Erec | knabe | ir | sult | von | rehte | | squire | you | must | by | rights |
3560 | etelîchen | lôn | emphân | | some | compensation | receive |
| des | ir | zuo | uns | habet | getân | | for that which | you | for | us | have | done |
| ir | habet | minne | wol | versolt | | you | have | (our) affection | well | earned |
3563 | nû | en- | -hân | ich | silber | noch | golt | | now | neither | have | I | silver | nor | gold |
| dâ | ich | iu- | -s | gelône | mite | | _ | I | you | for it | (can) repay | with which |
| geselle | nû | tuot | des | ich | iuch | bite | | friend | now | do | that which | I | of you | request |
3566 | unde | nemet | die | wal | | and | take | (your) | choice |
| under | der | rosse | zal | | (from) among | (of) the | horses | (the) number |
| ein | daz | iu- | -z | liebiste | sî | | one | which | for you | the | most desirable | is |
3569 | unde | sît | gewis | dâ | bî | | and | know | for sure | _ | thereby |
| kumt | uns | immer | der | tac | | (if) comes | for us | ever | the | day |
| daz | ich | iuch | baz | gehandeln | mac | | that | I | you | better | compensate | can |
3572 | des | gebristet | iu | niht | an | mir | | of this | fails | for you | nothing | from | me |
| daz | pherit | sult | nemen | ir | | the | horse | should | accept | you |
| durch | unsere | bete | | upon | our | request |
3575 | der | knabe | daz | vil | gerne | tete | | the | squire | that | must | gladly | did |
| er | hete | si | im | elliu | gegeben | | he | had | them | to him | all | given |
| wan | daz | der | vrouwen | leben | | except | that | the | lady's | life |
3578 | dâ | mite | gesenftet | wære | | _ | thereby | made easier | would have been |
| er | liez | ez | durch | ir | swære | | he | refrained from | it | for the sake of | her | hardship |
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