Erec | dô | begunden | si | balde | | then | began | they | quickly |
3473 | gâhen | von | dem | walde | | to go | from | the | woods |
| vil | schône | der | tac | ûf | gie | | very | beautifully | the | day | _ | dawned |
| als | si | dô | diu | naht | verlie | | as | them | then | the | night | left |
3476 | dô | sach | vür | sich | Êrec | | then | saw | before | him | Erec |
| wâ | in | wîste | der | wec | | that | him | led | the | road |
| z- | -einem | hûs | niht | verre | | to | a | castle | not | far (ahead) |
3479 | dâ | des | landes | herre | | where | the | land's | lord |
| ein | rîcher | grâve | ûfe | saz | | a | powerful | count | _ | lived |
| nû | wâren | si | beide | âne | maz | | now | had | they | both | without | eating |
3482 | alle | die | naht | geriten | | all | (the) | night | ridden |
| und | hâten | kumber | erliten | | and | had | hardships | endured |
| des | hûses | wâren | si | vrô | | (because) of the | castle | were | they | happy |
3485 | wande | si | gedâhten | dô | | for | they | thought | then |
| dâ | ze | ruowen | über | tac | | there | to | rest | (during) the | day |
| in | einem | markte | der | dar | under | lac | | in | a | market | which | _ | below (it) | lay |
3488 | si | begunden | hin | gâhen | | they | began | there | to hurry |
| dâ | si | den | market | sâhen | | where | they | the | market | saw |
| nû | bekam | in | ûf | dem | wege | | now | met | them | on | the | way |
3491 | ein | knabe | der | hete | in | sîner | phlege | | a | squire | who | had | in | his | care |
| gesoten | schultern | unde | brôt | | boiled | ham (shoulder) | and | bread |
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