text_original: Ethel fell on her knees. " Oh, father, have mercy ! " He opened his arms to her in amazement. " What do you mean, my daughter ? " " In Heaven's name, do not describe a happiness which is not for me ! " "Ethel," sternly answered the old man, "do not risk your whole life. I refused the hand of a princess of the blood royal, a princess of Holstein Augustenburg, — do you hear that ? — and my pride was cruelly punished.
text_transcription: ETHEL FELL ON HER KNEES OH FATHER HAVE MERCY HE OPENED HIS ARMS TO HER IN AMAZEMENT WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY DAUGHTER IN HEAVEN'S NAME DO NOT DESCRIBE A HAPPINESS WHICH IS NOT FOR ME ETHEL STERNLY ANSWERED THE OLD MAN DO NOT RISK YOUR WHOLE LIFE I REFUSE THE HAND OF A PRINCESS OF THE BLOOD ROYAL A PRINCESS OF HOLSTEIN A WOESTENBURG DO YOU HEAR THAT AND MY PRIDE WAS CRUELLY PUNISHED
phonemes: ˈɛθəl fˈɛl ˌɔn hɜː nˈiːz. " ˈoʊ, fˈɑːðɚ, hæv mˈɜːsi ! " hiː ˈoʊpənd hɪz ˈɑːɹmz tə hɜːɹ ɪn ɐmˈeɪzmənt. " wˌʌt dˈuː juː mˈiːn, maɪ dˈɔːɾɚ ? " " ɪn hˈɛvənz nˈeɪm, duːnˌɑːt dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɐ hˈæpɪnəs wˈɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt fɔːɹ mˌiː ! " "ˈɛθəl," stˈɜːnli ˈænsɚd ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn, "duːnˌɑːt ɹˈɪsk jʊɹ hˈoʊl lˈaɪf. aɪ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ðə hˈænd əvə pɹˈɪnsɛs ʌvðə blˈʌd ɹˈɔɪəl, ɐ pɹˈɪnsɛs ʌv hˈɑːlstaɪn ˈɔːɡəsʔˌn̩bɜːɡ, — dˈuː juː hˈɪɹ ðˈæt ? — ænd maɪ pɹˈaɪd wʌz kɹˈuːəli pˈʌnɪʃt.