Erec | daz | was | ein | wol | geworht | ar | | that | was | a | finely | wrought | eagle |
8917 | von | golde | durchslagen | gar | | from | gold | trimmed | entirely |
| si | was | gespannen | über- | -z | gras | | it | was | pitched | on | the | grass |
| an | dirre | pavelûne | was | | on | this | tent | was |
8920 | êre | und | gevüere | | splendor | and | comfort |
| dise | zeltsnüere | | the | tent ropes |
| wâren | sîdîn | garwe | | were | (of) silk | completely |
8923 | und | niht | von | einer | varwe | | and | not | of | one | color |
| rôt | grüene | wîz | gel | | red | green | white | yellow |
| brûn | geworht | sinewel | | brown | made | round |
8926 | hie | under | er | gesitzen | sach | | _ | beneath this | he | sitting | saw |
| ein | wîp | als | im | sîn | herze | jach | | a | woman | such that | (to) him | his | heart | said |
| daz | er | bî | sînen | zîten | | that | he | in | his | time |
8929 | âne | vrouwen | Ênîten | | apart from | Lady | Enite |
| nie | dehein | schœner | hete | gesehen | | never | any | more beautiful | had | seen |
| wan | der | muoste | man | eht | jehen | | for | (about) her | had | one | truly | to admit |
8932 | daz | ir | wünneclîcher | lîp | | that | her | beautiful | figure |
| geprîset | wære | über | elliu | wîp | | to be praised | was | above | all | women |
| diu | dô | wâren | oder | noch | sint | | who | there | were | or | still | are (alive) |
8935 | Ênîte | was | des | Wunsches | kint | | Enite | was | _ | Ideal's | child |
| der | an | ir | nihtes | vergaz | | who | on | her | nothing | had been forgotten |
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