Erec | ich | wære | des | tôdes | ê | bereit | | I | would be | (for) | death | rather | prepared |
4454 | ê | ez | immer | ergienge | | before | it | ever | happened |
| dehein | edel | dich | vervienge | | no | nobility | you | would help |
| sus | ist | ez | mir | unmære | | thus | is | it | (to) me | unimportant |
4457 | swer | dîn | vater | wære | | who | your | father | (might) be |
| sô | edelet | dich | dîn | tugent | sô | | so | ennobles | yourself | your | virtues | such |
| daz | ich | dîn | bin | ze | herren | vrô | | that | I | yours | am | as | (a) vassal | happy |
4460 | nû | hete | gewert | dirre | strît | | now | had | lasted | this | battle |
| unz | an | die | nônezît | | until | _ | _ | mid-afternoon |
| den | sumertac | alsô | lanc | | (that) | summer day | so | long |
4463 | dô | Êrecke | alsô | gelanc | | when | Erec | so | was successful |
| die | genâde | er | an | im | begie | | _ | mercy | he | _ | him | granted |
| daz | er | in | leben | lie | | (in) that | he | him | live | let |
4466 | ûf | zuhte | er | in | bî | der | hant | | _ | pulled (up) | he | him | by | the | hand |
| den | helm | er | im | abe | bant | | (his) | helmet | he | (from) him | _ | unfastened |
| er | sprach | ich | en- | -muote | mêre | | he | said | I | _ | want (nothing) | more |
4469 | von | iu | deheiner | êre | | from | you | (of) no other | honor |
| wan | daz | ir | mir | âne | schamen | | except | that | you | are | without | disgrace |
| rehte | nennet | iuwern | namen | | truly | name | your | name |
4472 | ich | en- | -muote | ze | dirre | zît | | I | _ | want (nothing) | at | this | time |
| wan | daz | ich | wizze | wer | ir | sît | | except | that | I | would know | who | you | are |
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