Erec | über | sich | ir | mannes | tôt | | on | herself | her | husband's | death |
6069 | wan | daz | ir- | -z | got | verbôt | | except | that | (to) her | it | God | forbade |
| und | ir | leben | gevriste | | and | her | life | saved |
| mit | genædeclîchem | liste | | with | benevolent | wisdom |
6072 | dar | an | daz | si | begunde | | _ | thereby | that | she | began |
| dem | swerte | dâ | ze | stunde | | the | sword | there | _ | immediately |
| vluochen | dô | si- | -z | gesach | | to curse | when | she | it | saw |
6075 | daz | ir | herze | niht | zebrach | | that | her | heart | not | did break |
| von | leide | daz | was | wunder | | from | sorrow | this | was | (a) wonder |
| sich | teilte | dô | besunder | | _ | broke | then | apart |
6078 | von | des | jâmers | grimme | | from | (her) | misery's | fury |
| rehte | stimme | enzwei | ir | | exactly | voice | in two | her |
6081 | der | walt | gap | hin | widere | | the | forest | resounded | back | _ |
| vorhteclîch | swaz | si | geschrê | | fearfully | what | she | cried out |
| dô | lûte | dicke | ouwê | ouwê | | there | rang out | often | alas | alas |
6084 | vil | lûte | schrîende | sî | sprach | | very | loudly | crying out | she | spoke |
| dô | si | daz | swert | ane | sach | | when | she | the | sword | _ | looked at |
| mit | klegelîchem | munde | | with | (a) pitiful | voice |
6087 | ouwê | vervluochet | sî | diu | stunde | | alas | cursed | be | the | hour |
| daz | man | dich | ie | smiden | began | | that | one | you | ever | to forge | began |
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