Erec | zewâre | er | gedâhte | von | dan | | in fact | he | thought (to leave) | from | there |
7244 | wol | alsô | balde | | indeed | very | quickly |
| als | er | in | einem | walde | | as | he | in | a | woods |
| wære | âne | obedach | | were | without | shelter |
7247 | eine | âne | allen | gemach | | alone | without | all | comforts |
| dâ | den | unvalschen | degen | | where | the | loyal | hero |
| beide | wint | unde | regen | | both | wind | and | rain |
7250 | harte | sêre | muote | | very | hard | assailed |
| daz | kam | von | dem | muote | | this | came | from | (his) | attitude |
| daz | im | dehein | werltsache | | that | (for) him | no | material possession |
7253 | was | vor | dem | gemache | | was | before | the | peace (of mind) |
| dâ | er | ritterschaft | vant | | where | he | knighthood | found |
| und | dâ | er | mit | sîner | hant | | and | where | he | with | his (own) | hands |
7256 | die | sêre | muoste | urborn | | it | very often | had | to perform |
| diz | leben | hâte | er | erkorn | | this | life | had | he | chosen |
| im | was | dâ | mite | lîhte | baz | | (for) him | was (it) | _ | thereby | easily | more comfortable |
7259 | ez | was | sîn | slâf | und | sîn | maz | | it | was | his | sleep | and | his | food |
| die | vierzehen | naht | daz | ist | wâr | | the | fourteen | nights | this | is | true |
| dûhten | in | als | manec | jâr | | seemed | (to) him | like | many | years |
7262 | er | en- | -wolde | dâ | niht | tweln | mê | | he | _ | did want | there | not | to stay | (any) longer |
| und | wære | geriten | möhte | er | ê | | and | would | have ridden | (if) had been able to | he | earlier |
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