Erec | wan | im | was | wol | daz | geseit | | for | (to) him | was | indeed | that | told |
9838 | daz | si | hæten | des | gejehen | | that | they | had | this | stated |
| in | wære | sô | leide | dâ | geschehen | | (to) them | had | such | sorrow | there | happened |
| daz | si | ûf | dem | hûs | ze | Brandigân | | that | they | at | the | castle | at | Brandigan |
9841 | nie | dehein | vreude | möhten | hân | | never | any | happiness | could | have |
| nû | wolde | er | in | gerne | urloup | geben | | now | would | he | them | gladly | leave | grant |
| ob | si | ze | bezzerunge | ir | leben | | if | they | for | better | their | lives |
9844 | möhten | verkêren | | could | change |
| und | ob | nâch | sînen | êren | | however | if | in | his | honor |
| si | wolden | vreude | walten | | they | would | happiness | have embraced |
9847 | sô | sæhe | er | si | ungerne | alten | | so | would | he | them | unwillingly | grow old |
| inder | wan | in | sîner | phlege | | anywhere | except | in | his | care |
| vil | gerne | bereite | er | si | after | wege | | very | willingly | did equip | he | them | for | (their) journey |
9850 | der | wirt | ir | willen | huote | | the | host | (to) their | desires | acceded |
| sît | er | si | nâch | ir | muote | | for | he | them | in keeping with | their | mood |
| riuweclîchen | kleite | | mournfully | dressed |
9853 | ros | ouch | dar | nâch | bereite | | horses | also | _ | accordingly | prepared |
| sô | daz | ir | varwe | beider | | so | that | their | color | both |
| pherde | unde | kleider | | horses | and | clothes |
9856 | gelîch | und | wol | zesamene | schein | | in the same manner | and | well | _ | looked alike |
| swarz | riuwevar | al | ein | | black | color of mourning | _ | completely |
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