Erec | ein | alsô | wætlîcher | man | | a | such | fine | man |
9437 | wie | mich | des | niht | verwundern | kan | | as | (I) | (about) it | not | stop wondering | can |
| wan | bî | den | liuten | ist | sô | guot | | for | among | _ | people | (it) is | so | good |
| nû | weder | habet | ir | disen | muot | | now | either | have | you | this | attitude |
9440 | von | iemannes | gebote | | from | someone's | command |
| oder | welt | ir- | -s | lôn | haben | von | gote | | or | want | you | (for) it | (a) reward | to receive | from | God |
| oder | sult | ir | immer | hinne | sîn | | or | shall | you | forever | herein | be |
9443 | des | antwurte | im | Mâbonagrîn | | thus | answered | him | Mabonagrin |
| ich | wil | iu | des | ein | ende | geben | | I | will | (for) you | this | (to) an | end | (bring) |
| ich | en- | -hân | mir | diz | leben | | I | _ | have | (for) me | this | life |
9446 | von | deheinem | vrîen | muote | erkorn | | out of | no | free | will | chosen |
| wan | er | nie | wart | geborn | | for | he | never | was | born |
| der | liute | gerner | sæhe | | who | people | more willingly | would see |
9449 | nû | loset | durch | welhe | spæhe | | now | hear | by | what | strange event |
| ich | mir | daz | selbe | leben | erkôs | | I | (for) myself | this | same | life | have chosen |
| ich | en- | -wolde | werden | triuwelôs | | I | not | did want | to be | without loyalty |
9452 | sô | muoste | ich | ez | behalten | | so | had | I | it | to keep |
| und | solde | ich | hinne | alten | | and ( even) | had | I | herein | to grow old |
| mir | en- | -schüefe | sîn | got | rât | | (unless) (for) me | _ | brought about | (from) it | God | help |
9455 | als | er | von | sînen | genâden | hât | | as | He | in | His | mercy | has (done) |
| hiute | nimt | ez | ende | | today | takes | it | (an) end |
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