text_original: 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: 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: ðˈɛn hiː ɡˈæðɚd bˈɜːtʃən ˈæʃᵻz, stˈiːpt ðɪ ˈæʃᵻz ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ, mˌeɪd ɐ lˈaɪ tə hˈɑːɹdən ˈaɪɚn, ðˈʌs tə fˈɔːɹm ðə stˈiːl mˈoʊst nˈiːdfəl.