Erec | jæmerlîchen | grimme | | in pitiable | rage |
5298 | von | dem | wege | wüefen | | from off | the | way | wailing |
| nâch | helfe | rüefen | | for | help | calling (out) |
| erbarmeclîchen | ein | wîp | | pitiably | a | woman |
5301 | der | was | bekumbert | ir | lîp | | (for) whom | was | distressed | her | life |
| als | er | daz | rüefen | vernam | | when | he | the | cries | heard |
| michel | wunder | in | des | nam | | great | wonder | him | this | caused |
5304 | waz | diu | rede | möhte | sîn | | what | the | matter | might | be |
| dô | was | doch | sîn | manheit | schîn | | there | was | certainly | his | valor | apparent |
| er | hiez | vrouwen | Ênîten | | (for) he | bade | Lady | Enite |
5307 | sîn | dâ | ze | stete | bîten | | him | there | at | (that) spot | await |
| und | tete | si | erbeizen | ze | wege | | and | had | her | dismount | by | (the) way |
| ir | sorge | ergap | si | in | gotes | phlege | | her | fears | commended | she | to | God's | care |
5310 | als | si | der | wille | lêrte | | as | she | (her) | judgement | taught |
| dô | er | von | ir | kêrte | | as | he | from | her | left |
| des | endes | huop | sich | Êrec | | (in) the | direction | set out | _ | Erec |
5313 | durch | rûhen | walt | âne | wec | | through | rough | woods | without | roads |
| unerbûwen | strâze | | (and) untrodden | ways |
| wan | daz | er | die | mâze | | only | that | he | the | correct direction |
5316 | bî | des | wîbes | stimme | nam | | by | the | woman's | voice | took |
| unz | daz | er | rehte | dar | kam | | until | that | he | right | there | came |
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