Heinrich | Ein | ritter | sô | gelêret | was | | a | knight | so | educated | was |
2 | daz | er | an | den | buochen | las | | that | he | in | the | books | read |
| swaz | er | dar | an | geschriben | vant | | whatever | he | _ | therein | written | found |
| der | was | Hartman | genant | | he | was | Hartman | named |
5 | dienstman | was | er | ze | Ouwe | | vassal | was | he | at | Aue |
| er | nam | im | manige | schouwe | | he | undertook | for himself | many a | glance |
| an | mislîchen | buochen | | into | various | books |
8 | dar | an | begunde | er | suochen | | _ | therein | began | he | to search |
| ob | er | iht | des | vunde | | if | he | anything | of that | would find |
| dâ | mite | er | swære | stunde | | _ | with which | he | unpleasant | times |
11 | möhte | senfter | machen | | could | more pleasant | make |
| und | von | sô | gewanten | sachen | | and | of | such | suitable | content |
| daz | gotes | êren | töhte | | which | God's | honor | would serve |
14 | und | dâ | mite | er | sich | möhte | | and | _ | therewith | he | himself | might |
| gelieben | den | liuten | | ingratiate | (among) | mankind |
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