Erec | dâ | stuont | ein | stat | vil | rîche | | there | stood | a | residence | very | splendid |
7887 | bezimbert | rîchlîche | | containing buildings | in a large number |
| diu | einhalp | an- | -z | wazzer | gie | | the | one side | (down) to | the | river | went |
| anderhalp | daz | undervie | | on the other | that | bounded |
7890 | ein | boumgarte | schœne | und | wît | | a | park | beautiful | and | large |
| daz | weder | vor | noch | sît | | that | neither | before | nor | since |
| dehein | schœner | wart | gesehen | | none | more beautiful | was | seen |
7893 | des | hôrte | ich | im | den | meister | jehen | | this | have heard | I | (about) it | the | master | say |
| als | Êrec | daz | hûs | ersach | | when | Erec | the | castle | saw |
| ze | sînem | gesellen | er | sprach | | to | his | companion | he | said |
7896 | ob | er | die | burc | erkande | | if | he | the | fortress | recognized |
| und | bat | in | daz | er | si | nande | | and | asked | him | that | he | it | name |
| sus | antwurte | im | der | herre | | thus | answered | him | the | lord |
7899 | ich | erkenne | si | wir | sîn | verre | | I | know | it | we | have | far |
| geriten | von | unser | strâze | | ridden | from | our | road |
| daz | ez | got | verwâze | | that | it | God | may curse |
7902 | iedoch | sô | manege | zîte | | indeed | as | many | times |
| sô | ich | disen | wec | rîte | | as | I | this | way | ride |
| sô | ist | mir | bœslîch | geschehen | | so | _ | (to) me | bad | happens |
7905 | ich | hân | mich | übele | übersehen | | I | have | _ | bad | made a mistake |
| gezeiget | zuo | der | winstern | hant | | (by) indicating | to | the | left | (hand) |
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