Erec | ich | mir | daz | selbe | leben | erkôs | | I | (for) myself | this | same | life | have chosen |
9451 | ich | en- | -wolde | werden | triuwelôs | | I | not | did want | to be | without loyalty |
| sô | muoste | ich | ez | behalten | | so | had | I | it | to keep |
| und | solde | ich | hinne | alten | | and ( even) | had | I | herein | to grow old |
9454 | mir | en- | -schüefe | sîn | got | rât | | (unless) (for) me | _ | brought about | (from) it | God | help |
| als | er | von | sînen | genâden | hât | | as | He | in | His | mercy | has (done) |
| hiute | nimt | ez | ende | | today | takes | it | (an) end |
9457 | ein | teil | mit | missewende | | a | (small) measure | with | misfortune |
| daz | ich | lîhte | sol | verklagen | | that | I | easily | shall | get over |
| herre | nû | wil | ich | iu | sagen | | Sir | now | shall | I | you | tell |
9460 | wem | ich | umbe | diz | leben | | (to) whom | I | for | this | life |
| mîne | triuwe | hân | gegeben | | my | loyalty | have | given |
| ez | kam | alsô | daz | ich | gereit | | it | came about | thus | that | I | rode |
9463 | hie | vor | in | mîner | kintheit | | _ | out | in | my | youth |
| von | hinnen | in | ein | ander | lant | | from | here | into | _ | another | land |
| dâ | ich | dise | vrouwen | vant | | where | I | this | lady | found |
9466 | in | ir | muoter | gewalt | | in | her | mother's | care |
| ein | kint | wol | einlif | jâr | alt | | a | child | fully | eleven | years | old |
| von | edelem | künne | | of | noble | family |
9469 | ouch | en- | -sach | ich | grœzer | wünne | | also | _ | saw | I | greater | beauty |
| nie | an | kindes | lîbe | | never | in | (a) child's | figure |
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