Erec | mit | uns | dô | schein | wol | daz | kint | | with | us | then | was demonstrated | well | (how) that | children |
3877 | lîhte | ze | triegenne | sint | | easily | to | deceive | are |
| mit | liste | er | mich | vür- | -z | tor | gewan | | with | trickery | he | me | out before | the | gate | coaxed |
| dâ | zuhte | er | mich | und | vuorte | mich | dan | | then | grabbed | he | me | and | took | me | away |
3880 | und | hât | mich | alsô | iemer | sît | | and | has had | me | thus | ever | since |
| manege | kumberlîche | zît | | many | difficult | times |
| tuot | er | mich | lîden | | forces | he | me | to suffer |
3883 | wan | hie | von | muoz | er | mîden | | for | _ | because of this | must | he | avoid |
| daz | wesen | in | sînem | lande | | _ | being | in | his (own) | land |
| schaden | unde | schande | | (in) hardship | and | shame |
3886 | ich | armiu | ze | allen | zîten | wone | | I | poor soul | at | all | time | live |
| swer | bezzer | mich | dâ | vone | | whoever | better | me | _ | from this |
| nâch | êren | lœsen | wolde | | (in return) for | honor | free | would |
3889 | gerne | ich | des | volgen | solde | | gladly | I | him | follow | would |
| dar | zuo | vergulte- | -z | im | got | | _ | in addition | would repay | (for) it | him | God |
| ich | wânde | diu | rede | wære | iuwer | spot | | I | thought | the | words | were | your | jest |
3892 | ist | daz | ir | mir | bescheinet | | (if) (it) is | that | you | to me | can prove |
| ob | ir | die | rede | meinet | | that | you | the | words | mean |
| mit | etelîcher | sicherheit | | with | some | surety |
3895 | sô | bin | ich | iuwer | bete | bereit | | than | am | I | your | request | prepared (to accept) |
| der | rede | was | der | grâve | vrô | | (at) these | words | was | the | count | happy |
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