Erec | wan | mir | ein | unsenftez | spil | | for | (before) me | a | painful | game |
3154 | in | einer | alsô | kurzen | vrist | | in | a | very | short | time |
| ze | gâhes | vor | geteilet | ist | | too | quickly | _ | placed | has been |
| nû | en- | -kan | ich- | -z | wægeste | niht | ersehen | | now | _ | can | I | (of) it | (the) best | not | see |
3157 | waz | sol | mir | armen | geschehen | | what | shall | to me | poor one | happen |
| wan | sweder- | -z | ich | mir | kiese | | for | whichever | (of) it | I | for myself | choose |
| daz | ich | doch | verliese | | that (game) | I | nevertheless | will lose |
3160 | warne | ich | mînen | lieben | man | | (if) warn | I | my | dear | husband |
| dâ | genim | ich | schaden | an | | (then) _ | will receive | I | harm | thereby |
| wan | sô | hân | ich | den | lîp | verlorn | | for | so | have | I | (my) | life | lost |
3163 | wirt | aber | diu | warnunge | verborn | | (if) is | however | the | warning | forgone |
| daz | ist | mîns | gesellen | tôt | | (then) this | is | my | beloved's | death |
| jâ | ist | einer | selhen | nôt | | certainly | is | (for) a | such | plight |
3166 | wîbes | herze | ze | kranc | | (a) woman's | heart | too | weak |
| nû | kam | der | muot | in | ir | gedanc | | now | came | (a) | resolve | to | her | thoughts |
| bezzer | ist | verlorn | mîn | lîp | | better | is | lost | my | life |
3169 | ein | als | unklagebære | wîp | | a | so | unpitiable | woman |
| dan | ein | alsô | vorder | man | | than | a | so | magnificent | man |
| wan | dâ | verlür | maneger | an | | for | _ | would lose | many | thereby |
3172 | er- | -st | edel | unde | rîche | | he | is | noble | and | powerful |
| wir | wegen | ungelîche | | wir | weigh | unequally |
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