text_original: Many things the blacksmith needed, Many things he could not fashion, Could not make the tongue of iron Could not hammer steel from iron. Could not make the iron harden. Well considered Ilmarinen, 10 STORY OF IRON AND THE POISON WATER Deeply thought and long reflected. Then he gathered birchen ashes, Steeped the ashes in the water, Made a lye to harden iron, Thus to form the steel most needful.
text_transcription: MANY THINGS THE BLACKSMITH NEEDED MANY THINGS HE COULD NOT FASHION COULD NOT MAKE THE TONGUE OF IRON COULD NOT HAMMER STEEL FROM IRON COULD NOT MAKE THE IRON HARDEN WELL CONSIDERED ILL MARINE AND DEEPLY THOUGHT AND LONG REFLECTED THEN HE GATHERED BIRCHEN ASHES STEEPED THE ASHES IN THE WATER MADE A LIE TO HARDEN IRON THUS TO FORM THE STEEL MOST NEEDFUL
phonemes: mˈɛni θˈɪŋz ðə blˈæksmɪθ nˈiːdᵻd, mˈɛni θˈɪŋz hiː kʊd nˌɑːt fˈæʃən, kʊd nˌɑːt mˌeɪk ðə tˈʌŋ ʌv ˈaɪɚn kʊd nˌɑːt hˈæmɚ stˈiːl fɹʌm ˈaɪɚn. kʊd nˌɑːt mˌeɪk ðɪ ˈaɪɚn hˈɑːɹdən. wˈɛl kənsˈɪdɚd ˈɪlmɚɹˌaɪnən, tˈɛn stˈɔːɹi ʌv ˈaɪɚn ænd ðə pˈɔɪzən wˈɔːɾɚ dˈiːpli θˈɔːt ænd lˈɔŋ ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd. ðˈɛn hiː ɡˈæðɚd bˈɜːtʃən ˈæʃᵻz, stˈiːpt ðɪ ˈæʃᵻz ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ, mˌeɪd ɐ lˈaɪ tə hˈɑːɹdən ˈaɪɚn, ðˈʌs tə fˈɔːɹm ðə stˈiːl mˈoʊst nˈiːdfəl.