Erec | ich- | -n | bin | im | niht | genôzsam | | I | _ | am | for him | not | suitable |
3869 | mînem | vater | er | mich | nam | | (from) my | father | he | me | took |
| wan | der | ist | wærlîche | | for | he | is | truly |
| edel | unde | rîche | | noble | and | wealthy |
3872 | in | des | hof | er | dicke | reit | | into | his | court | he | often | rode |
| nâch | kinde | gewonheit | | like | (of) children | (the) custom |
| lief | ich | dâ | hin | unde | her | | ran | I | there | there | and | here |
3875 | eines | tages | spilte | er | | one | day | was playing | he |
| mit | uns | dô | schein | wol | daz | kint | | with | us | then | was demonstrated | well | (how) that | children |
| lîhte | ze | triegenne | sint | | easily | to | deceive | are |
3878 | mit | liste | er | mich | vür- | -z | tor | gewan | | with | trickery | he | me | out before | the | gate | coaxed |
| dâ | zuhte | er | mich | und | vuorte | mich | dan | | then | grabbed | he | me | and | took | me | away |
| und | hât | mich | alsô | iemer | sît | | and | has had | me | thus | ever | since |
3881 | manege | kumberlîche | zît | | many | difficult | times |
| tuot | er | mich | lîden | | forces | he | me | to suffer |
| wan | hie | von | muoz | er | mîden | | for | _ | because of this | must | he | avoid |
3884 | daz | wesen | in | sînem | lande | | _ | being | in | his (own) | land |
| schaden | unde | schande | | (in) hardship | and | shame |
| ich | armiu | ze | allen | zîten | wone | | I | poor soul | at | all | time | live |
3887 | swer | bezzer | mich | dâ | vone | | whoever | better | me | _ | from this |
| nâch | êren | lœsen | wolde | | (in return) for | honor | free | would |
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