Erec | wan | solde | ich- | -z | iu | allez | sagen | | if | should | I | it | you | everything | tell |
1450 | sô | würde | der | rede | ze | vil | | so | would become | the | tale | too | long |
| den | lop | ich | iu | enden | wil | | the | praise | I | for you | end | shall |
| mit | vil | kurzen | worten | | with | very | few | words |
1453 | die | darmgürtel | wâren | borten | | the | saddle-girths | were | bands |
| als | ez | im | gezogen | wart | | when | it | him | brought before | was |
| diu | reise | wart | niht | mê | gespart | | the | trip | was | no | longer | delayed |
1456 | vrouwe | Ênîte | urloup | nam | | lady | Enite | leave | took |
| als | einem | kinde | wol | gezam | | as | a | child | well | was proper |
| vil | heize | weinende | | very | strongly | weeping |
1459 | ze | rîten | in | ellende | | to | ride | into | (a) foreign country |
| von | ir | lieben | muoter | | (away) from | her | dear | mother |
| diu | sprach | rîcher | got | vil | guoter | | she | spoke | almighty | God | most | benevolent |
1462 | dû | geruoche | mînes | kindes | phlegen | | (may) You | find it worthy | my | child | to care for |
| mit | triuwen | langer | wart | der | segen | | with | affection | prolonged | was | the | blessing |
| nû | errahte | daz | scheiden | | now | caused | the | parting |
1465 | manegen | trahen | in | beiden | | many | tears | (for) them | both |
| unde | dar | zuo | ir | vater | | and | _ | as well | her | father |
| unsern | herren | got | bate- | -r | | our | Lord | God | requested | he |
1468 | daz | er | ir | müeste | walten | | that | He | her | would | protect |
| Êrec | sagete | dem | alten | | Erec | said | to the | old man |
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