Erec | en- | -manet | mich | niht | sô | verre | | _ | urge | me | not | so | much |
4882 | wan | ich | der | verte | willic | bin | | for | I | (for) the | trip | willing | am |
| jâ | en- | -lebet | er | niht | den | ich | vür | in | | truly | _ | lives | he | not | whom | I | rather than | him |
| iezuo | wolde | sehen | | right now | would | see |
4885 | und | lât | mir | got | sô | wol | geschehen | | and | (if) leaves (it) | (for) me | God | so | well | happen |
| daz | ich | im | immer | kume | zuo | | that | I | him | somehow | overtake | _ |
| ich | sage | iu | herre | waz | ich | tuo | | I | will tell | you | Sir | what | I | shall do |
4888 | ich | bringe | in | mac | ich | in- | -s | erbiten | | I | (shall) bring | him | can | I | him | (of) it | persuade |
| sâ | zehant | si | dô | riten | | _ | immediately | they | then | rode (off) |
| Gâweinen | brâhte | Keiin | | Gawein | brought | Kei |
4891 | rehte | des | endes | hin | | straight | (to) the | place | there |
| dâ | er | in | lâzen | hâte | | where | he | him | left | had |
| vil | wunderlîchen | drâte | | most | wonderfully | quickly |
4894 | îlten | si | im | beide | nâ | | hurried after | they | him | both | _ |
| allez | ûf | sîner | slâ | | always | on | his | trail |
| und | alsô | schiere | er | ûf | der | vart | | and | _ | as soon as | he | on | (his) | trip |
4897 | von | in | ervolget | wart | | by | them | overtaken | was |
| Gâwein | der | tugentrîche | | Gawein | the | noble (one) |
| gruozte | in | minneclîche | | greeted | him | affectionately |
4900 | nâch | vriuntlîcher | stimme | | with | (a) friendly | voice |
| unde | niht | mit | grimme | | and | not | in | anger |
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