Erec | daz | doch | niemen | wære | | that | indeed | no one | were |
5330 | alsô | vestes | herzen | | (of) such (a) | hard | heart |
| hæte | er | ir | smerzen | | had | he | her | suffering |
| zuo | den | zîten | gesehen | | at | (that) | time | seen |
5333 | sît | ich | der | wârheit | sol | jehen | | since | I | the | truth | must | tell |
| si | en- | -müeste | im | erbarmen | | (that) she | (not) | would have | him | moved to pity |
| als | er | dô | die | armen | | when | he | there | the | poor (one) |
5336 | in | selher | ungehabe | sach | | in | such | agitation | saw |
| vil | nâch | weinende | sprach | | _ | almost | crying | spoke |
| Êrec | der | tugenthafte | man | | Erec | the | virtuous | man |
5339 | vrouwe | durch | got | saget | an | | lady | for the sake of | God | tell (me) | _ |
| waz | ist | daz | ir | weinet | | (for) what | is (it) | that | you | are crying |
| wie | sît | ir | sus | vereinet | | how | are | you | so | (all) alone |
5342 | in | disem | walde | | in | these | woods |
| durch | got | saget | balde | | for the sake of | God | tell (me) | quickly |
| ob | ich | iu | ze | staten | müge | komen | | whether | I | (to) you | of | aid | may | be |
5345 | nû | hâte | ir | benomen | | now | had | (from) her | taken |
| bitter | leides | grimme | diu | | (of) bitter | suffering | rage | the |
| vil | nâch | gar | die | stimme | | _ | almost | completely | (her) | voice |
5348 | ir | herzen | sûft | daz | wort | zebrach | | her | heart's | sighs | (her) | words | interrupted |
| daz | si | vil | kûme | gesprach | | that | she | _ | hardly | could speak |
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