Erec | ich | wil | iu | kumbers | schaffen | rât | | I | will | for you | for (your) troubles | bring about | help |
3785 | ich | sage | iu | wie | mîn | dinc | stât | | I | will tell | you | how | my | affairs | stand |
| ich | bin | dises | landes | herre | | I | am | this | land's | lord |
| nâhen | noch | verre | | (neither) near | nor | far |
3788 | en- | -vant | ich | noch | daz | wîp | | _ | have found | I | yet | that | woman |
| nie | sô | mir | der | lîp | | never | (be it) so | on my | _ | life |
3791 | daz | ich | si | næme | | (such) that | I | her | would take (as a wife) |
| nû | gevallet | ir | mir | sô | wol | | now | please | you | me | so | well |
| daz | ich | iuch | gerne | machen | sol | | that | I | you | gladly | make | will |
3794 | ze | vrouwen | disem | lande | | (the) | lady | of this | land |
| sô | habet | ir | âne | schande | | so | would have | you | without | dishonor |
| wol | gewehselt | iuwer | leben | | certainly | changed | your | life |
3797 | ein | vrouwen | müeze | iu | got | geben | | a | wife | may | you | God | give |
| sprach | daz | tugenthafte | wîp | | replied | the | virtuous | woman |
| diu | iuwer | lant | und | iuwern | lîp | | who | your | land | and | your | person |
3800 | baz | ze | rehte | ziere | | more | _ | properly | grace |
| ez | müeste | iuch | harte | schiere | | it | would | you | very | quickly |
| von | rehte | geriuwen | | _ | rightfully | cause regret |
3803 | und | wære | wider | mînen | triuwen | | and | would be | contrary to | my | fidelity |
| als | ez | diu | werlt | vernæme | | when | (of) it | the | world | heard |
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