Crossing the Bar

Alfred (Lord) Tennyson

V1V2V3V4C1C2C3C4C5VTCT
1   ˈsʌn.set ənd ˈv.nɪŋ stɑː11 
2   ənd wʌn klɪə kɔːl fə m10 
3   ənd m ð bi nəʊ ˈməʊ.nɪŋ əv ðə bɑː10 12 
4   wen ɑɪ pʊt ɑʊt tʊ s
5   bət sʌʧ ə tɑɪd əz ˈm.vɪŋ smz əˈslp10 16 
6   t fʊl fə sɑʊnd ənd fəʊm11 
7   wen ðət wɪʧ dr frəm ɑʊt ðə ˈbɑʊnd.ləs dp10 20 
8   tɜːnz əˈɡn həʊm
9   ˈtwɑɪ.lɑɪt ənd ˈv.nɪŋ bel11 
10   ənd ˈɑːf.tə ðət ðə dɑːk
11   ənd m ð bi nəʊ ˈsæd.nəs əv ˌfˈwel10 14 
12   wen ɑɪ ɪmˈbɑːk
13   fə ðəʊ frəm ɑʊt ɑʊə bɔːn əv tɑɪm ənd pls11 16 
14   ðə flʌd m b m fɑː
15   ɑɪ həʊp tʊ s mɑɪ ˈpɑɪ.lət fs tʊ fs10 13 
16   wen ɑɪ həv krɒst ðə bɑː10 
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Sunset and evening star,  
     And one clear call for me!  
And may there be no moaning of the bar,  
     When I put out to sea,  
  
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,          
     Too full for sound and foam,  
When that which drew from out the boundless deep  
     Turns again home.  
  
Twilight and evening bell,  
     And after that the dark!          
And may there be no sadness of farewell,  
     When I embark;  
  
For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place  
     The flood may bear me far,  
I hope to see my Pilot face to face          
     When I have crost the bar. 

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vowel
V1: short
V2: neutralized
V3: long
V4: diphthong
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consonant
C1: plosive
C2: affricate
C3: fricative
C4: nasal
C5: approximant
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