Erec | wie- | -z | im | komen | wære | | how | it | (to) him | happened | had |
6178 | nû | begunde | der | grâve | ahten | | now | began | the | count | to look (at her) |
| und | bî | im | betrahten | | and | to | himself | to consider |
| daz | er | bî | sînen | zîten | | that | he | in | his | (life) time |
6181 | nâhen | noch | wîten | | near | nor | far |
| nie | schœner | wîp | hete | gesehen | | never | (a) more beautiful | woman | had | seen |
| ouch | begunden | im- | -s | die | ritter | jehen | | also | began | (to) him | it | (his) | knights | to tell |
6184 | die | vrouwen | er | von | im | lie | | the | lady | he | from | him | let go |
| z- | -einer | kurzen | sprâche | er | gie | | for | a | short | talk | he | went |
| er | sprach | ze | den | gesellen | sîn | | he | said | to | the | compnions | (of) his |
6187 | ein | dinc | ist | wol | schîn | | one | thing | is | certainly | apparent |
| daz | muget | ir | wol | schouwen | | this | can | you | indeed | see |
6190 | swâ | si | der | ritter | habe | genomen | | (from) wherever | she | the | knight | has | gotten |
| oder | swie | si | her | sî | komen | | or | however | she | here | may have | come |
| si | ist | benamen | ein | edel | wîp | | she | is | truly | a | noble | woman |
6193 | daz | erziuget | ir | wünneclîcher | lîp | | this | demonstrates | her | _ | beauty |
| nû | sprechet | waz | ist | iuwer | rât | | now | tell (me) | what | is | your | advice |
| ir | wizzet | wol | wie- | -z | mir | stât | | you | know | well | how | it | (with) me | is |
6196 | daz | ich | âne | wîp | bin | | that | I | without | (a) wife | am |
| nû | rætet | vaste | mir | mîn | sin | | now | would advise | very much | me | my | thoughts |
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