Erec | menneclîch | ze | vreuden | vie | | each (person) | for | pleasure | took up |
672 | dar | nâch | als | in | dûhte | guot | | _ | according | as | he | thought | good |
| und | in | lêrte | sîn | muot | | and | him | directed | his | spirit |
| ir | spil | was | umbe | die | stat | | their | entertainment | was | centered around | the | place |
675 | dâ | der | sparwære | was | ûf | gesat | | where | the | sparrow-hawk | was | _ | perched |
| nû | nâmen | si | alle | besunder | war | | now | watched | they | all | seperately | _ |
| wenne | Îdêrs | fil | Niut | dar | | when | Iders | fil | Niut | there |
678 | mit | sîner | âmîen | kæme | | with | his | lady-love | should come |
| und | den | sparwære | næme | | and | the | sparrow-hawk | take |
| als | er | ouch | ê | hete | getân | | as | he | also | before | had | done |
681 | nû | sâhen | si | dort | zuo | gân | | now | saw | they | there | _ | approaching |
| Êrecken | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | | Erec | with | Lady | Enite |
| er | vuorte | si | an | sîner | sîten | | he | escorted | her | by | his | side |
684 | hin | dâ | er | den | sparwære | sach | | there | where | he | the | sparrow-hawk | saw |
| ze | des | ritters | gehœrde | er | sprach | | with in | the | knight's | hearing | he | spoke |
| vrouwe | lœset | diu | bant | | lady | untie | the | bands |
687 | und | nemet | den | sparwære | ûf | die | hant | | and | take | the | sparrow-hawk | on | (your) | hand |
| wan | daz | ist | wâr | âne | strît | | because | it | is | true | without | dispute |
| hi- | -en | ist | niemen | schœner | dan | ir | sît | | here | _ | is | no one | more beautiful | than | you | are |
690 | dem | ritter | was | daz | ungemach | | to the | knight | was | this | vexing |
| vil | unwirdeclîche | er | sprach | | very | disgracefully | he | spoke |
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