text_original: Princes were proud my friendship to proclaim, And Europe gazed, where'er her hero came! I grasp'd the laurels of heroic strife, The thousand perils of a soldier's life; Obedient in the ranks each toilful day! Though heroes soon command, they first obey.
text_transcription: PRINCES WERE PROUD MY FRIENDSHIP TO PROCLAIM AND EUROPE GAZED WHEREVER HER HERO CAME I GRASPED THE LAURELS OF HEROIC STRIFE THE THOUSAND PERILS OF A SOLDIER'S LIFE OBEDIENT IN THEIR RANKS EACH TOILFUL DAY THOUGH HEROES SOON COMMAND THEY FIRST OBEY
phonemes: pɹˈɪnsᵻz wɜː pɹˈaʊd maɪ fɹˈɛndʃɪp tə pɹəklˈeɪm, ænd jˈʊɹɹəp ɡˈeɪzd, wˈɛɹɚ hɜː hˈiəɹoʊ kˈeɪm! aɪ ɡɹˈæspd ðə lˈɔːɹəlz ʌv hɪɹˈoʊɪk stɹˈaɪf, ðə θˈaʊzənd pˈɛɹəlz əvə sˈoʊldʒɚz lˈaɪf; oʊbˈiːdiənt ɪnðə ɹˈæŋks ˈiːtʃ tˈɔɪlfəl dˈeɪ! ðˌoʊ hˈiəɹoʊz sˈuːn kəmˈænd, ðeɪ fˈɜːst oʊbˈeɪ.