Erec | und | lieht | daz | ê | vinster | was | | and | clear | which | before | dark | was |
5623 | sus | wart | ir | herze | ein | lûter | glas | | so | became | her | heart | a | clear | glass |
| der | erren | sorgen | beschaben | | (of) its | former | cares | scrubbed clean |
| unde | wol | ze | liehte | erhaben | | and | well | (up) to | (the) light | raised |
5626 | mit | unvalscher | wünne | | with | pure | joy |
| sam | si | nie | leit | gewünne | | as if | it | never | sorrow | had experienced |
| diu | zwei | gelieben | wâren | vrô | | the | two | lovers | were | happy |
5629 | Êrecke | sageten | si | dô | | Erec | said | they | then |
| genâde | sô | manecvalt | | thanks | very | many (times) |
| si | sprâchen | herre | in | iuwer | gewalt | | they | said | Sir | in | your | power |
5632 | suln | wir | uns | vür | eigen | geben | | will | we | _ | (as) | vassals | give |
| von | iu | sô | haben | wir | daz | leben | | from | you | so | have | we | (our) | lives |
| Êrec | antwurte | dem | ritter | dô | | Erec | answered | the | knight | then |
5635 | herre | des | wære | ich | immer | vrô | | Sir | (of) this | were | I | forever | happy |
| hete | ich | iu | vrumes | gedienet | iht | | had | I | (to) you | of value | served | (in) anyway |
| daz | ob | got | wil | noch | geschiht | | that | if | God | wills | yet | may happen |
5638 | swâ | ich | es | niht | hân | getân | | (for) whatever reason | I | (of) it | nothing | have | done |
| wan | ich | es | guoten | willen | hân | | for | I | (of) it | good | intentions | have |
| ich | en- | -bite | iuch | mêre | | I | not | do ask | (of) you | more |
5641 | deheiner | slahte | êre | | of any | kind | (of) honor |
| ze | widergelte | an | dirre | zît | | in | return | at | this | time |
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