Erec | die | ze | ritterschefte | sinnent | | who | to | knightly deeds | look forward |
667 | und | turnieren | minnent | | and | (the) tournament | love |
| dô | was | bereit | der | imbîz | | then | was | ready | a | meal |
| man | dienete | in | in | allen | vlîz | | one | served | them | with | all | care |
670 | alsô | der | dô | ergie | | when | it | then | ended |
| menneclîch | ze | vreuden | vie | | each (person) | for | pleasure | took up |
| dar | nâch | als | in | dûhte | guot | | _ | according | as | he | thought | good |
673 | und | in | lêrte | sîn | muot | | and | him | directed | his | spirit |
| ir | spil | was | umbe | die | stat | | their | entertainment | was | centered around | the | place |
| dâ | der | sparwære | was | ûf | gesat | | where | the | sparrow-hawk | was | _ | perched |
676 | nû | nâmen | si | alle | besunder | war | | now | watched | they | all | seperately | _ |
| wenne | Îdêrs | fil | Niut | dar | | when | Iders | fil | Niut | there |
| mit | sîner | âmîen | kæme | | with | his | lady-love | should come |
679 | und | den | sparwære | næme | | and | the | sparrow-hawk | take |
| als | er | ouch | ê | hete | getân | | as | he | also | before | had | done |
| nû | sâhen | si | dort | zuo | gân | | now | saw | they | there | _ | approaching |
682 | Êrecken | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | | Erec | with | Lady | Enite |
| er | vuorte | si | an | sîner | sîten | | he | escorted | her | by | his | side |
| hin | dâ | er | den | sparwære | sach | | there | where | he | the | sparrow-hawk | saw |
685 | ze | des | ritters | gehœrde | er | sprach | | with in | the | knight's | hearing | he | spoke |
| vrouwe | lœset | diu | bant | | lady | untie | the | bands |
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