Erec | ob | der | mâne | niene | wære | | if | the | moon | never | were (present) |
1780 | und | ob | er | si | niht | en- | -laschte | | and | if | it | them | not | _ | extinquished |
| mit | sînem | liehten | glaste | | with | its | bright | radiance |
| sus | swachete | ir | varwe | | thus | diminished | her | coloring |
1783 | die | vrouwen | begarwe | | the | ladies | completely |
| ouch | vuor | der | künec | ungebeit | | so | went | the | king | without hesitation |
| behalten | sîn | gewonheit | | to uphold | his | custom |
1786 | als | im | si | sîn | vater | liez | | as | to him | it | his | father | bequeathed |
| sîn | vater | Uterpandragôn | hiez | | his | father | Uterpandragon | was called |
| daz | er | den | kus | næme | dâ | | that | he | the | kiss | took | there |
1789 | und | ouch | niender | anderswâ | | and | also | not | anywhere else |
| wan | swâ | die | guoten | knehte | | for | that | the | good | companions |
| gesageten | im | ze | rehte | | had rewarded | him | _ | rightly |
1792 | ûf | stuont | der | künec | dâ | | _ | stood up | the | king | there |
| sîn | reht | nam | er | sâ | | his | reward | took | he | immediately |
| von | sînes | neven | vriundîn | | from | his | nephew's | lady-love |
1795 | daz | mohte | wol | âne | haz | sîn | | that | could | well | without | ill-will | be |
| wan | Êrec | was | sîn | künne | | for | Erec | was | his | relative |
| nû | huop | sich | michel | wünne | | now | arose | _ | great | joy |
1798 | ûf | dem | hûs | ze | Karadigân | | at | the | castle | of | Karadigan |
| daz | was | ze | liebe | getân | | this | was | in | honor | done |
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