Gregorius | daz | er | ellende | | that | he | foreign |
1373 | wære | in | dem | lande | | was | in | the | land |
| wan | si | in | ofte | nande | | for | she | him | often | named |
| sîn | vreude | wart | verborgen | | his | happiness | was | hidden |
1376 | in | disen | niuwen | sorgen | | by | these | new | cares |
| er | gedâhte | im | grôzer | swære | | he | pondered | (to) himself | (in) great | distress |
| ob | disiu | rede | wære | | whether | these | words | were |
1379 | ein | lüge | oder | ein | wârheit | | a | lie | or | (the) | truth |
| die | sîn | amme | hete | geseit | | which | his | foster mother | had | said |
| unde | gâhte | dô | zehant | | and | hurried | then | immediately |
1382 | ze | klôster | dâ | er | den | abbet | vant | | to (the) | monastery | where | he | the | abbot | found |
| und | nam | den | getriuwen | man | | and | took | the | faithful | man |
| von | den | liuten | sunder | hin | dan | | from | the | people | aside | _ | away |
1385 | er | sprach | vil | lieber | herre | | he | said | most | dear | Lord |
| ich | en- | -kan | iu | niht | sô | verre | | I | _ | can | you | not | (enough) | greatly |
| gedanken | mit | dem | munde | | thank | in | _ | (words) |
1388 | als | ob | ich | kunde | | that | if | I | were able |
| vil | gerne | tæte | | very | gladly | would do |
| nû | belîbe | ich | dar | an | stæte | | now | will remain | I | _ | therein | steadfast |
1391 | daz | ich | unz | an | mînes | tôdes | zil | | that | I | until | an | my | end's | goal |
| den | dar | umbe | biten | wil | | (to) him | _ | for it | pray | will |
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