Erec | er | vuor | gegen | Karadigân | | he | set out | for | Karadigan |
5288 | nû | reit | der | ritter | Êrec | | now | rode | the | knight | Erec |
| als | in | bewîste | der | wec | | as | him | lead | the | way |
| er | en- | -weste | selbe | war | | he | (not) | did know | himself | where |
5291 | sîn | muot | stuont | niuwan | dar | | his | intent | was | only | there |
| dâ | er | âventiure | vunde | | wherever | he | adventure | might find |
| nû | reit | er | dâ | ze | stunde | | now | rode | he | there | _ | then |
5294 | ein | wênige | wîle | | a | little | while |
| dô | hôrte | er | eine | stimme | | when | heard | he | a | voice |
5297 | jæmerlîchen | grimme | | in pitiable | rage |
| von | dem | wege | wüefen | | from off | the | way | wailing |
| nâch | helfe | rüefen | | for | help | calling (out) |
5300 | erbarmeclîchen | ein | wîp | | pitiably | a | woman |
| der | was | bekumbert | ir | lîp | | (for) whom | was | distressed | her | life |
| als | er | daz | rüefen | vernam | | when | he | the | cries | heard |
5303 | michel | wunder | in | des | nam | | great | wonder | him | this | caused |
| waz | diu | rede | möhte | sîn | | what | the | matter | might | be |
| dô | was | doch | sîn | manheit | schîn | | there | was | certainly | his | valor | apparent |
5306 | er | hiez | vrouwen | Ênîten | | (for) he | bade | Lady | Enite |
| sîn | dâ | ze | stete | bîten | | him | there | at | (that) spot | await |
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