Erec | von | den | dingen | muoz | geschehen | | from | the | matter | must | happen |
4767 | sol | ich | iu | mînes | namen | jehen | | should | I | you | my | name | tell |
| wan | ich | hân | wol | garnet | iuwern | spot | | for | I | have | certainly | earned | your | scorn |
| nû | enbert | es | durch | got | | now | forgo | it | for | God's sake |
4770 | Êrec | sprach | ritter | saget | an | | Erec | spoke | knight | tell (us) | _ |
| jâ | en- | -ist | hie | nieman | | certainly | _ | (there) is | here | no one |
| wan | ir | und | diu | hûsvrouwe | mîn | | except | you | and | the | wife | of mine |
4773 | es | en- | -mac | dehein | rât | sîn | | (from) it | _ | (there) can | no | help | be |
| oder | ir | hât | daz | ros | verlorn | | otherwise | you | have | the | horse | lost |
| daz | sîne | mante | er | mit | den | sporn | | the (one) | or his | urged on | he | with | (his) | spurs |
4776 | als | er | dan | wolde | rîten | | as (if) | he | from there | would | ride |
| Keiîn | bat | in | bîten | | Kei | begged | him | to stay |
| er | sprach | ich | wil | ez | gote | klagen | | he | said | I | must | it | (to) God | lament |
4779 | daz | ich | muoz | mîn | laster | sagen | | that | I | must | my | shame | proclaim |
| nû | sage | ich | iu | wer | ich | bin | | now | will tell | I | you | who | I | am |
| mîn | name | lûtet | Keiin | | my | name | is | Kei |
4782 | ouch | geruochet | mîn | der | künec | Artûs | | also | deigns to keep | me | _ | King | Arthur |
| ze | truhsæzen | in | sînem | hûs | | as | seneschal | at | his | court |
| sîner | swestersüne | ein | | (of) his | nephews | one |
4785 | der | edel | ritter | Gâwein | | the | noble | knight | Gawein |
| diz | ros | er | mir | lêch | | (his) | horse | he | me | lent |
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