Klage | unde | mîne | witze | treist | | and | my | reasoning | bear |
1414 | und | allen | mînen | willen | weist | | and | all | my | wishes | know |
| des | lebe | ich | harte | swâre | | therefore | do live | I | most | miserably |
| du | geloubest | mir- | -s | undâre | | you | believe | me | (about) this | hardly |
1417 | daz | mir | sô | rehter | ernest | ist | | that which | (for) me | so | very | serious | is |
| nu | en- | -kan | ich | deheinen | bezzern | list | | now | _ | know | I | no | better | way |
| wan | mit | disen | dingen | | other than that | with | this | action |
1420 | wil | ich | dich- | -s | innen | bringen | | will | I | you | (of) it | _ | convince |
| ich | hân | die | vinger | ûf | geleit | | I | have | (my) | fingers | _ | laid (on it) |
| unde | swer | dir- | -s | einen | eit | | and | swear | (to) you | (about) this | an | oath |
1423 | ich | bite | mir | got | helfen | sô | | I | beg | me | God | to help | such |
| daz | ich | iemer | werde | vrô | | that | I | never | will be | happy |
| oder | gewinnen | künne | | or | gain | be able to |
1426 | deheine | werltwünne | | any | happiness in the world |
| niuwan | daz | ich | mit | sêre | | only | that | I | with | misery |
1429 | müeze | leiten | mîn | leben | | must | live | my | life |
| und | dem | ein | unreht | ende | geben | | and | it | (to) an | unjust | end | bring |
| und | daz | diu | arme | sêle | mîn | | and | that | the | poor | soul | (of) mine |
1432 | êweclîchen | müeze | sîn | | eternally | will have to | be |
| in | der | tiefen | helle | | in | _ | deep | hell |
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