Erec | nû | sprach | ein | roubære | | now | spoke | one | robber |
3191 | ich | sage | iu | liebiu | mære | | I | will tell | you | good | news |
| dâ | von | uns | wol | mac | geschehen | | _ | from which | to us | good | could | happen |
| der | hâte | si | von | êrste | ersehen | | he | had | them | _ | first | seen |
3194 | ich | sihe | dort | rîten | einen | man | | I | see | there | riding | a | man |
| als | ich | ez | verre | kiesen | kan | | as far as | I | it | in the distance | tell | can |
| er | vüeret | eine | vrouwen | | he | accompanies | a | lady |
3197 | ir | muget | wol | schouwen | | you | can | well | see |
| an | ir | geverte | sint | si | rîch | | from | their | appearance | are | they | rich |
| ir | kleider | sint | hêrlîch | | their | clothes | are | splendid |
3200 | hie | endet | unser | armuot | | here | ends | our | poverty |
| mich | dunket | si | vüerent | michel | guot | | to me | (it) appears | they | bear | a great deal of | wealth |
| nû | sult | ir | herren | sîn | gemant | | now | should | you | gentlemen | be | reminded |
3203 | daz | iu | diu | triuwe | sî | erkant | | that | by you | the | oath | be | honored |
| waz | wir | under | uns | gelobet | hân | | what | we | among | ourselves | vowed | have |
| und | sult | mir | die | wal | lân | | and | shall | me | the | choice | grant |
3206 | an | disem | roube | | from | this | booty |
| und | daz | mir | erloube | | and | that | me | permit |
| vor | iu | iuwer | beider | munt | | before | you | (with) of your | both | agreement |
3209 | die | êrsten | tjost | hie | zestunt | | the | first | joust | here | (and) now |
| diu | wider | den | ritter | sol | geschehen | | which | against | the | knight | shall | take place |
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