Erec | daz | aber | lîhte | geschiht | | which | however | likely | happens |
7632 | sô | suochet | selbe | den | grunt | | so | search | (for) yourself | the | (sea) floor |
| dâ | werdent | si | iu | danne | kunt | | there | will become | they | (to) you | then | known |
| mit | grôzem | schaden | mit | lützelm | vrumen | | with | great | loss | with | little | profit |
7635 | nû | râte | ich | mînen | vriunden | sumen | | now | advise | I | (of) my | friends | some |
| daz | si | die | niugerne | lân | | that | they | (their) | curiosity | forget |
| und | hie | heime | bestân | | and | here | at home | remain |
7638 | swes | ein | man | wol | allen | tac | | whatever | a | man | indeed | all (his) | days |
| sô | rehte | lîhte | engelten | mac | | so | very | easily | pay for (dearly) | must |
| und | nimmer | mêr | geniezen | | and | never | more | benefit |
7641 | des | lât | iuch | vriunt | erdriezen | | (with this] | let | yourselves | friends | not bother |
| dâ | stuont | ouch | daz | dritte | bî | | _ | was | also | the | third | thereby |
| vrâget | ir | waz | daz | sî | | ask | you | what | that | is |
7644 | der | luft | in | sîner | ahte | | the | air | in | its | state |
| die | vogele | maneger | slahte | | _ | birds | of many | kinds |
| swebeten | dar | inne | | hovered | _ | in it |
7647 | geweben | mit | selhem | sinne | | woven | with | such | artistry |
| rehte | sam | si | lebeten | | just | as if | they | were alive |
| und | ûf | ze | himele | strebeten | | and | _ | to | (the) sky | soared (up) |
7650 | daz | viur | mit | sînen | trachen | | _ | fire | (along) with | its | dragons |
| und | mit | andern | sachen | | and | with | other | things |
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