Erec | sô | hætet | ir | den | lîp | verlorn | | so | had | you | (your) | life | lost |
4137 | von | diu | wære- | -z | niht | guot | verborn | | because of | that | were | it | not | very well | refrained (from) |
| ich | sol- | -z | iemêre | wol | bewarn | | I | shall | it | from now on | certainly | guard against |
| nû | hôrte | si | si | zuo | varn | | now | heard | she | them | _ | approaching |
4140 | mit | zornigem | muote | | in | (an) angry | mood |
| swie | niuwelîch | diu | guote | | however | recently | the | good (one) |
| warnen | verlobet | hæte | | to warn (him) | promised not | had |
4143 | daz | gelübede | beleip | unstæte | | that | promise | remained | unfilled |
| wan | si | zebrach | ez | dâ | zehant | | because | she | broke | it | there | at once |
| als | si | betwanc | der | Triuwen | bant | | as | her | compelled | the | of loyalty | bonds |
4146 | dannoch | wâren | si | verre | | still | were | they | far (away) |
| si | sprach | lieber | herre | | she | spoke | dear | Sir |
| dir | rîtet | michel | her | nâch | | you | is ridding after | (a) large | company | _ |
4149 | si | wellen | dir | schaden | in | ist | sô | gâch | | they | want to | you | harm | for them | is | thus such | haste |
| nû | en- | -darf | niemen | sprechen | daz | | now | _ | should | no one | say | this |
| von | wanne | kam | daz | diu | vrouwe | baz | | _ | how | was (it) | that | the | lady | better |
4152 | beide | gehôrte | und | gesach | | both | could hear | and | could see |
| ich | sage | iu | von | wiu | daz | geschach | | I | will tell | you | _ | how | that | happened |
| diu | vrouwe | reit | gewæfens | bar | | the | lady | rode | of weapons | bare |
4155 | dâ | was | er | gewâfent | gar | | on the other hand | was | he | armed | completely |
| als | ein | guot | ritter | sol | | as | a | proper | knight | should (be) |
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