Erec | sô | wæren | si | im | entriten | gar | | so | would | they | from him | have ridden away | completely |
159 | und | îlte | in | nâch | alsô | bar | | and | hurried after | them | _ | thus | unarmed |
| dô | er | in | begunde | gâhen | nâ | | when | he | them | began | to hurry after | _ |
| dô | kam | er | rehte | ûf | ir | slâ | | then | came | he | quickly | upon | their | tracks |
162 | von | den | im | schade | was | geschehen | | from | whom | to him | harm | had | happened |
| vil | schiere | begunde | er | si | ane | sehen | | very | quickly | began | he | them | _ | to see |
| zuo | in | was | im | niht | ze | gâch | | after | them | was | for him | nothing | _ | in too great a haste |
165 | er | reit | in | alsô | verre | nâch | | he | rode behind | them | at such a | distance | _ |
| daz | er | si | sach | und | si | in | niht | | that | he | them | saw | and | they | him | not |
| er | tete | als | dem | dâ | leit | geschiht | | he | acted | like | anyone to whom | at some time | injury | (has) happened |
168 | der | vlîzet | dicke | sich | dar | zuo | | he | is engaged | greatly | _ | _ | in this |
| wie | er- | -z | mit | vuoge | widertuo | | how | he | it | in | a proper manner | might repay |
| si | en- | -kâmen | ûf | dem | wege | | they | _ | came | on | the | way |
171 | ûzer | sîner | ougen | phlege | | from | his | eyes' | watch |
| des | vil | langen | tages | nie | | during | (the) very | long | day | never |
| unz | daz | der | âbent | ane | gie | | until | _ | _ | evening | _ | fell |
174 | nû | sach | er | wâ | engegen | im | schein | | now | saw | he | (how) that | before | him | appeared |
| ein | hûs | geheizen | Tulmein | | a | castle | named | Tulmein |
| des | wirt | der | herzoge | Îmâîn | | (its) | owner | _ | Duke | Imain |
177 | dâ | reit | der | ritter | vor | im | in | | _ | rode in | the | knight | before | him | there in |
| dâ | wart | er | emphangen | wol | | there | was | he | received | warmly |
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