text_original: They had fought As British soldiers fight,  tens against thousands,   Till the last charge was spent; and then,  "cold steel" Grew hot in Zulu life blood, and in heaps Their dying foes lay round them.  'Twas in vain!
text_transcription: THEY HAD FOUGHT AS BRITISH SOLDIERS FIGHT TENS AGAINST THOUSANDS TILL THE LAST CHARGE WAS SPENT AND THEN COLD STEEL GREW HOT IN ZULU'S LIFE BLOOD AND IN HEAPS THEIR DYING FOES LAY ROUND THEM TWAS IN VAIN
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd fˈɔːt æz bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈoʊldʒɚz fˈaɪt,  tˈɛnz ɐɡˈɛnst θˈaʊzəndz,   tˈɪl ðə lˈæst tʃˈɑːɹdʒ wʌz spˈɛnt; ænd ðˈɛn,  "kˈoʊld stˈiːl" ɡɹˈuː hˈɑːt ɪn zˈuːluː lˈaɪf blˈʌd, ænd ɪn hˈiːps ðɛɹ dˈaɪɪŋ fˈoʊz lˈeɪ ɹˈaʊnd ðˌɛm.  twˈɑːz ɪn vˈeɪn!