Erec | der | ritter | aber | dô | sprach | | the | knight | however | then | spoke |
1001 | geschach | iu | ie | ungemach | | (if) happened | to you | ever | distress |
| von | mînen | schulden | de- | -ist | mir | leit | | through | my | guilt | this | is | for me | regretful |
| ouch | hât | mich | iuwer | vrümekeit | | also | has | on me | your | valor |
1004 | der | selben | schulde | hie | ze | stat | | the | same | guilt | here | on (this very) | spot |
| wol | ze | buoze | gesat | | certainly | as | compensation | set |
| nû | geruochet | mir | den | lîp | lân | | now | grant | _ | (my) | life | to spare |
1007 | und | habe | ich | iht | des | getân | | and | have | I | something | _ | done |
| des | ich | von | rehte | engelten | sol | | for which | I | _ | rightly | compensate | should |
| daz | widerdiene | ich | harte | wol | | that | repay | I | very | well |
1010 | Êrec | erbarmde | sich | dô | | Erec | showed compansion | _ | then |
| zuo | dem | ritter | sprach | er | sô | | to | the | knight | said | he | thus |
| nû | wil | ich | iuch | leben | lân | | now | will | I | you | let | live |
1013 | des | en- | -hetet | ir | mir | niht | getân | | this | _ | had | you | for me | not | done |
| nû | gap | er | im | des | sicherheit | | now | gave | he | him | of this | (his) pledge |
| daz | er | im | wære | bereit | | that | he | _ | was | prepared |
1016 | ze | leisten | swaz | er- | -n | hieze | | to | carry out | whatever | he | him | ordered |
| daz | er | in | leben | lieze | | if | he | him | live | let |
| als | diu | sicherheit | was | getân | | when | the | security | was | done |
1019 | dô | hiez | er | in | ûf | stân | | then | ordered | he | him | _ | to stand up |
| und | als | si | zuo | den | stunden | | and | when | they | at | the | time |
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