOD THAT THOSE WHO EARLY WENT TO THE HOUSE DARKENED LOW FOR WHOM OUR MOURNING HEADS WERE BENT FOR WHOM OUR STEPS WERE SLOW OR WOULD THAT THESE ALONE HAD LEFT US THAT FATE OF THESE ALONE HAD REFT US WOULD GOD INDEED THAT IT WERE SO
phonemes: wʊd ɡˈɑːd ðæt ðoʊz hˌuː ˈɜːli wɛnt tə ðə hˈaʊs dˈɑːɹk ænd lˈoʊ, fɔːɹ hˈuːm ˌaʊɚ mˈɔːɹnɪŋ hˈɛdz wɜː bˈɛnt, fɔːɹ hˈuːm ˌaʊɚ stˈɛps wɜː slˈoʊ; ˈoʊ, wʊd ðæt ðiːz ɐlˈoʊn hæd lˈɛft ˌʌs, ðæt fˈeɪt ʌv ðiːz ɐlˈoʊn hæd ɹˈɛft ˌʌs, wʊd ɡˈɑːd ˌɪndˈiːd ðˌɐɾɪt wɜː sˈoʊ!