text_original: "Monsieur the President of the Republic: Your presence transforms everything; an intimate festival becomes a great festival, and the simple an  niversary of the birth of a scientist will remain, thanks to you, a date in the history of French sci  ence. V THE SUPREME HOMAGE 201 "Monsieur the Minister: "Gentlemen : In the midst of all this brilliance my first thought reverts regretfully to all those men of science who spent their lives in vain endeavours.
text_transcription: MONSIEUR THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC YOUR PRESENCE TRANSFORMS EVERYTHING AN INTIMATE FESTIVAL BECOMES A GREAT FESTIVAL AND THE SIMPLE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF A SCIENTIST WILL REMAIN THANKS TO YOU A DATE IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH SCIENCE MONSIEUR THE MINISTER GENTLEMEN IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS BRILLIANCE MY FIRST THOUGHT REVERTS REGRETFULLY TO ALL THOSE MEN OF SCIENCE WHO SPENT THEIR LIVES IN VAIN ENDEAVORS
phonemes: "məsjˈɜː ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk: jʊɹ pɹˈɛzəns tɹænsfˈɔːɹmz ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ; ɐn ˈɪntᵻmət fˈɛstɪvəl bɪkˌʌmz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɛstɪvəl, ænd ðə sˈɪmpəl æn nˈaɪvɚsɚɹi ʌvðə bˈɜːθ əvə sˈaɪəntɪst wɪl ɹᵻmˈeɪn, θˈæŋks tə juː, ɐ dˈeɪt ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ sˈaɪ ɛnsˈɛ. vˈiː ðə suːpɹˈiːm hˈɑːmɪdʒ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn "məsjˈɜː ðə mˈɪnɪstɚ: "dʒˈɛntəlmən : ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv ˈɔːl ðɪs bɹˈɪliəns maɪ fˈɜːst θˈɔːt ɹᵻvˈɜːts ɹᵻɡɹˈɛtfəli tʊ ˈɔːl ðoʊz mˈɛn ʌv sˈaɪəns hˌuː spˈɛnt ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz ɪn vˈeɪn ɛndˈɛvɚz.