text_original: I sought it in beautiful cities of men, On shores that were sunny and blue. And laughter and lyric and pleasure were mine In palaces wondrous to view; Oh, the world gave me much to my plea and my prayer But never I found aught of happiness there!
text_transcription: I SOUGHT IT IN BEAUTIFUL CITIES OF MEN ON SHORES THAT WERE SUNNY AND BLUE AND LAUGHTER AND LYRIC AND PLEASURE WERE MINE IN PALACES WONDERS TO VIEW O THE WORLD GAVE ME MUCH TO MY PLEA AND MY PRAYER BUT NEVER I FOUND OUT OF HAPPINESS THERE
phonemes: aɪ sˈɔːt ɪɾ ɪn bjˈuːɾifəl sˈɪɾiz ʌv mˈɛn, ˌɔn ʃˈɔːɹz ðæt wɜː sˈʌni ænd blˈuː. ænd lˈæftɚ ænd lˈɪɹɪk ænd plˈɛʒɚ wɜː mˈaɪn ɪn pˈælɪsᵻz wˈʌndɹəs tə vjˈuː; ˈoʊ, ðə wˈɜːld ɡˈeɪv mˌiː mˈʌtʃ tə maɪ plˈiː ænd maɪ pɹˈɛɹ bˌʌt nˈɛvɚɹ aɪ fˈaʊnd ˈɔːt ʌv hˈæpɪnəs ðˈɛɹ!