Heinrich | hermîn | unde | samît | | ermine | and | velvet |
1025 | den | besten | zobel | den | man | vant | | the | best | sable | that | one | found |
| daz | was | der | mägede | gewant | | that | was | the | maiden's | clothing |
| Nû | wer | möhte | vol | gesagen | | now | who | could | fully | describe |
1028 | die | herzeriuwe | und | daz | klagen | | the | heartfelt grief | and | the | lamentation |
| und | ir | muoter | grimmez | leit | | and | her | mother's | bitter | suffering |
| und | ouch | des | vater | arbeit | | and | also | the | father's | distress |
1031 | ez | wære | wol | under | in | beiden | | it | would have been | certainly | for | them | both |
| ein | jæmerlîchez | scheiden | | a | distressing | parting |
| dô | si | ir | liebez | kint | von | in | | when | they | their | dear | child | from | them |
1034 | gevrumten | sô | gesundez | hin | | sent | so | healthy | away |
| niemer | mê | ze | sehenne | in | den | tôt | | never | more | to | see again | _ | to | death |
| wan | daz | in | senfterte | ir | nôt | | except | that | them | had eased | their | misery |
1037 | diu | reine | gotes | güete | | the | perfect | God's | kindness |
| von | der | doch | daz | gemüete | | from | which | in any case | the | resolve |
| dem | jungen | kinde | bekam | | to the | young | child | came |
1040 | daz | ez | den | tôt | gerne | nam | | that | it | _ | death | willingly | accepted |
| ez | was | âne | ir | rât | komen | | it | had | without | their | advice | happened |
| dâ | von | wart | von | in | genomen | | _ | because of this | was | from | them | taken |
1043 | älliu | klage | und | swære | | all | lament | and | anguish |
| wan | ez | anders | wunder | wære | | for | it | otherwise | a wonder | would have been |
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