Erec | vil | nâch | weinende | sprach | | _ | almost | crying | spoke |
5338 | Êrec | der | tugenthafte | man | | Erec | the | virtuous | man |
| vrouwe | durch | got | saget | an | | lady | for the sake of | God | tell (me) | _ |
| waz | ist | daz | ir | weinet | | (for) what | is (it) | that | you | are crying |
5341 | wie | sît | ir | sus | vereinet | | how | are | you | so | (all) alone |
| durch | got | saget | balde | | for the sake of | God | tell (me) | quickly |
5344 | ob | ich | iu | ze | staten | müge | komen | | whether | I | (to) you | of | aid | may | be |
| nû | hâte | ir | benomen | | now | had | (from) her | taken |
| bitter | leides | grimme | diu | | (of) bitter | suffering | rage | the |
5347 | vil | nâch | gar | die | stimme | | _ | almost | completely | (her) | voice |
| ir | herzen | sûft | daz | wort | zebrach | | her | heart's | sighs | (her) | words | interrupted |
| daz | si | vil | kûme | gesprach | | that | she | _ | hardly | could speak |
5350 | weinens | gât | mir | michel | nôt | | crying | ist | (for) me | very | necessary |
| herre | mir | belîbet | tôt | | Sir | (for) me | (would) be | dead |
| der | aller | liebiste | man | | the | very | dearest | man |
5353 | den | ie | wîp | gewan | | whom | ever | (a) woman | gained |
| Êrec | sprach | vrouwe | wie- | -st | daz | komen | | Erec | spoke | Lady | how | has | this | come (about) |
| herre | dâ | hânt | mir | in | benomen | | Sir | there | have | (from) me | him | taken |
5356 | zwêne | risen | die | vuorten | in | | two | giants | who | led | him |
| des | gevertes | vor | mir | hin | | (on) the | way | before | me | away |
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