Heinrich | als | im | wære | liep | gewesen | | as | (for him) | would have | desired | been |
1214 | dô | si | niht | solde | genesen | | since | she | not | was to | live |
| dô | erbarmete | in | ir | nôt | | then | caused pity | him | her | pain |
| und | wolde | ir | sanfte | tuon | den | tôt | | and | wanted to | for her | easy | make | _ | death |
1217 | Nû | lac | dâ | bî | im | ein | | now | lay | there | near | him | a |
| harte | guot | wetzestein | | very | good | whetstone |
| da | begunde | er- | -z | strîchen | ane | | there on | began | he | it | to stroke | _ |
1220 | harte | müezeclîchen | | very | diligently |
| dâ | bî | wetzen | daz | erhôrte | | _ | thereby | sharpening (it) | this | heard |
| der | ir | vreude | stôrte | | he who | her | happiness | (was to) destroy |
1223 | der | arme | Heinrich | hin | vür | | the | poor | Heinrich | _ | outside |
| dâ | er | stuont | vor | der | tür | | where | he | stood | before | the | door |
| und | erbarmete | in | vil | sêre | | and | caused regret | him | very | much |
1226 | daz | er | si | niemer | mêre | | that | he | her | never | more |
| lebende | solde | gesehen | | living | should | see |
| nu | begunde | er | suochen | unde | spehen | | now | began | he | to search | and | to look around |
1229 | unz | daz | er | durch | die | want | | until | that | he | through | the | wall |
| ein | loch | gânde | vant | | a | hole | going | found |
| und | ersach | si | durch | die | schrunden | | and | saw | her | through | the | cracks |
1232 | nacket | und | gebunden | | naked | and | bound |
| ir | lîp | der | was | vil | minneclich | | her | body | it | was | very | lovely |
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