Erec| | dô | half | disen | daz | er- | -n | nie | | then | helped | this one | that | he | him | never |
| 945 | ûz | den | slegen | komen | lie | | from | the | blows | escape | let |
| | und | gewan | ez | eine | wîle | | and | gained | it | for | (a) time |
| | sô | sêre | mit | der | île | | very | much | with | (his) | quickness |
| 948 | unz | er | doch | daz | spil | verlôs | | until | he | nevertheless | the | game | lost |
| | und | gelac | vor | im | sigelôs | | and | lay | before | him | defeated |
| | sînen | geiselstreich | er | rach | | his | whipping | he | avenged |
| 951 | als | er- | -m | den | helm | abe | brach | | when | he | from him | (his) | helmet | _ | tore off |
| | ouch | daz | hüetelîn | dô | lôste | er- | -m | | also | (his) | helmet cap | then | undid | he | _ |
| | als | er | solde | erslagen | sîn | | as if | he | should | slain | be |
| 954 | wan | daz | er | des | geruochte | | unless | that | he | _ | heeded |
| | daz | er | genâde | suochte | | that | he | mercy | sought |
| | durch | got | erbarme | dich | | _ | in God's name | have mercy | _ |
| 957 | edel | ritter | über | mich | | noble | knight | on | me |
| | êre | an | mir | elliu | wîp | | honor | through | me | all | women |
| | unde | lâz | mir | den | lîp | | and | grant | me | (my) | life |
| 960 | und | gedenke | dar | an | | and | think | _ | about this |
| | daz | ich | dir | tugenthafter | man | | that | I | you | virtuous | man |
| | selh | herzenleit | niht | hân | getân | | such | heartfelt grief | never | have | done |
| 963 | dû | maht | mich | wol | bî | lîbe | lân | | you | could | me | certainly | _ | alive | let |
| | des | antwurte | im | Êrec | dô | | at this | answered | him | Erec | then |
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