text_original: Ah ! knew they what they bore ? Gold for the earthly king — Frankincense for the God — Myrrh for man's suffering. With breath of costly spices And precious gums of Isis, The desert air was sweet, As on they fared by day and night Judea's King to greet. THE LEGEND OF THE BABOUSHKA 401 The strange star went before them, They followed where it led ; '^ 'Twill guide us to His presence," Jasper, the holy, said.
text_transcription: AH KNEW THEY WHAT THEY BORE GOLD FOR THE EARTHLY KING FRANKINCENSE FOR THE GOD MURR FOR MAN'S SUFFERING WITH BREATH OF COSTLY SPICES AND PRECIOUS GUMS OF ISIS THE DESERT AIR WAS SWEET AS ON THEY FARED BY DAY AND NIGHT JUDEA'S KING TO GREET THE STRANGE STAR WENT BEFORE THEM THEY FOLLOWED WHERE IT LED TWILL GUIDE US TO HIS PRESENCE JASPER THE HOLY SAID
phonemes: ˈɑː ! nˈuː ðeɪ wʌt ðeɪ bˈɔːɹ ? ɡˈoʊld fɚðɪ ˈɜːθli kˈɪŋ — fɹˈæŋkɪnsˌɛns fɚðə ɡˈɑːd — mˈɜː fɔːɹ mˈænz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ. wɪð bɹˈɛθ ʌv kˈɔstli spˈaɪsᵻz ænd pɹˈɛʃəs ɡˈʌmz ʌv ˈaɪsɪs, ðə dˈɛzɚt ˈɛɹ wʌz swˈiːt, æz ˌɔn ðeɪ fˈɛɹd baɪ dˈeɪ ænd nˈaɪt dʒˈuːdiəz kˈɪŋ tə ɡɹˈiːt. ðə lˈɛdʒənd ʌvðə bˈæbaʊʃkə fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ðə stɹˈeɪndʒ stˈɑːɹ wɛnt bᵻfˈɔːɹ ðˌɛm, ðeɪ fˈɑːloʊd wˌɛɹ ɪt lˈɛd ; twˈɪl ɡˈaɪd ˌʌs tə hɪz pɹˈɛzəns," dʒˈæspɚ, ðə hˈoʊli, sˈɛd.