Erec | nû | hâte | er | sich | ervohten | | now | had | he | _ | fought so hard |
5717 | daz | im | nie- | -ne | mohten | | that | _ | not | _ | could |
| die | wunden | ganz | bestân | | (his) | wounds | closed | remain |
| die | wâren | wider | ûf | gegân | | they | had | again | _ | broken open |
5720 | des | bluotes | was | er | gar | ersigen | | (of) | blood | was | he | completely | depleted |
| die | slege | heten | in | erwigen | | the | blows | had | him | exhausted |
| daz | im | diu | varwe | gar | erbleich | | (so) that | _ | (his) | color | completely | turned pale |
5723 | und | im | diu | kraft | sô | nâch | entweich | | and | _ | (his) | strength | so | nearly | was gone |
| daz | er | mit | grôzer | arbeit | | that | he | with | great | difficulty |
| hin | widere | gereit | | there | _ | rode back |
5726 | dâ | sîn | diu | vrouwe | hâte | erbiten | | (to) where | him | (his) | lady | had | been waiting |
| solde | er | iht | vürbaz | sîn | geriten | | should | he | any | further | have | ridden |
| sô | müeste | er | beliben | sîn | | so | would | he | there stopped | have |
5729 | daz | wart | hier | an | wol | schîn | | this | became | _ | here on | clearly | apparent |
| als | sich | der | halptôte | man | | when | _ | the | half-dead | man |
| zuo | neigen | began | | _ | to learn forward | began |
5732 | als | er | erbeizen | wolde | | when | he | dismount | wanted to |
| wan | er | ruowen | solde | | for | he | rest | wanted to |
| dô | was | er | sô | betoubet | | there | was | he | so | faint |
5735 | daz | im | daz | houbet | | that | _ | (his) | head |
| vor | den | vüezen | nider | kam | | before | (his) | feet | _ | came down |
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