Iwein | nû | sage | mir | waz | dîn | ambet | sî | | now | tell | me | what | your | duty | is |
490 | dâ | stân | ich | disen | tieren | bî | | here | tend | I | these | animals | _ |
| nû | sage | mir | tuont | sî | dir | iht | | now | tell | me | do do | they | (to) you | anything |
| sî | lobeten- | -z | tæt | ich | in | niht | | they | would thank God | (for) it | (if) did | I | (to) them | nothing |
493 | entriuwen | vürhtent | sî | dich | | indeed | do fear | they | you |
| ich | pflige | ir | und | sî | vürhtent | mich | | I | tend | them | and | they | fear | me |
| als | ir | meister | unde | ir | herren | | as | their | master | and | their | lord |
496 | sage | waz | mac | in | gewerren | | do tell | what | can | them | prevent |
| dîn | meisterschaft | und | dîn | huote | | your | control | and | your | care |
| si- | -ne | loufen | nâch | ir | muote | | (that) they | not | do run | at | their | will |
499 | ze | walde | und | ze | gevilde | | to (the) | woods | and | to (the) | fields |
| wan | ich | sihe | wol | sî | sint | wilde | | because | I | see | clearly | they | are | wild |
| si- | -ne | erkennent | man | noch | sîn | gebot | | they | not | do recognize | man | nor | his | command |
502 | ich- | -n | wânde | niht | daz | âne | got | | I | _ | would have thought | not | that | except for | God |
| der | gewalt | iemen | töhte | | the | power | anyone | would have |
| der | sî | betwingen | möhte | | who | them | control | could |
505 | âne | sloz | und | âne | bant | | without | chains | and | without | fetters |
| er | sprach | mîn | zunge | und | mîn | hant | | he | said | my | tongue | and | my | hand |
| mîn | bete | unde | mîn | drô | | my | conjoling | and | my | threats |
508 | die | hânt | mir- | -s | gemachet | sô | | they | have | (for) me | it | brought about | so |
| daz | sî | bibende | vor | mir | stânt | | that | they | trembling | before | me | stand |
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