text_original: Lucy was the loveliest and most modest maiden in the land ; Carroll the bravest and noblest lad in the village. They loved each other, and they could no more 190 HANS OF ICELAND. remember the day when their love began than they could recall the day when they were born. But their marriage did not come, like their love, easily and as a matter of course.
text_transcription: LUCY WAS THE LOVELIEST AND MOST MODEST MAIDEN IN THE LAND CARROLL THE BRAVEST AND NOBLEST LAD IN THE VILLAGE THEY LOVED EACH OTHER AND THEY COULD NO MORE REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN THEIR LOVE BEGAN THAN THEY COULD RECALL THE DAY WHEN THEY WERE BORN BUT THEIR MARRIAGE DID NOT COME LIKE THEIR LOVE EASILY AND AS A MATTER OF COURSE
phonemes: lˈuːsi wʌzðə lˈʌvliɪst ænd mˈoʊst mˈɑːdɪst mˈeɪdən ɪnðə lˈænd ; kˈæɹoʊl ðə bɹˈeɪvɪst ænd nˈoʊbəlɪst lˈæd ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ. ðeɪ lˈʌvd ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, ænd ðeɪ kʊd nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðə dˈeɪ wɛn ðɛɹ lˈʌv bɪɡˈæn ðɐn ðeɪ kʊd ɹᵻkˈɔːl ðə dˈeɪ wɛn ðeɪ wɜː bˈɔːɹn. bˌʌt ðɛɹ mˈæɹɪdʒ dɪdnˌɑːt kˈʌm, lˈaɪk ðɛɹ lˈʌv, ˈiːzili ænd æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv kˈɔːɹs.