Erec | sô | lâ | mir | den | lîp | | so | spare | me | (my) | life |
4446 | unde | êre | got | an | mir | | and | honor | God | in | me |
| vil | gerne | sicher | ich | dir | | very | willingly | subject (myself) | I | (to) you |
| nû | emphâch | mich | ze | man | | now | accept | me | as | (your) vassal |
4449 | und | wizzest | daz | ich | nie | gewan | | and | know | that | I | never | had |
| deheinen | herren | mêre | | any | lord | before |
| wan | daz | dir | diu | êre | | except | that | (to) you | the | honor |
4452 | geschiht | von | dîner | manheit | | goes | because of | your | valor |
| ich | wære | des | tôdes | ê | bereit | | I | would be | (for) | death | rather | prepared |
| ê | ez | immer | ergienge | | before | it | ever | happened |
4455 | dehein | edel | dich | vervienge | | no | nobility | you | would help |
| sus | ist | ez | mir | unmære | | thus | is | it | (to) me | unimportant |
| swer | dîn | vater | wære | | who | your | father | (might) be |
4458 | sô | edelet | dich | dîn | tugent | sô | | so | ennobles | yourself | your | virtues | such |
| daz | ich | dîn | bin | ze | herren | vrô | | that | I | yours | am | as | (a) vassal | happy |
| nû | hete | gewert | dirre | strît | | now | had | lasted | this | battle |
4461 | unz | an | die | nônezît | | until | _ | _ | mid-afternoon |
| den | sumertac | alsô | lanc | | (that) | summer day | so | long |
| dô | Êrecke | alsô | gelanc | | when | Erec | so | was successful |
4464 | die | genâde | er | an | im | begie | | _ | mercy | he | _ | him | granted |
| daz | er | in | leben | lie | | (in) that | he | him | live | let |
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