text_original: In the same way at Metz he had said : "I feel with you how painful it must be to be separated from France, so distinguished by her genius and her pre  vious life ... I wish to pay my court to the Alsa  tians because I understand their feelings." And again at Strasburg : "As of old the Doges of Venice used to wed the sea, I should like to do the same with Alsace Lorraine."
text_transcription: IN THE SAME WAY AT MESS HE HAD SAID I FEEL WITH YOU HOW PAINFUL IT MUST BE TO BE SEPARATED FROM FRANCE SO DISTINGUISHED BY HER GENIUS AND HER PREVIOUS LIFE I WISH TO PAY MY COURT TO THE ALSATIANS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THEIR FEELINGS AND AGAIN AT STRASBOURG AS OF OLD THE DOGES OF VENICE USED TO WED THE SEA I SHOULD LIKE TO DO THE SAME WITH ALSACE LORRAINE
phonemes: ɪnðə sˈeɪm wˈeɪ æt mˈɛts hiː hæd sˈɛd : "aɪ fˈiːl wɪð juː hˌaʊ pˈeɪnfəl ɪt mˈʌst biː təbi sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm fɹˈæns, sˌoʊ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt baɪ hɜː dʒˈiːnɪəs ænd hɜː pɹˈiː vˈaɪɑːəs lˈaɪf ... aɪ wˈɪʃ tə pˈeɪ maɪ kˈɔːɹt tə ðɪ ˈælsə tjˈænz bɪkˈʌz aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðɛɹ fˈiːlɪŋz." ænd ɐɡˈɛn æt stɹˈæsbɜːɡ : "æz ʌv ˈoʊld ðə dˈoʊdʒᵻz ʌv vˈɛnɪs jˈuːzd tə wˈɛd ðə sˈiː, aɪ ʃˌʊd lˈaɪk tə dˈuː ðə sˈeɪm wɪð ˈælseɪs ləɹˈeɪn."