Erec| | ûf | dem | hûs | ze | Karadigân | | at | the | castle | at | Karadigan |
| 1152 | dô | hete | Walwân | und | der | vriunt | sîn | | then | had | Walwan | and | _ | friend | his |
| | der | truhsæze | Keiîn | | the | seneschal | Keii |
| | sich | ze | handen | gevangen | | _ | _ | hands | joined |
| 1155 | und | wâren | gegangen | | and | had | gone |
| | niulîch | von | den | vrouwen | | just then | from | the | ladies |
| | vür | daz | kastel | schouwen | | before | the | castle | to look (around) |
| 1158 | beide | si | dô | sâhen | | both | they | then | saw |
| | disen | ritter | zuo | gâhen | | this | knight | _ | approaching |
| | verre | ûz | dem | walde | | in the distance | out of | the | woods |
| 1161 | nû | tâten | si- | -z | balde | | now | made | they | it | quickly |
| | der | küneginne | kunt | | to the | queen | known |
| | ûf | stuont | si | zestunt | | _ | stood up | she | immediately |
| 1164 | ir | vrouwen | si | zuo | ir | nam | | her | ladies | she | with | her | took |
| | an | ein | venster | si | kam | | to | the | window | she | came |
| | daz | si | war | næme | | so that | she | _ | could see |
| 1167 | wer | dâ | geriten | kæme | | who | there | ridding | came |
| | dâ | stuont | si | und | diu | ritterschaft | | there | stood | she | and | the | knights |
| | bî | ein | ander | zwîvelhaft | | with | _ | one another | in doubt |
| 1170 | wer | der | ritter | möhte | sîn | | who | the | knight | might | be |
| | dô | sprach | diu | künegîn | | then | spoke | the | queen |
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