Erec | daz | er | benamen | wære | | that | he | certainly | was |
3688 | beide | biderbe | unde | guot | | both | honest | and | good |
| an | sînen | triuwen | wol | behuot | | (and) of | his | loyalty | well | mindful |
| unz | an | die | selben | stunt | | up | until | (this) | particular | time |
3691 | dô | tete | im | untriuwe | kunt | | then | _ | him | unfaithfulness | taught |
| diu | kreftige | minne | | _ | mighty | Love |
| und | benam | im | rehte | sinne | | and | robbed | him | (of) proper | reasoning |
3694 | wan | an | der | minne | stricke | | for | in | _ | Love's | snares |
| vâhet | man | vil | dicke | | catches | one | very | often |
| einen | alsô | kargen | man | | a | very | sensible | man |
3697 | den | niemen | sus | gewinnen | kan | | (over) whom | no one else | so | prevail | can |
| vil | manegen | man | diu | werlt | hât | | very | many | men | the | world | has |
| der | nimmer | in | dehein | missetât | | who | never | over | any | wrongdoing |
3700 | sînen | vuoz | verstieze | | his | feet | stumbled |
| ob | in- | -s | diu | minne | erlieze | | if (only) | him | from it | _ | Love | left (free) |
| und | gæbe | si | niht | sô | rîchen | muot | | and | (if) did give | she | not | such an | enjoyable | feeling |
3703 | sô | en- | -wære | der | werlde | niht | sô | guot | | then | _ | would be | (for) the | world | nothing | so | good |
| noch | sô | rehte | wæge | | nor | so | completely | beneficial |
| sô | ob | man | ir | verphlæge | | so | (that) | one | (from) her | would disassociate (onesself) |
3706 | nû | en- | -hât | aber | niemen | selhe | kraft | | now | _ | has | however | no one | such | strength |
| und | ergrîfet | in | ir | meisterschaft | | and (that if) | siezes | him | her | power |
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