Erec | daz | nimmer | man | âne | den | tôt | | (so) that | never | one | except for | _ | death |
5427 | möhte | erlîden | grœzer | nôt | | could | suffer | greater | distress |
| danne | im | dô | geschach | | than | (to) him | there | happened |
| als | diz | Êrec | ersach | | when | this | Erec | saw |
5430 | nû | bewegete | des | ritters | smerze | | now | moved | the | knight's | pain |
| sô | sêre | sîn | herze | | so | greatly | his | heart |
| daz | er | bî | im | ê | wære | erslagen | | that | he | with | him | rather | were | slain |
5433 | ê | er | in- | -z | hæte | vertragen | | than that | he | (from) them | (it) | would | tolerate (to continue) |
| und | daz | ez | an | sîner | varwe | schein | | and | that | it | on | his | color | was apparent |
| er | sprach | zuo | den | zwein | | he | said | to | the | two |
5436 | ir | herren | beide | | you | Sirs | both |
| ich- | -n | vrâge | iu | niht | ze | leide | | I | _ | ask | you | not | in | offense |
| durch | got | muget | ir- | -z | mich | wizzen | lân | | for the sake of | God | must | you | (it) | me | know | let |
5439 | waz | hât | iu | der | man | getân | | what | has | (to) you | the | man | done |
| den | ir | dâ | habet | gevangen | | whom | you | there | have | captured |
| saget | waz | hât | er | begangen | | tell (me) | what | has | he | committed |
5442 | ez | en- | -schadet | iu | niht | und | ist | mir | liep | | it | _ | harms | you | not | and | is | (for) me | desirable |
| weder | ist | er | mordære | oder | diep | | either | is | he | (a) murderer | or | (a) thief |
| od | wie | hât | er- | -z | umbe | iuch | verholt | | or | how | has | he | (it) | from | you | earned |
5445 | sô | swære | zuht | die | er | dolt | | such | severe | punishment | which | he | is suffering |
| des | antwurte | im | der | eine | | in response | answered | him | the | one |
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