Erec| | wan | si | zebrach | ez | dâ | zehant | | because | she | broke | it | there | at once |
| 4145 | als | si | betwanc | der | Triuwen | bant | | as | her | compelled | the | of loyalty | bonds |
| | dannoch | wâren | si | verre | | still | were | they | far (away) |
| | si | sprach | lieber | herre | | she | spoke | dear | Sir |
| 4148 | dir | rîtet | michel | her | nâch | | you | is ridding after | (a) large | company | _ |
| | si | wellen | dir | schaden | in | ist | sô | gâch | | they | want to | you | harm | for them | is | thus such | haste |
| | nû | en- | -darf | niemen | sprechen | daz | | now | _ | should | no one | say | this |
| 4151 | von | wanne | kam | daz | diu | vrouwe | baz | | _ | how | was (it) | that | the | lady | better |
| | beide | gehôrte | und | gesach | | both | could hear | and | could see |
| | ich | sage | iu | von | wiu | daz | geschach | | I | will tell | you | _ | how | that | happened |
| 4154 | diu | vrouwe | reit | gewæfens | bar | | the | lady | rode | of weapons | bare |
| | dâ | was | er | gewâfent | gar | | on the other hand | was | he | armed | completely |
| | als | ein | guot | ritter | sol | | as | a | proper | knight | should (be) |
| 4157 | des | gehôrte | er | noch | gesach | sô | wol | | therefore | could hear | he | nor | could see | as | well |
| | ûz | der | îsenwæte | | through | the | armor |
| | als | er | blôzer | tæte | | as | he | less armed | could do |
| 4160 | des | was | im | warnunge | nôt | | therefore | was | (for) him | (for) (a) warning | (a) need |
| | und | vrumte | im | dicke | vür | den | tôt | | and | helped | him | often | from | _ | death |
| | doch | ez | im | solde | wesen | zorn | | even though | it | him | should | (cause) | anger |
| 4163 | er | hæte | dicke | verlorn | | (so) he | had | often | lost |
| | von | unbesihte | den | lîp | | from | lack of vision | (his) | life |
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