Erec | unser | herre | en- | -sî | der | dich | ner | | (unless) our | Lord | _ | is | he, who | you | protects |
3189 | dô | sazte | Êrec | sich | ze | wer | | then | prepared | Erec | himself | for | defense |
| nû | sprach | ein | roubære | | now | spoke | one | robber |
| ich | sage | iu | liebiu | mære | | I | will tell | you | good | news |
3192 | dâ | von | uns | wol | mac | geschehen | | _ | from which | to us | good | could | happen |
| der | hâte | si | von | êrste | ersehen | | he | had | them | _ | first | seen |
| ich | sihe | dort | rîten | einen | man | | I | see | there | riding | a | man |
3195 | als | ich | ez | verre | kiesen | kan | | as far as | I | it | in the distance | tell | can |
| er | vüeret | eine | vrouwen | | he | accompanies | a | lady |
| ir | muget | wol | schouwen | | you | can | well | see |
3198 | an | ir | geverte | sint | si | rîch | | from | their | appearance | are | they | rich |
| ir | kleider | sint | hêrlîch | | their | clothes | are | splendid |
| hie | endet | unser | armuot | | here | ends | our | poverty |
3201 | mich | dunket | si | vüerent | michel | guot | | to me | (it) appears | they | bear | a great deal of | wealth |
| nû | sult | ir | herren | sîn | gemant | | now | should | you | gentlemen | be | reminded |
| daz | iu | diu | triuwe | sî | erkant | | that | by you | the | oath | be | honored |
3204 | waz | wir | under | uns | gelobet | hân | | what | we | among | ourselves | vowed | have |
| und | sult | mir | die | wal | lân | | and | shall | me | the | choice | grant |
| an | disem | roube | | from | this | booty |
3207 | und | daz | mir | erloube | | and | that | me | permit |
| vor | iu | iuwer | beider | munt | | before | you | (with) of your | both | agreement |
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