text_original: On the other bank they were met by the oldest of the Ether maidens, who asked them whither they were going. So they told her who they were, and that they had lost all fire and light in Kalevala, so that they were come to seek the fire that they had seen fall from the heavens.
text_transcription: ON THE OTHER BANK THEY WERE MET BY THE OLDEST OF THE ETHER MAIDENS WHO ASKED THEM WHITHER THEY WERE GOING SO THEY TOLD HER WHO THEY WERE AND THAT THEY HAD LOST ALL FIRE AND LIGHT IN CALIBALA SO THAT THEY WERE COME TO SEEK THE FIRE THAT THEY HAD SEEN FALL FROM THE HEAVENS
phonemes: ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˈæŋk ðeɪ wɜː mˈɛt baɪ ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ʌvðɪ ˈiːθɚ mˈeɪdənz, hˌuː ˈæskt ðˌɛm wˈɪðɚ ðeɪ wɜː ɡˈoʊɪŋ. sˌoʊ ðeɪ tˈoʊld hɜː hˈuː ðeɪ wɜː, ænd ðæt ðeɪ hæd lˈɔst ˈɔːl fˈaɪɚ ænd lˈaɪt ɪn keɪlvˈɑːlə, sˌoʊ ðæt ðeɪ wɜː kˈʌm tə sˈiːk ðə fˈaɪɚ ðæt ðeɪ hæd sˈiːn fˈɔːl fɹʌmðə hˈɛvənz.