Erec | dem | er | genædic | wolde | wesen | | to whom | He | merciful | wanted | to be |
8859 | er | sô | trûwe | ich | wol | wil | genesen | | He | so | trust | I | well | will | to survive |
| iuwer | weinen | ist | mir | swære | | your | weeping | is | (for) me | painful |
| und | westet | ir | wie | mir | wære | | and | (if) knew | you | how | (for) me | (it) is |
8862 | sô | en- | -dörftet | ir | niht | sô | sêre | klagen | | so | _ | would dare | you | not | so | bitterly | lament |
| wan | ich | wil | iu | zewâre | sagen | | for | I | will | you | truly | tell |
| hæte | ich | aller | manheit | | (if) had | I | (of) all | manliness |
8865 | niender | eines | hâres | breit | | no more than | a | hair's | breadth |
| wan | der | die | ich | von | iu | hân | | except | that | which | I | from | you | have |
| mir | en- | -möhte | nimmer | missegân | | (I) | _ | could | never | fail |
8868 | swenne | mich | der | muot | iuwer | ermant | | whenever | me | (my) | thoughts | (of) you | remind |
| sô- | -st | sigesælic | mîn | hant | | then | is | victorious | my | hand |
| wan | iuwer | guote | minne | | for | your | good | love |
8871 | die | sterkent | mîne | sinne | | it | strengthens | my | resolve |
| daz | mir | den | vil | langen | tac | | (so) that | (for me) | (through) the | very | long | day |
| niht | widere | gewesen | mac | | nothing | displeasing | happen | may |
8874 | hie | muoste | er | sich | scheiden | | here | had | he | _ | to part |
| von | sînen | gesellen | beiden | | from | his | companions | both |
| und | eine | rîten | vürbaz | | and | alone | ride | further |
8877 | vil | sêre | muote | si | daz | | very | greatly | troubled | them | this |
| und | hâten | sorcsamen | muot | | and | had | anxious | feelings |
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