Class XII A Thing of Beauty - Phonetic Transcription of the Text

A thing of beauty is a joy forever	ə θɪŋ ɒv ˈbjuːti ɪz ə ʤɔɪ fəˈrɛvə
Its loveliness increases, it will never	ɪts ˈlʌvlɪnɪs ˈɪnkriːsɪz, ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvə
Pass into nothingness; but will keep	pɑːs ˈɪntuː ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs; bʌt wɪl kiːp
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep	ə ˈbaʊə ˈkwaɪət fɔːr ʌs, ænd ə sliːp
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.	fʊl ɒv swiːt driːmz, ænd hɛlθ, ænd ˈkwaɪət ˈbriːðɪŋ.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing	ˈðeəfɔː, ɒn ˈɛvri ˈmɒrəʊ, ɑː wiː ˈriːðɪŋ
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,	ə ˈflaʊəri bænd tuː baɪnd ʌs tuː ði ɜːθ,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth	spaɪt ɒv despondence, ɒv ði ɪnˈhjuːmən dɜːθ
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,	ɒv ˈnəʊbl ˈneɪʧəz, ɒv ðə ˈgluːmi deɪz,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways	ɒv ɔːl ði ʌnˈhɛlθi ænd ˈəʊə-ˈdɑːkənd weɪz
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,	meɪd fɔːr ˈaʊə ˈsɜːʧɪŋ: jɛs, ɪn spaɪt ɒv ɔːl,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall	sʌm ʃeɪp ɒv ˈbjuːti muːvz əˈweɪ ðə pɔːl
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,	frɒm ˈaʊə dɑːk ˈspɪrɪts. sʌʧ ðə sʌn, ðə muːn,
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon	triːz əʊld, ænd jʌŋ, ˈspraʊtɪŋ ə ˈʃeɪdi buːn
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils	fɔː ˈsɪmpl ʃiːp; ænd sʌʧ ɑː ˈdæfədɪlz
With the green world they live in; and clear rills	wɪð ðə griːn wɜːld ðeɪ lɪv ɪn; ænd klɪə rɪlz
That for themselves a cooling covert make	ðæt fɔː ðəmˈsɛlvz ə ˈkuːlɪŋ ˈkʌvət meɪk
‘Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,	geɪnst ðə hɒt ˈsiːzn; ðə mɪd ˈfɒrɪst breɪk,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;	rɪʧ wɪð ə ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ ɒv feə mʌsk-rəʊz bluːmz;
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms	ænd sʌʧ tuː ɪz ðə ˈgrænʤər ɒv ðə duːmz
We have imagined for the mighty dead;	wiː hæv ɪˈmæʤɪnd fɔː ðə ˈmaɪti dɛd;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;	ɔːl ˈlʌvli ˈteɪliːz ðæt wiː hæv hɜːd ɔː riːd;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,	ən ˈɛndlɪs ˈfaʊntɪn ɒv ɪˈmɔːtl drɪŋk,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.	ˈpɔːrɪŋ ˈʌntʊ ʌs frɒm ðə ˈhɛvnz brɪŋk.