Erec | bezzer | ist | verlorn | mîn | lîp | | better | is | lost | my | life |
3169 | ein | als | unklagebære | wîp | | a | so | unpitiable | woman |
| dan | ein | alsô | vorder | man | | than | a | so | magnificent | man |
| wan | dâ | verlür | maneger | an | | for | _ | would lose | many | thereby |
3172 | er- | -st | edel | unde | rîche | | he | is | noble | and | powerful |
| wir | wegen | ungelîche | | wir | weigh | unequally |
| vür | in | wil | ich | sterben | | for | him | will | I | die |
3175 | ê | ich | in | sihe | verderben | | before | I | him | see | perish |
| ez | ergê | mir | swie | got | welle | | it | let happen | to me | however | God | intends |
| ez | en- | -sol | mîn | geselle | | _ | _ | shall | my | beloved |
3178 | daz | leben | sô | niht | enden | | (his) | life | so | not | end |
| unz | ich | ez | mac | erwenden | | so long as | I | it | can | prevent |
| hin | umbe | si | zuo | im | sach | | back | around | she | at | him | looked |
3181 | vorhtlîchen | unde | sprach | | fearfully | and | spoke |
| sich | ûf | lieber | herre | | look out | _ | (my) dear | lord |
| ûf | genâde | verre | | in | the hope of mercy | very much |
3184 | wil | ich | dir | durch | triuwe | sagen | | will | I | you | in | loyalty | tell |
| dînen | schaden | mac | ich | niht | verdagen | | (about) your | harm | can | I | not | keep silent |
| dir | sint | ritter | nâhen | bî | | to you | are | knights | near | by |
3187 | die | dir | schadent | mugen | sî | | who | you | will harm | (if) can | they |
| unser | herre | en- | -sî | der | dich | ner | | (unless) our | Lord | _ | is | he, who | you | protects |
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