Erec | nû | reit | gegen | Brandigân | | now | rode | towards | Brandigan |
8061 | die | stat | die | er | dr- | -under | sach | stân | | the | town | which | he | _ | beneath it | saw | standing |
| dâ | was | inne | vreuden | vil | | _ | was | there in | joy | much |
| tanz | und | aller | slahte | spil | | dancing | and | _ | all sorts of | entertainment |
8064 | daz | jungen | liuten | wol | gezam | | which | (for) young | people | indeed | is appropriate |
| und | als | er | zuo | geriten | kam | | and | when | he | _ | riding up | came |
| und | si | die | schœnen | Ênîten | | and | they | the | beautiful | Enite |
8067 | dâ | vür | sâhen | rîten | | _ | in front | saw | riding |
| und | nâch | ir | die | zwêne | man | | and | after | her | the | two | men |
| nû | sâhen | si | die | vrouwen | an | | now | looked at | they | the | lady | _ |
8070 | und | begunde | menneclîch | des | jehen | | and | began | each one | (of) this | to say |
| daz | er | unz | dar | nie | gesehen | | that | he | until | then | never | seen |
| deheine | vrouwen | hæte | | any | lady | had |
8073 | von | lîbe | und | ouch | von | wæte | | in | body | and | also | in | clothing |
| von | pherde | und | von | gereite | | in | horse | and | in | trappings |
| sô | schœne | und | sô | gemeite | | so | lovely | and | so | courtly |
8076 | sâ | zuo | den | stunden | | immediately | at | (that) | moment |
| si | alle | begunden | | they | all | began |
| wîp | und | man | beide | | women | and | men | alike |
8079 | von | nâhe | gândem | leide | | because of | deep | penetrating | sorrow |
| ir | vreuden | entwîchen | | their | joy | lost |
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