Erec | ze | êren | und | ze | gemache | | to | honor | and | to | comfort |
3862 | verwandeln | daz | en- | -tæte | ich | | change | that | _ | would do | I |
| wan | mîn | leben | ist | sô | kumberlich | | sincefor | my | life | is | so | burdensome |
| als | ir- | -z | selbe | habet | gesehen | | as | you | it | yourself | have | seen |
3865 | vil | rehte | wil | ich | iu | bejehen | | (very) | exactly | willl | I | to you | confess |
| wie | mich | von | êrste | mîn | man | | how | me | _ | originally | my | husband |
| im | ze | wîbe | gewan | | for himself | for | (a) wife | took |
3868 | ich- | -n | bin | im | niht | genôzsam | | I | _ | am | for him | not | suitable |
| mînem | vater | er | mich | nam | | (from) my | father | he | me | took |
| wan | der | ist | wærlîche | | for | he | is | truly |
3871 | edel | unde | rîche | | noble | and | wealthy |
| in | des | hof | er | dicke | reit | | into | his | court | he | often | rode |
| nâch | kinde | gewonheit | | like | (of) children | (the) custom |
3874 | lief | ich | dâ | hin | unde | her | | ran | I | there | there | and | here |
| eines | tages | spilte | er | | one | day | was playing | he |
| mit | uns | dô | schein | wol | daz | kint | | with | us | then | was demonstrated | well | (how) that | children |
3877 | lîhte | ze | triegenne | sint | | easily | to | deceive | are |
| mit | liste | er | mich | vür- | -z | tor | gewan | | with | trickery | he | me | out before | the | gate | coaxed |
| dâ | zuhte | er | mich | und | vuorte | mich | dan | | then | grabbed | he | me | and | took | me | away |
3880 | und | hât | mich | alsô | iemer | sît | | and | has had | me | thus | ever | since |
| manege | kumberlîche | zît | | many | difficult | times |
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