Erec | und | mit | sîner | vriundîn | | and | with | his | lady-love |
1211 | mit | zühten | vür | die | künegîn | | with | repect | before | the | queen |
| diu | bôt | im | hêrlîchen | gruoz | | she | offered | him | a gracious | greeting |
| nû | viel | er | ir | an | den | vuoz | | now | fell | he | her | at | (her) | feet |
1214 | er | sprach | vrouwe | rîche | | he | spoke | queen | noble |
| nû | emphâhet | gnædeclîche | | now | receive | graciously |
| in | iuwer | gewalt | einen | man | | in | your | command | a | man |
1217 | dem | got | deheiner | êren | gan | | whom | God | no | honor | has granted |
| den | ich | dâ | meine | daz | bin | ich | | the one | I | (t)here | mean | that one | am | I |
| wider | iuch | vergâhete | ich | mich | | towards | you | acted offensively | I | _ |
1220 | des | en- | -twanc | mich | dehein | nôt | | this | _ | forced | upon me | no | need |
| wan | daz | mir- | -z | mîn | schalcheit | gebôt | | except | that | me | it | my | villainy | decreed |
| des | sol | ich | iu | ze | buoze | stân | | therefore | must | I | (before) you | in | penance | stand |
1223 | wan | ich | dar | an | gevolget | hân | | because | I | _ | therein | followed | have |
| tumbes | herzen | râte | | of a foolish | heart | (the) advice |
| nû | riuwet- | -z | mich | ze | spâte | | now | causes remorse | it | to me | too | late |
1226 | jâ | warne | ich | mich | ze | unzît | | indeed | warned | I | myself | at | (the) wrong time |
| sam | der | hase | sô | er | in | dem | netze | lît | | the same as | the | rabbit | when | he | in | the | net | is lying |
| des | ist | mîn | riuwe | worden | breit | | because of this | has | my | remorse | become | great |
1229 | ez | ist | eht | als | man | dâ | seit | | it | is | also | as | one | there | says |
| daz | unrehter | hôchmuot | | that | unjust | pride |
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