Heinrich | nu | begunde | ouch | der | herre | | then | began | also | the | lord |
1000 | gedenken | alsô | verre | | to think | so | earnestly |
| an | des | kindes | triuwe | | about | the | child's | loyalty |
| und | begreif | in | ouch | ein | riuwe | | and | overcame | him | also | such | anguish |
1003 | daz | er | sêre | weinen | began | | that | he | very hard | to cry | began |
| und | zwîvelte | vaste | dar | an | | and | was in doubt | very much | _ | there on |
| weder | ez | bezzer | getân | | whether | it | better | done |
1006 | möhte | sîn | ode | verlân | | might | be | or | forgone |
| von | vorhten | weinde | ouch | diu | maget | | out of | fear | wept | also | the | maiden |
| si | wânde | er | wære | dar | an | verzaget | | she | thought | he | would be | _ | for it | faint-hearted |
1009 | sus | wâren | si | alle | unvrô | | thus | were | they | all | without joy |
| si | en- | -gerten | deheines | dankes | dô | | they | _ | desired | no one's | consent | there |
| ze | jungest | dô | bedâhte | sich | | _ | finally | then | made up his mind | _ |
1012 | ir | herre | der | arme | Heinrich | | their | lord | the | poor | Heinrich |
| und | begunde | sagen | in | | and | began | to say | to them |
| grôze | gnâde | allen | drin | | many | thanks | to all | three |
1015 | der | triuwen | und | des | guotes | | for the | loyalty | and | the | kindness |
| diu | maget | wart | rîches | muotes | | the | maiden | was | of a very elevated | spirit |
| daz | er- | -s | gevolgete | gerne | | that | he | it | accepted | gladly |
1018 | und | bereite | sich | ze | Salerne | | and | prepared | himself | for | Salerno |
| sô | er | schierest | mohte | | as | he | the quickest | could |
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