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| The Last Bargain | ðə lɑːst ˈbɑːgɪn |
| BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE | baɪ ɑːr-eɪ-biː-aɪ-ɛn-diː-ɑːr-eɪ-ɛn-eɪ-tiː-eɪʧ tiː-eɪ-ʤiː-əʊ-ɑːr-iː |
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| "Come and hire me," I cried, | "kʌm ænd ˈhaɪə miː," aɪ kraɪd, |
| while in the morning I was walking | waɪl ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ aɪ wɒz ˈwɔːkɪŋ |
| on the stone-paved road. | ɒn ðə stəʊn-peɪvd rəʊd. |
| Sword in hand, | sɔːd ɪn hænd, |
| the King came in his chariot. | ðə kɪŋ keɪm ɪn hɪz ˈʧærɪət. |
| He held my hand and said, | hiː hɛld maɪ hænd ænd sɛd, |
| "I will hire you with my power." | "aɪ wɪl ˈhaɪə juː wɪð maɪ ˈpaʊə." |
| But his power counted for nought, | bʌt hɪz ˈpaʊə ˈkaʊntɪd fɔː nɔːt, |
| and he went away in his chariot. | ænd hiː wɛnt əˈweɪ ɪn hɪz ˈʧærɪət. |
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| In the heat of the midday | ɪn ðə hiːt ɒv ðə ˈmɪddeɪ |
| the houses stood with shut doors. | ðə ˈhaʊzɪz stʊd wɪð ʃʌt dɔːz. |
| I wandered along the crooked lane. | aɪ ˈwɒndəd əˈlɒŋ ðə krʊkt leɪn. |
| An old man came out with his bag of gold. | ən əʊld mæn keɪm aʊt wɪð hɪz bæg ɒv gəʊld. |
| He pondered and said, | hiː ˈpɒndəd ænd sɛd, |
| "I will hire you with my money." | "aɪ wɪl ˈhaɪə juː wɪð maɪ ˈmʌni." |
| He weighed his coins one by one, | hiː weɪd hɪz kɔɪnz wʌn baɪ wʌn, |
| but I turned away. | bʌt aɪ tɜːnd əˈweɪ. |
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| It was evening. | ɪt wɒz ˈiːvnɪŋ. |
| The garden hedge was all aflower. | ðə ˈgɑːdn hɛʤ wɒz ɔːl aflower. |
| The fair maid came out and said, | ðə feə meɪd keɪm aʊt ænd sɛd, |
| "I will hire you with a smile." | "aɪ wɪl ˈhaɪə juː wɪð ə smaɪl." |
| Her smile paled and melted into tears, | hɜː smaɪl peɪld ænd ˈmɛltɪd ˈɪntuː teəz, |
| and she went back alone into the dark. | ænd ʃiː wɛnt bæk əˈləʊn ˈɪntuː ðə dɑːk. |
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| The sun glistened on the sand, | ðə sʌn ˈglɪsnd ɒn ðə sænd, |
| and the sea waves broke waywardly. | ænd ðə siː weɪvz brəʊk ˈweɪwədli. |
| A child sat playing with shells. | ə ʧaɪld sæt ˈpleɪɪŋ wɪð ʃɛlz. |
| He raised his head and seemed to know me, | hiː reɪzd hɪz hɛd ænd siːmd tuː nəʊ miː, |
| and said, "I hire you with nothing." | ænd sɛd, "aɪ ˈhaɪə juː wɪð ˈnʌθɪŋ." |
| From thenceforward that bargain struck | frɒm ˈðɛnsˈfɔːwəd ðæt ˈbɑːgɪn strʌk |
| in child's play made me a free man. | ɪn ʧaɪldz pleɪ meɪd miː ə friː mæn. |
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