Class XII Keeping Quiet - Phonetic Transcription of the Text

Now we will count to twelve and we
will all keep still.
naʊ wiː wɪl kaʊnt tuː twɛlv ænd
wiː wɪl ɔːl kiːp stɪl. 
For once on the face of the Earth
let’s not speak in any language,
let’s stop for one second,
fɔː wʌns ɒn ðə feɪs ɒv ði ɜːθ
lɛts nɒt spiːk ɪn ˈɛniˈlæŋgwɪʤ, 
lɛts stɒp fɔː wʌn ˈsɛkənd, 
and not move our arms so much.ænd nɒt muːv ˈaʊər ɑːmz səʊ mʌʧ. 
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would all be together
ɪt wʊd biː ən ɪgˈzɒtɪk ˈməʊmənt
wɪˈðaʊt rʌʃ, wɪˈðaʊtˈɛnʤɪnz, 
wiː wʊd ɔːl biː təˈgɛðə 
in a sudden strangeness.ɪn ə ˈsʌdn ˈstreɪnʤnəs. 
Fishermen in the cold sea
would not harm whales
ˈfɪʃəmən ɪn ðə kəʊld siː
wʊd nɒt hɑːm weɪlz 
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
ænd ðə mæn ˈgæðərɪŋ sɔːlt
wʊd lʊk æt hɪz hɜːt hændz. 
Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
ðəʊz huː prɪˈpeə griːn wɔːz, 
wɔːz wɪð gæs, wɔːz wɪðˈfaɪə, 
ˈvɪktəri wɪð nəʊ səˈvaɪvəz, 
wʊd pʊt ɒn kliːn kləʊðz 
and walk about with their brothersænd wɔːk əˈbaʊt wɪð ðeə ˈbrʌðəz 
in the shade, doing nothing.ɪn ðə ʃeɪd, ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ ˈnʌθɪŋ. 
What I want should not be confusedwɒt aɪ wɒnt ʃʊd nɒt biː kənˈfjuːzd 
with total inactivity.wɪð ˈtəʊtl ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti. 
Life is what it is about;laɪf ɪz wɒt ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt; 
I want no truck with death.aɪ wɒnt nəʊ trʌk wɪð dɛθ. 
If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
ɪf wiː wɜː nɒt səʊ ˈsɪŋgl-ˈmaɪndɪd
əˈbaʊt ˈkiːpɪŋ ˈaʊə lɪvzˈmuːvɪŋ, ænd fɔː wʌns kʊd duː ˈnʌθɪŋ, pəˈhæps ə hjuːʤˈsaɪləns 
might interrupt this sadnessmaɪt ˌɪntəˈrʌpt ðɪs ˈsædnɪs 
of never understanding ourselves and of threatening ourselves with death.ɒv ˈnɛvər ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz ænd ɒv ˈθrɛtnɪŋ ˌaʊəˈsɛlvzwɪð dɛθ. 
Perhaps the Earth can teach us as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
pəˈhæps ði ɜːθ kæn tiːʧ ʌs æz wɛn
ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ siːmz dɛd
ændˈleɪtə pruːvz tuː biː əˈlaɪv. 
Now I’ll count up to twelvenaʊ aɪl kaʊnt ʌp tuː twɛlv 
and you keep quiet and I will go.ænd juː kiːp ˈkwaɪət ænd aɪ wɪl gəʊ.

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