ˈæftɚ ðə dᵻfˈiːt ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, tˈɛl hæd ɐ dˈɪfɪkəlt pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ˈɛɡzaɪl ɪn fɹˈæns ænd ðˈɛn ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv ʃˈiːoʊz ænd ˈɪzmɪɹ, ɐ lˈɔŋ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tˈaɪm bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə fˈæmɪli ænd kənfɹˈʌntᵻd, æz dˈɪd mˈoʊst ɹoʊmˈeɪniənz ɪn dˌɛpɹɪvˈeɪʃən, wɪð faɪnˈænʃəl dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz. .
After the defeat of the revolution of 1848, Tell had a difficult period of exile in France and then on the island of Chios and Izmir, a long period of time being separated from the family and confronted, as did most Romanians in deprivation, with financial difficulties. .