Erec | ze | grôz | noch | ze | kleine | | (neither) too | large | nor | too | small |
1432 | sîn | houbet | truoc- | -z | ze | rehte | hô | | its | head | carried | it | _ | properly | elevated |
| ez | was | senfte | unde | vrô | | it | was | gentle | and | good-natured |
| mit | langen | sîten | | with | long | flanks |
1435 | man | mohte- | -z | wol | gerîten | | one | could | it | well | ride |
| rücke | und | vuoz | guot | genuoc | | back | and | hooves | good | enough |
| hei | wie | rehte | sanfte | ez | truoc | | oh | how | very | gently | it | carried |
1438 | ez | gienc | vil | drâte | über | velt | | it | went | very | quickly | across | (the) field |
| schône | sam | ein | schef | enzelt | | (as) beautifully | as | a | ship | ambling |
| dar | zuo | und | ez | sanfte | gie | | _ | in addition | and (so) | it | gently | went |
1441 | sô | gestrûchete- | -z | doch | nie | | so | stumbled | it | nonetheless | never |
| der | satel | was | alsam | | the | saddle | was | such |
| daz | ez | dem | pherde | wol | gezam | | that | it | the | horse | well | suited |
1444 | daz | gesmîde | sam | ez | solde | | the | metal work | just as | it | should (be) |
| waz | sol | des | langiu | mære | | what | shall | of this | (a) long | tale |
1447 | wie | daz | geworht | wære | | how | that | wrought | was |
| des | muoz | ich | iuch | vil | verdagen | | of this | must | I | from you | much | withhold |
| wan | solde | ich- | -z | iu | allez | sagen | | if | should | I | it | you | everything | tell |
1450 | sô | würde | der | rede | ze | vil | | so | would become | the | tale | too | long |
| den | lop | ich | iu | enden | wil | | the | praise | I | for you | end | shall |
|