text_original: Men tried their skill all vainly To dissipate his fear; But Rudolph only answered— "Eternity is near! They say this life is joyous, 'Tis all too short for me, I must seek joys that fade not, Throughout Eternity.
text_transcription: MEN TRIED THEIR SKILL ALL VAINLY TO DISSIPATE HIS FEAR BUT RUDOLPH ONLY ANSWERED ETERNITY IS NEAR THEY SAY THIS LIFE IS JOYOUS TIS ALL TOO SHORT FOR ME I MUST SEEK JOYS THAT FATE NOT THROUGHOUT ETERNITY
phonemes: mˈɛn tɹˈaɪd ðɛɹ skˈɪl ˈɔːl vˈeɪnli tə dˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt hɪz fˈɪɹ; bˌʌt ɹˈuːdɑːlf ˈoʊnli ˈænsɚd— "ɪtˈɜːnᵻɾi ɪz nˈɪɹ! ðeɪ sˈeɪ ðɪs lˈaɪf ɪz dʒˈɔɪəs, tˈɪz ˈɔːl tˈuː ʃˈɔːɹt fɔːɹ mˌiː, aɪ mˈʌst sˈiːk dʒˈɔɪz ðæt fˈeɪd nˈɑːt, θɹuːˈaʊt ɪtˈɜːnᵻɾi.