Erec | daz | ich | hie | vinde | ein | sælic | spil | | that | I | here | find | a | fortunate | game |
8539 | die | rede | ich | iu | baz | bescheiden | wil | | the | matter | I | (for) you | more clearly | explain | will |
| ich | hân | von | iu | ê | vernomen | | I | have | from | you | just | heard |
| daz | dirre | herre | ist | vollekomen | | that | this | lord | is | complete |
8542 | an | degenlîcher | manheit | | in | heroic | prowess |
| des | ist | sîn | êre | vil | breit | | therefore | is | his | honor | very | great |
| und | ze | ganzem | lobe | erkant | | and | with | great | praise | recognized |
8545 | über | elliu | disiu | lant | | throughout | all | these | lands |
| wan | er | hât | wunder | getân | | for | he | has | wonders | done |
| dâ | wider | ich | leider | niene | hân | | _ | in contrast | I | alas | never | have |
8548 | begangen | selher | dinge | | accomplished | such | deeds |
| mîn | êre | en- | -wege | ringe | | my | honor | _ | weighs | light |
| dâ | von | ein | ritter | wirt | erkant | | _ | by which | a | knight | is | acclaimed |
8551 | des | hât | mir | noch | mîn | hant | | this | has | (for) me | yet | my | hand |
| vil | lützel | erworben | | very | little | achieved |
| an | lobe | ich | bin | verdorben | | in terms of | honor | I | have | been unlucky |
8554 | unz | an | disen | tac | | until | _ | this | day |
| dâ | von | ich | gerne | wâgen | mac | | _ | thus | I | gladly | wager | shall |
| mîne | kranken | êre | | my | meagre | honor |
8557 | daz | sich | diu | hie | mêre | | (so) that | itself | it | here | increases |
| daz | ich | gar | ze | lobe | stê | | (and) that | I | completely | in | (high) praise | stand |
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