Erec | wan | als | schiere | er | wider | in | kam | | for | as | soon as | he | | | came (back) in |
2540 | dô | wâren | si | alle | ûz | komen | | then | had | they | all | _ | come out |
| und | hâten | messe | vernomen | | and | had | Mass | heard |
| als | si- | -s | beginnen | solden | | (just) as | they | it | _ | should |
2543 | die | turnieren | wolden | | who | to take part in a tournament | want |
| ein | lützel | âz | er | unde | tranc | | a | little | ate | he | and | drank |
| vil | en- | -liez | in | der | gedanc | | much | not | did let | him | the | thought |
2546 | den | er | hin | wider | hâte | | which | he | to (return) there | again | had |
| vil | wunderlîchen | drâte | | very | wonderfully | quickly |
| wâfente | sich | dô | menneclich | | armed | themselves | then | everyone |
2549 | alsam | tete | er | sich | | likewise | did | he | _ |
| daz | geschach | nie | sô | schiere | | this | happened | not | so | quickly |
| sô | daz | si | die | gesellen | viere | | than | that | they | the | comrades | four |
2552 | Entreferich | Tenebroc | | Entreferich | Tenebroc |
| Mêlîz | und | Meljadoc | | Meliz | und | Meljadoc |
| über | jenez | velt | sâhen | | over | (the) | field | saw |
2555 | mit | ir | baniere | gâhen | | with | their | banners | going |
| si | hâten | grôze | kraft | | they | had | great | strength |
| und | genendige | ritterschaft | | and | gallant | knights |
2558 | manege | banier | rîche | | with many | banners | splendid |
| von | varwe | misselîche | | of | colors | various |
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