text_original: The Editor] Then the blacksmith, Ilmarinen, Thus addressed the sleeping iron: "Thou most useful of the metals, Thou art sleeping in the marshes, Thou art hid in low conditions. Where the wolf treads in the swamp lands, Where the bear sleeps in the thickets. Hast thou thought and well considered, What would be thy future station, Should I place thee in the furnace. Thus to make thee free and useful?"
text_transcription: THE EDITOR THEN THE BLACKSMITH ILMARINEN THUS ADDRESSED THE SLEEPING IRON THOU MOST USEFUL OF THE METALS THOU ART SLEEPING IN THE MARSHES THOU ART HID IN LOW CONDITIONS WHERE THE WOLF TREADS IN THE SWAMP LANDS WHERE THE BEAR SLEEPS IN THE THICKETS HAST THOU THOUGHT AND WELL CONSIDERED WHAT WOULD BE THY FUTURE STATION SHOULD I PLACE THEE IN THE FURNACE THUS TO MAKE THEE FREE AND USEFUL
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚ] ðˈɛn ðə blˈæksmɪθ, ˈɪlmɚɹˌaɪnən, ðˈʌs ɐdɹˈɛst ðə slˈiːpɪŋ ˈaɪɚn: "ðˈaʊ mˈoʊst jˈuːsfəl ʌvðə mˈɛɾəlz, ðˈaʊ ˈɑːɹt slˈiːpɪŋ ɪnðə mˈɑːɹʃᵻz, ðˈaʊ ˈɑːɹt hˈɪd ɪn lˈoʊ kəndˈɪʃənz. wˌɛɹ ðə wˈʊlf tɹˈɛdz ɪnðə swˈɑːmp lˈændz, wˌɛɹ ðə bˈɛɹ slˈiːps ɪnðə θˈɪkɪts. hˈeɪst ðˈaʊ θˈɔːt ænd wˈɛl kənsˈɪdɚd, wˌʌt wʊd biː ðˌaɪ fjˈuːtʃɚ stˈeɪʃən, ʃˌʊd aɪ plˈeɪs ðiː ɪnðə fˈɜːnɪs. ðˈʌs tə mˌeɪk ðiː fɹˈiː ænd jˈuːsfəl?"