Erec | hâte | nâch | missetân | | _ | almost | did wrong |
4441 | wan | er | wolde | in | erslagen | hân | | for | he | would | him | killed | have |
| nein | sprach | er | guot | ritter | | no | said | the | brave | knight |
| durch | dînen | tugenthaften | muot | | for the sake of | your | noble | spirit |
4444 | unde | durch | dîn | schœne | wîp | | and | for the sake of | your | beautiful | wife |
| sô | lâ | mir | den | lîp | | so | spare | me | (my) | life |
| unde | êre | got | an | mir | | and | honor | God | in | me |
4447 | vil | gerne | sicher | ich | dir | | very | willingly | subject (myself) | I | (to) you |
| nû | emphâch | mich | ze | man | | now | accept | me | as | (your) vassal |
| und | wizzest | daz | ich | nie | gewan | | and | know | that | I | never | had |
4450 | deheinen | herren | mêre | | any | lord | before |
| wan | daz | dir | diu | êre | | except | that | (to) you | the | honor |
| geschiht | von | dîner | manheit | | goes | because of | your | valor |
4453 | ich | wære | des | tôdes | ê | bereit | | I | would be | (for) | death | rather | prepared |
| ê | ez | immer | ergienge | | before | it | ever | happened |
| dehein | edel | dich | vervienge | | no | nobility | you | would help |
4456 | sus | ist | ez | mir | unmære | | thus | is | it | (to) me | unimportant |
| swer | dîn | vater | wære | | who | your | father | (might) be |
| sô | edelet | dich | dîn | tugent | sô | | so | ennobles | yourself | your | virtues | such |
4459 | daz | ich | dîn | bin | ze | herren | vrô | | that | I | yours | am | as | (a) vassal | happy |
| nû | hete | gewert | dirre | strît | | now | had | lasted | this | battle |
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