Erec | daz | si | ir | muot | und | ir | lîp | | that | they | their | hearts | and | their | lives |
9956 | ze | vreuden | verkêrten | | to | joy | changed |
| und | den | künec | dar | an | êrten | | and | the | king | _ | thereby | honor |
| daz | er | in | die | wât | nam | | that | he | (from) them | (their) | clothes | took |
9959 | diu | in | ze | vreuden | niht | gezam | | which | them | for | joy | not | did suit |
| und | kleite | si | mit | selher | wât | | and | dressed | them | in | such | clothing |
| sô | si | ze | vreuden | beste | stât | | so | them | for | joy | best | suited |
9962 | von | sîden | und | von | golde | | of | silk | and | of | gold |
| Êrec | der | Êren | holde | | Erec | _ | Honor's | (true) servant |
| und | Guivreiz | le | pitîz | | and | Guivreiz | le | pitiz |
9965 | die | wurden | dô | en | allen | vlîz | | they | were | then | in | all | diligence |
| gêret | und | enthalten | | honored | and | attended |
| und | ir | alsô | gewalten | | and | (they) | so | were taken care of |
9968 | als | ir | namen | wol | gezam | | as | their | titles | well | befitted |
| unz | daz | Êrecke | ein | mære | kam | | until | that | (to) Erec | _ | news | came |
| daz | sîn | vater | wære | tôt | | that | his | father | was | dead |
9971 | nû | was | des | sînem | lande | nôt | | now | was (it) | therefore | (for) his | land | necessary |
| daz | er | sich | abe | tæte | | that | he | himself | _ | turn from |
| selher | unstæte | | such | wandering |
9974 | und | daz | er | heim | vüere | | and | that | he | home | travel |
| daz | wære | gevüere | | that | would be | benefical |
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