Erec | vil | grôze | êre | und | gemach | | much | great | honor | and | well-being |
5959 | ouwê | wie | übele | mir | geschach | | alas | how | ill | (to) me | has happened |
| nû | waz | wolde | ich | tumbe | | now | what | did want | I | fool |
| ze | redenne | dar | umbe | | to | speak | _ | about it |
5962 | swie | mîn | herze | wolde | leben | | however | my | heart | wanted to | live |
| jâ | hâte | mir | got | gegeben | | indeed | had | (to) me | God | given |
| daz | mîn | dinc | ze | wunsche | stuont | | that | my | affairs | in | perfection | stood |
5965 | ich | tete | als | die | tôren | tuont | | I | did | as | _ | fools | do |
| unwîses | muotes | | (with an) unwise | attitude |
| die | êren | unde | guotes | | who | honor | and | wealth |
5968 | in | selben | erbunnen | | (for) them | themselves | begrudge |
| und | niht | vertragen | kunnen | | and | not | endure | can |
| sô | ir | dinc | vil | schône | stât | | when | their | affairs | very | well | go |
5971 | und | leistent | durch | des | tiuvels | rât | | and | do | with | the | devil's | advice |
| dâ | von | ir | heil | zestœret | wirt | | _ | from which | their | blessings | destroyed | are |
| wan | er | ir | êren | gerne | enbirt | | for | he | their | honor | gladly | forgoes |
5974 | ouwê | liebiu | muoter | | alas | dear | mother |
| unde | vater | guoter | | and | father | good |
| nû | ist | iu | ze | dirre | stunt | | now | is | (to) you | at | this | time |
5977 | mîn | grôzer | kumber | vil | unkunt | | my | great | distress | completely | unknown |
| ez | was | iuwer | beider | wân | | it | was | (of) you | both | (the) hope |
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