Erec | der- | -z | sînem | vater | tæte | kunt | | who | it | to his | father | should | make known |
2881 | ouch | rante | er | dâ | ze | stunt | | then | hurried | he | there | _ | at once |
| hin | gegen | Karnant | | _ | towards | Karnant |
| sô | was | ir | houbetstat | genant | | so | was | their | capital | called |
2884 | unde | vant | den | künec | dâ | | and | found | the | king | there |
| unde | sagete | im | sâ | | and | told | him | at once |
| waz | im | sîn | sun | enbôt | | what | him | his | son | had commanded |
2887 | des | emphienc | er | rîchez | botenbrôt | | for this | received | he | (a) rich | reward |
| wan | ez | gelebete | der | künec | Lac | | for | _ | experienced | _ | King | Lac |
| nie | vrœlîchern | tac | | never (a) | happier | day |
2890 | danne | den | dô | er | vernam | | than | (the) one | when | he | learned |
| daz | im | sîn | lieber | sun | kam | | that | to him | his | dear | son | was coming |
| er | was | rüemic | unde | vrô | | er | was | very happy | and | glad |
2893 | vil | drâte | besande | er | dô | | very | quickly | summoned | he | then |
| beidiu | mâge | unde | man | | both | relatives | and | vassals |
| der | er | vünf | hundert | gewan | | of which | he | five | hundred | became |
2896 | und | reit | engegen | im | drî | tage | | and | rode | (out) towards | him | three | days |
| nâch | der | âventiure | sage | | as | the | story | (tells it) |
| sô | emphiengen | si | alle | gelîche | | so | received | they | all | alike |
2899 | harte | vriuntlîche | | very | warmly |
| Êrecken | mit | sînem | wîbe | | Erec | with | his | wife |
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