text_original: He went up to her and said: 'Long ago I forged the Sampo for thee, and then thou promised to become my wife. But now thy mother demands that I first plough the field of serpents before I win thee.' But the maiden comforted him, and told him how to plough the field with a plough of gold and silver and copper.
text_transcription: HE WENT UP TO HER AND SAID LONG AGO I FORGED A SAMPLE FOR THEE AND THEN THOU PROMISED TO BECOME MY WIFE BUT NOW THY MOTHER DEMANDS THAT I FIRST PLOUGH THE FIELD OF SERPENTS BEFORE I WIN THEE BUT THE MAIDEN COMFORTED HIM AND TOLD HIM HOW TO PLOUGH THE FIELD WITH A PLOUGH OF GOLD AND SILVER AND COPPER
phonemes: hiː wɛnt ˌʌp tə hɜː ænd sˈɛd: lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ aɪ fˈɔːɹdʒd ðə sˈæmpoʊ fɔːɹ ðˈiː, ænd ðˈɛn ðˈaʊ pɹˈɑːmɪst tə bɪkˌʌm maɪ wˈaɪf. bˌʌt nˈaʊ ðˌaɪ mˈʌðɚ dᵻmˈændz ðæt aɪ fˈɜːst plˈaʊ ðə fˈiːld ʌv sˈɜːpənts bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ wˈɪn ðˈiː.bˌʌt ðə mˈeɪdən kˈʌmfɚɾᵻd hˌɪm, ænd tˈoʊld hˌɪm hˌaʊ tə plˈaʊ ðə fˈiːld wɪð ɐ plˈaʊ ʌv ɡˈoʊld ænd sˈɪlvɚɹ ænd kˈɑːpɚ.