Klage | Minne | waltet | grôzer | kraft | | love | wields | great | power |
| wande | sî | wirt | sigehaft | | for | it | is | victorious |
3 | an | tumben | und | an | wîsen | | over | fools | and | over | (the) wise |
| an | jungen | und | an | grîsen | | over | young | and | over | (the) old |
| an | armen | und | an | rîchen | | over | poor | and | over | (the) rich |
6 | gar | gewalticlîchen | | more | powerfully |
| betwanc | sî | einen | jungelinc | | compelled | it | a | young man |
| daz | er | älliu | sîniu | dinc | | that | he | all | his | affairs |
9 | muose | in | ir | gewalt | ergeben | | had | to | her | power | (to) submit |
| und | nâch | ir | gebote | leben | | and | according to | her | commands | live |
| sô | daz | er | ze | mâze | ein | wîp | | so | that | he | _ | properly | a | woman |
12 | durch | schœne | sinne | und | durch | ir | lîp | | because of | (a) wonderful | disposition | and | because of | her | (beauty) |
| minnen | begunde | | (to) love | began |
| dô | sî | im | des | niht | en- | -gunde | | when | she | him | of this | nothing | | did grant |
15 | daz | er | ir | wære | undertân | | that | he | (to) her | were | subject |
| sî | sprach | er | solde | sî- | -s | erlân | | she | said | he | should | her | this | spare |
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