text_original: The ass is some poor province it may be; The thieves, that gracious potentate, or this, Austria, Turkey, or say Hungary; Instead of two, I vow I've set down three (The world has almost had enough of this), And often neither will the province win: For third thief stepping in, 'Mid their debate and noisy fray, With the disputed donkey rides away.
text_transcription: THE ASS IS SOME POOR PROVINCE IT MAY BE THE THIEVES THAT GRACIOUS POTENTATE OR THIS AUSTRIA TURKEY OR SAY HUNGARY INSTEAD OF TWO I VOW I'VE SET DOWN THREE THE WORLD HAS ALMOST HAD ENOUGH OF THIS AND OFTEN NEITHER WILL THE PROVINCE WIN FOR THIRD THIEF STEPPING IN MIDDAY DEBATE AND NOISY FRAY WITH THE DISPUTED DONKEY RIDES AWAY
phonemes: ðɪ ˈæs ɪz sˌʌm pˈʊɹ pɹˈɑːvɪns ɪt mˈeɪ bˈiː; ðə θˈiːvz, ðæt ɡɹˈeɪʃəs pˈoʊtəntˌeɪt, ɔːɹ ðˈɪs, ˈɔːstɹiə, tˈɜːki, ɔːɹ sˈeɪ hˈʌŋɡɚɹi; ɪnstˈɛd ʌv tˈuː, aɪ vˈaʊ aɪv sˈɛt dˌaʊn θɹˈiː (ðə wˈɜːld hɐz ˈɔːlmoʊst hæd ɪnˈʌf ʌv ðˈɪs), ænd ˈɔfən nˈiːðɚ wɪl ðə pɹˈɑːvɪns wˈɪn: fɔːɹ θˈɜːd θˈiːf stˈɛpɪŋ ˈɪn, mˈɪd ðɛɹ dᵻbˈeɪt ænd nˈɔɪzi fɹˈeɪ, wɪððə dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd dˈɔŋki ɹˈaɪdz ɐwˈeɪ.