Erec | von | sîden | und | von | golde | | of | silk | and | of | gold |
9963 | Êrec | der | Êren | holde | | Erec | _ | Honor's | (true) servant |
| und | Guivreiz | le | pitîz | | and | Guivreiz | le | pitiz |
| die | wurden | dô | en | allen | vlîz | | they | were | then | in | all | diligence |
9966 | gêret | und | enthalten | | honored | and | attended |
| und | ir | alsô | gewalten | | and | (they) | so | were taken care of |
| als | ir | namen | wol | gezam | | as | their | titles | well | befitted |
9969 | unz | daz | Êrecke | ein | mære | kam | | until | that | (to) Erec | _ | news | came |
| daz | sîn | vater | wære | tôt | | that | his | father | was | dead |
| nû | was | des | sînem | lande | nôt | | now | was (it) | therefore | (for) his | land | necessary |
9972 | daz | er | sich | abe | tæte | | that | he | himself | _ | turn from |
| selher | unstæte | | such | wandering |
| und | daz | er | heim | vüere | | and | that | he | home | travel |
9975 | daz | wære | gevüere | | that | would be | benefical |
| sînen | landen | und | sîner | diet | | (for) his | lands | and | his | people |
| mit | urloube | er | dô | danne | schiet | | with | leave | he | then | from there | left |
9978 | von | dem | künege | Artûse | | from | _ | King | Arthur |
| ze | varne | heim | ze | hûse | | to | travel | home | to | (his) castle |
| dô | er | von | dem | hove | schiet | | when | he | from | the | court | (de)parted |
9981 | dô | trôste | er | nôtige | diet | | then | helped | he | needy | people |
| die | sînes | guotes | ruochten | | who | (of) his | charity | were in need |
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