Erec | dâ | si- | -z | getwerc | rîten | sach | | to where | she | the | dwarf | ridding | saw |
31 | mit | zühten | si | zuo | im | sprach | | with | politeness | she | to | him | spoke |
| got | grüeze | iuch | geselle | | God | greet | you | friend |
| und | vernemet | waz | ich | welle | | and | hear | what | I | want |
34 | mîn | vrouwe | hât | mich | her | gesant | | my | lady | has | me | here | sent |
| diu | ist | künegîn | über- | -z | lant | | who | is | queen | of | this | land |
| durch | ir | zuht | gebôt | si | mir | | out | (of) her | courtesy | commanded | she | me |
37 | daz | ich | iuch | gruozte | von | ir | | that | I | you | should greet | from | her |
| und | weste | gerne | mære | | and | would to know | like | information |
| wer | der | ritter | wære | | who | the | knight | might be |
40 | und | disiu | maget | wol | getân | | and | this | maiden | well | constituted |
| muget | ir | mich | daz | wizzen | lân | | could | you | me | this | know | let |
| âne | schaden | ir | daz | tuot | | without | harm | you | this | (may) do |
43 | mîn | vrouwe | vrâget | wan | durch | guot | | my | lady | asks | only | with | good intentions |
| daz | getwerc | wolde | ir | niht | sagen | | the | dwarf | wanted | her | nothing | to tell |
| unde | hiez | si | stille | dagen | | and | ordered | her | _ | to be silent |
46 | unde | daz | si | in | vermite | | and | that | she | him | keep away from |
| si | en- | -weste | war | nâch | si | rite | | she | not | did know | what | after | she | rode |
| diu | maget | lie | niht | umbe | daz | | the | maiden | ceased | nothing | because of | this |
49 | si | en- | -wolde | rîten | vürbaz | | she | _ | did want | to ride | further |
| den | ritter | vrâgen | mære | | the | knight | to ask for | information |
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