text_original: Fair are the flowers and the children, but their subtle suggestion is fairer ; Rare is the roseburst of dawn, but the secret that clasps it is rarer ; Sweet the exultance of song, but the strain that precedes it is sweeter ; And never was poem yet writ, but the meaning outmastered the metre.
text_transcription: FAIR ARE THE FLOWERS AND THE CHILDREN BUT THEIR SUBTLE SUGGESTION IS FAIRER RARE IS THE ROSE BURST OF DAWN BUT THE SECRET THAT CLASPS IT IS RARER SWEET THE EXULTANCE OF SONG BUT THE STRAIN THAT PRECEDES IT IS SWEETER AND NEVER WAS POEM YET WRIT BUT THE MEANING OUTMASTERED THE METRE
phonemes: fˈɛɹ ɑːɹ ðə flˈaʊɚz ænd ðə tʃˈɪldɹən, bˌʌt ðɛɹ sˈʌɾəl sədʒˈɛstʃən ɪz fˈɛɹɚ ; ɹˈɛɹ ɪz ðə ɹˈoʊzbɜːst ʌv dˈɔːn, bˌʌt ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt ðæt klˈæsps ɪɾ ɪz ɹˈɛɹɚ ; swˈiːt ðɪ ɛɡzˈʌltəns ʌv sˈɔŋ, bˌʌt ðə stɹˈeɪn ðæt pɹɪsˈiːdz ɪɾ ɪz swˈiːɾɚ ; ænd nˈɛvɚ wʌz pˈoʊᵻm jˈɛt ɹˈɪt, bˌʌt ðə mˈiːnɪŋ aʊtmˈæstɚd ðə mˈiːɾɚ.