Erec | sô | daz | sî | klegelîche | | so | that | they | pitifully |
7970 | alle | hie | sint | erslagen | | all | here | were | slain |
| waz | mac | ich | iu | mêre | sagen | | what | can | I | you | more | tell |
| wan | ich | wil | unde | muoz | | except | I | will | and | must |
7973 | mich | bieten | an | iuwern | vuoz | | myself | plead | at | your | feet |
| daz | ir | erwindet | durch | mînen | rât | | that | you | turn back | on | my | advice |
| ein | âventiure | hie | stât | | an | adventure | here | is |
7976 | ze | selhem | gewinne | | with | such | (a high) price |
| daz | ich | in | mînem | sinne | | that | I | in | my | mind |
| des | vil | grôze | angest | hân | | therefore | very | great | fear | have |
7979 | ez | müeze | iu | alsam | ergân | | it | must | (for) you | just the same | turn out |
| als | ez | allen | den | ergie | | as | it | (for) all | those | happened |
| die | noch | her | kâmen | ie | | who | _ | here | have come | until now |
7982 | Êrec | sus | antwürten | began | | Erec | thus | to answer | began |
| sô | wære | ich | ein | verzaget | man | | so | would be | I | a | cowardly | man |
| und | hete | des | missewende | | and | would have | therefore | disgrace |
7985 | ich | en- | -weste | der | rede | ein | ende | | (if) I | not | would know | (of) the | story | the | end |
| solde | ich | sus | erwinden | | should | I | just | turn back |
| muget | ir | mich | lân | bevinden | | can | you | me | let | know |
7988 | waz | ist | ez | oder | wie | hât | ez | namen | | what | is | it | or | how | (is) | it | (named) |
| ich | müeste | mich | wol | immer | schamen | | | would have | (for myself) | indeed | always | to be ashamed |
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