Erec| | daz | der | wênige | man | | (so) that | the | little | man |
| 4437 | dâ | durch | ein | wunden | gewan | | _ | thereby | a | wound | became |
| | und | daz | er | vor | im | gelac | | and | that | he | before | him | lay |
| | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| 4440 | hâte | nâch | missetân | | _ | almost | did wrong |
| | wan | er | wolde | in | erslagen | hân | | for | he | would | him | killed | have |
| | nein | sprach | er | guot | ritter | | no | said | the | brave | knight |
| 4443 | durch | dînen | tugenthaften | muot | | for the sake of | your | noble | spirit |
| | unde | durch | dîn | schœne | wîp | | and | for the sake of | your | beautiful | wife |
| | sô | lâ | mir | den | lîp | | so | spare | me | (my) | life |
| 4446 | unde | êre | got | an | mir | | and | honor | God | in | me |
| | vil | gerne | sicher | ich | dir | | very | willingly | subject (myself) | I | (to) you |
| | nû | emphâch | mich | ze | man | | now | accept | me | as | (your) vassal |
| 4449 | und | wizzest | daz | ich | nie | gewan | | and | know | that | I | never | had |
| | deheinen | herren | mêre | | any | lord | before |
| | wan | daz | dir | diu | êre | | except | that | (to) you | the | honor |
| 4452 | geschiht | von | dîner | manheit | | goes | because of | your | valor |
| | ich | wære | des | tôdes | ê | bereit | | I | would be | (for) | death | rather | prepared |
| | ê | ez | immer | ergienge | | before | it | ever | happened |
| 4455 | dehein | edel | dich | vervienge | | no | nobility | you | would help |
| | sus | ist | ez | mir | unmære | | thus | is | it | (to) me | unimportant |
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