Heinrich | möhte | senfter | machen | | could | more pleasant | make |
12 | und | von | sô | gewanten | sachen | | and | of | such | suitable | content |
| daz | gotes | êren | töhte | | which | God's | honor | would serve |
| und | dâ | mite | er | sich | möhte | | and | _ | therewith | he | himself | might |
15 | gelieben | den | liuten | | ingratiate | (among) | mankind |
| nu | beginnet | er | iu | diuten | | now | begins | he | you | to recount |
| ein | rede | die | er | geschriben | vant | | a | story | which | he | written | found |
18 | dar | umbe | hât | er | sich | genant | | _ | therefore | has | he | himself | named |
| daz | er | sîner | arbeit | | so that | he | for his | efforts |
| die | er | dar | an | hât | geleit | | which | he | _ | thereon | had | applied |
21 | iht | âne | lôn | belîbe | | not | without | reward | would remain |
| und | swer | nâch | sînem | lîbe | | and | whoever | after | his | life |
| si | hœre | sagen | ode | lese | | it | hears | recited | or | read |
24 | daz | er | im | bitende | wese | | that | he | for him | pray | _ |
| der | sêle | heiles | hin | ze | gote | | for his | soul's | salvation | there | to | God |
| man | giht | er | sî | sîn | selbes | bote | | they | say | he who | is also | his | own | messenger |
27 | und | erlœse | sich | dâ | mite | | and | redeems | himself | _ | thereby |
| swer | vür | des | andern | schulde | bite | | whoever | for | the | other's | guilt | prays |
| Er | las | daz | selbe | mære | | he | read | the | same | tale |
30 | wie | ein | herre | wære | | how | a | nobleman | _ |
| ze | Swâben | gesezzen | | in | Swabia | lived |
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