Erec | werte | vier | wochen | | lasted | four | weeks |
9773 | mit | vreuden | wirt | zebrochen | | through | joy | were | destroyed |
| diu | swære | gewonheit | | the | difficult | circumstances |
| die | er | durch | sînen | neven | leit | | which | he | because of | his | nephew | had suffered |
9776 | der | wirt | er | hie | ergetzet | | the | host | he | here | was compensated |
| und | ist | im | wol | ersetzet | | and | was | (for) it | well | repaid |
| mit | vil | wünneclîcher | kraft | | with | (a) most | joy-filled | fullness |
9779 | Êrec | und | sîn | geselleschaft | | Erec | and | his | company |
| was | dâ | z- | -en | hôchzîten | | were | there | at | the | celebration |
| die | en- | -liez | der | künec | niht | rîten | | them | _ | would let | the | king | not | ride (away) |
9782 | doch | was | er | âne | vreude | hie | | yet | was | he | without | joy | here |
| alsô | daz | er | sîn | herze | nie | | (because) | that | he | his | heart | never |
| von | swærem | kumber | brâhte | | of | heavy | care | freed |
9785 | swenne | er | dar | an | gedâhte | | whenever | he | _ | about this | thought |
| sô | entweich | im | aller | sîn | muot | | so | left | him | all | his | enthusiasm |
| als | ez | dem | erbarmherzen | tuot | | as | it | (to) the | compassionate | happens |
9788 | dem | ervollent | dicke | diu | ougen | | whom | are filled | often | his | eyes |
| offenlîch | und | tougen | | openly | and | privately |
| swenne | er | iht | des | gesiht | | when | he | anything | (of) this | sees |
9791 | daz | wol | ze | erbarmenne | geschiht | | that | rightfully | to | arouse pity | happens |
| ouch | was | diz | genuoc | erbarmeclîch | | so | was | this | indeed | worthy of compassion |
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