Erec| | und | begenc | ez | sâ | ze | vlîze | | and | begin | it | at once | _ | diligently |
| 321 | daz | ich | dir- | -z | iht | verwîze | | so that | I | you | of it | nothing | find fault |
| | si | sprach | herre | daz | tuon | ich | | she | answered | sir | that | shall do | I |
| | der | megede | lîp | was | lobelich | | the | maiden's | figure | was | worthy of praise |
| 324 | der | roc | was | grüener | varwe | | (her) | dress | was | green | (in) color |
| | gezerret | begarwe | | worn | completely |
| | abehære | über | al | | threadbare | over | all |
| 327 | dar | under | was | ir | hemde | sal | | _ | under (this) | was | her | blouse | soiled |
| | und | ouch | zebrochen | eteswâ | | and | also | torn | in places |
| | sô | schein | diu | lîch | dâ | | thus | shone | her | body | _ |
| 330 | durch | wîz | alsam | ein | swan | | through (this) | white | as | a | swan |
| | man | saget | daz | nie | kint | gewan | | people | said | that | never | a child | was given |
| | einen | lîp | sô | gar | dem | wunsche | gelîch | | a | figure | so | completely | to the | wish | comparable |
| 333 | und | wære | si | gewesen | rîch | | and | had | she | been | rich |
| | sô | gebræste | niht | ir | lîbe | | so | failed | nothing | (on) her | figure |
| | ze | lobelîchem | wîbe | | to (make) | (a) worthy | woman |
| 336 | ir | lîp | schein | durch | ir | salwe | wât | | her | figure | shone | through | her | threadbare | clothing |
| | alsam | diu | lilje | dâ | si | stât | | like | the | lily | there were | it | stands (out) |
| | under | swarzen | dornen | wîz | | among | black | thorns | white |
| 339 | ich | wæne | got | sînen | vlîz | | I | believe | God | with his | great skill |
| | an | si | hâte | geleit | | _ | her | had | endowed |
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