Erec | als | ein | glas | der- | -z | wol | schüebe | | as | a | glass | which | _ | well | was polished |
5618 | daz | von | swarzer | varwe | | which | in | black | coloring |
| bestrichen | wære | begarwe | | covered | was | completely |
| sô | diu | varwe | abe | kæme | | (and) as | the | color | _ | comes off |
5621 | sô | würde- | -z | genæme | | so | becomes | it | beautiful |
| und | lieht | daz | ê | vinster | was | | and | clear | which | before | dark | was |
| sus | wart | ir | herze | ein | lûter | glas | | so | became | her | heart | a | clear | glass |
5624 | der | erren | sorgen | beschaben | | (of) its | former | cares | scrubbed clean |
| unde | wol | ze | liehte | erhaben | | and | well | (up) to | (the) light | raised |
| mit | unvalscher | wünne | | with | pure | joy |
5627 | sam | si | nie | leit | gewünne | | as if | it | never | sorrow | had experienced |
| diu | zwei | gelieben | wâren | vrô | | the | two | lovers | were | happy |
| Êrecke | sageten | si | dô | | Erec | said | they | then |
5630 | genâde | sô | manecvalt | | thanks | very | many (times) |
| si | sprâchen | herre | in | iuwer | gewalt | | they | said | Sir | in | your | power |
| suln | wir | uns | vür | eigen | geben | | will | we | _ | (as) | vassals | give |
5633 | von | iu | sô | haben | wir | daz | leben | | from | you | so | have | we | (our) | lives |
| Êrec | antwurte | dem | ritter | dô | | Erec | answered | the | knight | then |
| herre | des | wære | ich | immer | vrô | | Sir | (of) this | were | I | forever | happy |
5636 | hete | ich | iu | vrumes | gedienet | iht | | had | I | (to) you | of value | served | (in) anyway |
| daz | ob | got | wil | noch | geschiht | | that | if | God | wills | yet | may happen |
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