text_original: " But never have I seen A star that shone like this — The star so long foretold By sage and seer it is ! 40O THE LEGEND OF THE BABOUSHKA " When first I, sleepless, saw it Slow breaking through the dark — Nay, hear me, Balthazar, And thou, O Melchior, hark
text_transcription: BUT NEVER HAVE I SEEN A STAR THAT SHONE LIKE THIS THE STAR SO LONG FORETOLD BY SAGE AND SEER IT IS WHEN FIRST I SLEEPLESS SAW IT SLOW BREAKING THROUGH THE DARK NAY HEAR ME BALTASSAR AND THOU O MALCHIO HARK
phonemes: " bˌʌt nˈɛvɚ hæv aɪ sˈiːn ɐ stˈɑːɹ ðæt ʃˈɑːn lˈaɪk ðˈɪs — ðə stˈɑːɹ sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ fɔːɹtˈoʊld baɪ sˈeɪdʒ ænd sˈiːɚɹ ɪɾ ˈɪz ! fˈɔːɹɾi ˈoʊ ðə lˈɛdʒənd ʌvðə bˈæbaʊʃkə " wˌɛn fˈɜːst ˈaɪ, slˈiːpləs, sˈɔː ɪt slˈoʊ bɹˈeɪkɪŋ θɹuː ðə dˈɑːɹk — nˈeɪ, hˈɪɹ mˌiː, bælθˈæzɑːɹ, ænd ðˈaʊ, ˈoʊ mˈɛlkjɚ, hˈɑːɹk