Erec | unz | er | doch | daz | spil | verlôs | | until | he | nevertheless | the | game | lost |
949 | und | gelac | vor | im | sigelôs | | and | lay | before | him | defeated |
| sînen | geiselstreich | er | rach | | his | whipping | he | avenged |
| als | er- | -m | den | helm | abe | brach | | when | he | from him | (his) | helmet | _ | tore off |
952 | ouch | daz | hüetelîn | dô | lôste | er- | -m | | also | (his) | helmet cap | then | undid | he | _ |
| als | er | solde | erslagen | sîn | | as if | he | should | slain | be |
| wan | daz | er | des | geruochte | | unless | that | he | _ | heeded |
955 | daz | er | genâde | suochte | | that | he | mercy | sought |
| durch | got | erbarme | dich | | _ | in God's name | have mercy | _ |
| edel | ritter | über | mich | | noble | knight | on | me |
958 | êre | an | mir | elliu | wîp | | honor | through | me | all | women |
| unde | lâz | mir | den | lîp | | and | grant | me | (my) | life |
| und | gedenke | dar | an | | and | think | _ | about this |
961 | daz | ich | dir | tugenthafter | man | | that | I | you | virtuous | man |
| selh | herzenleit | niht | hân | getân | | such | heartfelt grief | never | have | done |
| dû | maht | mich | wol | bî | lîbe | lân | | you | could | me | certainly | _ | alive | let |
964 | des | antwurte | im | Êrec | dô | | at this | answered | him | Erec | then |
| er | sprach | wie | redet | ir | nû | sô | | he | spoke | how | speak | you | now | so |
| ir | spottet | mîn | âne | nôt | | you | mock | me | without | need |
967 | jâ | woldet | ir | niuwan | mînen | tôt | | indeed | wanted | you | nothing less than | my | death |
| sô | stüende | iuch | ze | ringe | | so | would be | for you | too | light |
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