Erec | diu | vrouwe | lîdet | von | arbeit | | the | lady | is suffering | from | difficulty |
3587 | mit | disen | rossen | michel | leit | | with | these | horses | a great deal of | distress |
| daz | ich | si | vüeren | müeze | | that | I | them | lead | might |
| der | dienest | ist | mir | süeze | | the | service | would be | for me | agreeable |
3590 | Êrec | sprach | knabe | daz | sult | ir | lân | | Erec | replied | squire | that | should | you | leave |
| jâ | en- | -ist | ez | doch | niht | getân | | (because) | _ | is | it | indeed | not | done |
| garwe | âne | sache | | entirely | without | cause |
3593 | si | muoz | mit | ungemache | | she | must | with | discomfort |
| leben | ze | disen | zîten | | live | at | this | time |
| er | sprach | sô | wil | ich | rîten | | he | replied | then | shall | I | ride (on) |
3596 | got | vergelte | iu | genâde | unde | guot | | (may) God | repay | you | (for your) kindesses | and | goods |
| iuwer | êre | sî | von | im | behuot | | (may) your | honor | be | by | Him | protected |
| daz | ir | mit | sælden | müezet | leben | | so that | you | with | blessings | may | live |
3599 | knabe | nû | rîtet | gote | ergeben | | squire | now | ride | to God | devoted |
| sîner | gâbe | was | er | vrô | | of his | gift | was | he | pleased |
| wider | umbe | rîten | begunde | er | dô | | again | _ | to ride back | began | he | then |
3602 | von | vreuden | was | im | vil | gâch | | from | happiness | was (he) | _ | very much | in a hurry |
| Êrec | reit | müezeclîchen | nâch | | Erec | rode after (him) | leisurely | _ |
| nû | ersach | in | sîn | herre | | now | saw | him | his | master |
3605 | und | erkande | in | verre | | and | recognized | him | from a distance |
| wan | er | was | vür | daz | bürgetor | | for | he | had | before | the | castle gate |
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