Erec | als | einem | kinde | wol | gezam | | as | a | child | well | was proper |
1458 | vil | heize | weinende | | very | strongly | weeping |
| ze | rîten | in | ellende | | to | ride | into | (a) foreign country |
| von | ir | lieben | muoter | | (away) from | her | dear | mother |
1461 | diu | sprach | rîcher | got | vil | guoter | | she | spoke | almighty | God | most | benevolent |
| dû | geruoche | mînes | kindes | phlegen | | (may) You | find it worthy | my | child | to care for |
| mit | triuwen | langer | wart | der | segen | | with | affection | prolonged | was | the | blessing |
1464 | nû | errahte | daz | scheiden | | now | caused | the | parting |
| manegen | trahen | in | beiden | | many | tears | (for) them | both |
| unde | dar | zuo | ir | vater | | and | _ | as well | her | father |
1467 | unsern | herren | got | bate- | -r | | our | Lord | God | requested | he |
| daz | er | ir | müeste | walten | | that | He | her | would | protect |
| Êrec | sagete | dem | alten | | Erec | said | to the | old man |
1470 | swenne | im | sîn | bote | kæme | | whenever | to him | his | messenger | came |
| swaz | er | von | dem | vernæme | | whatever | he | from | him | heard |
| daz | er | dar | nâch | tæte | | that | he | _ | accordingly | would do |
1473 | wan | er | den | willen | hæte | | because | he | the | intention | had |
| ze | tuone | sîner | armuot | buoz | | to | _ | of his | poverty | free (him) |
| dô | neic | er | im | an | den | vuoz | | then | bowed | he | (himself) | toward | (his) | feet |
1476 | und | was | des | gedingen | vrô | | and | was | (at) the | propects | happy |
| urloup | nâmen | si | dô | | leave | took | they | then |
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