Erec | daz | hie | mîn | leben | endet | | that | here | my | life | will end |
9361 | wan | sô | bin | ich | geschendet | | for | otherwise | am | I | disgraced |
| mich | bedunket | des | vil | verre | | (to) me | (it) seems | about this | much | better |
| daz | mir | daz | minner | werre | | that | me | that | less | concerns |
9364 | ob | ich | mit | êren | sterbe | | if | I | with | honor | die |
| dan | an | êren | verderbe | | than | without | honor | perish |
| des | antwurte | im | der | guote | | at this | answered | him | the | good (one) |
9367 | mit | lachendem | muote | | with | (a) smiling | heart |
| ich | wil | mich | lâzen | twingen | | I | shall | myself | let | be persuaded |
| vil | gerne | an | disen | dingen | | very | gladly | in | this | matter |
9370 | doch- | -z | wider | dem | site | sî | getân | | although | it | against | _ | custom | will be | done |
| sô | wil | ich | iuch- | -z | wizzen | lân | | so | will | I | you | it | know | let |
| mîn | vater | ist | ein | künec | rîch | | my | father | is | a | king | mighty |
9373 | mîn | muoter | wol | sîn | gelîch | | my | mother | certainly | (to) him | equal |
| über | Destrigâles | lant | | over | (of) Destrigales | (the) land |
| Êrec | bin | ich | genant | | Erec | am | I | named |
9376 | sol | ich | des | gewis | wesen | | can | I | (of) this | certain | be |
| jâ | ir | sô | lât | mich | genesen | | indeed | you (can) | then | let | me | live |
| und | nemet | mîne | sicherheit | | and | accept | my | surety |
9379 | sehet | der | bin | ich | iu | bereit | | see | this | am | I | (to) you | prepared (to give) |
| sô | muget | ir | dienest | von | mir | hân | | thus | can | you | service | from | me | have |
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