text_original: Once he said to her, "Thou art my betrothed, and yet thou hast never once paid me a visit." The maiden replied, "I know not where thy house is." Then said the bridegroom, "My house is out there in the dark forest." She tried to excuse herself and said she could not find the way there.
text_transcription: ONCE HE SAID TO HER THOU ART MY BETROTHED AND YET THOU HAST NEVER ONCE PAID ME A VISIT THE MAIDEN REPLIED I KNOW NOT WHERE THY HOUSE IS THEN SAID THE BRIDEGROOM MY HOUSE IS OUT THERE IN THE DARK FOREST SHE TRIED TO EXCUSE HERSELF AND SAID SHE COULD NOT FIND THE WAY THERE
phonemes: wˈʌns hiː sˈɛd tə hɜː, "ðˈaʊ ˈɑːɹt maɪ bᵻtɹˈoʊðd, ænd jˈɛt ðˈaʊ hˈeɪst nˈɛvɚ wˈʌns pˈeɪd mˌiː ɐ vˈɪzɪt." ðə mˈeɪdən ɹᵻplˈaɪd, "aɪ nˈoʊ nˌɑːt wˌɛɹ ðˌaɪ hˈaʊs ɪz." ðˈɛn sˈɛd ðə bɹˈaɪdɡɹuːm, "maɪ hˈaʊs ɪz ˈaʊt ðɛɹ ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk fˈɔːɹɪst." ʃiː tɹˈaɪd tʊ ɛkskjˈuːs hɜːsˈɛlf ænd sˈɛd ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːt fˈaɪnd ðə wˈeɪ ðˈɛɹ.