Erec | ûz | bœser | erde | von | dem | wege | | from | (the) poor | soil | by | the | way |
6027 | dâ | si | schein | in | swacher | phlege | | where | it | stood | in | poor | care |
| swie | schœne | und | edel | ein | boum | si | ist | | however | beautiful | and | noble | a | tree | it | is |
| michel | graben | unde | mist | | a great deal of | hoeing | and | manure |
6030 | mac | man | dar | an | verliesen | | can | one | _ | on it | waste |
| des | sol | man | bilde | kiesen | | (of) this | may | one | (an) example | recognize |
| an | mir | vil | gotes | armen | | on | me | (the) most | (of) God | poor (one) |
6033 | und | möhte | die | werlt | erbarmen | | and | may | the | world | have mercy |
| mîn | vil | grôzer | ungeval | | (on) my | very | great | misfortune |
| und | krônte | mich | diu | werlt | al | | and (if) | crowned | me | the | world | all |
6036 | ze | vrouwen | über | elliu | wîp | | as | (a) lady | above | all (other) | women |
| sô | hât | doch | got | den | mînen | lîp | | so | has | nevertheless | God | _ | my | life |
| sô | unsælic | getân | | so | unfortunate | made |
6039 | daz | ich | kumber | muoz | hân | | that | I | grief | must | have |
| al | die | wîle | und | ich | lebe | | all | the | while | that | I | live |
| got | en- | -sî | der | mir- | -s | ende | gebe | | God | _ | (unless) be | (the one) who | (for) me | it | (an) end | gives |
6042 | sît | mir | mîn | dinc | alsô | ist | komen | | since | (for) me | my | affairs | so | have | come |
| daz | mir | got | hât | benomen | | that | (from) me | God | has | taken |
| den | aller | liebisten | man | | the | of all | dearest | husband |
6045 | den | ie | vrouwe | gewan | | whom | ever | (a) lady | gained |
| und | mîn | der | Tôt | nie- | -ne | wil | | and | me | _ | death | not | _ | does want |
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