Erec | und | ist | vil | manec | ritter | guot | | and | has | very | many | (a) knight | good |
7961 | durch | sînen | genendigen | muot | | with | (his) | gallant | intentions |
| ûf | âventiure | her | komen | | in search of | adventure | here | come |
| die | alle | dar | an | hânt | genomen | | they | all | _ | there by | have | come |
7964 | schaden | zuo | den | schanden | | to harm | in addition to | _ | disgrace |
| die | besten | von | allen | landen | | the | best | from | all | lands |
| des | ist | nû | gewesen | lanc | | (of) this | has | now | been | (a) long (time) |
7967 | daz | ir | deheinem | nie | gelanc | | that | (of) them | none | ever | succeeded |
| wan | allen | gelîche | | then | all | alike |
| sô | daz | sî | klegelîche | | so | that | they | pitifully |
7970 | alle | hie | sint | erslagen | | all | here | were | slain |
| waz | mac | ich | iu | mêre | sagen | | what | can | I | you | more | tell |
| wan | ich | wil | unde | muoz | | except | I | will | and | must |
7973 | mich | bieten | an | iuwern | vuoz | | myself | plead | at | your | feet |
| daz | ir | erwindet | durch | mînen | rât | | that | you | turn back | on | my | advice |
| ein | âventiure | hie | stât | | an | adventure | here | is |
7976 | ze | selhem | gewinne | | with | such | (a high) price |
| daz | ich | in | mînem | sinne | | that | I | in | my | mind |
| des | vil | grôze | angest | hân | | therefore | very | great | fear | have |
7979 | ez | müeze | iu | alsam | ergân | | it | must | (for) you | just the same | turn out |
| als | ez | allen | den | ergie | | as | it | (for) all | those | happened |
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