Heinrich | dô | erbarmete | in | ir | nôt | | then | caused pity | him | her | pain |
1216 | 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 |
| harte | guot | wetzestein | | very | good | whetstone |
1219 | da | begunde | er- | -z | strîchen | ane | | there on | began | he | it | to stroke | _ |
| harte | müezeclîchen | | very | diligently |
| dâ | bî | wetzen | daz | erhôrte | | _ | thereby | sharpening (it) | this | heard |
1222 | der | ir | vreude | stôrte | | he who | her | happiness | (was to) destroy |
| der | arme | Heinrich | hin | vür | | the | poor | Heinrich | _ | outside |
| dâ | er | stuont | vor | der | tür | | where | he | stood | before | the | door |
1225 | und | erbarmete | in | vil | sêre | | and | caused regret | him | very | much |
| daz | er | si | niemer | mêre | | that | he | her | never | more |
| lebende | solde | gesehen | | living | should | see |
1228 | nu | begunde | er | suochen | unde | spehen | | now | began | he | to search | and | to look around |
| unz | daz | er | durch | die | want | | until | that | he | through | the | wall |
| ein | loch | gânde | vant | | a | hole | going | found |
1231 | und | ersach | si | durch | die | schrunden | | and | saw | her | through | the | cracks |
| nacket | und | gebunden | | naked | and | bound |
| ir | lîp | der | was | vil | minneclich | | her | body | it | was | very | lovely |
1234 | nû | sach | er | si | an | unde | sich | | now | looked at | he | her | _ | and | himself |
| und | gewan | einen | niuwen | muot | | and | gained | a | new | attitude |
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