Erec| | im | den | muot | hete | erkorn | | for himself | an | attitude | had | adopted |
| 3958 | daz | er | ein | sô | schœne | wîp | meit | | that | he | a | so | beautiful | woman | avoided |
| | von | sorgen | grôzen | kumber | leit | | with | anxiety | great | distress | suffered |
| | der | vrouwen | gemüete | | the | lady's | heart and soul |
| 3961 | durch | triuwe | und | durch | güete | | in | loyalty | and | in | goodness |
| | wie | im | diu | rede | würde | kunt | | how | to him | the | plan | could be | made known |
| | wan | er | verbôt | daz | ir | munt | | for | he | had forbidden | that | her | mouth |
| 3964 | ze | sprechenne | iht | ûf | kæme | | to | speak | anything | _ | be opened |
| | swaz | si | vernæme | | whatever | she | might hear |
| | als | ich | iu | ê | gesaget | hân | | as | I | you | before | told | have |
| 3967 | doch | en- | -hete | si- | -z | niht | verlân | | yet | _ | had | she | it | not | forgone |
| | dâ | mite | hete | si | in | verlorn | | _ | thereby | had | she | him | lost |
| | sô | daz | er | ir | durch | den | zorn | | yet so | that | he | her | through | _ | anger |
| 3970 | ze | geselleschefte | niht | phlac | | as | company | not | would have |
| | wan | er | sunder | âz | und | lac | | for | he | apart (from her) | ate | and | lay |
| | nû | gedâhte | diu | guote | | now | thought | the | good (lady) |
| 3973 | alsô | in | ir | muote | | thus | in | her | mind |
| | ez | ist | mir | ûf | daz | zil | komen | | it | has | for me | to | the | point | come |
| | daz | mir | benamen | wirt | benomen | | that | from me | surely | will | be taken |
| 3976 | der | aller | liebiste | man | | the | very | dearest | husband |
| | den | ie | wîp | mêr | gewan | | whom | before | (a) wife | ever | gained |
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