Erec | jâ | en- | -ist | ez | doch | niht | getân | | (because) | _ | is | it | indeed | not | done |
3592 | garwe | âne | sache | | entirely | without | cause |
| si | muoz | mit | ungemache | | she | must | with | discomfort |
| leben | ze | disen | zîten | | live | at | this | time |
3595 | er | sprach | sô | wil | ich | rîten | | he | replied | then | shall | I | ride (on) |
| got | vergelte | iu | genâde | unde | guot | | (may) God | repay | you | (for your) kindesses | and | goods |
| iuwer | êre | sî | von | im | behuot | | (may) your | honor | be | by | Him | protected |
3598 | daz | ir | mit | sælden | müezet | leben | | so that | you | with | blessings | may | live |
| knabe | nû | rîtet | gote | ergeben | | squire | now | ride | to God | devoted |
| sîner | gâbe | was | er | vrô | | of his | gift | was | he | pleased |
3601 | wider | umbe | rîten | begunde | er | dô | | again | _ | to ride back | began | he | then |
| von | vreuden | was | im | vil | gâch | | from | happiness | was (he) | _ | very much | in a hurry |
| Êrec | reit | müezeclîchen | nâch | | Erec | rode after (him) | leisurely | _ |
3604 | nû | ersach | in | sîn | herre | | now | saw | him | his | master |
| und | erkande | in | verre | | and | recognized | him | from a distance |
| wan | er | was | vür | daz | bürgetor | | for | he | had | before | the | castle gate |
3607 | gegangen | dâ | saz | er | vor | | gone (out) | there | sat | he | before (it) |
| vil | michel | wunder | in | des | nam | | very | much | surprise | his | this | caused |
| daz | er | sô | schiere | wider | kam | | that | he | so | quickly | _ | returned |
3610 | und | vrâgete | in | mære | | and | asked | him | (for) an accounting (of) |
| wes | daz | ros | wære | | whose | (the) | horse | was |
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