diff --git a/festival/lib/festival.scm b/festival/lib/festival.scm

index 6ec4ff1..b709e9f 100644

--- a/festival/lib/festival.scm

+++ b/festival/lib/festival.scm

@@ -630,4 +630,14 @@ Compile all the scheme files in the library directory."

 (defvar mlsa_alpha_param 0.42)

 (defvar mlsa_beta_param 0.0)

+;;; Command for Asterisk begin

+(define (tts_textasterisk string mode)

+    "(tts_textasterisk STRING MODE)

+      Apply tts to STRING.  This function is specifically designed for

+        use in server mode so a single function call may synthesize the string.

+	  This function name may be added to the server safe functions."

+	        (utt.send.wave.client (utt.wave.resample (utt.wave.rescale (utt.synth

+		                    (eval (list 'Utterance 'Text string))) 5) 8000)))

+				    ;;; Command for Asterisk end

+

 (provide 'festival)