Heinrich | ich | bin | ein | maget | und | hân | den | muot | | I | am | a | maiden | and | have | the | intention |
563 | ê | ich | in | sehe | verderben | | before | I | him | see | perish |
| ich | wil | ê | vür | in | sterben | | I | will | rather | for | him | die |
| Von | dirre | rede | wurden | dô | | because of | these | words | became | then |
566 | trûric | und | unvrô | | sad | and | grieved |
| beide | muoter | unde | vater | | both | mother | and | father |
| sîne | tohter | die | bat- | -er | | his | daughter | her | requested | he |
569 | daz | si | die | rede | lieze | | that | she | the | talk | abandon |
| und | ir | herren | gehieze | | and | her | lord | promise |
| daz | si | geleisten | möhte | | that which | she | accomplish | could |
572 | wan | ir | diz | nie- | -ne | töhte | | because | with her | this | never | _ | could be possible |
| tohter | dû | bist | ein | kint | | daughter | you | are | a | child |
| und | dîne | triuwe | die | sint | | and | your | Promises | it | is |
575 | ze | grôz | an | disen | dingen | | too | great | _ | _ | in this case |
| du | en- | -maht | es | niht | bringen | | you | _ | can | it | not | carry out |
| als | dû | uns | hie | hâst | verjehen | | as | you | us | just | have | stated |
578 | dû | hâst | des | tôdes | niht | gesehen | | you | have | of | death | nothing | seen |
| swenne- | -z | dir | kumet | ûf | die | vrist | | when | it | for you | comes | _ | the | time |
| daz | des | dehein | rât | ist | | that there | of it | no | remedy | is |
581 | du | en- | -müezest | ersterben | | you | (that) | must | die |
| und | möhtest- | -u | daz | erwerben | | and | could | you | it | bring about |
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