Erec | von | rehte | geriuwen | | _ | rightfully | cause regret |
3803 | und | wære | wider | mînen | triuwen | | and | would be | contrary to | my | fidelity |
| als | ez | diu | werlt | vernæme | | when | (of) it | the | world | heard |
| und | ez | ir | vür | kæme | | and | it | it | _ | came before |
3806 | sô | wære- | -z | niuwan | ir | spot | | so | would be | it | nothing other than | its | ridicule |
| durch | daz | sô | lât | die | rede | durch | got | | because of | this | so | abandon | this | talk | for the sake of | God |
| wan | iu | von | rehte | baz | geschiht | | for | you | _ | properly | better | (should) happen |
3809 | ich | en- | -touc | ze | grævinne | niht | | I | _ | am suitable | as | (a) countess | not |
| ich | en- | -hân | geburt | noch | daz | guot | | I | (neither) | have | (the) birth | nor | _ | (the) wealth |
| swaz | ouch | mir | mîn | geselle | tuot | | whatever | regardless | to me | my | companion | does |
3812 | daz | dulde | ich | mit | rehte | | that | accept | I | _ | rightfully |
| ze | wîbe | und | ze | knehte | | as | wife | and | as | squire |
| und | ze | swiu | er | mich | wil | hân | | and | for | whatever else | he | me | will | have |
3815 | des | bin | ich | im | alles | undertân | | that | am | I | to him | in everything | subject |
| herre | waz | mac | ich | sprechen | mê | | sir | what | can | I | say | more |
| wan | ich | wolde | erweln | ê | | for | I | would | choose | sooner |
3818 | daz | ich | lebende | hie | zehant | | that | I | alive | here | on the spot |
| ze | pulver | würde | verbrant | | to | ashes | would be | burnt |
| und | man | den | zesæte | | and | one | these | scattered (to the winds) |
3821 | ê | ich | ez | immer | getæte | | before | I | it | ever | would do |
| unser | ahte | stât | gelîche | | our | standing | is | similar |
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