text_original: The Prankish kings and princes were proud of their long hair, and to cut it off meant that they were unfit to reign and had to become monks. Knowing this, the queen cried out in her grief, ** Oh ! if they are not to be raised to the throne, I would rather see them dead than disgraced
text_transcription: THE FRENKISH KINGS AND PRINCES WERE PROUD OF THEIR LONG HAIR AND TO CUT IT OFF MEANT THAT THEY WERE UNFIT TO REIGN AND HAD TO BECOME MONKS KNOWING THIS THE QUEEN CRIED OUT IN HER GRIEF OH IF THEY ARE NOT TO BE RAISED TO THE THRONE I WOULD RATHER SEE THEM DEAD THAN DISGRACED
phonemes: ðə pɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋz ænd pɹˈɪnsᵻz wɜː pɹˈaʊd ʌv ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ hˈɛɹ, ænd tə kˈʌt ɪɾ ˈɔf mˈɛnt ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌnfˈɪt tə ɹˈeɪn ænd hædtə bɪkˌʌm mˈʌŋks. nˈoʊɪŋ ðˈɪs, ðə kwˈiːn kɹˈaɪd ˈaʊt ɪn hɜː ɡɹˈiːf, ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ˈoʊ ! ɪf ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˌɑːt təbi ɹˈeɪzd tə ðə θɹˈoʊn, aɪ wʊd ɹˈæðɚ sˈiː ðˌɛm dˈɛd ðɐn dɪsɡɹˈeɪst