Erec | sô | gar | in | vreuden | gewalt | | so | completely | in | joy's | control |
8338 | daz | ir | jugent | und | ir | leben | | (and) that | their | youth | and | their | lives |
| sô | gar | den | sorgen | was | ergeben | | so | completely | (to) | sorrow | were | given |
| wan | in | durch | ir | triuwe | | for | (for) them | because of | their | loyalty |
8341 | der | jâmer | was | als | niuwe | | (their) | grief | was | as | new |
| als | dô | si | sîn | begunden | | as | when | they | it | began |
| ie | under | stunden | | _ | _ | from time to time |
8344 | sâhen | si | den | ellenden | man | | looked at | they | the | stranger | _ |
| mit | jâmervarwen | ougen | an | | with | sorrow filled | eyes | _ |
| und | klageten | sînen | genæmen | lîp | | and | lamented | his | handsome | figure |
8347 | und | erbarmte | in | daz | sîn | wîp | | and | had pity | (they) | that | his | wife |
| solde | bî | in | dâ | bestân | | was | with | them | there | to remain |
| wan | des | wâren | si | gewis | âne | wân | | for | of this | were | they | certain | beyond | (a) doubt |
8350 | sus | gedâhte | der | ellende | | thus | thought | the | stranger |
| got | sî | der | daz | wende | | God | be | the one | that | prevent |
| daz | ich | sô | iht | gevar | | that | I | so | not | act |
8353 | daz | ich | dise | vreudenlôse | schar | | that | I | (to) this | joyless | company |
| iht | mêre | mit | mînem | wîbe | | at all | increase | with | my | wife |
| sô | daz | ich | iht | belîbe | | so | that | I | perhaps | remain (dead) |
8356 | hie | heten | die | geste | beide | | here | had | the | guests | two |
| vil | swære | ougenweide | | (a) very | painful | sight |
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