Erec | sînen | helm | er | ûf | bant | | his | helmet | he | _ | tied (on) |
3068 | über- | -z | houbet | alsô | blôz | | over | (his) | head | (completely) | bare |
| sîn | vlîz | was | ze | helne | grôz | | his | diligence | was | to | keep matters secret | great |
| er | tete | alsam | der | karge | sol | | he | acted | as | the | clever | do |
3071 | er | sprach | mîn | helm | en- | -ist | niht | wol | | he | spoke | my | helmet | _ | is | not | right |
| mir- | -st | liep | daz | ich- | -z | hân | ersehen | | for me | is (it) | well | that | I | it | _ | noticed |
| und | wære | mir | sîn | nôt | geschehen | | and | had | to me | (because of it) | (a) need | happened |
3074 | sô | wære | ich | gar | geirret | | so | were | I | certainly | lost |
| ich | sage | iu | waz | im | wirret | | I | will tell | you | what | with it | is wrong |
| man | sol | in | baz | riemen | | one | should | it | better | bind (with straps) |
3077 | dô | en- | -was | aber | niemen | | there | _ | was | however | no one |
| der | sich | des | mohte | verstân | | who | _ | this | was able | to understand |
| wie | sîn | gemüete | was | getân | | how | his | mind | was | (set) |
3080 | abe | einer | wende | nam | er | | from | a | wall | took | he |
| beide | schilt | unde | sper | | both | shield | and | lance |
| und | begunde | kroiieren | | and | began | to (let a battle) cry out |
3083 | als | er | wolde | buhurdieren | | as if | he | intended | to go jousting |
| ritter | unde | knehte | | knights | and | squires |
| wolden | sament | rehte | | wanted | together | with justification |
3086 | mit | ir | herren | rîten | | with | their | lord | to ride |
| dô | hiez | er | si | dâ | bîten | | then | bade | he | them | there | remain |
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