Klage | sî | wendent | werltwünne | vil | | they | turn away | (from) (worldly) joy | many |
278 | von | minne | manic | süeze | spil | | of | love | many | sweet | games |
| diu | wîp | sint | dâ | von | verzaget | | _ | women | are | _ | therefore | cautious |
| und | swaz | in | ieman | gesaget | | and | whatever | them | anyone | tells |
281 | des | swerent | sî | wol | einen | eit | | (of) this | swear | they | indeed | an | oath |
| ez | wære | gar | ein | lügelicheit | | it | is | completely | a | lie |
| und | lânt | ez | dâ | von | belîben | | and | leave | it | _ | therefore | alone |
284 | daz | schadet | uns | an | den | wîben | | that | harms | us | with | _ | women |
| daz | maniger | âne | lôn | bestât | | (so) that | many | without | reward | remain |
| der | in | doch | wol | gedienet | hât | | who | it | indeed | certainly | earned | has |
287 | des | selben | hœre | ich | alle | tage | | the | same | hear | I | every | day |
| vil | maniges | mannes | herzeklage | | (of) very | many | (men) | (the) heartfelt lament |
| der | doch | niht | tiurre | möhte | sîn | | who | indeed | not | more excellent | could | be |
290 | des | kreftigônt | die | sorgen | mîn | | therefore | increases | the | cares | (of) mine |
| wan | so | fürht | ich | daz | sî | mir- | -z | ouch | tuo | | because | so | fear | I | that | she | (to) me | it | also | does |
| nû | kum | tôt | ez | ist | niht | ze | fruo | | now | come | death | it | is | not | too | early |
293 | wan | swenne | ich | gedenke | dar | an | | for | whenever | I | think | _ | about it |
| swaz | ich | freuden | ie | gewan | | whatever | I | (for) joy | ever | have gained |
| die | leschent | sich | begarwe | | they | extinguish | themselves | completely |
296 | und | wandelt | sich | mîn | varwe | | and | changes | _ | my | color |
| und | erzücket | mich | ein | muot | | and | suddenly comes over | me | a | mood |
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