Phonetic Robert Burns

 

After hearin many bad interpretations of Robert Burns; I deided it would be better represent the prose phonetocally.

Although many parts sound obvious, but it gets tricky sometimes, this problem is from the distance seperating eighteenth century's Scots from the modern dialects, and of coarse, the other branshes of English.

If have any suggestions, requests, or corrections; dont hesitate to email me at

muhammad_shafii@hotmail.com

Note:

The vowels are much like in Latin, can be stretched at times,when appropriate, everything else the same. The original lyric can be found on The Marvels of Swift

So far: Four poems

  • To a Mountain Daisy

WI MO-DES CRIM-ZEN TE-PED FLO

THOZ MET MI EN AN I-VEL O

FOR AI MEUN CRUSH SHA-MAN THA STO

THAI SLEN-DAS STEM

TO SPE THI NAU EZ PAST MEI PO

THO BO-NI JEM

A-LA SETS NO THEI NI-BA SWIT

THA BA-NI LAAK KOM-PAN-YEN MIT

BEN-DEN THI MAN THA DO-WI WIT

WI SPRE-KELD BRIST

WEN AP-WED SPRE-NEN BLEI-TA GRIT

THA PA-PLEN IST

QUD BLO THA BI-A BI-EN NATH

AM-AN THEI E-LI HAM-BAL BATH

BAT SHE-FU-LI THO GLEN-TED FATH

A-MED THA STAM

SCERS REED A-PAN THA PAREN ATH

THEI TEN-DA FAM

THA FLON-TIN FLO-ZA GA-DENZ YILD

HEI SHIL-TREN WUDS EN WAZ MEUN SHILD

BUT THO BE-NITH THA RAN-DAM BILD

O CLOD O STEN

A-DONZ THA HIS-TI STI-BELD FILD

AN SIN A-LEN

THE-REN THEI SCAN-TI MAN-TAL CLAD

THEI SNO-WI BA-ZOM SAN WAAD SPRED

THO LEFT THEI AN-AS-YU-MEN HED

EN HAM-BAL GEIZ

BAT NAU THA SHE-RAP TIZ THA BED

EN LO THO LEIZ

SACH EZ THE FET OV AT-LES MED

SWIT FLO-RET OV THA RU-ROL SHED

BEI LAVZ SEM-PLE-SE-TI BET-RED

EN GAI-LES TROST

TEL SHI LEIK THI OL SOIL-DEZ LED

LO E-THA DOST

SACH EZ THA FET O SEM-PEL BAAD

ON LEIFS ROF O-SHENZ LOK-LES STAAD

AN SKEL-FOL HI TO NOT THA CAAD

AP-RU-DAN LO

TEL BI-LOZ REJ EN GELS BLO HAAD

EN WELM EM O

THAT FET O SOF-REN WATH EZ GIN

HU LAN WETH WANS EN WOZ EZ STRIN

BEI HYU-MEN PREID O CA-NEN DRIN

TA MES-TRIZ BRENK

TEL RENSH-TOV EV-RI STE BAT HIN

HI RU-WEND SENK

IN THO HU MONST THA DEZIZ FET

THAT FET EZ THEIN NO DES-TANT DET

STEN RU-ENZ PLO-SHE DREIVZ ILET

FOL ON THEI BLUM

TEL CROSHD BE-NITH THA FA-ROZ WET

SHAL BI THEI DUM.

  • Willie brewed a peck o' maut

O WE-LI BRU-DA PE-KO MOTAN...

RO-BE-NA-LEN KEM TA SI

THRI BLI-TA HITS THET LI-LAN NEIT

YE WUD NE FEUN-DEN KRES-TAN-DI

WI AR NE FU WER NE THAT FU

BAT JAS-TAD-RE-PI E-NA-RI

THA KOK ME KRU THA DE ME DU

E-NAI WEL TEST THA BA-LIB-RI

HI-RA WI MET THRI ME-RI BOIZ

THRI ME-RI BOI-ZEI TRU A WI

EN MA-NI-YA NEIT WIV ME-RI BEN

EN MA-NI MO WI HOP TA BI

E-TEZ THA MU-NA KE-NE HON

THATS BLEN-KE-NEN THA LEFT SO HI

SHI SHEINZ SO BREIT TA WEI-LAS HEM

BAT BEI MEI SUTH SHEL WE-TA WI

HU FAST SHAL REIZ TA GE-NA-WO

A KOK-OLD CA-WAD LU-NEZ HI

HU FAST BI-SEID HEZ CHER SHAL FO

HI EZ THA KE-NA-MAN-GAS THRI.

  • Green Grow the rashes

GRIN GRO THA RA-SHEZ O

GRIN GRO THA RA-SHEZ O

THAS-WI-TES-TOZ THA-TE-RAS-PENT

AS-PEN-TA-MAN-THA LA-SE-ZO

THEZ NE BAT KE-RON EV-RI HAN-DEN...

EV-RI O THAT PA-SE-ZO

WAT SIG-NI-FEI-ZA LEI-FA MANE...

FETTS NE FO THA LA-SE-ZO

THA WA-LI RES ME RIT-SHEZ SHES

EN RET-SHEZ STEL ME FLEI THE-MO

EN THO AT-LAS THE KACH THEM FAS

THE-RITS KEN-NE-REN-JOI THE-MO

BAT GI-MI A CA-NI O-RA-TEN

MEI-YAM-ZA-REUN MEI DE-RI-YO

EN WA-LI KE-ZAN WA-DLI MEN

ME-YA GO TAP-SEL-TE-RI-YO

FA YU SO DUS YAS-NI-RAT THES

YE NOT BAT SENS-LES A-SE-ZO

THA WEIZEST MAN THA WA-DE SO

HI DE-LI LAVD THA LA-SE-ZO

UD NET-SHAS WEZ THA LAV-LI DEZ

HE NOB-LEST WAK SHI KLA-SE-ZO

HEP-REN-TES HAN SHIT-REI-DON MAN

EN THEN SHI MED THA LA-SE-ZO.

