Erec | alsô | mære | sterben | | _ | just as well | die |
8153 | sô | der | lîp | doch | muoz | verderben | | since | the | body | indeed | must | perish |
| er | was | eht | herzen | sorgen | vrî | | he | was | truly | (of) heart's | care | free |
| nû | reit | er | zuo | und | gruozte | sî | | now | rode up | he | _ | and | greeted | them |
8156 | mit | lachendem | munde | | with | smiling | lips |
| nû | huop | er | dâ | ze | stunde | | now | began | he | there | _ | at once |
| ein | vil | vrœlîchez | liet | | a | very | joyful | song |
8159 | nû | murmelte | aber | diu | diet | | (but) now | murmured | again | the | people |
| nû | schînet | du | en- | -wizzest | niht | wol | | now | (it) is clear | you | _ | do know | not | certainly |
| waz | dir | hie | geschehen | sol | | what | (to) you | here | happen | will |
8162 | nû | en- | -ist | doch | leider | dar | niht | lanc | | now | _ | will be | alas | unfortunately | there | not | long |
| daz | dîn | vrœlîchez | sanc | | (before) that | your | joyful | song |
| ein | vil | riuwic | ende | gît | | (to) a | very | sad | end | comes |
8165 | daz | geschiht | ê | morgen | ze | dirre | zît | | that | will happen | before | tomorrow | at | this | time |
| möhtest- | -û | wizzen | und | dîn | wîp | | could | you | know | and | your | wife |
| daz | dû | dînen | gelphen | lîp | | that | you | your | joyful | life |
8168 | solt | als | unlange | hân | | shall | also | not long | have |
| sô | liezest- | -û | dîn | singen | stân | | so | (would) | you | your | singing | stop |
| alsô | reit | von | in | dan | | thus | rode | from | them | away |
8171 | der | vil | unverzagete | man | | the | very | brave | man |
| ûf | daz | hûs | ze | Brandigân | | (up) to | the | castle | of | Brandigan |
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