Erec | der | jâmer | was | als | niuwe | | (their) | grief | was | as | new |
8342 | als | dô | si | sîn | begunden | | as | when | they | it | began |
| ie | under | stunden | | _ | _ | from time to time |
| sâhen | si | den | ellenden | man | | looked at | they | the | stranger | _ |
8345 | mit | jâmervarwen | ougen | an | | with | sorrow filled | eyes | _ |
| und | klageten | sînen | genæmen | lîp | | and | lamented | his | handsome | figure |
| und | erbarmte | in | daz | sîn | wîp | | and | had pity | (they) | that | his | wife |
8348 | solde | bî | in | dâ | bestân | | was | with | them | there | to remain |
| wan | des | wâren | si | gewis | âne | wân | | for | of this | were | they | certain | beyond | (a) doubt |
| sus | gedâhte | der | ellende | | thus | thought | the | stranger |
8351 | got | sî | der | daz | wende | | God | be | the one | that | prevent |
| daz | ich | sô | iht | gevar | | that | I | so | not | act |
| daz | ich | dise | vreudenlôse | schar | | that | I | (to) this | joyless | company |
8354 | iht | mêre | mit | mînem | wîbe | | at all | increase | with | my | wife |
| sô | daz | ich | iht | belîbe | | so | that | I | perhaps | remain (dead) |
| hie | heten | die | geste | beide | | here | had | the | guests | two |
8357 | vil | swære | ougenweide | | (a) very | painful | sight |
| wan | in | tete | der | vrouwen | swære | wê | | for | them | caused | the | ladies' | sorrow | pain |
| nû | ist | zît | daz | man | gê | | now | is (it) | time | that | one | takes leave |
8360 | der | wirt | vuorte | si | ezzen | | the | host | led | them | to dine |
| nû | en- | -wart | dâ | niht | vergezzen | | now | _ | was | there | nothing | forgotten |
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