Erec | und | waz | ir | geschach | ze | leide | | and | waht | to her | happened | _ | wrongfully |
1121 | von | dem | ritter | ûf | der | heide | | by | the | knight | on | the | heath |
| und | sagete | im | vil | rehte | wie | | and | told | him | very | rightly | how |
| ez | ir | des | selben | tages | ergie | | it | to her | on the | same | day | happened |
1124 | si | sprach | geselle | ich | wil | dir | klagen | | she | spoke | my frend | I | will | to you | to lament |
| sus | und | sô | wart | mîn | maget | geslagen | | in this manner | and | so | was | my | maiden | beaten |
| und | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | and | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
1127 | umbe | den | selben | geiselslac | | on account of | the | same | whipping |
| schiet | er | vor | leide | | parted | he | in | humiliation |
| von | mir | ûf | der | heide | | from | me | on | the | heath |
1130 | er | sprach | geloubet | vrouwe | mîn | | he | spaid | be assured | lady | my |
| ich | wil | iu | immer | vremde | sîn | | I | will | to you | always | a stranger | be |
| ze | Britanje | in | dem | lande | | of | Britainje | in | the | land |
1133 | ich- | -n | gereche | mîne | schande | | I | unless | avenge | my | disgrace |
| und | ob | ich | mich | errechen | mac | | and | if | I | myself | avenge | can |
| sô | kum | ich | über | den | dritten | tac | | so | come | I | on | the | third | day |
1136 | herre | der | ist | morgen | | sir | that | is | tomorrow |
| gedingen | unde | sorgen | | hopes | and | fears |
| hân | ich | umbe | den | jungelinc | | have | I | for | the | young man |
1139 | wie | nû | stên | sîniu | dinc | | how | now | stands | his | affairs |
| ich | en- | -mohte | in | nie | erwenden | | I | _ | could | him | not | prevent |
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