Heinrich | einen | hôhen | tisch | dâ | stân | | a | tall | table | there | standing |
1206 | dâ | hiez | si | der | meister | ûf | gân | | _ | told | her | the | master | upon it | to climb |
| dar | ûf | er | si | vil | vaste | bant | | _ | to it | he | her | very | firmly | bound |
| und | begunde | nemen | in | die | hant | | and | began | to pick up | in | his | hand |
1209 | ein | scharphez | mezzer | daz | dâ | lac | | a | sharp | knife | which | there | lay |
| des | er | ze | selhen | dingen | phlac | | which | he | for | such | matters | used |
| ez | was | lanc | unde | breit | | it | was | long | and | broad |
1212 | wan | daz | ez | sô | wol | nie- | -ne | en- | -sneit | | but | that | it | so | well | not | _ | _ | (did) cut |
| als | im | wære | liep | gewesen | | as | (for him) | would have | desired | been |
| dô | si | niht | solde | genesen | | since | she | not | was to | live |
1215 | dô | erbarmete | in | ir | nôt | | then | caused pity | him | her | pain |
| und | wolde | ir | sanfte | tuon | den | tôt | | and | wanted to | for her | easy | make | _ | death |
| Nû | lac | dâ | bî | im | ein | | now | lay | there | near | him | a |
1218 | harte | guot | wetzestein | | very | good | whetstone |
| da | begunde | er- | -z | strîchen | ane | | there on | began | he | it | to stroke | _ |
| harte | müezeclîchen | | very | diligently |
1221 | dâ | bî | wetzen | daz | erhôrte | | _ | thereby | sharpening (it) | this | heard |
| der | ir | vreude | stôrte | | he who | her | happiness | (was to) destroy |
| der | arme | Heinrich | hin | vür | | the | poor | Heinrich | _ | outside |
1224 | dâ | er | stuont | vor | der | tür | | where | he | stood | before | the | door |
| und | erbarmete | in | vil | sêre | | and | caused regret | him | very | much |
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