Erec | alsam | diu | lilje | dâ | si | stât | | like | the | lily | there were | it | stands (out) |
338 | under | swarzen | dornen | wîz | | among | black | thorns | white |
| ich | wæne | got | sînen | vlîz | | I | believe | God | with his | great skill |
| an | si | hâte | geleit | | _ | her | had | endowed |
341 | von | schœne | und | von | sælekeit | | with | beauty | and | with | grace |
| Êrecken | muote | ir | ungemach | | Erec | was troubled | by her | misfortunate situation |
| zuo | ir | vater | er | sprach | | to | her | father | he | said |
344 | wir | suln- | -s | die | juncvrouwen | erlân | | we | should | this | the | young lady | spare |
| ich | wæne | si- | -z | selten | habe | getân | | I | think | she | it | seldom | has | done |
| ez | zimt | mir | selbem | vil | baz | | it | is fitting | for me | myself | much | better |
347 | dô | sprach | der | alte | daz | | then | replied | the | old man | that |
| man | sol | dem | wirte | lân | | one | should | the | host | grant |
| sînen | willen | daz | ist | guot | getân | | his | will | this | is | well | done |
350 | uns | gebristet | der | knehte | | to us | are lacking | _ | servants |
| von | diu | tuot | si- | -z | mit | rehte | | _ | therefore | does | she | it | _ | properly |
| diu | juncvrouwe | des | niht | en- | -liez | | the | young lady | in this | nothing | did | fail |
353 | si | en- | -tæte | als | si | ir | vater | hiez | | she | _ | did do | as | she | her | father | had bidden |
| daz | pherit | begienc | ze | vlîze | | the | horse | began | to | diligently care for |
| ir | hende | vil | wîze | | her | hands | very | white |
356 | und | wære | daz | got | hie | ûf | erde | rite | | and | were (it) | that | God | here | on | earth | rode |
| ich | wæne | in | genuocte | dâ | mite | | I | think | (for) him | would be satisfactory | _ | it |
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