Erec | nû | tete | er | als | im | was | gewant | | then | did | he | as | (for) him | was | appropriate |
6704 | sînen | schilt | nam | er | | his | shield | took | he |
| und | in | die | winstern | hant | daz | sper | | and | in | (his) | left | hand | (his) | lance |
| an | sîner | zesewen | sîten | | at | his | right | side |
6707 | vuorte | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | | led | he | Lady | Enite |
| und | gâhte | vür | daz | bürgetor | | and | hurried | out | the | castle gate |
| dâ | wart | ime | vor | | _ | was | (to) him | before it |
6710 | sîn | ros | engegen | brâht | | his | horse | (in his direction) | brought |
| des | im | doch | niender | was | gedâht | | (of) this | (by) him | indeed | nothing | was | expected |
| noch | jenem | der | ez | reit | | nor | (by) the one | who | it | was riding |
6713 | alse | doch | sîn | sælikeit | | so | indeed | his | good fortune |
| volleclîche | dar | an | schein | | fully | _ | there on | was evident |
| ez | hete | des | wirtes | garzûn | ein | | it | had | the | host's | page | alone |
6716 | gevüeret | ze | wazzer | | led | to | water |
| dar | ûfe | saz- | -er | | _ | on it | was sitting | he |
| sîne | rotruange | er | sanc | | his | 'rotruenge' | he | sang |
6719 | vil | ebene | stuont | sîn | gedanc | | very | calm | were | his | thoughts |
| wande | er | en- | -weste | niht | | for | he | _ | knew | nothing |
| umbe | dise | geschiht | | about | these | events |
6722 | nû | reit | er | ûf | den | burcwec | | now | was riding | he | up | the | castle road |
| daz | ros | erkande | Êrec | | the | horse | recognized | Erec |
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