  • Holy Willie's Prayer

O THO HON THE HE-VANZ DAST DWEL

HU A ZET PLI-ZEZ BES THEI SEL

SENDZ AN TA HEN EN TEN TA HEL

O FO THEI GLORI

EN NO FE-ANI GUD O-REL

THEV DAN BE-FA THI

EI BLES EN PREZ THEI MATSH-LES MEIT

WEN THEUZENDZ THO HAS LEF-EN NEIT

THAT EI YAM HI-RA-FO THEI SEIT

FA GEFTS EN GRES

A BA-NEN E-NA SHEI-NEN LEIT

TO AA THES PLES

WAT WA-ZAI O MEI JE-NA-RE-SHAN

THAT EI SHUD GET SEK EK-ZA-LE-SHAN

EI HU DI-ZAV MOST JAST DAM-NE-SHAN

FA BRO-KEN LOZ

SEX THEU-ZEN YAZ FO MEI CRI-YE SHAN

THRU A-DAMZ COZ

WEN FRAM-MEI MI-THAZ WOM-BEI FAL

THO MEIT E PLUN-JED MI EN HAL

TA NASH MEI GAMZ TA WI-PEN-WAL

EN BA-NEN LEKS

WER DAM-NED DE-VELZ RO-REN YAL

SHEND TA THES-TEKS

YET EI EM HI-RA SHOZEN SAM-PAL

TA SHO THEI GRE-SEZ GRET-E-NAM-PAL

AM HI-RA PI-LA-REN THEI TAM-PAL

STRON-E-ZA ROK

A GEID A BOK-LA-RA-NEG-ZAM-PAL

TU A THEI FLOK

O LOD THO KEN WAT ZIL EI BE

WEN DREN-KAZ DRENK EN SWE-RAZ SWE

EN SEN-GEN HIR EN DAN-SIN THE

WI GRE-TEN SMO

FO-RA YAM KI-PET BEI THA FI

FRI FRO THE MO

BAT YE-TO LOD CON-FES EI MOS

AT TEIM-ZAM FLASHD WIF-LE-SHI LOS

EN SAM-TEIMZ TU EN WAAD-LI TROST

VEIL SALF GETS EN

BAT THO RI-MEM-BAZ WI A DOST

DI-FEIL-DEN SEN

O LOD YAS-TE-TIN THO KENZ WI MEG

THEI PA-DEN EI SAN-SE-LI BEG

O MET NE BI A LE-VEN PLEG

TA MEI DE-SO-NA

E-NAL NE LEF-TA LO-LES LEG

A-GE-NA-PO-NA

BI-SEI-DA FE-THA MEU-NA LOU

WI LE-ZIZ LAS THRI TEIM-ZA TRU

BAT LOD THAT FREI-DE EI WAZ FU

WE-NEI KEM NI-RA

O-RELS THO KENZ THEI SA-VAN TRU

WED NE-VAS-TI-RA

ME BI THO LETS THES FLE-SHI THON

BI-SET THEI SA-VAN IN EN MON

LES-TI O-REI EN PROUD SHUD TON

THA-TIZ SO GIF-TED

IF SO THEI HAND MEUN IN BI BON

AN-TELTHO LEFT-ET

LOD BLES THEI CHO-ZEN EN THES PLES

FO HI THO HAS-TA CHO-ZEN RES

BAT GAD CON-FEUND THAS-TABAN FES

EN BLAST THE NEM

HU BRENG THEI EL-DAZTU DES-GRES

EN POB-LEK SHEM

LOD MEIND GON HE-MEL-TENZ DI-ZETS

HI DRENK-SEN SWE-ZEN PLE-ZAT KERTS

YET HAZ SO MA-NI TE-KEN ETS

WI GRE-TEN SMO

FRE-GAD-ZEN PRISTS THA PI-POLZ HETS

HI STIL-ZA-WO

EN WEN WI CHES-TEN-DEM THE-FO

THI KENZ HAU HI BRED SE-KAS-PLO

AZ SET THA WE-RELD E-NA RO

O LA-FEN A-TOS

KES THO HEZ BAS-KET EN HEZ STO

KE-LEN POTETOS

LOD HI ME-YE-NEST KREI-ZEN PRE

A-GENST THAT PRES-BET-RI-YO E

THEI STRONG REI-TAND LOD ME-KET BE

O-PO THE-RIDZ

LOD WEI-TET DEU-NEN DE-NAS-PE

FA THE MES-DIDZ

O LOD MEI GAD THET GLET TONGD EKEN

MEI VERI HE-TAN SO-LA QUE-KEN

TA THEN-KAU WI STUD SWE-TEN SHE-KEN

EN PESD WED-RED

WEIL HI WE HEN-GEN LEP-SEN SNEKEN

HEL-DOP E-ZED

LO-DEN THA DE O-VEN-JANS TREI-YEM

LOD VE-ZET THEM HU WU-DEM-PLO-YEM

EN PAS NO-TEN THEI MA-SI BEI-YEM

NO HI-THA PRE

BAT FO THEI PI-POLZ-SEK DES-TRO-YEM

EN DE-NA SPER

BAT LOD RI-MEM-BA MI EN MEIN

WI MA-SIZ TEM-PRA-LEN DE-VEIN

THA-TEI FA GI-REN GRES ME SHEIN

EK-SELD BEI NEN

E-NO THA GLO-RI SHAL BI THEIN

AME-NA-MEN.

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