Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Teaching / Ballad Book / Braille

Ballad Book ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

248,489 braille cells · 261 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,874 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠎⠓⠁⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠑⠀⠃⠽⠝⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠇⠕⠗⠙⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠺⠁⠺⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠀⠎⠟⠥⠽⠁⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠁⠝⠙⠑⠆⠀⠠⠊
⠀⠺⠽⠇⠇⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠎⠑⠀⠍⠽⠀⠉⠁⠏⠞⠁⠽⠝⠑⠀⠋⠽⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠽⠇⠙⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠑⠀⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠋⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠑
⠀⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠓⠽⠇⠇⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠍⠽⠀⠺⠑⠏⠏⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠑⠇⠙⠑⠂
⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠽⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠋⠋⠁⠽⠇⠇⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠓⠁⠗⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠓⠁⠝⠙⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠙⠗⠑⠙⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠙⠁⠽⠖⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠋⠊⠞⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠋⠽⠝⠙⠑⠆⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠑⠀⠺⠽⠇⠇⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠕⠗⠀⠁⠄⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠕⠥⠝⠞⠽⠝⠛⠀⠁⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠓⠽⠧⠊⠁⠞⠂⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠀
⠽⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠀⠃⠑⠓⠽⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠽⠝⠛⠛⠇⠽⠎⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠓⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠃⠕⠺⠽⠎⠀⠽⠑⠃⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠗⠞⠑⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀
⠽⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠑⠆⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠁⠗⠗⠕⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠋⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠎⠅⠕⠗⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠗⠤⠍⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠇⠕⠥⠛⠓⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠀⠃⠽⠙⠙⠽⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠑⠗⠇⠑⠀⠠⠙⠕⠛⠇⠁⠎⠀
⠥⠏⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠉⠁⠏⠞⠁⠽⠝⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀
⠽⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠑⠂⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠑⠝⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠕⠍⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠺⠕⠕⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠕⠥⠉⠓⠑⠲
⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠕⠛⠛⠇⠁⠎⠀⠏⠑⠗⠞⠽⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠠⠇⠽⠅⠀⠁⠀⠉⠓⠑⠋⠋⠑⠀⠉⠓⠑⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠏⠗⠽⠙⠑⠂⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠎⠥⠁⠗⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠍⠽⠛⠓⠞⠞⠀⠞⠗⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠍⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠎⠽⠙⠑⠒⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠗⠥⠛⠓⠑⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠠⠽⠝⠛⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠉⠓⠑⠗⠽⠀⠀⠀⠠⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠁⠀⠺⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑
⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠺⠽⠙⠑⠆⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠥⠛⠓⠑⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠗⠙⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.