text_original: Joseph sings a tripping sort of Vaudeville to welcome the Holy Babe ; and then the scene shifts, and the Bergerie begins. The shepherds and shepherdesses of Pales  tine are sitting on the grass at evening, watch  ing their folded flocks.
text_transcription: JOSEPH SINGS A TRIPPING SORT OF VAUDEVILLE TO WELCOME THE HOLY BABE AND THEN THE SCENE SHIFTS AND THE BEGERIE BEGINS THE SHEPHERDS AND SHEPHERDESSES OF PALESTINE ARE SITTING ON THE GRASS AT EVENING WATCHING THEIR FOLDED FLOCKS
phonemes: dʒˈoʊsəf sˈɪŋz ɐ tɹˈɪpɪŋ sˈɔːɹt ʌv vˈɔːdvɪl tə wˈɛlkʌm ðə hˈoʊli bˈeɪb ; ænd ðˈɛn ðə sˈiːn ʃˈɪfts, ænd ðə bˈɜːdʒɚɹi bɪɡˈɪnz. ðə ʃˈɛpɚdz ænd ʃˈɛfɚdˌɛsᵻz ʌv pˈeɪlz tˈaɪn ɑːɹ sˈɪɾɪŋ ɔnðə ɡɹˈæs æɾ ˈiːvnɪŋ, wˈɑːtʃ ˈɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈoʊldᵻd flˈɑːks.