Erec | ich | bin | ein | grâve | genant | | I | am | a | count | called |
6265 | ouch | herre | über | ein | rîchez | lant | | (and) also | lord | over | a | powerful | land |
| dar | über | sult | ir | vrouwe | sîn | | _ | over it | shall | you | (the) Lady | be |
| sehet | nû | wirt | iu | wol | schîn | | see | now | (it) is | (to) you | certainly | apparent |
6268 | daz | iu | iuwers | mannes | tôt | vrumt | | that | you | your | husband's | death | benefits |
| und | iu | z- | -allem | heile | kumt | | and | you | to | all | good fortune | comes |
| wan | iu | nû | êrste | wol | geschiht | | for | (for) you | now | first | well | (it) will go |
6271 | ich | en- | -hân | wîbes | niht | | I | _ | do have | (a) wife | not |
| ze | wîbe | wil | ich | iuch | genemen | | as | (my) wife | want | I | you | to take |
| des | lebennes | mac | iuch | baz | gezemen | | (this) | life | will | you | better | suit |
6274 | dan | ir | mit | einem | manne | vart | | than (that) | you | with | a | man | travel |
| über | lant | unbewart | | over | land | unprotected |
| nâch | deheinem | iuwerm | rehte | | in keeping with | none of | your | rights |
6277 | ritter | unde | knehte | | knights | and | squires |
| vrouwen | rîche | dienestman | | ladies | powerful | vassals |
| sô | ir | nie | grâve | mê | gewan | | such | (of) them | never | (a) count | ever | had |
6280 | die | mache | ich | iu | undertân | | they | will make | I | (to) you | subject |
| muget | ir | noch | iuwer | weinen | lân | | (if) will | you | just | your | crying | stop |
| nû | en- | -mohte | im | diu | guote | | now | not | could | him | the | good (one) |
6283 | vor | grôzem | unmuote | | from | great | distress |
| und | vor | herzensêre | | and | from | heart-felt sorrow |
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