Erec | manecvalt | wart | sîn | gedanc | | many and varied | were | his | thoughts |
3673 | als | in | der | vrouwen | schœne | twanc | | to which | him | the | lady's | beauty | drove |
| wie | er | si | möhte | gewinnen | | (about) how | he | her | might | obtain |
| untriuwe | riet | sînen | sinnen | | unfaithfulness | advised | his | senses |
3676 | daz | er | dar | sô | kæme | | so that | he | there | to the intent | came |
| daz | er | si | im | benæme | | that | he | her | from him | would take (away) |
| daz | was | doch | wider | dem | rehte | | this | was | certainly | against | (his) | obligations |
3679 | daz | er | dem | guoten | knehte | | that | he | (from) the | good | knight |
| sîn | wîp | wolde | hân | genomen | | his | wife | intended | _ | to take |
| dô | er | in | sîn | lant | was | komen | | when | he | into | his | land | had | come |
3682 | dâ | er- | -n | bevriden | solde | | (and) that | he | him | protect | should |
| ob | im | iemen | schaden | wolde | | if | him | anyone | to harm | wanted |
| der | muot | was | im | von | minne | komen | | (this) | intent | had | to him | from | love | come |
3685 | wande | wir | haben | vernomen | | for | we | have | heard |
| von | dem | grâven | mære | | about | the | count | accounts |
| daz | er | benamen | wære | | that | he | certainly | was |
3688 | beide | biderbe | unde | guot | | both | honest | and | good |
| an | sînen | triuwen | wol | behuot | | (and) of | his | loyalty | well | mindful |
| unz | an | die | selben | stunt | | up | until | (this) | particular | time |
3691 | dô | tete | im | untriuwe | kunt | | then | _ | him | unfaithfulness | taught |
| diu | kreftige | minne | | _ | mighty | Love |
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