Erec | der | kneht | diu | ros | zesamene | bant | | the | servant | the | horses | _ | together tethered |
3547 | dar | zuo | leite | er | sîn | gewant | | _ | there | laid | he | his | cloak |
| sînen | huot | nam | er | in | die | hant | | his | hat | took | he | in | (his) | hand |
| und | gienc | dâ | er | wazzer | vant | | and | went | where | he | water | found |
3550 | in | beiden | er | sô | vil | truoc | | (to) them | both | he | so | much | carried |
| daz | man | die | hende | getwuoc | | that | one | the | hands | could wash |
| die | tweheln | leite | er | ûf | daz | gras | | _ | cloths | laid | he | on | the | grass |
3553 | dar | ûf | die | spîse | diu | dâ | was | | (and) _ | thereon | the | food | that | there | was |
| vleisch | brôt | unde | wîn | | meat | bread | and | wine |
| es | en- | -mohte | nie | mêre | sîn | | of it | _ | could | not | more | be |
3556 | als | si | dô | genuoc | gâzen | | when | they | then | enough | had eaten |
| und | wider | ûf | gesâzen | | and | again | _ | had mounted again |
| Êrec | sprach | zuo | dem | knehte | | Erec | sprach | to | the | servant |
3559 | knabe | ir | sult | von | rehte | | squire | you | must | by | rights |
| etelîchen | lôn | emphân | | some | compensation | receive |
| des | ir | zuo | uns | habet | getân | | for that which | you | for | us | have | done |
3562 | ir | habet | minne | wol | versolt | | you | have | (our) affection | well | earned |
| nû | en- | -hân | ich | silber | noch | golt | | now | neither | have | I | silver | nor | gold |
| dâ | ich | iu- | -s | gelône | mite | | _ | I | you | for it | (can) repay | with which |
3565 | geselle | nû | tuot | des | ich | iuch | bite | | friend | now | do | that which | I | of you | request |
| unde | nemet | die | wal | | and | take | (your) | choice |
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