text_original: And when she had said this, she planted the seed in the earth and watered it with her tears. "How does it happen that I am thinking of this just to day?" said the palm. "Can this woman be so beautiful that she reminds me of the most glorious of queens, of her by whose word I have lived and flourished until this day? "I hear my leaves rustle louder and louder," said the palm, "and it sounds as melancholy as a dirge.
text_transcription: AND WHEN SHE HAD SAID THIS SHE PLANTED THE SEED IN THE EARTH AND WATERED IT WITH HER TEARS HOW DOES IT HAPPEN THAT I AM THINKING OF THIS JUST TO DAY SAID THE PALM CAN THIS WOMAN BE SO BEAUTIFUL THAT SHE REMINDS ME OF THE MOST GLORIOUS OF QUEENS OF HER BY WHOSE WORD I HAVE LIVED AND FLOURISHED UNTIL THIS DAY I HEAR MY LEAVES RUSTLE LOUDER AND LOUDER SAID THE PALM AND IT SOUNDS AS MELANCHOLY AS A DIRGE
phonemes: ænd wɛn ʃiː hæd sˈɛd ðˈɪs, ʃiː plˈæntᵻd ðə sˈiːd ɪnðɪ ˈɜːθ ænd wˈɔːɾɚd ɪt wɪð hɜː tˈɪɹz. "hˌaʊ dˈʌz ɪt hˈæpən ðæt aɪɐm θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv ðɪs dʒˈʌst tə dˈeɪ?" sˈɛd ðə pˈɑːm. "kæn ðɪs wˈʊmən biː sˌoʊ bjˈuːɾifəl ðæt ʃiː ɹᵻmˈaɪndz mˌiː ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɡlˈɔːɹiəs ʌv kwˈiːnz, ʌv hɜː baɪ hˌuːz wˈɜːd aɪ hæv lˈɪvd ænd flˈɜːɹɪʃt ʌntˈɪl ðɪs dˈeɪ? "aɪ hˈɪɹ maɪ lˈiːvz ɹˈʌsəl lˈaʊdɚ ænd lˈaʊdɚ," sˈɛd ðə pˈɑːm, "ænd ɪt sˈaʊndz æz mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli æz ɐ dˈɜːdʒ.