text_original: To tell the truth, I am not sure that, in a musical sense, it was not nonsense ; but, played as he played it then, it affected me in a way in which I would rather that music, or anything else, did not affect me. It made me lose my mental balance.
text_transcription: TO TELL THE TRUTH I AM NOT SURE THAT IN A MUSICAL SENSE IT WAS NOT NONSENSE BUT PLAYED AS HE PLAYED IT THEN IT AFFECTED ME IN A WAY IN WHICH I WOULD RATHER THAT MUSIC OR ANYTHING ELSE DID NOT AFFECT ME IT MADE ME LOSE MY MENTAL BALANCE
phonemes: tə tˈɛl ðə tɹˈuːθ, aɪɐm nˌɑːt ʃˈʊɹ ðˈæt, ɪn ɐ mjˈuːzɪkəl sˈɛns, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt nˈɑːnsəns ; bˌʌt, plˈeɪd æz hiː plˈeɪd ɪt ðˈɛn, ɪɾ ɐfˈɛktᵻd mˌiː ɪn ɐ wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ aɪ wʊd ɹˈæðɚ ðæt mjˈuːzɪk, ɔːɹ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls, dɪdnˌɑːt ɐfˈɛkt mˌiː. ɪt mˌeɪd mˌiː lˈuːz maɪ mˈɛntəl bˈæləns.