Erec | sam | si | nie | leit | gewünne | | as if | it | never | sorrow | had experienced |
5628 | diu | zwei | gelieben | wâren | vrô | | the | two | lovers | were | happy |
| Êrecke | sageten | si | dô | | Erec | said | they | then |
| genâde | sô | manecvalt | | thanks | very | many (times) |
5631 | si | sprâchen | herre | in | iuwer | gewalt | | they | said | Sir | in | your | power |
| suln | wir | uns | vür | eigen | geben | | will | we | _ | (as) | vassals | give |
| von | iu | sô | haben | wir | daz | leben | | from | you | so | have | we | (our) | lives |
5634 | Êrec | antwurte | dem | ritter | dô | | Erec | answered | the | knight | then |
| herre | des | wære | ich | immer | vrô | | Sir | (of) this | were | I | forever | happy |
| hete | ich | iu | vrumes | gedienet | iht | | had | I | (to) you | of value | served | (in) anyway |
5637 | daz | ob | got | wil | noch | geschiht | | that | if | God | wills | yet | may happen |
| swâ | ich | es | niht | hân | getân | | (for) whatever reason | I | (of) it | nothing | have | done |
| wan | ich | es | guoten | willen | hân | | for | I | (of) it | good | intentions | have |
5640 | ich | en- | -bite | iuch | mêre | | I | not | do ask | (of) you | more |
| deheiner | slahte | êre | | of any | kind | (of) honor |
| ze | widergelte | an | dirre | zît | | in | return | at | this | time |
5643 | wan | saget | mir | wer | ir | sît | | except | (you) tell | me | who | you | are |
| Cadoc | er | sich | nande | | Cadoc | he | himself | named |
| Tafrîol | dem | lande | von | | Tafrîol | (from) the | land | of |
5646 | und | jach | im | wie | daz | wære | ergangen | | and | told | him | how | it | had | happened |
| daz | in | hæten | gevangen | | that | him | had | captured |
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